Spardha 2012

Institute of Technology, BHU apart from being one of India's most premier engineering college has the reputation of excelling at sporting activities.For the last decade, Spardha has been the benchmark of flawless management and has evolved into one of the biggest and most eagerly anticipated sports extravaganza in India.

Over 2000 competitors from 40 colleges, including many IIT's and NIT's congregate at the Mecca of college sports gathering.A majority of the games are held under floodlights including Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Badminton and Kabaddi. Several others, such as Cricket and Hockey take place on the lush green fields during the day.Spardha 2012 promises to be more explosive and inspiring than ever before with repackaged events including informals and new concepts such as an e-magazine and blogs. We invite you to register for Spardha 2012 and witness the grandeur of this magnificent spectacle of sporting excellence at IT-BHU.

Prateek Ratnakar - Convener of Spardha 2012

Name : Prateek Ratnakar

Branch : 4^th Year Chemical Engg.

Ability : Right-hand batsman and right-arm off spinner

Contact : 9161135787

Belongs to : Lucknow, U.P.

                                                                                               PROFILE

                                                    Prateek Ratnakar, student of 4^th year Chemical Engineering, is the General Secretary of Sports Wing and the Convener of Spardha’12. Armed with excellent man-management skills and business acumen, he has proven to be a top-class organizer and a master craftsman of leadership. 

His track records speak for his on-field ability. A prolific right-hand batsman and a wily right-arm off spinner, his presence attributes a balance between the two departments. He has represented U.P. and Lucknow at various levels such as U-12, U-14, U-15, U-16 and U-17. He toured Lahore, Pakistan as a team member of India Junior and impressed the organizers immediately.

When it comes to his record in Spardha, no one gets close to him in his fantastic ability to play crucial innings and turn the tables towards his team’s favour. On his debut match in Spardha, he was awarded as Man Of the Match and he has not looked back since. He captained the 2^nd year team, guiding them to a unprecedented victory in the Championship. He showed his dedication when he became the top-scorer in Spardha’10 while battling a fracture in his right hand. Captaining the I.T. BHU team in IIT Kanpur sports fest, he inspired them to bring home the coveted gold medal in Championship, which, incidentally, was the first gold medal for I.T. BHU in field games.

He took the whole I.T. BHU by storm when he scored a top-score of 98 runs in Spardha’11 which still remains as the all time highest score made by an individual in Spardha. He retained his Midas touch with batting in IIT Delhi sports fest where he again went on to become the highest scorer of the tournament and secured a silver medal for the I.T. BHU team. The institute awarded him the IT-Colour for his dazzling display as a batsman and as a captain.

His mantra is simple- Hard work always pays.

He comments on his preparation for the oncoming fest “The best of teams always prepare well, the way they perform on field is only an end product of a process of preparing well and perseverance. We practice hard in the morning and evening with regular sessions of conditioning.”

Somya Agarwal : Captain of the Girls Basketball Team

Name : Somya Agarwal
Hometown : Ramnagar
Date of Birth : 24/02/1990
Branch : Chemical Engineering and Technology, Part III
Phone number :  +91-9456138357
Email Id : somya242@gmail.com


Plays : Basketball


Positions of Responsibility :-

• Captain of the Girls’ Basketball team for the session 2011-2012.
• One of the panel members of the theater club.

Achievements :-

• Vice-Captain of the Girls’ Basketball team for the session 2010-2011.
• Participated in “iMACBOTZ”, a workshop on wired and wireless robotics, held in January 2010 by ARK techno systems in association with Comet 2010, IT-BHU, Varanasi.
• Member of Banaras Hindu University contingent which participated in Inter-University Zonal (East) Youth Festival held at Kalyani University, Kolkata.
• Represented IT-BHU and won third prize in short play in the Inter-Faculty Youth Festival Spandan-2010 organized by Banaras Hindu University.
• Our Basketball team won gold medals in both Spardha’11 and Spardha’10, the annual sports’ fest of IT-BHU.
• Our team won first prize in Inter-Year Sports Competition in Basketball.
• A part of my school’s Basketball team since 2003. Represented our school in East Zone Basketball Tournament and won third prize in Inter-School Cluster III tournament held at J.P Academy, Meerut.
• Won first prize in first year inter branch group dance competition.
• Won various prizes in Debate and Creative Writing Competition at school level.

Dream : To hone my skills and to work towards development of self by indulging in various activities conductive to my growth.

Message to IT-Janta : Do come to cheer people playing in Spardha’12 even if you are not playing. Don’t sit back in hostels in front of your computers.

Preparation for Spardha : Regular one hour practice followed by a match for better performance.

Basketball : Samridhi Khurana

Name : Samridhi Khurana
Hometown : Faridabad
Date of Birth : 8th Nov'1991
Branch : Mathematics and Computing, Part III
Phone Number : +91-9559114406
Email : samridhi.khurana008@gmail.com

Positions of Responsibility :-

• Joint Secretary, Literary Club, IT-Gymkhana, IT-BHU (2010-11)
• Secretary, Literary Club, IT-Gymkhana, IT-BHU (2010-11)

Achievements :-

• Played in the Basketball Team (Girls) in Spardha’11, the sportsfest of IT-BHU, winning the 1st position.
• 2nd in YUVA - Youth Summit on Climate Change, IIT-Kharagpur organized by reputed organizations such as British Council, IYCN(Indian youth climate network) and Green ADD+ for novel solutions on Grid Electricity, winning 25k Rs.
• 2nd in CSI, a Crime Investigation Event in TECHNICHE’ 11, IIT- Guwahati.
• 3rd in AlGore’11, the Sustainability Technology Venture Competition, AGSTVC, an all Asia Business Plan Competition, hosted in IIT-Madras for proposing a Business Plan to set up an Energy Service Company, called SaRa Energy with the aim of rural electrification.
• Amongst top 20 teams in EUREKA’10, India’s biggest business plan competition, IIT-B for plan to set up an Energy Service Company in India.
• 3rd in STRATEGEM, the Marketing Strategy Event, TECHNICHE’ 2011, IIT- Guwahati, in collaboration with EDC of IITG on ‘Marketing Strategies for DynaRoof, a leading producer of Pre- Painted Galvalume (PPGL) Sheets’.
• 3rd in the IT-Open Debate Competitions held in October 2009 in IT-BHU.
• 2nd in Manthan- the Case Study Event, Technex’2012.
• 3rd in Brand Aid, the marketing Strategy Event, Technex’2012.
• Received appreciation for playing sitar in Spandan, the cultural festival of BHU.

Dream : To work towards overall development of self, participating in activities conductive to my growth.

Message to IT- JANTA : Be there to cheer all the teams participating from our college in Spardha’2012.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Regular 30 minutes warm-up, followed by a basketball match under the supervision of the Captain and Vice Captain.

Nikita Agarwal : Vice Captain of the Girls Basketball team

Name : Nikita Agarwal

Hometown : Bilaspur

Date of Birth : 12th March '1991

Branch : Civil 3rd Year

Phone : 8960498218

Position of Responsibility : Vice Captain of the basketball team.

Achievements :-

• Captain of the basketball team in udghosh 2011. (IIT Kanpur)
• First position in basketball in Spardha(it bhu).

Message to IT-Janta : Efforts spells success.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Regular Practice.

Basketball : Prachee Rai

Name : Prachee Rai

Hometown : Bareilly

Date of Birth : 1st July '1991

Branch : Mechanical Engineering Part IV

Phone number : 9456670854

Email : prachee.rai.mec08@itbhu.ac.in

Positions of Responsibility :-

• Captain of the Girls’ Basketball team for the session 2010-11.
• Vice-Captain of the Girls’ Basketball team for the session 2009-10.

ACHIEVEMENTS :-

• Was the Best Player of Spardha 2010.
• Was the Best Player of Spardha 2011.

Basketball : Ipsita Mishra

Name : Ipsita Mishra

Hometown : Bhubaneswar

Date Of Birth : June 7th, 1992

Branch and Year : Chemical Engg. 2nd year

Email : ipsita.mishra.che10@itbhu.ac.in

Plays : Basketball

Achievements :-

• Won gold medal in Spardha-11.
• Participated in state level science seminar.
• Achieved good position in state level debate competition.

Dream : To go into research field

How are we preparing for Spardha : We are practicing very hard regularly to achieve good position.

Basketball : Savita Gond

Name : Savita Gond

Hometown : Singrauli

Date of Birth : 2nd March '1992

Branch and Year : Electrical 2nd Year

Phone number : 8004371829

Email : savita.gond.eee10@itbhu.ac.in

Achievements :- 

• Gold medal in last Spardha.
• Runner up in Inter Year Hostel Basketball Competition.

Dream : To be in the field of technicals and research.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Practicing daily for better performance. 

Basketball : Arvind Duhan

Name : Arvind Duhan

Hometown : Rohtak, Haryana

Date of Birth : 16 December

Branch : Ceramic Engineering 4^th year

Phone Number : 09005768007

Email Id : duhan.arvind@gmail.com

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility : Shooting Guard, Point Guard.

Achievements :-

• Captain ITBHU basketball Team ’10-‘11
• Winner of IT COLOUR ’10-‘11
• BEST PLAYER of SPARDHA ‘11 
• Silver Medalist at Udghosh ‘09
• Gold Medalist at Spardha ’11
• Played in UP Senior State ‘10
• Played in East Zone Inter University ’11
• Played in All India Inter University ‘12 

Dream : To never lose a ball game in Spardha during my college life and keep playing ball for the rest of my life.

Message To IT Janta : You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the

days when you feel good.

How are we preparing for Spardha : We followed strict rules and Regulation and practiced

hard under the vision to win the title without any hook and crook. And further, to level up for the healthy competition, we took the guidance of Legendary Players of Varanasi.

Basketball : Samanyu Tiwari

Name : Samanyu Tiwari

Hometown : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Date of Birth : 17 May

Branch : Mechanical Engineering 4^th year

Phone Number : 09369744738

Email Id : mailsamanyu@gmail.com

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility :  High and Low post, Power Forward

Achievements :-

• Winner of IT Blue ’10-‘11
• Silver Medalist at Udghosh ‘09
• Gold Medalist at Spardha ’11
• UP Senior State ‘10
• Played in East Zone Inter University ’10
• Played in East Zone Inter University ’11
• Played in All India Inter University ‘12

Dream : IT-BHU should never be Down In BasketBall in coming Years

Message to IT janta : Some say it is just another ball game, however, Basketball enthusiasts swear that the game is the purpose of their life.

How am I preparing for Spardha : Practicing hard at the court. I am being regular at practices and learning from the past experiences and previous tournaments we played together and sharing those with the Team Mates. We are developing new skills during this exercise too.

Akash Jain - Vice Captain of the BasketBall Team

Name : Akash Jain

Hometown : Bhilai,  Chhattisgarh

Date of Birth : 11 November

Branch : Mining Engineering 3^rd year

Phone Number : 08127420727

Email Id : mightyakku@gmail.com

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility : Vice Captain of ITBHU basketball Team, Point Guard

Achievements :-

• Silver Medalist at Udghosh ‘09
• Gold Medalist at Spardha ’11
• Played in UP Senior State ‘10
• Played in East Zone Inter University ’11
• Played in All India Inter University ‘12

Dream : IT-BHU should Never Loose a Ball Game in Spardha Ever.

Message To IT Janta : Basketball is like a war, in which offensive weapons are

developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

How am I preparing for Spardha : A lot of hard work was done by the players and we

took the help of various players of different faculties of BHU taking interest in Sports with a healthy sportsman spirit.