Till date in MDI..!

MDI...
It was a memorable day when i got through into MDI... The day when my dreams of becoming a manager looked like shaping into reality....
Just think of the thing that u want the most from ur life??? just close ur eyes and imagine as if u have achieved that.... did u have goosebumps????
The sensation and relief after achieving ur goal is priceless..!!
Isnt it???
*16 JUNE--
When the journey started....the dice was set rolling.!!
One could see large no. of fresh blooming faces raring to start their quest to be a manager,aiming to prove a point to everyone around... And ready to experiance the new turn in their life !!

--> Right from the "induction days" to the days of ending 3rd term(on the verge of our internships), its been a pleasant and a memorable ride...!
I remember the splashing water coming down from the CM roof on our heads and the "placecom" and "council" lashing down on us for the misconduct....
Both thou contrasting but are a part of the MDI culture that we all are proud of..!!!!

*One thing that has really taken me in is the serenic beauty of MDI... In a fast moving commercial city like gurgaon, if someone is looking for a place which has beauty, calmness,greenery, prestige and talent--- MDI is the destination.!!
** Standing at the library door , looking towards scholars---gives a feeling of purity and freshness..!!!!
** Just letting your eye balls roll from the illumina greens to the end of the golf range,reaching our very own jhaji... it looks a like god has layed a lush green carpet for the mandevians to enjoy and savor!!!

**Allow yourself to stand at parking end of CM and have a look at the stream of honor of MDI...
In a stream u ll see names like "Change Masters","Kshitij","Lakshya","Parthenon"....these all big expressions give an inspiration to do something big in life and to make your life count and make a contribution towards society...

everyone agrees that all these things are there to be savored and remembered in life...!!

In the due course I have come accross a number of fellow mandevians,have enjoyed their company and have shared lots of good moments with them......
BUT.....
In the last 9 months , i have been lucky enough to discover some precious diamonds out of the shining stones in MDI in the form of FRIENDS....

Friends with whom i can associate myself... i can be natural... Those, who came close to my heart!!!
Friends,who started affecting my life (giving it spark and enjoyment)

Persons whom i respect and admire for whatever they are....!! persons whos care for me and the ones for whom i will push myself to the limits....

** My friends who make me realize my mistakes and help me in improving them, I love them a lot and am proud to be in a group with them...

My Pals :- {Shabbu},{San San},{I},{Adi},{Jha},{Pj} !!!!!!!!
We all hold our different identities, but we all also hold each other as each others support to form a group,to endorse unity....

I hope our group goes ahead to see many new sunrises and sunsets together......

# Days come and go... Times pass away...Moments tickle away....
But these MDI days will be there with me forever....

**** Proud to be a MANDEVIAN*****

India-Liverpool on a role.....

14 march 2009
Time for the Blues and the Reds to have a say has arrived....
*** Indian cricket team on a rampage , ripping apart the Kiwis on their home soil..
Astonished, bamboozled??????
Yes , it is true... Indian batsmen have ripped apart the kiwi bowling attack in the one-dayers with sachin scoring 160+ in one match and then our very own "viru" scoring the fastest ever century by any Indian in the next match...
The only ray for kiwis in this time is that Indian batsmen get cramped up at end of innings and have to retire...(sachin got cramped after his innings)
Hahahaha !!!!!
I hope this form of the team continues in future....

**** Liverpool (the Reds) are playing like champions...
The challenge for the "Champions league" and the "Premiere league" is on for sure...
The reds have drubbed the so called two most powerful clubs in world soccer- "Real madrid" and " Manchester United"....
Real Madrid-- 5-0 (champions league)
Manchester united- 4-1(league). that too at Old Trafford...

the importance and significance of these wins is stated by just one rare expression on Benitez's face............ "A Smile " !!!!!
Hope to see this trend continue.....

" U will never walk alone.."

Changing managerial scenario...

Turmoil .... i think this is the write word to explain present economic situation in the world..
..isnt it??
"Lehman brothers crashing, AIG bailed out, fluctuating oil prices, Satyam business scandal..."
Are these all victims of unfavourable circumstances or an outcome of bad managerial decisions based on , may be greed or lack of ability...??
what do you think?
All this has has led to economic crisis in countries, leading to financial crunch in the corporate sector,hence going in for cost cutting..
Now days, a lot of questions are raised about the ability and the confidence to be shown in a manager...hence putting stringent pressures on existing managers and also the budding managers out of B-schools..

** The existing managers are now forced to change their mode of working in order to adapt to the current situation.
Managers of successful companies are at the forefront of job re-engineering.They are operating now with fewer employees and learning the importance of hiring the right talent to survive and thrive.
Economic uncertainty and changing job dynamics focus the spotlight directly on high efficiency and productivity. Lay- off of employees is becoming common,hence the select teams of key employees often work longer hours than ever before to accomplish the equivalent of what used to be multiple jobs. Increased expectations for results demand that managers reexamine and redefine jobs regularly.

Also the scene for the budding managers from B-schools has suffered. As the companies are in financial crunch,they are not very keen in hiring new people...
--- The TIME from B-schools choosing the companies for recruitment,and the students with multiple offers has changed to a TIME of companies choosing B-schools for hiring and students praying for companies to come for recruitment's...

May be it should not be said but the reality of the situation is that " Beggars cant be choosers"

It is often said that *being practical in life is the best policy*, but there are sometimes like present that one should hold "pragmatism" and "optimism" in equal states , coz one needs to believe that there is a bright future ahead and the times will change soon...

"Hard work always pays off , never say die till the old fat lady sings"

***Keep your spirits high in these tough times... after all nothing is permanent.. good times will return***

Memorable Moments..

Whenever we look into the dark sky,we concentrate only on the twinkling stars and enjoy their sparkle .
The rest all looks the same , we cannot differentiate anything.
Same is the case with our LIVES too..
In the times of dusk in our lives, while being nostalgic, when we look behind into the years that have passed in the course of time, they all look the same…
The hunger for success in our day to day ventures forces us to cross our limits several times and in the process we don’t look at the other aspects of life..
Retrospectively, we always aspire to have something interesting to ponder upon and recall..
Then we realize that even we have the twinkling stars of our lifesky to concentrate on, to enjoy …
Memorable moments , the sparkles of our lives
The invaluable incidences to savor and cherish throughout our lives..
I believe that every person has a lot of memorable moments in his/her life,,
The scale can vary on individual basis,
The important thing is whether u give the right importance to that or not.
Keeping these moments close to your heart will always retain the spark of your life and be the inner support for your later life..

“ Sitting idle at the age 80, waiting for the heavy snowfall to end outside,
I need the warmth of the sparkling moments of my life,
To help me sail through the tough times,
And give me a belief that I can still add on to my treasure box….”

The changing Era

Nothing in this world has ever remained permanent.....
The Era has end..!!!!!
There used to be a time of aussies dominance in cricket, federer dominance in Tenis,M.schumi dominance in formula 1,arsenal then chelsea dominance in EPL,Efren reyes in pool, Netherlands dominance in hockey..etc

The Times have changed... The Era has ended..!!!!

OZ's losing continuously,fedex not being able to handle the swinging returns of Rafa,chelsea conceding a double(losing at Anfield and Stamfford bridge) to Liverpool, no M schumi present.. and the list continues...

May be this is the underlying concept of competitiveness,that you cannot rely on your laurels but have to be up to the mark always...And the time when the battens changeover has to arrive one day...

I hope the competition continues..

And let the best Entity win!!!!!!

My driving force..

Right from the time i took my control,i always had a strong inclination towards playing..It helped me give a balance to my lifestyle as there was pressure of academics on one side and the expectations of parents on the other side....
sports used to refresh me as an individual, and still my urge to play has not diminished...

I childhood I used to play in my locality with my friends,breaking window glasses every alternate day while playing cricket,and getting a scolding after that(actually we all used to vanish after that within 15 sec and no one knew who broke it)...... after that i moved upon to school level,representing my school(St. Annes)...then coming on to college(PEC),proudly representing my university in cricket...and now in a B-school(MDI),playing for it gives a satisfaction that my passions in life have not ended...

i have always been engrossed by all kind of sports ,be it cricket,football,badminton,tennis etc...
Being a fan of steve waugh(cricket),liverpool(soccer),marat safin(tennis),m.schumacher(formula 1), and the list contimues... I have always had a reason to be involved in some sphere of sports and look up to someone and have my expectations..

As we move on in life,we have to manage a lot of things... our priorities change... I hope that my passion for sports always remains as fresh as the early morning dew drops on the petals of a flower...

Ubiquitous Change..

Whenever i sit down analyzing something, i prefer not to be diverted,as in this scenario when time allows to resume that process,i find that the subject is no more in its original form, environment has played its role.....!
The first ray of sunshine itself marks a change(the day has changed) and leads the way.May be the minute hand of a clock is moving circular about a point,but it is causing changes in the society,moving it forward.... !!
The planet we are living on, the society we are a part of, an individual that we are,define DYNAMISM with their ever changing characteristics.!!!!
Being a person i am (never into any kind of writings),having a blog itself is a sign of great change in me.
I sometimes wonder that as everyone is aware of this ever changing world then why is everyone craving for stabilty be it life,markets,economy,relationships?????

It is often said that "The only thing constant in this world is CHANGE", but I , putting forward my view, state that "The only thing changing in this world is TIME, and time triggers every
other dynamism".....
Daily we keep on encountering with so many changes in our surroundings,that we sometime think that -- is life a part of a changing process; or is change a part of life process???


Interacting with the environment around, i will keep on marking my impressions of the dynamical experiences so that one day someone gains from them !!!!!!