VSPM
Versatalia 17s Iktara: A platform to enhance skills and gain confidence in a healthy competitive environment

Dr Manisha Deshpande, Principal of VSPM College, felicitating Purvashree Chandak while Dr Amol Deshmukh looks on during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Dr Amol Deshmukh, Chief Guest, felicitating Manmeet Kaur during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Radha Nashini and Shruti Gawande during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Manmeet Kaur and Vaishnavi Maltankar during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Students of VSPM College performing flash mob during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Yuga Joshi, Raina Agrawal, Sakshi Bhoosreddy, Poorvashree Chandak, Neha Bole, Sunaina Ganvir, Diksha Basu, Aishwarya Vishwarupe and Juhi Gadekar during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Madhushree Bajaj and Tanu Kalsi during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Aishwarya Vishwarupe during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Sejal Jaiswal during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Ananya Sudame along with her group during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Dr Mangla Deshpande felicitating Sunaina Ganvir while Rupa Deshmukh looks on during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Mrunmayee Joshi during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Mangla Deshpande felicitating Yuga Joshi while Dr Amol Deshmukh and Rupa Deshmukh look on during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Faculty of VSPM during their annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Chanakya Patil during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Anija Nair during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur


Abhijeet Deshmukh and Shashank Bhoyer during VSPM College's annual fest Versatalia'17 - Iktara - held at VSPM, Nagpur

Vidya Shikshan Prasarak Mandals (VSPM) annual cultural fest Versatalia? 17s in association with Nation Next as the media partner was recently celebrated with great spirit and vigour. The four-day long fest as promised, was full of excitement with a line-up of various enthralling events and competitions. The event ? Versatalia? 17s Iktara – was a platform for students through which they could add to their existing skills and gain confidence; everything that could help them become successful individuals in a fun and healthy competitive environment. Students commenced the fest with a beautiful classical dance, which concluded with a foot tapping energetic flash mob. While there was a galore of fun-filled activities and light moments, a student of physiotherapy gave a heartfelt speech in front of the audience that included teachers and batch mates, during the event, which left all teary eyed.
Dr Amol Deshmukh, secretary at VSPM, was the chief guest who along with Principal Dr Manisha Deshpande and Dean Dr Mangla Deshpande, felicitated all the deserving and outstanding interns.
VSPM College of Physiotherapy in association with Nation Next had organised its four-day long event that included various activities including sports, dance performances, fete, mehendi competition, discussions on the recent demonetisation drive, etc. The first two days of the cultural fest were dedicated for the sports event Urja, which witnessed the participation of not just the students but also the faculty members alike.
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