Year 2010 has been full of surprises when it comes to the golden jubilee celebrations of IIMA. First was the rock show and adding a feather to their cap, is an attempt by their students to enter the Limca Book of Records.
IIM students are planning a Dominoes show at the historic RJ Mathai auditorium by toppling over 10,000 Dominoes that unveils a design inspired by their golden jubilee logo.
Glen D'Silva, Secretary of IIM's media cell stated that The current India record as per the authorities at Limca is 7000 Dominoes by Microsoft India at the launch of Windows 7. Our aim is to make a figure using 10,000 Dominoes and reach a figure of at least 12,000. A team of about 20 students has been working through the nights for the past 10 days to practice for this event.
As per Mr.D'silva, the challenge is to keep the Dominoes as stable as possible as even if one of them gets the slightest touch of finger or hand, the entire things will topple off. It has to be set up with a particular precision.
General secretary of the students' council, Abhinav Jain said, "We are trying to convey to the world outside IIMA that our students are not merely restricted to studies but they also move, think and create."
The entire setup will take at least five hours and they will kick start the show at around 3am, although the event will take a mere three to four minutes. Students have placed an order for nearly 16,000 pieces of Dominoes from the old city, which are made of compressed sawdust - quite different from the regular wooden ones."
A PGP1 student, Anirban Das said, "I was in the team of Microsoft which holds the current record and I hope to break the record with the IIMA team this year". The Dominoes show will kick-off at 10.30 am at the RJM auditorium on December 11.
