Koushala is a Service Management Exhibition curated exclusively by the students of second year. The aim of this specific exhibition is to enlighten the participants about various sectors in the service industry and to enable them to exhibit their creativity and vision in the form of a model.

The Department of Management inaugurated Koushala 2019 on the 20th of September 2019 at 9.50 am in the Mini Auditorium II. The Chief Guest for the day was Shri Vijay Anand K, General Manager and Human Resource Manager of Frozen Bottle. The inauguration ceremony began with the lighting of the lamp. Prof.T.Somasundaram, Faculty Coordinator for Koushala 2019 informed the gathering about the exhibition’s pre requisites and encouraged the participants by stating a quote by Jim Rohn, “Service to others leads to greatness.” Later Rev. Fr. Emmanuel P J, Director – Jayantian Extension Services and Kristu Jayanti College of Law spoke a few inspiring words. Then the Chief Guest addressed the gathering where he mentioned the importance of having knowledge about the service industry and referred to sources such as National Daily Economic Times. Shri Vijay also elucidated few examples from his life such as the target of ‘Frozen Bottle’ to open 140 stores by March 2020 and the ways in which he motivates his employees and his colleagues. Further he went on to appraise the current market scenario in India. Before finishing, Shri Vijay said to the students, “Don’t be one among them. Be unique and make your own mark before graduating and entering the real world.”

The participants were divided into teams of 7-8 members who showcased their innovative models and distinctive ideas pertaining to a particular service sector or industry such as Hospitality industry, Entertainment industry, Cruise industry, Postal System, Water theme Park, Agricultural industry, Tourism industry and many other service sectors. Each team was judged based on their ability to think out of the box and their presentation skills which made the exhibition look vibrant and colourful.

The exhibition concluded with the valedictory ceremony held at 4.00 pm in the Main Auditorium. The valedictory ceremony began with a warm welcome from Student coordinator Mr.Jason Joseph followed by feedback from participants. The participants found this experiential learning process extremely useful as they were able to apply subject knowledge to practical situations.

Followed by the feedback was a report on Koushala 2019 presented by Dr. Geetu Anna Mathew, Faculty Coordinator for Koushala 2019. Then came the prize distribution session for the overall best performing teams including 6 consolation prize winners and 2 teams who won 1st and 2nd place respectively were felicitated by Rev. Fr. Emmanuel P J alongside Prof.C.Surendranath Reddy, Head, Department of Management. The vote of thanks was presented by Student Coordinator Ms.Neha Eapen. All good things come to an end and so did the event of Koushala 2019.