We are proud to announce the second edition of UTKARSHA, the social fest, from December 5 to December 6, 2015. The first edition saw a host of eminent personalities and a variety of events, and this year it will only be bigger and better. The two-day event aims to ignite discussion about gender neutrality and equal rights for women. This year, we are officially collaborating with HeForShe, a UN Women Solidarity Movement for Gender Equality. From Farmicide, a simulation event aimed at raising awareness about the economics and survival of different families in a rural set up, to Janhit Me Jari, an advertising contest, to everything imaginable in between, the events promise to be as engaging, entertaining and educational as ever.Our flagship events, Avdharna, the social B-plan competition, Good Cop Bad Cop, the CRS strategy competition, and Sauvetage, the social e-chai event, are bound to be just as novel, challenging and interesting. We solicit enthusiastic participation from your institute to make the second edition of Utkarsha a roaring success and to give the participants a reason to come back next year.