ExPRESS: Invigorate 2.0

A group of students from Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Degree Engineering college constituting the auto expo group The Invigorate conducted their most awaited event Invigorate 2.0 with an inauguration ceremony on the 12th of April in their college premises to provide technical and educational experience for budding engineers. The college is one of the three automobile colleges in Eastern India and is the first of its kind to host an event of such grandeur where demonstrations and marketing strategies were provided by personnels, wholly on student's initiative. Invigorate 2.0 commenced with a few words from Mr. S. Bhattacharya, the Principal who welcomed everyone including the company representatives and students and declared the event officially open. The Head of Department of the Automobile Department, Mr. Syed Abdul Nafis and the Adminstrative officer, Mr. Ritayan Chatterjee were delighted, enthralled and thankful to all those who had made it to the event withstanding the atrocious conditions of the roads and the remoteness of the locality.

The SBK group

Invigorate 2.0 amazed the crowd with the fastest accelerating bike ever - Kawasaki H2. The bikers of Kawasaki were the first to be introduced to the crowd and exchanged a few words of gratitude and emphasised on the importance of safety and biking morales. It escalated to the introduction of companies and officials who came up and introduced the specialities of their bikes and the new launches. It started with Honda who had an entire range from scooters to outroading bikes. Rajesh Pandey from Bajaj, the company procuring 55 percent of the fastest sports bikes in India urged the audience to make way for the most awarded bike of the year - Pulsar RS200 and also showcased Avenger Cruise 220 and Pulsar 220F. Next on the list to take the audience by the cheek was Yamaha, one of the most popular sporting names of the country who had RM and R1M along with R15's special edition on display to treat your eyes. The other companies like the Austrian beast KTM, Suzuki from Japan, European legend Benelli interacted with the crowd and TVS overwhelmed the crowd with their new launch Victor Plus. Even the Royal Enfield, a name captivating every household had their new launch Himalayan, a special bike made for outroading on display. The company which has completed a whopping seventy years in four wheelers had their travelling bike, absolutely stunning with its features and pretty affordable when it comes to your pocket- Mojo on the display. Mojo along with their exclusive range belongs to none other than the Mahindra group.BP Roadies held an exquisitive and exclusive range of accessories from helmets to jackets. The South Korean bike Hyosung powered by DSK also had great bikes to treat your eyes.

Prof. S. A. Nafis, honorable HOD of Automobile Dept of DSCSDEC

Prof. S. Bhattacharya, Principal

Mr Ritayan Chatterjee. Administrative Officer

There was a small session on the importance of riding safely in this era where road accidents, mainly overspeeding take three hundred lives per day. An official member from Honda adviced remaining within the range of 45 km/h to 55km/h as this range not only was safe but highly economical as it provides the maximum mileage.

Mr Akash Sinha, active Invigorate team member

Member of the SBK

The inauguration ceremony came to a close with the students delivering a thanking speech to the entire faculty for their tremendous help and support. A special mention to their professor Supriya Dhara was made as he is the one who spearheaded the entire event and without whom, it's no exaggeration to say, this event would have been impossible. Talking to the man himself, this event was his dream as a teacher and a biker. He believes in exploring the new always and wanted this event to bring the students closer to their big futures by giving them a glimpse of what they are meant to be. He gave all his credits to the entire team of students for pulling this event off so successfully. Satyajit Mall, one of the core team members at Invigorate shared with Express magazine, "I am more than happy that the outcome of this event has come so good.Its the first time that all biking companies that market their products in kolkata were under the same room displaying their products and this is also the first time that SBK and BFR has been associated with a college event. Stay tuned. We are coming back with more next year. "

SBK Group

Speaking to Mr. Vivek Sharma representing Triumph exclaimed how glad he was to be a part of this event and how it would be a big boost to the company. Being a part of the group called Rider's Assosciation of Triumph, for him biking is his passion. He believes in spending his life in more of riding and exploring far flung areas of the country. Almost all companies we spoke to were extremely overwhelmed to be present at this event and claimed it to bring them good branding and a lot of advantage. The Kawasaki biking community, in an exclusive exchange of words with us, thrust importance upon the uses of their gear - helmets, gloves and the like for maintaining their safety as well as pedestrians. They believe in riding to refresh and also take active part in charity programmes. On being asked about the demand of bikes in the Indian market, Mr. Arnab was indeed happy to exclaim that it's going up steadily and the youth plays a major role in it. Mr. Abhijit from Mahindra explained to us how this event had exclusively aided them in their ventures as today's India's demand in bikes is chiefly attributed to the youth. Mr. Rahul from DSK Benelli thought the students of the Invigorate group had done an excellent job and provided them with learning opportunities to come and connect with the youth.

Yamaha YZR R1

Kawasaki Ninja H2, the fastest bike on earth

Hero Moto Corp & Bajaj hosted a quiz respectively where they gave out prizes and accolades to the winners on general knowledge about bikes. Mahindra provided tokens of appreciation to the Principal, Mr. S. Bhattacharya and Supriya Dhara, the man behind Invigorate 2.0 and its success. The Managing Director of JIS Group Mr. Taranjit Singh and Mr. Saurabh Bose of KTM made guest appearances and took a stroll to have a look at the bikes, accompanied by the principal, professors and students. Honda and Royal Enfield towards the end had another surprise for the audience who had the patience to stay bearing the scorching heat - free test drives were offered within the college premises. Riddhiban Mukherjee, a bike enthusiast present told Express Magazine,"I'm glad I came here in spite of the heat cause it has been all worth it. This is for the first time such an event has happened in Kolkata and especially it's free and open to all. The best bikes have been showcased on one platform and as a rider I am overwhelmed. This event was a great success. We would be looking forward to it next year. "

Here are a few glimpses of the event...