Battalia'17-an Inter Collegiate Sports Competition

          The most anticipated & magnificent megafest, Battalia’17 -an annual Inter College Sports Event incorporated the sports extravaganza was held on 24^th & 25^th March. With a plethora of events catering to all creative needs, having prizes covering all genres, one could compete, showcase sportsmanship & lock horns with each other. Battalia’17, a hub at DSBA had something for everyone.

The faculty coordinators were: Prof Prakasha & Prof Lakshmikantha. The student coordinators were: Arvind R [III Year BCom], Bhavin Patel [III Year BBM] & Amit Singh [III Year BCA]

Event List:

Name of the Event	Venue	Name of the Co-ordinators
1.Cricket	Ashram School Ground	Charan & Suhas
2.Mini Football	Ashram School Ground	Gulshan
3.Badminton [Boys & Girls]	Badminton Court [DSBA]	Vijay Gowda
4.Throwball [Girls]	Basket Ball Court [DSBA]	Pooja J
5. Mini Militia	Ground Floor Seminar Hall	Karthik
6.Eat & Win	DSBA Building	Arvind
7.Beg, Borrow & Steal	DSBA Building	Amit Singh
8. Selfie Contest	DSBA Building	Shakthi

 

Inaugural Ceremony and Valedictory Function was coordinated by Prof Chaitanya, Prof Meera Krishnan & Prof Priyanka.

  The inaugural ceremony was on the 24^th March’17 and began at 10am.

The emcee for the morning was Yaseer from II Year BBM.He welcomed all the distinguished guests- Mr Shiva Kumar - a BJP leader from Kaggalipura & ex Zilla Panchayat Member ; Mr Sridhar- President of Jaya Karnataka [Yeshwanthpur]; Mr Roshan - the President of National Athletics & a young talented athlete himself. He has won several awards at the state, national and university levels. He has been awarded the best sportsman for the year 2001 & 2002; Mr M Satish Reddy - an active MLA from Bommanahalli Constituency. Known for speeding up the pace of the existing projects as well as implementing new development works on high priority ; Dr [Brig] Sandes -Principal,DSBA; Dr Veena-Dean,DSBA; Prof Nikitha-HOD,DSBA; faculties, participants from approximately fifty colleges & DSBA students. The guests were welcomed with a bouquet by the students.

The programme began with a beautiful rendition of a prayer song by Vyshak, III Year BCA student. This was followed by the lighting of the auspicious lamp by the guests and the students. Dr Sandes welcomed all the guests & expressed his gratitude to them for making it a priority to honour DSBA’s invitation. He also stated that games were an essential part of the college co-curricular activities as it provided for the physical & holistic wellbeing of the students. He wished all the participants good luck and advised them to focus, in all fairness to go beyond their limits, explore their untapped potentials, and to keep pushing themselves until they succeed. After the welcome address, the guests were handed a memento-token of appreciation as they had spared their valuable time and encouraged all by their gracious presence. The guests graciously addressed the audience and voiced similar thoughts- They expected that all would witness athletic performances of the highest quality over the course of two days.  They also expressed their good wishes and motivated the participants to do their best and compete in the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play.  Besides, take the opportunity to bond together and work as a team

Mr Roshan, Dr Sandes & Pooja J [III Year BCom]-a representative of all students lit the torch and she as a torch bearer ran around the throw ball court holding the torch and the flame high which was indicative that Batallia’17 was indeed officially declared open.

Yaseer proposed the vote of thanks; wherein, he thanked the guests, the sponsors- Jamboree, Quicklo, SLV Developers, Canaraa Auto Centre & Anjani Doors.

“Just play, have fun & enjoy the game”

                                                                                                Michael Jordan

 

Student coordinators guided the participants to the assigned venues for the Day one events.

Day One: Registration-Cricket, Mini Football, Badminton [Boys & Girls], Throw ball [Girls], Mini Militia & Beg, Borrow & Steal

Day Two: Eat & Win, Selfie Contest (cancelled) & Finals of Day One Events

The Day Two [25^th March’17] events began at 10 am and ended by 4 pm.

  The Valedictory Function commenced at 5 pm. Yasser [II Year BBA], the emcee began the programme by welcoming all the guests to an evening of celebration.Dr Sandes, Prof Nikitha, faculties and students of DSBA along with participants of other colleges were present. The guests: Mr Nagaraj -a dynamic and vibrant real estate developer, the SLV Housing Development Corporation owns its origin to him. The organisation works in creating residential & commercial infra; Mr Naveen Kumar V - President of Mantapa Gram Panchayat for past one year & belongs to Congress Party for past 15 years. Has addressed all issues like water and street lights in the village on priority after he took over as a President;Mr Pratham- an Indian film director known for his work in Kannada cinema. He earned rave reviews from viewers and critics alike for his portrayal of various characters on the scene. Also, Kannada Big Boss reality show -Season 4 winner, he is a cynosure of all eyes & Mr Chandan Shetty-Kannada Rap King. The guests were felicitated with mementoes.

Battalia’17 student crew-Bhavin, Arvind, Kenneth, Santosh, Shakthi, Karthik, Nithin, Amit Vijay, Charan, Suhas, Gulshan were honoured with mementoes by Mr Nagaraj.

The Prize distribution ceremony was hosted by Rohan [I Year BCA]

Mr Naveen, Dr Sandes and Prof Nikitha handed over cash prizes, certificates and medals to all the winners of various categories.

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you, if you run into wall, don’t turn & give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it or work around it.

                                                                                                Michael Jordan

Cricket	Names	College/Institution	Cash Prize [Amount in  INR]
Prizes	Names	College/Institution	Cash Prize [Amount in  INR]
Best Bowler	Sundar Raj	Vasavi Education Trust	1000
Best Batsman	Balakrishna	Vasavi Education Trust	1000
Best Player	Akshath	APS	2000
Runners-up	-	APS	5000
Winners	-	Vasavi Education Trust	10,000

Mini Football

Prizes	Names	College/Institution	Cash Prize [Amount in  INR]
Best Player	Puneeth Kumar V	BMS	2000
Runners-up	-	DSATM	4000
Winners	-	BMS	8000

Badminton [Boys]

Prizes	Names	College/Institution	Cash Prize [Amount in  INR]
Singles
Runner-up	Mehul	DSI	1000
Winner	Yuvraj	Surana	2000
Doubles
Runners-up	Amith & Shreyas	DSATM	2000
Winners	Shabaz & Mehul	DSI	4000

Badminton [Girls]

Prizes	Names	College/Institution	Cash Prize [Amount in  INR]
Singles
Runner-up	Anjali	BMSCE	1000
Winner	Nivya	BMSCE	2000
Doubles
Runners-up	Gayathri & Saranya	DSBA	1000
Winners	Nivya & Anjali	BMSCE	4000

  Throw ball [Girls]

Prizes	Names	College/Institution	Cash Prize [Amount in  INR]
Best Player	Aishwarya	BMSCE	Nil
Runners-up	-	Rural College	2000
Winners	-	BMSCE	4000

Additional Games:

Mini Militia

Prizes	Names	College/Institution	Cash Prize [Amount in  INR]
Runners-up	-	DSBA	750
Winners	-	City Engineering College	1500

Eat & Win

Prizes	Names	College/Institution	Cash Prize [Amount in  INR]
Runner -up	Prashanth	City Engineering College	250
Winner	Mustafa	DSBA	Nil

Beg, Borrow & Steal

Prizes	Names	College/Institution	Cash Prize [Amount in  INR]
Runners-up	-	Silicon City College	500
Winners	-	DSBA	Nil

After the Prizes were distributed to the winners, Yaseer proposed the vote of thanks. He thanked the guests of honour of both the days, sponsors, Principal, Dean, HOD, faculty coordinators, faculties, office staff, student crew, coordinators, referees, photographers & students of DSBA for the resounding success of Battalia’17. He reminded all the students to have a whale of a time, let their hair down & groove to the beats of DJ Chandan Shetty at the DJ Nite which was to commence soon after the event.