The SSLA Women's basketball team won third place at the Inter Institute Basketball Championship 2024, hosted by our very own institute in association with the Department of Health, Recreation and Wellness (DSRW). The team has also participated in fests and tournaments like RUSH, organised by the Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication and Symbhav, organised by Symbiosis Law School, winning multiple accolades under Captain Reva Shah and Vice-captain Ananya Arakkel. Additionally, Reva Shah has made the SSLA community immensely proud by representing SIU at the All India University (West Zone) Basketball Tournament for two consecutive years.
Top row (Left to Right)- Niyati Kasmalkar, Suhana Khan, Chiranshie Vyas, Ananya Arakkel Middle row (Left to Right)- Shruti Korde, Reva Shah, Atiriya Narayan, Mihika Bansal, Urja Deshmukh, Tushita Negi Bottom row (Centre)- Mridu Nagori
Participated in the SIU Basketball tournament and fests like RUSH, ICE by SSLA and Symbhav. Rext T Sabu represented SIU at the All India (West Zone) Basketball Tournament.
Top row (Left to Right)- Yaan Gidwani, Rex T Sabu, Aryan Sabharwal Bottom row (Left to Right)- Nathan Nihalani, Rudraneel Bhonsle, Jayaditya Dasgupta
The Women's lawn tennis team has represented SSLA at several fests and tournaments, winning 1st and 2nd place at Symbhav. Esha Desale (not photographed) represented SSLA at the SIU Inter Institue Tennis Championship and won third place, making the SSLA community incredibly proud of this achievement.
Left to Right - Ishita Vats, Anahita Deshpande, Niyati Kasmalkar, Shruti Nair
The SSLA Athletics team has showcased its athletic prowess several times, with its members bagging medals in different athletic events like relay and 100 and 200-meter races during the SIU Athletics Tournament. Their hard work has paid off as they continue to make strides towards victory, representing SSLA with pride and enthusiasm.
Left to Right - Nathan Nihalani, Kavya Bhatt, Marcus Sidney
The SSLA Sports Council is made up of enthusiastic student representatives who play a crucial role in organising key sporting events at both inter and intra-college levels, fostering a dynamic athletic culture. The Sports Council and its members ensure that all activities are well-coordinated and inclusive, inviting participation from athletes and non-athletes. It motivates sports enthusiasts by catering to their needs and requirements and is one of the most important links between the college authority and the student body. Consequently, it enriches the sporting experience and fosters a strong sense of community and belonging among students at SSLA.
Top row (Left to Right) - Krish Jain, Nihaal Krishnakumar, Khushhi Mahensaria, Saba Saifee, Amalya Moni, Advika Ponnappa, Mr Ranjeet Chavan (Faculty in-charge), Tanush Vohra Middle row (Left to Right) - Sanika Joshi, Krisha Shah, Reva Shah (Sports Coordinator), Aishwarya Ghule, Roma Sharma, Atiriya Narayan Bottom row (Left to Right) - Mridu Nagori, Sanjana Rajesh, Ananya Arakkel, Mihika Bansal, Aarushi Pawar, Zoya Parwani
The SSLA Women's Badminton Team has won various accolades in different fests and tournaments. The team bagged second place in the SIU Inter Institute Badminton Tournament, making us proud of their smashing achievements on numerous occasions. Gauri Dhote represented SIU at the All India (West Zone) Badminton Tournament.
Left to Right - Kompal Zinta, Advika Ponnappa, Gauri Dhote
The SSLA Men's badminton team has represented SSLA at multiple events and tournaments, including the SIU Inter Institute Badminton Tournament, RUSH hosted by the Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication and ICE by SSLA. The team has served some impressive performances in mixed doubles matches alongside members of the Women's badminton team. Their teamwork and dedication have truly hit the sweet spot, showcasing their talent and love for the game!
Top row (Left to Right)- Krish Jain, Aditya Nagpal, Vedansh Sharma Bottom row (Left to Right) - Nihaal Krishnakumar, Prabh Thappa, Nikhil Sharma
The SSLA men’s cricket team participated in the ‘Nande Premier League’ – a Test series organised by ISBM, Pune, on 20 October. Despite putting up a tough fight, SSLA lost both the matches and was knocked out of the league. The men’s team also participated in the Intern-Institute SIU tournament in November, 2016. The men’s cricket team claimed victory in the first round of the Symbiosis Inter-Institute Cricket Tournament on 22nd and 24th November. Playing against SICSR, the team won by 7 wickets. Manu Shukla (2020) and Vignesh Muthusubramanian (2018) played fabulously, chasing down the competitors through 16.4 overs and taking down 4 wickets each!Although the team did not reach the final round, and in spite of its defeat, each player displayed a roaring spirit to continue playing. We are happy that the team is improving its game, and we hope this is simply the beginning of the team’s promising growth!
The participants were: Vignesh Muthusubramanian (Captain, 2018), Udayan Adhye (2017), Thevesh Gujre (2017), Meghan Kadam (2017), Neeraj VT (2017), Ayush Tiwari (2018), Bakshish Kamra (2019), Abhimanyu Hazarika (2019), Rohith Aashv Guguloth (2019), Manu Shukla (2020), Tapomay Roy (2020) and Arnev Chopra (2020)
SSLA Women's football team participated in the SIU Inter Institute Football Tournament and won third place at the SIU Inter Institute Futsal Tournament. It also participated in Flame's football tournament, BITS-SPREE and the MIT-WPU Summit, emerging as runners-up in all three. Participated in different college fests like Symbhav, Niverve (SSE) and RUSH winning first place in these events. Continues to participate in various sporting events, making SSLA proud of its victories and achievements. Also produced promising and dedicated athletes who have represented SIU at the All India University (West Zone) football tournament.
Top row (Left to Right) - Advika Ponnappa, Avani Jaiswal, Atiriya Narayan, Aarushi Pawar, Suhana Khan, Sanjana Rajesh, Zoya Parwani, Amalya Moni Bottom row (Left to Right) - Mihika Bansal, Anahita Deshpande
Participation in SIU Inter institute Football and Futsal tournaments and given incredible performances in these events. Also participated in fests like Rush, Symbhav and ICE by SSLA. Sanjay Ganesh (not photographed) has also represented SIU at the All India University (West Zone) football tournament.
Top row (Left to Right)- Rohan Pachgade, Mogli Srivardhan Reddy, Darshan Ray Hajong, Anirudh Nair, Letminlun Haokip, Sashwat Mitra, Alexaryan Singh Bottom row (Left to Right)- Varun Shetty, Nikhil Sharma, Krish Jain, Mayank Lalchandani, Nihaal Krishnakumar
For the first time ever, SSLA participated in the SIU Inter-Institute Squash Tournament in 2016. Mridul Singh represented the college in the Women’s Singles event, and was awarded the 2nd position. . The results for the matches were as follows: 2-0 (SITM), 2-0 (SIMS), 2-0 (SIIB) and 0-2 (SIMS). Despite a striking performance, Mridul lost in the finals against SIMS.
Aryaman Basu (2019) and Suren Rana (2019), took part in the Men’s Singles. Unfortunately, they lost in the 2nd qualifying round.
SSLA Squash Team- Mridul Singh (2020), Aryaman Basu(2019) and Suren Rana(2019)
The SSLA women's Swimming Team has been no stranger to success over the years. In 2015, the women's team were able to bag the 3rd place finish at the SIU Tournament, despite unfavorable odds and very stiff competition. They went on to compete in many more competitions over that year, but was fell short of winning a title. The following year, at the 2016 SIU Inter-Institute Tournament, the women's team improved upon their previous year’s finish by grabbing the second place after an absolutely excellent performance. And over the years, we can definitely expect the team to collect even more accolades.
The Annual SIU Inter Institute Swimming Championship 2016-2017, was held on 17th September at the Symbiosis International University, Lavale. It was organized by the Symbiosis Institute of Culinary Arts. SSLA was represented by a contingent of five. The participant for the men’s category was Damian Maan (2019).
In the Women’s category, Sanika Potnis and Trisha Kapur participated in the 50m Freestyle and the 25m Butterfly events. Trisha Kapur also participated in Freestyle (25m and 100m), Backstroke (25m), Breaststroke (25m and 50m) and the Individual Medley (100m). Simran Panchamia performed exceptionally well in the individual events placing 1st in Freestyle (100m), Backstroke (25m) and Butterfly (25m), 2nd in Backstroke(50m) and 3rd in Freestyle(50m) and Breaststroke(25m). She also participated in the 50m Butterfly event. Apart from this, these three athletes along with Janvi Tiwari (2020), emerged as winners in the 4x25 Freestyle Relay and were placed as the first runners-up in the 4x25 Medley Relay. Thanks to the efforts of these participants, SSLA was declared as the runner-up in the Women’s category for this edition of the tournament.
The swimming team with the runners up trophy after their tournament
SSLA Swimming Team- Sanika Potnis (2018), Simran Panchamia (2020), Trisha Kapur (2020), Janvi Tiwari (2020), Damian Maan (2019), Pranshu Kabra (2019).
The MUN club at SSLA is one that promises high quality debate and along with knowledge and understanding of how MUNs work- complete from the participatory process, down to the organization of the same. This club beckons those who are interested in learning about international politics, foreign policy and current events, and the MUN club here strives to effectively solidify these interests into functional skills. Equipped with productive mock sessions to help those who are new to this concept, this club at SSLA is ambitious and driven. Having had a history of winning numerous conferences in the past, the members are now working towards establishing the first ever SSLA MUN!
If you are the one who loves to watch a spat between opinions and debate your own, this will be where you belong.
Participated in the SIU Inter Institute Table Tennis Championshsip. Also participated and performed in events like RUSH, Symbhav and ICE by SSLA
Top row (Left to Right)- Shreya Bansal, Esha Shah, Sungjemyala Jamir Bottom row (Left to Right)- Saachi Visariya, Adrija Chakraborty
Top row (Left to Right)- Kaushal Balaji, Nihaal Krishnakumar, Tanush Vohra Centre- Samarth Bachhawat
Top row (Left to Right)- Kaushal Balaji, Shreya Bansal, Samarth Bachhawat, Esha Shah, Sungjemyala Jamir Bottom row (Left to Right)- Nihaal Krishnakumar, Adrija Chakraborty, Tanush Vohra, Saachi Visariya
Participated in the SIU Inter Institute Volleyball Tournament, won 2nd place in RUSH, 1st place in Symbhav and participated in ICE by SSLA, Niverve hosted by SSE and the BITS-SPREE tournament in Goa.
Top row (Left to Right)- Chaitrali Kulkarni, Khushhi Mahensaria, Saba Saifee, Samriddhi Jakibanja, Janhavi Singh, Samaira Malhotra Middle row (Left to Right)- Geraldina Chris, Aarsheya Vasavada, Ishani Manvi, Sanika Joshi Bottom row (Centre)- Asmi Tiwari
Participated in the SIU Inter Institute Volleyball tournament and showcased a promising performance in the event.
Top row (Left to Right)- Antarikksh Ranka, Aditya Nagpal, Manil Patel Middle row (Left to Right)- Kaushal Balaji, Krish Jain, Shaurya Kumar, Prabh Thappa, Samarth Bachhawat, Rudraneel Bhonsle Bottom row (Centre)- Rex T Sabu
Participated in the SIU Inter Insitute Chess tournament. Enthusiastic performances in fests like RUSH and ICE by SSLA.
Top row (Left to Right)- Antarikksh Ranka, Arya Suri, Nikhil Sharma, Nihaal Krishnakumar, Shanaya Mahajan Bottom row (Left to Right)- Shaurya Kumar, Shreya Banerji, Bhumika Khandelwal, Sheuli Banerjee Bhumika Khandelwal
Participated in the SIU Inter Institute Swimming Tournament, winning 1st place in relay and 2nd place in 100 and 50-meter breaststroke.
Top row (Left to Right)- Shukti Rajesh, Ayeisha Marie Joseph, Taniya Madan Bottom row (Left to Right)- Ahilya Ghorpade, Kavya Bhatt
Participated in the SIU Inter Institute Cricket tournament and showcased thrilling performances in the event. Vedansh Sharma represented SIU in the All India University (West Zone) Cricket Tournament.
Top row (Left to Right)- Aryan Arora, Vedansh Sharma, Saaketh Reddy, Yatharth Gandhe, Yatharth Gandhe, Yashwin Jain, Kaushal Balaji, Dushyant Bishnoi Middle row (Left to Right)- Samarth Bachhawat, Tanush Vohra, Siddhant Vaidya Bottom row (Centre)- Nikhil Sharma
The newly formed team participated in and won second runner-up at the SIU Inter Insitute Handball tournament
Top row (Left to Right)- Zoya Parwani, Zainab Tungekar, Aarushi Pawar, Reva Shah, Sanjana Rajesh, Advika Ponnappa Middle row (Left to Right)- Amalya Moni, Arooshi Bhatia, Ananya Arakkel, Urja Deshmukh Bottom row (Centre)- Chiranshie Vyas
The newly formed team represented SSLA at the SIU Inter Insitute Handball Tournament for the first time this year.
Left to Right- Nathan Nihalani, Prabh Thappa, Mayank Lalchandani, Om Shetty, Samir Sabnani, Rayaan Pookutty, Shaurya Kumar
Joseph Geroge and Reiva Nimbalkar represented SSLA at the SIU Inter Institute Squash Championship for the first time, making SSLA proud by winning gold medals in both the men's and women's categories.
Left to Right- Joseph George, Reiva Nimbalkar
Saaketh Reddy represented SSLA at the SIU Inter Institute powerlifting championship, winning first place at the event.
Lights, camera, action! Theatre club is a place for budding actors, drama enthusiasts and those who share a love for the stage. One of the most vibrant communities at SSLA, it’s this club that gives you opportunities ranging from acting to stage production and helps you channel your energy towards the only kind of drama you would need in your life. Here, you get to be a part of team that’s constantly pushing the boundaries when it comes to plays in SSLA, and it’s gaining quick momentum. All the world’s a stage, and here’s your chance to be on the one that SSLA has to offer.
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