Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Management Studies & Research in collaboration with Seva Sahayog Foundation (SSF) undertakes this activity with first-year students to support the distribution of school kits to underprivileged children. This initiative aimed to not only enhance their sales and communication skills but also instill a sense of responsibility toward societal upliftment.
Seva Sahayog Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to bridge the gap between resources and communities in need, aligning its mission with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and India’s NITI Aayog. The school kit initiative ensures that children from marginalized communities are equipped with the basic tools necessary for their academic journey.
Our students actively participate in selling school kits to raise funds for this noble cause. Through this activity, they learned valuable lessons in sales strategy, teamwork, and customer engagement while contributing to a larger societal mission. By engaging with potential buyers, the students had to articulate the importance of education and how their contributions could make a tangible difference in the lives of underprivileged children.
This experience sensitized students to the challenges faced by disadvantaged communities and the role they could play in fostering change.
Sell-on 2025 total fundraising was ₹652800 by the batch of 2024-26.
“The main aim of education should be to develop character, mental strength, and a spirit of philanthropy.”
---Swami Vivekananda
The Green Club at VESIM actively engaged the institute community through a series of meaningful sustainability initiatives. The activities were designed to raise awareness, promote eco-friendly habits, and impart a sense of environmental responsibility among students, faculty, and staff members.
It all started with the introductory session for new students, where the Green Club’s mission and vision were shared through an engaging video presentation. The session highlighted the importance of sustainable practices and motivated students to participate in upcoming environmental activities. During this session, the club also announced its flagship celebration – Green Day.
Green Day was celebrated across the campus with enthusiastic participation from all stakeholders. A thematic dress competition saw creative expressions centred around green values. Individuals demonstrating outstanding involvement were recognized as Green Champions and Green Warriors.
To reinforce sustainable behavior, the Green Club also initiated a policy to discourage the use of single-use plastic bottles on campus. Reusable alternatives were introduced, and a formal effort to adopt this practice across events and day-to-day operations was implemented. In line with global environmental campaigns, the club also observed World Water Day by launching a water conservation awareness drive. Posters and digital content were strategically placed to remind the community of the importance of preserving water.
The year began with an eco-art initiative—Coconut Canvas, a unique painting competition where students creatively used coconut shells as their medium, promoting recyclable materials in art. This event blended sustainability with expression and sparked conversations about environmental responsibility.
To reduce single-use plastic, a Glass Bottle Distribution Drive was organized for teaching staff, encouraging the switch from plastic to reusable alternatives. In celebration of artistic activism, a Poster Display was hosted by the Green Club. Students creatively presented themes related to sustainability and environmental conservation, turning the campus into a visual hub of eco-awareness.
The year closed on a reflective and hopeful note with "Promise to Earth: New Year Resolution", an event where students and staff made personal pledges to adopt greener practices. Participants wrote their commitments on a resolution wall, reinforcing collective responsibility toward environmental stewardship.
As part of an inclusive outreach, a Sapling Distribution Initiative was conducted for housekeeping staff, where biodegradable coconut shell planters were gifted, appreciating their contribution while promoting eco-friendly planting.
These initiatives reflect the Green Club’s commitment to sustainability, creativity, and inclusivity—nurturing not just nature, but a responsible and united campus community.
In a vibrant celebration of creativity and environmental consciousness, our college proudly hosted ECO WALK: Sustainable Fashion Show. The event was a remarkable initiative to promote eco-friendly fashion practices, showcasing innovative outfits crafted from sustainable, recycled, and upcycled materials. ECO WALK aimed to raise awareness about slow fashion, encourage recycling and recreation, and foster a spirit of creativity and innovation among students.
The event opened with an inspiring introduction by the emcee, highlighting the pressing need for responsible fashion choices to minimize environmental impact. Participants walked the ramp in three exciting rounds — Individual, Pair, and Thematic Walks — each narrating a unique story of transformation and sustainability through their designs.
Judges evaluated participants based on creativity, sustainability, presentation, and storytelling. Ketan emerged as the Individual Round winner, breathing new life into old favorites with a thoughtful and artistic ensemble. Rahi Pinjani and Shreya Barapatre impressed with their innovative use of wire art and upcycled jewelry, securing the runner-up spots. In the Pair Round, Swati Bhalerao and Siddharth Malhotra stole the show with their modern reinterpretations of traditional sarees, emphasizing the elegance and innovation possible through sustainable fashion.
ECO WALK successfully demonstrated that fashion can be both stylish and responsible. It not only showcased the boundless creativity of our students but also reinforced the importance of making environmentally conscious choices. This event stands as a testimony to how sustainability and innovation together can lead to a brighter, greener future.
The Brand Blitz event aimed to provide a platform for students to delve into the world of branding, marketing, and advertising. It aimed to foster creativity, strategic thinking, and teamwork among participants.
The contest was open for the students of MMS 1st year and 2nd year.
The Brand Blitz event was a vibrant and engaging experience that captivated participants through interactive trivia questions, creative on-screen advertisements, and exciting prizes. The event not only sparked audience interest but also deepened participants' understanding of branding and advertising concepts. By exploring various industries, companies, and products, students gained practical insights while fostering teamwork and meaningful engagement. Overall, the event proved to be a resounding success, offering an immersive platform for learning and interaction in the dynamic world of marketing.
Judges evaluated participants based on creativity, sustainability, presentation, and storytelling. Ketan emerged as the Individual Round winner, breathing new life into old favorites with a thoughtful and artistic ensemble. Rahi Pinjani and Shreya Barapatre impressed with their innovative use of wire art and upcycled jewelry, securing the runner-up spots. In the Pair Round, Swati Bhalerao and Siddharth Malhotra stole the show with their modern reinterpretations of traditional sarees, emphasizing the elegance and innovation possible through sustainable fashion.
ECO WALK successfully demonstrated that fashion can be both stylish and responsible. It not only showcased the boundless creativity of our students but also reinforced the importance of making environmentally conscious choices. This event stands as a testimony to how sustainability and innovation together can lead to a brighter, greener future.
Event Name: Clash Talk
Date: 16th October 2024
Venue: VESIM Auditorium
Total Participants: 48
Event Overview: Clash Talk was a dynamic inter-team debate competition organized to foster critical thinking, effective communication, and awareness of contemporary issues. The event saw enthusiastic participation from 48 students, grouped into teams of three, with a mandatory inclusion of at least one female participant per team.
Winners
Champion Team:
Runner-Up Team:
Clash Talk successfully achieved its objective of cultivating articulate expression, respectful disagreement, and deeper understanding of societal challenges among students. The event concluded with the distribution of prizes and participation certificates, leaving students inspired and better prepared for future discourse.
Raise your voice, change the world!!!
-Marketing Cell
Date: 9th & 10th Feb 2024
"VIVEKANAND Literature Festival Mumbai”, which aims to introduce youth to recognized literary works, encourage the habit of reading and increase students understanding across a host of literature areas. The sessions are designed to bring forth concepts, ideas and creativity of Indian literature. Proactive discussions and new ideas are encouraged to help envisage a better world.
The Festival gives students an opportunity to be at the helm of organizing and conducting the festival, which has a diverse author mix with stalwarts from genres that include fiction, corporate fashion, management and governance amongst others gracing this festival.
This year marked the 9th edition of literature festival under the banner name “Vivekanand Literature Festival Mumbai” celebrated on the 9th and 10th of February, which turned out to be a star-studded event spread over two days with massive influx of students attending the 5 sessions. The hashtag that took all the social media platforms by a storm this year parading the event 2/3 weeks long was “#VLF9” with social media views on various reels reaching more than 13 thousand. The theme for this year was “Swa/ स्व”.
VLF-9 SESSIONS
Date: October 27, 2023
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The contest is open for the students of MMS and PGDM.
Marketing Cell is known to discover the creative minds who come together to create innovative learning experiences.
On the 17th of April, 2023, Marketing Cell under the guidance of Dr. Swati Singh initiated the first chapter to a unique event titled "EcoWalk" that revolved around the theme "Marketing of Sustainable Fashion”.
This event was organized with the idea to give students and participants a platform to tap into their genius and combine fashion with sustainability in unique ways while also brushing up on their public speaking, presence and marketing skills.
The groups were to present and market - SLOW Fashion Products i.e. clothing, goods, accessories, etc. The format of the presentation was similar to fashion shows. The materials/goods presented should be sustainable/ eco friendly/ reusable/ minimum to no carbon footprint.
Ad Mad Show: Dr. Shalini Bariar | October 8, 2022
The students would be given a product & will be asked to prepare STP strategies. Based on that, they would develop promotional plan which would include: preparing creatives for : Television | Radio | Print / Hoardings | Social Media
Marketing Quiz: Dr. Ravi Jeswani | October 20, 2022
It would be in teams with maximum 3, min 2 participants. There will be two rounds, each lasting 20 mins. Winners will be given cash prizes.
Thoughtfully yours Dr. Swati Singh |October 6, 2022
Artistically yours | October, 2020
Book-O-Mania | October 23, 2020
VESIM Literati Fest | April 9 & 10, 2021
Artistically yours | October, 2021
Marketing Newsletter- "Marketing Echo" | October 2021
Ad- Mania | March 4, 2022
VESIM Literati Fest | March 25 & 26, 2022
Mobile Film Festival | March 25 & 26, 2022
Young Writer’s Contest | March 25 & 26, 2022
6TH EDITION – APRIL 9 AND 10, 2021
The VESIM Literati Fest is a fest organized to celebrate the written word and enable learning by exposing students to understand writings on the current social context of India.
It is a unique fest conducted by the students and for the students. The main objective of this fest is to provide a platform for interaction between writers and young readers of our country.
Leading thinkers and writers from a variety of fields are a part of this fest and share their thoughts with the youth of our country.
It is a platform to explore myriad questions, share thoughts, exchange ideas and hold discussions. An opportunity to meet some eminent authors and interact with them. A place where authors from a variety of different fields share their journey of life and their numerous experiences with the students and in turn inspire and motivate them.
The 6th edition of the VESIM Literati Fest was held on the 9th and 10th of April, 2021. Due to the ongoing pandemic and strict lockdown restrictions this year the fest could not be organized at the college campus but this did not restrict the desire and enthusiasm of the students to organize the fest and after a lot of hardships and hard work the fest was organized virtually on the Zoom platform.
All the students and faculty who were a part of the fest team really worked hard for a seamless transition of this event from offline to online mode.
The fest was promoted on all social media handles like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp to reach a greater audience. The entire event was run on Facebook live to get as many participants as possible and make this first ever virtual fest a great success.
The 6th edition of the Literati fest consisted of 6 sessions on varying topics by speakers from a variety of different fields.
The speakers ranged from corporate personalities like Dr. Somdutta Singh, Aprameya Radhakrishna, Dr. Ratan Sharda, Rahul Shivshankar and Abhijit Majumder to political stalwarts like Shri Champat Raiji to high-ranking army officials like Lt. Gen Satish Dua and highly empowered women like Manisha Koirala.
This 2-day event was organized under college director Dr. Satish Modh, festival director Dr. Swati Singh and festival team consisting of eminent personalities like Zankrut Oza, Devendra Pai, Sandeep Patil and Anand Agrawal.
This fest brought together a diverse mix of our country’s greatest writers, thinkers, leaders’ politicians and entertainers under one roof to champion the freedom to express and engage in thoughtful panel discussions. The fest was organized for all those people who are avid readers, like to explore new ideas and opportunities and of course learn and explore new things.
To make this experience more enriching and enjoyable for the youth, a series of panel discussions, book launches, interactive and informative sessions with authors and literally competitions such as the Young Writers Contest and Mobile Film Festival were organized.
The day 1 of the Fest saw 3 sessions of panel discussions, beginning with the most awaited session by none other than popular Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala. She not only talked about her life journey and brave battle with cancer but also on how she wrote her book ‘Healed’.
Her journey and life experiences not only inspired the students but also gave them a life lesson of never giving up in any circumstance and facing all the hardships and challenges of life with a brave attitude.
The next session by Lt. Gen Satish Dua on cross border conflicts and filed experiences at the time of war gave the participants an insight into the military life and instilled in them a feeling of patriotism and giving something back to the country.
The last session of day 1 was on the reality of farmers bill and its agitation by Abhijit Majumder and gave the students a clear picture of what is happening regarding one of the most discussed political issue farmers bill.
Day 2 of the fest also saw 3 sessions of panel discussions just like day 1 beginning with a discussion on Ram Mandir: Mandir Nirman se Rashtra Nirman by Shri Champat Raiji to invigorating discussion about social dilemma and how ethics are important on virtual platforms and ending with a exhilarating discussion on Atmanirbhar bharat and startups.
All the sessions were aimed at developing intellectual and inter – personal skills, knowledge, leadership skills, an appreciation of physical and cultural well-being, a sense of social responsibility, self – discipline for the participants.
The fest wanted to create one platform for artists, writers, reader, speakers, leaders and startups. To create a thriving community that can take our college to greater heights.
SESSION 1: LADY PHOENIX: A JOURNEY FROM HEROINE TO HEALER.
The Literati fest started on an amazing note with the most awaited panelist none other than popular Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala in conversation with Dr. Satish Modh. She talked about her journey of life, various experiences and brave battle with cancer. She also shared insights about how she wrote her book ‘Healed ‘.
SESSION 2: ROARING TIGER, CROUCHING DRAGON: INDIA ASSERTS, CHINA CAUTIONS.
The second session of the fest saw Lt. Gen. Satish Dua and Nitin Gokhale in conversation with Zankrut Oza, talking about their on-field experiences at the time of war and cross border conflicts with china. This session was highly intellectual and informative and gave the students an insight into military life and political knowledge.
SESSION 3: ANNADATA SUKHI BHAVA: THE REALITY OF FARMERS BILL AND ITS AGITATION.
The last session of day 1 saw Abhijit Majumder in conversation with Dr. Satish Modh and Davendra Pai on the reality of farmers bill and its agitation. This thrilling talk gave the participants an insight on one of the most discussed political topics in our country.
SESSION 4: RAM MANDIR: MANDIR NIRMAN SE RASHTRA NIRMAN
The day 2 of the fest began with a discussion on Ram Mandir by Shri Champat Raiji and Dr. Satish Modh. They talked about the Ram Janmabhoomi dispute, how the supreme court gave them verdict and future plans of the government in building the temple. This talk gave students an insight about how Ram mandir nirman is Rashtra nirman.
SESSION 5: WEB OF FREEDOM OR DECIET & LIES?
The second session of day 2 had Rahul Shivshankar in conversation with Dr. Ratan Sharda about Social Dilemma and how ethics are important on virtual platforms. This session was very important and meaningful especially in times when everything is online. A great learning opportunity for all participants.
SESSION 6: ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT: RESURGENCE OF SONE KI CHIDIYA
The last session of the fest had Dr. Somdutta Singh and Aprameya Radhakrishna having an exhilarating discussion on Atmanirbhar bharat, Make in INDIA and Startups with Jatin Chaudhary. This session was very insightful and informative not only for budding entrepreneurs but also for all management students.
The 6th edition of the Literati fest was a great success. Despite many challenges and restrictions due to the ongoing pandemic the fest team managed to conduct the fest online without any problems and technical glitches. Although the fest was online it saw many participants and a whole atmosphere of excitement prevailed with the students being fruitfully engaged and getting exposure to literature from different fields. As the fest came to an end the fest team and the faculty became very emotional and looked forward to the next fest being offline and meeting everyone personally.