PGPFMB batch 38 shows sheer camaraderie at the Dhanda fest

Dhanda fest is not just a fest. It is the Post Graduate Programme in Family Managed Business’s (PGPFMB) annual reminder that business is also about people, trust, and knowing when to let loose.

PGPFMB batch 38 took over the BCCA Hall located at SPJIMR’s Mumbai campus for an evening that moved fast and ended loud. The agenda was simple: compete, connect, celebrate. What unfolded was anything but ordinary.

The evening opened with a tic tac toe relay, tug of war, a hook step challenge, flip the bottle, and a round of kya aap paanchvi pass se tez hain? The best part of the event is that every student participated in every activity. That did not happen by chance. The organising team designed an evening where no one was allowed to sit on the sidelines.

Three cheers to the organising team: Kritay Chouhan, Saurabh Goyal, Shashank Jain, Khushi Kataria, Shivansh Talla, Namrata Shah, Sanath Mundra, Shubham Lakhotia, and Vatsal Jain.

Peers were patient, encouraging, and pulled everyone along. The hook step challenge surfaced talent nobody saw coming. Students who had never stepped forward before owned the floor. Then came the treasure hunt, where the real Dhanda spirit showed up. Teams traded, strategised, and took calculated risks. Trust was the currency. But that was not the end, the evening closed with a rock band performance, drawing every student to the dance floor. No hesitation. No hierarchy.

There was sheer joie de vivre in the air from the beginning to the end. Dhanda Fest 2026 was proof that a strong batch is not built in the classroom alone but with sheer camaraderie.