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1. From the Director’s Desk …3
2. From the Chairperson’s Desk … 5
3. Annual Alumni Meet 2010 … 6
4. Campus Buzz … 11
a. Marketing World Cup … 11
b. Passion and Tatva … 14
c. Bancon 2010 … 17
5. Q and Alumnus … 20
6. Alum Musings … 24
7. Alum News … 27
8. IMTG Connect .... 30
CONTENTS
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From the Director’s Desk
From being among the first business schools
in the private sector in India, IMT has come a
long way to be one of the best b-schools of the
country today. It is recognized as a centre of
excellence in management education, having
moulded itself as per the needs of the
changing business and social environment of
India over the last 30 years. The IMT Alumni, i.e. you, are a significant
reason for this recognition, because you have distinguished yourselves
in all aspects of business and leadership, in India and abroad.
While celebrating its distinguished history, IMT is aware that what lies
ahead is future in which connectedness and globalization is likely to
play an increasingly profound role in guiding its academic direction.
Toward this end, IMT will seek to leverage its unique position to play a
role in-
1. Creating intellectual capital in terms of scholarly research relevant
to the evolving business context,
2. Energizing connectivity with stakeholders, especially the alumni,
to create human assets through innovative platforms and methods,
and
3. Co-creating an environment of learning and leadership, with the
best minds-and-hearts of the world from where true leaders
emerge to influence thought and practice.
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Your ownership and partnership in all or some of these initiatives that
IMT will relentlessly pursue will be crucial to its success. The leadership
of the IMT Alumni in the past inspires confidence in the future -
confidence in its ability to go beyond the obvious and engage in a
manner that produces pillars of values that are exemplars in the world
of business and management. I am delighted to personally extend to you
to my invitation to join and lead this journey towards excellence and
impact in the world of business, that IMT is committing itself to for the
exciting decade ahead.
Dr. Bibek Banerjee
Director
IMT Ghaziabad
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From the Chairperson’s Desk
It gives me immense pleasure to present
the fifth issue of our Alumni Newsletter -
‘Sampark’, for the academic session of
2010-11.
With events like the Annual Alumni Meet
2010, Marketing World Cup and Bancon
2010 the last month was very busy with
activities. In our constant endeavour to
reach out to all the alumni this year we
successfully added Dubai to the AAM
map.
I appreciate the untiring efforts of our Sampark Team and everyone
involved with Sampark, who metamorphosed this issue.
We have been overwhelmed with the continual appreciation received
every month for Sampark, and would like to thank you for your
constant support and encouragement. As always, receiving insights and
perspectives will be invaluable to us, so please feel free to contact us
anytime at alumni@imt.edu.
Dr. Vimi Jham
Chairperson
Alumni Relationship Committee
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The Annual Alumni Meet is the perfect occasion for alumni to reconnect
with fellow IMTians.
The Annual Alumni Meet of 2010 saw quite a few firsts. We went
international for the first time and added Dubai as the seventh venue for
the meet. On 4th of December, the stage was set for ALCOM to host over
500 alumni and their families simultaneously across the 7 cities.
Secondly, a special printed edition of Sampark, our monthly magazine
for the alumni was unveiled at each venue. Also, as an initiative towards
brand building, car stickers bearing ‘IMT Alumni’ were distributed
among the alumni.
ANNUAL ALUMNI MEET 2010
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Parkland Retreat, Chatarpur Road was the chosen venue for the Annual
Alumni Meet 2010 at Delhi. The venue was splendidly decorated and
the evening saw a vibrant gathering. The evening was flagged off by
ALCOM members briefing the alumni on initiatives undertaken in the
current year. This was followed by Dr. Vimi Jham, Chairperson,
ALCOM and faculty at IMT Ghaziabad, addressing the gathering.
Former president of the Alumni Association, Mr. Debashis Das spoke
about his tenure and handed over the baton to Mr. Aseem Arora,
nominated as President for the succeeding tenure. The buffet dinner was
relished by the guests and the evening came alive with the alumni
catching up with old friends and networking.
In Mumbai, the stage was set at The Orchid roof top for AAM. Foot
tapping music, a delicious spread, and the company of old friends made
the evening unforgettable. The Meet witnessed alumni across all batches
with their family and friends. The evening commenced with Dr. Ranjana
Agarwal, faculty at IMT Ghaziabad welcoming the guests, followed by a
presentation and video by the members of the Alumni Relationship
Committee. Through video the outgoing going president Mr. Debashish
Das, Mr. Rajeev Karwal, the founder of the Alumni association and the
new president Mr. Aseem Arora addressed fellow alumni. Alumni
across batches mingled with each other and reminisced about their
college days. The fun and laughter set the mood, and the dance floor
was set ablaze by the alumni who grooved to the latest numbers. The
sumptuous spread had every one licking their fingers. The evening
ended on an emotional note as the time came for them to part.
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The Alumni in Hyderabad
congregated at Katriya Hotel and
Towers, Somajiguda, located in the
heart of city. The Meet received
overwhelming response from across
batches dating back to the class of
1984 to the most recent one of 2010.
The evening started with a welcome address by our esteemed faculty,
Dr. Ratna Vadra, which was shortly followed by a presentation updating
the alumni on the recent happenings and events on Campus. Everyone
present appreciated the idea of such meets and looked forward for more
such events in the near future. The meet wrapped up with a delectable
dinner spread.
The venue for the Calcutta meet
was the historic Calcutta Club.
The rustic hardwood ambience
provided a perfect peep into the
night to come. The evening started
with a short presentation followed
by the alumnus being welcomed
by Professor Shantanu Roy. The
guest speaker for the night was Mr. Ritabrata Bose, former Vice
President (East) of the Alumni Association. This was followed by all
alumni present at the meet, coming forward and introducing themselves
to the group. A discussion developed with the focus on building better
networking among the Alumni with the help of social networking and
mail chain groups. Many interesting views and ideas were shared by
those present to make the alumni network more successful and active.
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Chancery Pavilion, Residency Road
was the chosen rendezvous for the
Bangalore Meet. The evening began
with a welcome address to the
alumni by Professor Neena Jacob. It
was soon followed by a
presentation by the Committee and
a recorded address by Mr. Rajiv Karwal, Mr. Aseem Arora and Mr.
Debashis Das. The alumni across batches then mingled over a
sumptuous platter. As the evening progressed, the laughters became
louder and the discussions more intense, as light hummable music filled
the room. The alumni parted with appreciative words for the event.
Hotel GRT Radisson provided the
perfect setting for the Chennai
Chapter of the AAM. Rains failed
to dampen the spirit of our alumni
and we had a good show in the
southern metro. The evening
started off with our beloved
faculty Professor Alok Pandey
welcoming the guests. This was followed by a video that gave a glimpse
of the life of students who work in ALCOM. A presentation highlighting
the initiatives taken by ALCOM in the past year was shown next. The
alumni were regaled by songs that depict the spirit of IMT. The print
edition of Sampark was inaugurated and circulated. We also received
valuable feedback regarding the way the event was conducted.
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The Dubai Annual Alumni Meet 2010 was held in IMT Dubai. It was a
grand success, with fruitful
discussions by all those who
attended. Mr Sanjay Hallon (Class
of 91 FT) and Amitabh Swarup
(Class of 1995 PT) consented to
organize future events. There was
also talk of an informal family get-
together in February 2011. Dr
Waheed and Dr Ghosh of IMT
Dubai presided over the dinner. Special thanks to Mr. Vikram Shah for
organising the first ever international alumni meet.
It was a great pleasure and honor for the Alumni Relationship
Committee to host this event. All in all, the event was a huge success,
turning out to be a great opportunity for those present to connect with
other IMTians, share opinions, relive old memories and collaborate.
Overall, the Meet served as an excellent platform for people to interact,
network and share their experiences which ranged across different
sectors, myriad backgrounds and three decades.
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“You never really know how quick
you are before you reach the
finish…”
Race for admissions, race for
jobs, race for promotions; one
never stops racing against
competition. Races have
become a way of life.
Club MarkUp’s annual inter B-school marketing extravaganza
Marketing World Cup 2010’s theme was ‚RACE‛. From among the
qualifying round entries from 100+ teams, 25 teams and 125 participants
qualified for the Race Days on 4-5 December 2010, where they contested
on 5 tracks of core events and faced 3 pit-stops of on-the-spot events in
the race to the ultimate marketing honor, MWC ’10.
On Race Day 1, we had dignitaries like the AGM of Punjab National
Bank Mr. Vinod Joshi gracing the inaugural ceremony. Dr. Sanjay
Kumar, Chairperson, Student Affairs of IMT, Ghaziabad Singh declared
the event open with the auspicious lighting of the lamp. And so began
the marketing mayhem.
We had 2 core events being held simultaneously – Vanguard which
focused on Go-to-market strategy for Religare and Get. Set. Gold that
was based on a gold coin trading strategy for PNB. Vanguard was a
closely fought race with Aashayein (IMT-G), WE marketers (Welingkar,
Bangalore) and Moksh (NITIE, Mumbai in the fray till the last but
CAMPUS BUZZ
Marketing World Cup
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ultimately Aashayein won the race with We marketers being the runners
up. On the other hand, Get. Set. Gold, based on gold coin trading, had a
nail-biting finish with Mindscrewers (IMT-G) crossing the finishing line
just ahead of 3 teams as we had a 3 way tie for the 2nd spot which was
shared by Naya Daur (MICA, Ahmedabad), Aashayein (IMT-G) and
Mantra (IIM-Raipur).
In the evening we had our first on-the-spot event, a press conference at
the amphitheatre where we had 11 teams defending their companies
from the Line of Fire. After grueling cross-questioning from opponents
and the judges, Team Fixed Deposit (IMT-G) came out as winners
whereas Mindscrewers took the 2nd spot on the podium. This was
followed by the twazziest event, a quiz on Twitter, Twizmaster – beat the
tweet where contestants had to direct message the answers to the
questions being updated on www.twitter.com/markupimt. But the night
was not over yet as MarkUp in collaboration with the Cultural
Committee of IMT organized the Bollywood night where we had a
bonfire and on-the-spot contests.
On Race Day 2, things got even more intense and exciting as a lineup of
3 core events and one on-the-spot street play based event set the
adrenaline pumping. We flagged off the day with Acer’s event Concord
as teams presented co-branding and social media strategies for global
leader Acer to improve upon its 3rd rank position in India. The judges,
Mr. Amit Khandelwal, Regional Sales Manager at Acer India Pvt. Ltd.
and Mr. Ajay Davessar, Global Head for External Communications at
HCL Technologies Limited grilled the participants for 2 hours before
Masterminds (IMT-G) were declared 1st whereas 008 (IMT-G) came a
close second. While these teams were presenting co-branding strategies
at Concord, 8 teams were presenting their repositioning strategies for
Paras Gold, an edible oil brand, as part of the event Oilchemist. Team
Pandavas (IMT-G) won the top honors while Oilmerchants (MICA) tied
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for the 2nd spot. The 3rd core event Proximix based on proximity
marketing, was a nail biter as 008 and Mindscrewers (both from IMT-G)
tied for the first spot and this finish repeated itself in the on-the-spot
event Road to Eden, as we finally came to the end of the events.
The closing ceremony arrived and the contestants were all revved up to
know who would take away the coveted Marketing World Cup of 2010.
Also on offer was a sleek netbook from Acer. Club MarkUp extended its
vote of thanks to the guests of honor, Dr. Sanjay Singh and Mr. Amit
Khandelwal and all the participants. This was followed by the launch of
Markezine’s first printed inter b-school edition based on the theme
‘Sports Marketing: Challenges and Opportunities’ by Mr. Rohit
Dhuwad, Coordinator of MarkUp (2008-09). And finally the moment for
which everyone was waiting for arrived as Mr. Mehul Sangoi from Paras
Gold unveiled the winners of MWC ’10 – Team Aashayein to the sound
of a thunderous applause. Mindscrewers took away the runners-up
trophy, having lost out by a mere 9 points. Dr. Sanjay Singh lauded the
efforts of the Markupites for having put up a grand show that lived up
to the reputation of MarkUp and definitely raised the bar for MWC’11,
as the curtains were brought down on MWC ’10.
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PASSION’10 and TATVA
Passion is the annual management and cultural festival of IMT
Ghaziabad. It is an opportunity for students from crème de la crème
institutes of the country to showcase what they have learnt through the
curriculum and experience the practical aspects of management right
here on our campus. Passion is a melting pot of events, competitions,
case studies and seminars and allows students to participate in a
simulation of real world business scenarios. On one hand, intense
business competitions in the morning fuel rivalry among the students
whereas on the other hand, the evening sees them enjoying in
blithesome cultural events, full of excitement and entertainment. It is a
mammoth event where the energy and enthusiasm of thousands of
students flow non-stop for three days. This year Passion was held from
26th to 28th November, 2010.
Theme – Dare
‚Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays‛.
The theme of Passion ’10 was DARE.
Risk-taking and entrepreneurship is at the foundation of the thought
process of today’s youth and Passion showcased this daring spirit at its
best.
In coherence with the theme ‚Dare‛ events revolved around innovative
groundbreaking business ideas, management and leadership in the
times of uncertainty, coming up with fresh & daring business concepts
and a higher level of problem solving.
The star event - Ace of Spades
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A 48 hour marathon designed to test contestants on skill, knowledge,
business acumen, decision making abilities and also on stamina,
creativity and presence of mind.
The Business Quiz
It served as a platform for budding managers to showcase their biz-
gyaan and presence of mind. This year, the business quiz was hosted by
the inimitable quizmaster Mr. Avinash Mudaliar.
Management Events
All the academic and non academic clubs of IMT Ghaziabad organize
events in Passion, aligned to their respective verticals and relevant to
current business scenarios.
Some of the events in Passion ’10 were focused on business challenges
such as brand revivals and repositioning, re-launching, introduction of
new products and services, reengineering, equity research, trading on
the stock exchange, handling human resources issues and selling in the
international commodity and geographic markets.
Cultural Events
Various cultural events like a DJ night, dance competition, antakshari,
vocal music competition, painting competition and a star night were
organized.
The main attraction of the star night in Passion’ 10 was the performance
by ‘Advaita’ and ‘Bare Faced Liar’s’ – contemporary bands from Delhi,
which are most popular amongst eclectic fusion and rock and roll fans,
respectively.
Participation
This year IMT witnessed participation of 40+ B schools from across India
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and a foot fall of 1000 + students from premier institutes like IIMs, FMS,
MDI, XLRI, Welingkar Mumbai, IIFT, IITs, NITIE, SIBM Pune, etc.
Sponsors
Some of the esteemed sponsors for Passion’ 10 were Vodafone, GAIL,
Coca Cola, Levi’s, Ibibo, Reliance Industries Ltd, ONGC, Indian Oil,
SAIL, Oriental Bank of Commerce Ltd. etc.
TATVA’ 10
TATVA, the Inter B-School Summer Internship Competition of IMT
Ghaziabad, is a unique platform for young minds from B-schools across
the country to showcase their talent, efforts and ideas implemented
during their summer projects.
‚Tatva‛ stands for the five elements of life - Vayu, Jal, Prithvi, Agni and
Antariksh. It emphasizes the five elements of success - hard work,
knowledge, attitude, the ability to improvise and the ability to generate
ideas.
Entries were invited from all eminent B schools across the country. After
a rigorous process of elimination and selection by an esteemed panel of
judges from the academic and corporate world, the best five projects
were selected from four different specializations i.e. Finance, Marketing,
Human Resource and Operations.
TATVA, held a day before Passion, was a roaring success. The resurging
economy and reviving hiring patterns induced greater and more
enthusiastic participation than ever before.
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BANCON 2010
Like last year Team FinNiche organized BANCON ’10 on the 3rd and 4th
of December, 2010. The event was attended by key dignitaries and
eminent personalities from the world of finance and banking.
The keynote session, was taken by M. RAJESHWAR RAO, CGM,
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, started with the issue of growth inflation
balance in the present scope of the Indian economy. He discussed the
progress of Indian banks in the last few years along with the inability to
reach to the remotest villages. Financial inclusion was the major factor
stressed upon. He praised the key topics initiated in our proposed
sessions as very relevant to the current situation. Majority of the
technical topics were touched upon during the course of his discussion.
He emphasized on the incorporation of the base rate in bank lending to
ensure smoother availability of credit; transparent lending to all was the
key need. Another major concern was the increase in the amount of
nonperforming assets for public sector banks with rise in gross and net
NPAs, while reading from the FY09 report card, which showed
considerable improvement in the performance of banks, although it
showed slow uptake and credit growth than desired. Also bank lending
to agricultural sector was stressed upon as more NPAs are from these
loans.
A huge amount of cash is in circulation in India and this was stressed
upon and we need to issue and use more debit cards and online
transactions in rural economy, as with Indian economy moving forward
managing this amount of cash demand would be difficult. Also
plagiarism in terms of fraud currency would be a problem.
Mergers and acquisitions were discussed in terms of Indian banks being
able to participate in funding large corporate loans with larger book size
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from merged entities. The new licences would help in increasing branch
penetration and loan disbursements.
Also in merged entities managing the resources, mindset and working
culture in the merged entities would be critical factor to their success.
Also other factors like growth inflation balance, managing liquidity to
check inflation, loans to infrastructure and priority sector lending were
also discussed.
Panel Discussion:
The panel discussion in the Amphitheatre was a much waited event. The
discussion was Attended By
RJ Masilamani, Ex-Ceo Timex & IIM-A Alumni – Moderator
Speakers :
C.M.Khurana, General Manager, Oriental Bank Of Commerce
Dipten Chakroberty, VP, Wealth Management, Credit Suisse
Rajat Kathuria, Professor, Icrier
Ms. Anubha Varma, Assistant Vice President, Deutsche Bank
Vaibhav Chadha, Assistant Vp, Axis Bank
Alok Pandey, Associate Professor, IMT Ghaziabad
It was an engrossing discussion on the current scenario with Indian
banking space. The major points discussed were why there are no Indian
banks in the top 20 while China has 4 in the top 20; the prevalent gender
imbalance in the Indian banking sector; Indian banks following the
corporates to different continents setting up branch and business there;
whether Indian banks should take this opportunity to aggressively
expand and acquire foreign banks at cheap valuations; the need for
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Indian banks to be more prudent in reaching out to the remote villages
than supply money to MFIs.
The key debate raised by Mr. Masilamani was whether the Indian banks
are lending to corporates who are inefficient and play with easy debt; He
suggested instead banks should rather give loans to Indian public sector
and focus on development of Infrastructure and education. The
panellists cited successful examples of foreign corporates being given
loans, which operate with retained earnings and zero debt. As a
counterpoint successful corporate examples were cited as well as public
private partnership in infrastructure development. It was agreed upon
that more prudence was required in terms of reaching the remotest
villages.
In reply to the student queries the panellists debated whether MFI for
profit be allowed, or banks must reach the last mile.
FUSION:
Day 2 of BANCON included an interesting Inter B-School event were
students from different Business Schools presented cases for the leading
Indian NBFCs to attend Banking Licences in India as per the new RBI
guidelines. Different teams pitched with definitive strategies to hold
themselves good over competition. The event was judged by
Mr. P.T.Giridharan - Joint Director, ICAI
Dr. Santanu Ganguly, Professor, IMT Ghaziabad
It was an engrossing battle finally won by Jamal Mohideen K & Karthik
Kumar M from FMS, DELHI who presented the case on Mahindra
Finance while Vikash Anand & Anup Kumar from FMS , DELHI were
the runners-up.
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Mr. Amit Banga, CEO, S B Packagings Ltd., speaks to Alumni
Relationship Committee, IMT Ghaziabad. In the Q & A, Mr. Banga
elaborates on the importance of MBA, his life and time at the college, his
views on new generation of MBAs, summing up with a message for
students and fellow alumni.
Q: What were your most memorable moments?
What stands out in memory was my first presentation ever. In Finance
class, we were asked to read a case study that we had to surmise and
analyze. I was called upon to present it. With a degree in Maths
Honours under my belt, I was up to the task, or so I thought. Number
crunching was my forte, so I quickly drew a table on the Board and
filled it up with pertinent figures.
But after that, standing at the head of the room, the only words that
came out nervously from my mouth were ‚This is self explanatory‛.
And that was the sum total of my presentation!
Q: Anything you really loved in or about IMT?
IMT is a veritable institution in teaching life’s lessons. It gave me a
strong foundation for what was needed to launch myself into the world.
IMT inculcated great work ethics in us. It taught me how to be a creative
thinker, how to approach life’s challenges with out of the box thinking.
My leadership and entrepreneurial skill were honed in college, and
enabled me to launch my own company in 1992, as soon as I graduated.
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Above all, it instilled modern values needed to be a conscientious global
citizen.
At the same time learning was fun. I remember the nights our gang used
to pack into a car, and go for an ice cream to India Gate or for Dinner to
Delhi.
Q: Something you would have liked to change about IMT?
On a lighter note, I would have loved if the hostel offered better
accommodation and the food was more palatable! But that is the refrain
of all the people who leave the comfortable confines of their homes for
the first time. During my last visit I saw that many improvements have
been affected since I was there.
But speaking about the education offered per se, I would have
appreciated something that gave us more hands-on and more real life
experience of situations that one would encounter in a corporate setting,
rather than reading case studies. The faculty was also small those days
but I believe you now have a diverse and able faculty for all
specializations.
I would actually recommend that students try and get a ‚gap year‛ in
their education, where they actually get some experience working in a
corporate organization so that they can relate better to what is being
taught in the text books, rather than doing the reverse. That is the
practice that is followed abroad. It makes the learning experience more
impactful.
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Q: How important has an MBA been for your career?
MBA changed my outlook of the world and gave me important concepts
on which the commerce of the world runs. It was like learning the ABC’s
of the language used to run the Business World. Like any other
language, I am still learning new words but I am also writing my own
stories. And some of my work is selling well
Q: Back then when you got placed, what was the most important goal
for you?
If I had been seeking placement, my first and most important criteria
would have been to work in an organization which was ambitious and
targeting a high growth, for the sheer breadth and gamut of challenges
and experiences I would have garnered on the job. But actually, I
refused the placement offer and became an entrepreneur from day one. I
got into manufacturing, as an entrepreneur, realizing my childhood
dream of building something on my own from the floor up! My goal
was to build a professional organization from the outset, with proper
systems so that the objectives of the company could be linked with the
processes, and with delegation of power and accountability, the results
could be measured and targets achieved. Putting the right processes in
place left me with enough time to dwell on growth, both personal and
professional.
Q: Have the views changed with newer generations coming in?
I think that things have come around a full circle. I think the climate for
innovation is ripe in India, with the new economy creating so many
opportunities, especially in the tertiary sector. Governmental de-
regulations, India’s positioning in the world, FDI and availability of
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capital for start-ups with innovative business ideas, a booming
economy, etc. should see lot of fresh MBA taking the entrepreneurial
plunge.
Q: What was the most important decision of your professional life?
Refusing the job offer received at the Campus and taking the plunge into
becoming an entrepreneur! I am lucky it paid off for me.
Q: What has been your most important learning till date?
Functionally speaking, it’s been how to read balance sheets. But
philosophically speaking, it’s the need of investing in human relations,
whether with colleagues or with business associates. It is gratifying in
every way you can think of.
Q: Any message for fellow alumni and present students?
What binds us together is this Institute, so taking a cue from the recent
meeting of the Gurgaon Chapter, we should take this ‘connection’ to the
next level, by actively supporting each others’ business initiatives in
whatever way we can.
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ALUM MUSINGS
STORY of KKR - a ‘A Local Cricket Team’
Let us try to see how ‘CHANGE’ takes place, through an example which
is the current sensation & passion in our country….20-20 cricket….and
how ‘CHANGE’ can impact us & our society at large….
The Story of KKR
Once upon a time there was a cricket team named KKR, specialized in
20-20 cricket, and used to play reasonably well in local matches at
nearby grounds.
All the players in the team used to be exposed to the same ground for
practice, same coach, same weather conditions, same practice
matches/net practice, same homework, same strategy, same bats & balls,
same toilets (sic !), use similar cricket gear, similar helmets, drink the
same water, have the same food…..
While some players used to perform exceedingly well, some of the
others could seldom deliver good performance….rather few of them
were consistent bad performers….what were the reasons for the poor
show with some of the team members?
Let’s try to analyze what went well & what didn’t….the players who
didn’t perform well in matches would have….
a) not taken their practice matches & net practice seriously
b) would be physically unfit due to lack of proper exercise & improper diet
c) would not pay proper attention to coach’s instructions
d) would differ from coach’s viewpoints, in silence of course
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e) personal agenda driven strategy, which does not tally with team strategy
f) didn’t work together well as a team…lacked bonding with each other
g) couldn’t possibly measure the critical need of ‘winning’
h) couldn’t possibly evaluate the impact of ‘losing’
i) lacked passion, inner conviction, mental strength & ‘go getter’ mindset
j) did not have the ‘right attitude’ to be part of a winning team
k) didn’t plan in advance on how to go about in the game
l) viewed competition too lightly & casually
m) lack of proper homework regarding competition
n) didn’t understand the entire dynamics of the game till now
o) came to make some quick money but without being serious about the
game
p) didn’t take up ‘cricket’ as a career, rather looked at it as an ‘assignment’
q) lacked the desired seriousness, consistency & intelligence
r) not willing to learn from mistakes & errors
s) displayed attitude problems while playing & interacting with team-mates
t) didn’t have the dedication, integrity & commitment to do well
While we reflect back, we try to analyze and understand what was the
real message behind similar situations/happenings which we come
across regularly in our lives….reasons/factors which didn’t allow certain
members of the cricket team to perform well….and find out what are the
challenges plaguing us & our society, and how do we overcome
them….simple….if one is not open to ‘CHANGE’ then we are in
trouble…..and trouble brings more trouble….
Let us stop subjecting ourselves & others to such ‘emotional
atyachar’…..let’s do our best while the ball is still in our court (age is on
our side)….else there is no point fretting & fuming about our youthful
vigour and boasting about ‘do you know what I could have
done’…..once ‘suhani raat dhal chuki’ happens….
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Once we have crossed our prime, we will sit on the rooftop of our house
on a ‘chandni raat’..…look up at the moon….count the stars….watch
grandchildren playing around us (sorry, can’t move much…severe
arthritis), quietly munch on puffed rice (sorry, doctor doesn’t allow
anything else)….sip black tea (high sugar patient, what to do!)…..do a
couple of yoga postures before going to bed (hoping to see the next
morning sun)….and quitely close our eyes as we go to sleep (anyway
vision is blurred due to cataract & glaucoma)…..and chant the famous
lines…. ‘main aur meri tanhaai aksar yeh baatein karte hain’….
LET US WAKE UP ….and smell the coffee (or tea, if you are allergic to
coffee)…and get into action….initiating ‘CHANGE’ in & around us….
LIFE is only valid for one marathon talk-time….no recharge, no retake,
no 2nd chance….it’s now or never….let’s go for it !
Best Wishes & God Bless,
Karm Kaamchor Raaj (KKR)
Copyright :
Debasish Biswas
Vice President
Macmillan Publishers India Ltd.
+91 9831 5555 00
+91 9051 5555 00
debasishbiswas@macmillan.co.in
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ALUM NEWS
Hickery Dickory Shock! – The tale of techies
Take a corporate drama, throw in some romance,add a bit of campus
novel,steam it with a pulsating mystery,churn in fun and humor, power
it with a ‘Da Vinci Code’ style treasure hunt and boil it in the cauldron
of the IT Industry.
You have HICKORY DICKORY SHOCK!
Mr. Sundip Gorai debuts with Hickory Dickory Shock, a book receiving
rave reviews since its release. Mr. Sundip is a 2008 batch IMT alumnus,
who currently heads the North America operations for the Business
Intelligence and Analytics division of Hexaware Technologies.
The book has been receiving rave reviews since its release, few of which
are as follows:
"An Absolute Page-turner with a great Payback. One of the best I have read this year." ~
Neeraj Pandey, Director of 'A Wednesday' "Smart, crafty, and brilliantly paced."~ Karan
Bajaj, Author of 'Johnny Gone Down' and 'Keep off the Grass.'
"A Nail biting thriller. The amount of research gone in this book is phenomenal" ~ Lakshmi
Vedanarayan (Vice President - Strategy at NASSCOM Foundation)
"A pleasant read ... high marks on this ambitious attempt... amusing nods to the Bible,
Agatha Christie,Fibonacci sequence,Indus Valley civilization script, and even Borges!"~Jai
Arjun Singh, Journalist,Blogger & Author of 'Jane Bhi Do Yaroon', in Daily Guardian
"A well-researched, fast-paced, an extremely likable thriller with an exceptional plot."~
Neeraj Chhibba, author of 'Zero Percentile - Missed IIT, Kissed Russia.’
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"An engrossing tale."~ Aabid Surti , Screenwriter, Painter, Cartoonist and
Environmentalist
"I kept turning pages faster trying to figure out whodunnit, at the same time I kept laughing
at the humour."~Suneetha B, Author, Journalist, and Translator (Interpreter of Maladies by
Jhumpa Lahiri)
"I just read the preview chapters at www.hickorydickoryshock.com ; it kept me laughing -
love your style!" ~ Ashwin Sanghi, bestselling author of 'Rozabel Line' & 'Chanakya's
Chant'
For those who are yet to buy it, you can get it in Landmark and other
stores, or buy online for Rs 138 with free shipping from Coinjoos.com
(Please use this special discount code "RzFpbp" to buy the book at 138 -
the list price is 195/-)
Overseas customer get it from Vedam Books at $ 15 free shipping (see
www.hickorydickoryshock.com for details)
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Fate, Fraud & A Friday Wedding
It's an extravagant Friday night wedding at one of the glitziest venues in
Delhi. A young call center executive falls to her knees, shot by a drunken
ex-boyfriend who'd been blackmailing her.
Both Anand and Neel witness the event. One is the cause, the other, the
effect.
This contemporary novel traces the journeys of two men, one from India
to the US, as he relentlessly chases his dreams and the other from the US
to India, as he returns grudgingly, for the sake of his family. Caught
between them is Tara Mehra, the woman they both love.
Fate, Fraud & A Friday Wedding is the first novel of Bhavna Rai, a 96
batch IMT alumnus, a self-confessed workaholic with a career built in IT.
She currently lives in Hong Kong with her husband and two children.
The paperback edition of the book is published by Pustak Mahal, at a
price of Rs. 150.
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Compiled By:
THE SAMPARK TEAM
Alumni Relationship Committee
IMT Ghaziabad
For Queries and Suggestions
Please feel free to mail us at
alumni@imt.edu
Register now at www.imtgconnect.com
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