SHILLONG: The Marathon – Run For Shillong – was organized in association with Red Bull to promote the rich culture and heritage of Shillong on 9th October, 2014. It was a 3.8 km run starting from the campus of IIM Shillong to the Ward’s lake. It supported the great cause of Sustainability by promoting the cleanliness of the Ward’s lake and safeguarding the Golf Course from deterioration. The special guests for the event includeMiss Suman Lyngdoh who was crowned as Ms. Shillong in 2013, Mr. Gerald Pde who has participated in various marathons at national and international circuits, Mr. Pradip Kurbah, Director of National Award winning movie – ‘Ri’, Mr. Merlvin Jude Mukhim lead actor of the movie ‘Ri’, and is also the Public Relations Officer at IIM Shillong and Ms.Sweety Jane Pala who is a producer and a renowned artist of Meghalaya.
The enthusiastic participation of the students of IIM Shillong complimented the theme of the marathon ‘Fly coz you dare, Run coz you care’. Students from colleges like NIFT, NEHU, MLCU, St. Anthony’s College and NIT Meghalaya showed great zeal by participating in huge numbers. Players from Royal Wahingdoh Football Club also participated, showing their support for the cause. Winners: Men Category are Bankyrshanlang Khongsngi, Pynshngainlang Dkhar, Badon Singtham.
In Women’s category winners are Darishisha Iangjuh, Themreichan Ningshen, Apurva Jain
The winners will be felicitated on the 12th of October during the valedictory function of the IIM Shillong Golf Cup.
Malcom Mylliemngap, Team Manager of Royal Wahingdoh FC Junior team, had this to say about the event. “It was a refreshing and exciting experience for us to be a part of the ‘Run for Shillong’ marathon organised by IIM,Shillong. We hope that the institute will continue to organise more events that will see active participation by the public. We wish them the best in their endeavours.”
After the huge success of its first ever marathon, the annual fest of IIM Shillong would begin with Khlur-Thma’14. Khlur-Thma meaning ‘war of stars’ in the local Khasi language, was conceived as a Case Study Competition by the Shillong Lajong Football Club from which it has evolved into the annual B-School Fest of IIM Shillong.
With the theme of ‘Strike To Survive’, IIM Shillong aims to take this year’s Fest a notch higher by increasing the gamut of competitions. It would see the participation of over 80 B-Schools from all across India and more than 8000 students.
Khlur-Thma’14 would feature events like Touchstone, the Marketing Case Study Challenge sponsored by The Shillong Times; decipHR, the HR Case Study Challenge sponsored by the Central Bank of India and Woodlands Hospital; Vishleshan, the Finance Case Study Challenge sponsored by RBI and Corporate Bridge.
