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.

Amit Kumar Meena - Captain of the BasketBall Team

Name : Amit Kumar Meena

Hometown : Jaipur, Rajasthan

Date of Birth : 16 January

Branch : Civil Engineering 3^rd year

Phone Number : 09616273572

Email Id : tomcruise0136@gmail.com

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility : Captain 2011-12, Point Guard, Shooting Guard.

Achievements :-

• Silver Medalist at Udghosh ‘09
• Gold Medalist at Spardha ‘11

Dream : To Take IT basketball To New Heights

Message To IT Janta : As Long As One Keeps Practicing, No One Can Stop Him.

How are we preparing for Spardha : A lot of hard work and endeavour goes behind the court. We have sincere and regular practices in the evening, and we pay special attention to our weak points. We organized training sessions for the team which helped us to remain fit and achieve excellence in the game.

Basketball : Shivam Gupta

Name : Shivam Gupta

Hometown : Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Date of Birth : 26 August

Branch : Metallurgical Engineering 1^st year

Phone Number : 09808185561

Email Id : shivam2326@gmail.com

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility : Point guard, Fast Break.

Achievements :-

• Played 5 UP Sub junior State tournament till ’07-’08.
• Represented AGRA team as captain in ’07-‘08

Dream : To play in such a manner that IT-BHU will Feel PROUD of me in upcoming 5 years.

Message to IT Janta : There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Regular shear hard work at the ground. Commitment to the game and practicing with the responsibility. Regular Guidance with the key players of the team.

Basketball : Siddharth Rawat

Name : Siddharth Rawat

Hometown : New Delhi

Date of Birth : 25 January

Branch : Electronics Engineering 2^nd year

Phone Number : 09621203320

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility : Forward, Pointguard

Achievements :-

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

Dream : To Lead IT-BHU to new heights of success.

Message to IT Janta : Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God’s way to say nobody’s perfect.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Players sweated a lot at the court for the past two

month. Every player practiced hard and participated whole heartedly .We got the support and guidance of good players which unites and strengthen us a whole.

Dhananjay Singh - Captain of the Cricket Team

Name :  Dhananjay Singh

Home town : Mujaffarpur ( Bihar )

Branch : fourth year pharma

Phone number : 8957177051

Email : virat.dhananjay@gmail.com

Plays : Cricket
Positions of responsibility : left handed opening batsman and left handed opening bowler. CAPTAIN of the Cricket team.

Achievements : Player of the tournament udghosh 2011,man of the match in many spardha as well as other tournaments.

Message to IT-JANTA : Enjoy our full commitment as well as the cricketing fever in all the games.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Regular evening sessions and fitness session in morning, with full dedication and enthusiasm.

Pankaj Chandra - Vice Captain of the Cricket Team

Name :                   Pankaj Chandra

Home town :         Kymore

Date of birth :       24 November 1989

Branch :                third year chemical

Phone number :  8127336800

Email :                  pankajchandra24@gmail.com

Plays : Cricket
Positions of responsibility : Right handed batsman and right arm off spinner. Vice Captain of the Cricket Team.

Achievements : Got selected in under 40 Ranji Trophy in Madhya Pradesh.

Message to IT-JANTA : In IT the level of cricket is too high. The dedication, enthusiasm & spirit with which the seniors as well as the juniors play is worth watching.

How are we preparing for Spardha : There are regular fitness session in morning and practice session in evening as well. We have played some matches in the highly prestigious Inter Hostel as well as Inter Year tournaments. Some matches will also be played while preparing for Spardha.

Cricket : Abhishek Mani

Name : Abhishek Mani

Home town : Noida (UP)

Date of birth : 5^th march 1993

Branch : First year Mathematics and Computing

Phone number : 9026296824

Email :  abhi.mn9@gmail.com

Plays : Cricket
Positions of responsibility : Right arm medium fast bowler 

Achievements : Got selected for lucknow under 15 team

Message to IT-JANTA : Spirit of cricket in IT is awesome. Everyone should come and enjoy the game with full dedication.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Conditioning in the morning session and regular practice in the evening session under proper guidance of our dedicated seniors .

Vibhor Jajoo - Captain of the Bridge Team

Name : Vibhor Jajoo

Hometown:  Kasganj

Date of Birth :  15th April 1991

Branch :   Mechanical 4th Year

Phone Number :  09457031315

E-Mail :  vibhor.jajoo.bhu@gmail.com

Plays : Bridge
Position of Responsibility :  Captain IT-Team

Achievements :  Activated Bridge after a long time in Spardha 2011 and won Gold medal 

Dream :  The Day when Contract Bridge becomes             favorite game of IT

Msg to IT-Junta :  Bridge is game of mind, probability and memory thus Game of ITians

Preparation for Spardha :  We are working on improving our bidding so to aim for high                             difference in game.


What is Bridge : Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards. It is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table. Millions of people play bridge worldwide in clubs, tournaments, online and with friends at home, making it one of the world's most popular card games.

Cricket : Mukesh Kumar

Name : Mukesh Kumar

Home town : Dhanbad

Date of birth : 9 July 1991

Branch : second year civil

Phone number :  9793592630

Email :  mukesh708990@gmail.com

Plays : Cricket
Positions of Responsibility :   Right Arm Fast Bowler

Achievements : Got selected for Jr. Jharkhand state team.

Message to IT-JANTA : Enjoy everything whatever comes in your way.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Just following what our seniors motivate us to do with full spirit, enthusiasm and dedication.

Nitin Upadhyay - Captain of the Football team

Name : Nitin Upadhyay

Date of Birth : 7 july 1991

Hometown : Dehradun,uttarakhand

Branch : Pharma 3rd year

Email : toinboxnitin@gmail.com

Phone number :  8009365735

Plays : Football
Position of Responsibility : Captain of the Football team,                                                        IT-BHU

Achievements : Captain of runner up team at INTER FACULTY FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT   ,BHU

Message to IT-JANTA :  We are working hard on building a very good team, that will retrieve our trophies and crowns.

Preparation for Spardha :  1. Improving the shortcomings of my own game.
                                                  2. Building team chemistry.

Navneet Singh Tomar - Vice Captain of Football Team

Name : Navneet Singh Tomar

Date of Birth : 24th august 1990

Hometown : Bhopal,M.P

Branch : Mining 3rd year

Phone number : 09598215246   

Email : navneet.tomar.min09@itbhu.ac.in         

Plays : Football
Position Of responsibility : Vice Captain of Football Team

Dream : To Win Spardha at least one time.

Message to IT-Janta : Keep faith in us and we'll bring you the glory.

Chongtham Bishwachandra Singh

Name : Chongtham Bishwachandra Singh

Hometown : Imphal

Date of Birth : 2nd Feb ‘1990

Branch : Civil engg. 5th year

Phone number : 09956084343;09305778512

Email : bulucutebull@gmail.com

Plays : Football
Position of Responsibility : Striker, midfielder

Achievements :- 

• Gold in few school level tournaments
• Silver in Inter Faculty 2007,2011
• Runner up in Spardha 2011
• Gold in Adel Memorial 2011
• Runners up Adel 2008,2009
• For state level club (under 12) and national level club(under 16).

Dream : To win gold in Spardha ...last chance..2012.

Message to IT Janta : We play our game not to influence all, but rather to change the nature of the one who play against us, this time it will be all ours-GOLD at SPARDHA 12.

Divakar Bari

Name :  Divakar Bari

Hometown : Jamshedpur , Jharkhand

Date of Birth : 22^nd July ‘1988

Branch : CSE IDD Part V

Phone number : 08960642155

Email :  divakar.bari.cse07@itbhu.ac.in
Plays : Football
Position of Responsibility  :  Defence

Achievements :-  

• Former Vice Captain IT Football
• Member of IT-BHU football Team Since 2007 representing IT teamin Spardha, Inter Faculty and Away.
• Winners Football Spardha 2007
• Runner-up Football Spardha 2011
• Panel Member Fine Arts KashiYatra 2008
• Coordinator Modex , Technex 2009
• Co-coordinator Modex , Technex 2008

Dream : This is a dream I just wanna let it continue .. being with
friends forever. Within Institute restore the IT Football to its past glory.

Message to IT-Janta : Believe in yourself and live life to the fullest , enjoy yourself but do not forget the purpose why you are here .. justify the cause .
         You are in a really wonderful place , a place with infinite potential use it to your advantage .. your education , the ample time , your talent - polish it , refine urself become better cuz there is a different world outside once you move out of the college.
         Enjoy the moment .. you have come this far dont let it go a waste , make use of all the opportunities provided here , take hints from failures , setbacks , past experiences good or bad n make yourself stronger both mentally and physically.

Madhu Mishra

Name :  Madhu Mishra

Hometown :   Raebareli

Email id :     madhu.raibareli@gmail.com

Date of Birth : 22^nd Feb ‘1988

Sport : Athletics
Position and Responsibilities :  Vice captain and Captain in athletics, Joint General Secretary sports

Achievements :-

• Spardha 09 – Bronze in 1500m race.
• Spardha 10 – Bronze in 1500m race, Silver in javelin throw, Silver in volleyball.
• BOSM09 (Bits Pilani sports meet) – Bronze in 1500m race, Gold in javelin throw, Silver in 4*400m relay.
• Udghosh 10 – Silver in 4*100 relay race, Silver in volleyball.
• Spardha 11 – Bronze in 1500m Race, Gold in javelin throw, Silver in volleyball,                                        Gold in 4*400 relay race.

Message to IT Janta :   Come and participate and also don’t forget to support the participants.

Mukund Laddha - Vice Captain of Squash Team

Name : Mukund Laddha

Hometown : Indore

Date of Birth : 17-May-1993

Branch :  2nd Year Electronics

Phone number :  9389776345

Email :  mukund.laddha.ece10@itbhu.ac.in

Plays : Squash
Position and Responsibility  : Vice Captain of the Squash Team.

Achievements :-

• Participated in MP States Open held in Indore
• Stood 2nd in udgosh 2010-11
• Stood 1st in spardha 2010-11
• Participated in National Inter-University Squash 2012 held in Pune representing BHU.

Dream : Making squash a more popular game and hopefully giving back all what i got from the sport.

Message to IT-Janta : Give your best and leave the rest. If you believe in yourself you can beat anyone anywhere.

Preparation for Spardha : Preparation has been under way for some time. Hope it pays off at Spardha.