The Inauguration Ceremony marks the beginning of Intaglio. Each year, the expectations and anticipations of B-schools all over lead up to the extravaganza that marks the beginning of the grandest Business school meet in the country today. A packed house witnesses the inaugural addresses of key thought leaders: captains of industry and academia and are then witnesses to a cultural show that stretches across the canvasses of dance, music and theatre.

The inauguration ceremony for Intaglio 2008-09 found a soulful start in the performance by the students’ musical band of IIM Calcutta JBS BaroC. Dedicating their performance to the Mumbai massacres, they held the audience spellbound for the next 20 minutes. In what can be called an expert rendition by an amateur band, their music contained an engrossing fusion of the modern with the classical.

The fest was inaugurated in a solemn lamp lighting ceremony by Mr. Ajay Sinha, MD (Rural Marketing), Aditya Birla Group and Mr. Sudeep Grover along with Prof. Saibal Chattopadhyay, Dean, IIM Calcutta and Mrs. Leena Chatterjee, Faculty Advisor, Intaglio 2009.

Mr. Ajay Sinha pointed out that the current global economic meltdown was a “passing phase” in the context of Indian economy which was to stay for a short-term. Speaking on the theme for Intaglio 2009, “Cultivating leadership, redefining horizons”, he related traits of leadership to the spiritual and human virtues. Leaders must be intuitive and interactive and they needed to shift from the age-old dictum of accommodation to empowerment. Addressing the importance of a balance between task and relationship orientation, he said that for a leader sensitivity was the key.

This year, the carpet is ready to roll out. We proudly invite you to the largest platform of its kind, for corporate leaders and budding thought leaders to interact and witness the unfurling of Intaglio 2009-10.