‘Raiwalys, tourism creating a world without borders’

LUCKNOW: Railways, tourism, connectivity and international partnerships can lead to nations without borders, said railway minister Suresh Prabhu in his address to the students of Indian Institute of management, Lucknow on Friday. Prabhu, who inaugurated Manfest-Varchasva, IIM-L’s annual business, cultural and sports fest, via video-conferencing spoke on ‘Towards a world without borders’.He also stressed on Centre’s Swachh Bharat campaign and its contribution in making sanitation accessible to all.
As part of Manfest, a case study competition, Yajna: a Pan-India CSR Challenge, was held. The event focussed on the prevalence of diarrhoea in rural areas and how it can be checked through sanitation and clean potable drinking water. The participants were also taken to a hospital and a village to understand the gravity of the problem.
Another event was Kicking off the Leaders Express Series, which provides students the opportunity to interact with successful entrepreneurs. On Friday, Arun Sharma, founder of Mindworkzz, an educational start-up, spoke about his life as an entrepreneur. Sunil Gupta, CEO, Igniva, spoke about the three anchors for the real world - partnership, teamwork and leadership. He also spoke on ‘partneronomics’, a term coined by him which means partnerships of economics.
Events like Joust-the Parliamentary debate Vibes-solo dance, Stairway To Hell (western band), Turncoat debate and Dumb Charades were other highlights of the day. some plays, carrying a social message, were also staged. In the evening popular singer Ash King regaled the students with his songs like Te Amo and Meherbaan.