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Euro Trip

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Confessions

June 8, 2009

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Tagged By TG

 

Rules of the game are :-

1. Each blogger writes about 8 random facts/habits about themselves.

2. People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.

3. Each blogger would tag 8 people in their post.

4. If the tagged people fail to do this in their next post, they would have to write ‘HG is the Rock Star’ 8 times in his/her blog post 

 

8 random things about me:

 

1. I’m a super enthusiastic …all the time.. :D … BUT It took me 4 years 10 months 13 days 14 hours 35 minutes and 47 seconds before I could propose to my friend. (she counted the time…:D … ladkiyon ke paas kitna faaltu time hota hai…)  

2. At IIML my nick name is “fighter”

3. My all time favorite song is a haryanvi song, - ” Kuuven pe lugaaiyaan dhore kaam ke fakeer ka, tu ta staaaya aood lagge se re kisse biir ka”  (Meaning: In villages, where women go and get water from the well, there is no place for a person like you. It could only mean that you are being haunted by some girl and her beauty. )

4. When I told my friend about this song, I spent about 2 hours explaining her meaning of song and why that meaning and why girls are the biggest culprit of all things that happen to boys. :)

5. Finally (when I have fulfilled all my responsibilites) I would like to have a small home (hut) in Manali ( I have already selected the mountain too)… I shall live there with my soulmate….I shall keep a few goats there  and I shall spend my time taking care of those goats and teaching in a local school. 

6. My favorite book/movie is “A walk to remember”. And I am indeed very privileged to know one “Jamie Sullivan” :) who has always been the biggest source of hope and happiness for me.

7. My favorite animal is dog… REASONS: 1.)no clothes …:P….. 2) jab chhahe …jahan chaahe … just raise your leg and..sssssssssss… :D. 3) you can bark over anyone ..for reason or without reason…. 4) Girls always seem to like you…. 5) dog is very faithful … TOO… :P

8. Today I am leaving for Lucknow because my IV term is starting from wednesday. 

 

People I’d like to tag are:

 

Bubbles

Smallwonder

On the Go

Parivesh

Gargi

Dagny

Hungry Gadha

Srini

Which B - School??

April 20, 2009

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“Dear Sanchay,
Thank you for posting your query on our group site. The discussion has been very illuminating especially for someone like me who graduated from IIMA in medieval times (1972). I guess life was simpler then or, perhaps, we were less clued in.

At this time, you have a confirmed offer from XLRI. A batchmate of mine, Sharad Sarin, is Dean of Marketing there. If you want to speak to him to help clarify your mind about XLRI as an institution, I can give you his phone no. Though, he has been in marketing throughout, he has been with XLRI for decades and can help provide you with answers. However, it appears to me that, before speaking to him, you need to be clear about your questions. The worst thing is to phone someone senior and ask questions like

“So, what do you think of XLRI?” or “Should I join XLRI or FMS or MDI?”

I feel that the main decision you should concern yourself at this stage is your specialization. I do not know which institutions allow you to change your specialization in the second year. At IIMA we had the choice of taking whatever subjects we wanted in the second year. If that is so, the advice of some of our friends is correct - do your first year and then see what interests you most. You may be surprised at your choice.
If you must decide your specialization at the entrance stage itself, then remember one critical fact - you will be opting for a career path in whichever line you choose and you will be working in this specialization for at least 15 years-20 years, till you get senior enough to get into overall corporate management. So, it is essential to like the specialization you opt for. One of the worst things in life is to be condemned to work in a job which is in a field which you do not like. Keep in mind that, at this stage, all you know about different career paths is mere hearsay. You really do not know what each field entails. It may be a good idea to meet the senior HR managers in some good companies and discuss this career option before you think negatively of it. You can also meet some MBAs working in this field. The same goes for other specializations also.
Research about these on the internet, too, though nothing like meeting the concerned people in person.
You may ask how to meet these people since you do not know any (or many) of them. That is where your intelligence, resourcefulness and sheer chutzpah comes into play.
You should also be clear about what you want to do after you graduate. Those who want to start their own businesses (maybe after 3 to 5 years work experience or straightaway) have different priorities than those who want to work in MNCs or other companies.
Finally, the institute matters to the following extent:

1. Its reputation -

you should see which College has the best reputation nationwide (not only within small geographical areas)

2. The spread of its alumni -

Fellow-alumni are a major resource for any fresh graduate when getting the first job or when changing jobs.

3. The quality of its faculty -

You will hear people say that the quality of the faculty does not matter. You will also notice that those who say this are usually from Institutes where the quality of faculty is not considered too high. The quality of faculty does indeed matter. One good professor can open your mind to possibilities you never knew existed. I still remember being taught by the likes of Prof. Ishwar Dayal, Prof. Kamla Chaudhri and Prof. Sudhir Kakkar at IIMA. Prof. Seshan, who taught us Finance & Accounting there is one of my valuable mentors, since I used his well-taught subject the most in my career. Prof. Samuel Paul introduced economics to me - a subject, which, as an engineer I had no inkling of. Economics has a major role to play in how the world functions and, thanks to Prof. Paul, interesting doors have opened in this facet of the world. I remember, too, Mr. Mukherjee, our physics teacher at REC Durgapur, who made me realise that I could achieve anything I set my mind to. Without these teachers, I would have been a lesser person than I am.

4. Infrastructure -

The infrastructure matters to the extent that it is a reflection of what resources the institute has at its command and the care it takes to maintain them. This is also an indicator of how much the institute cares about the quality of life of its students.
You will notice that I have not mentioned three factors which have been referred to in some emails. These are:
a. Cost: This is not relevent according to me because student loans are easily available in all good colleges. Even I financed my IIMA education partly through a student loan.
b. Boredom: This is an immature consideration. If you are truly intent on making your life, you will completely disregard this. Good quality MBA education should keep you mostly occupied in excelling at academics. Furthermore, I am sure that wherever you have a collection of bright young people, there is no reason to feel bored and even the remotest colleges will have enough extracurricullar activities to occupy the mind.
c. Distance from home: To anyone worried about it, I say, “You are going for your Master’s degree. Grow up!”
Best wishes for your future.
Kishore Asthana”


Life @ IIML

April 17, 2009

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Introduction to IIML Life
Date: 16 July Time: 00:00:05 AM
Bumps No. 1

Ohm Pa Mae Mae Hum!!!
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Sabse Achhe Ladke Kaun H10 H10, Veer Bahadur Ladke Kaun H10 H10

H10 Party No......
Evening Out
H10 - KC aka Nagu's Room

Colors of Holi
Bachhe hue kapdon ke saath

Who Am I?

April 10, 2009

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Right now, I am happy; but is happiness enough?
I am at peace right now; is peace enough?
I have enough to lead a good life and I am sure I will always have enough to lead a appreciably good life; but is this sense of enoughness enough?
What is it that a human really wants, searches for?
Is it a sense of having done something, that is much bigger than his/her existence?
Is it about a sense of achievement? What is achievement? How big is big enough?
Is it finding the so called ‘love’ and getting busy?
Is it knowing the truth of the universe?
Is it sensual pleasures?
Is it about having done something more meaningful and lasting than his/her mundane struggle to find his/her little space in the crowd?
Is it about the pleasure that comes from giving or more accurately by being the medium through which the giver gives?

The questions can be many. And right now I do not have any answers to offer.

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