Adieu

Here ends the journey of another batch on this platform called DMS. Some of us loved this place, some of us hated. Then, there was a third creed that tried to help people transcend from one of these to the other. Life has been different from what it ever was, and has left us all into a newer, different life. What we now realise when we look back at the two years we have spent here is that no matter how you come into an MBA, and what you expect of it, dont expect yourself to be the same when you go out of it. Some of us learn and go, some unlearn and go, but in the end we have to change and go. The metamorphosis is apparent in some, and not so apparent in some. And then there is a third creed who try not to show any metamorphosis, but the efforts turn futile in a pretty nascent stage.

What we think of what we have done here, how we have done it is always an endearing tale worth writing a book over, so let us keep this for just the flavor and the recipe shall come later. There was fun, there was joy, there was hatred, anxiety, you name it, we had it. So, when you walk out of a canvas filled with such a gamut of emotions, which one would you pick and carry with you? Which would be that string that you shall pull on for eternity? None. Educational institutions are such. These are things not to be asked at a gun-point, these are things that should come out of a vantage point. Let people explore things, explore selves and contemplate on what has been and what shall be, and there shall definitely be a moment when everyone shall converge on to this canvas and say that this is the glitter of color they always wanted to be in.

Be it the pedestal fans, or girls with innumerable fans, the answers now on what we shall miss are of no importance, for what can you say what you shall miss at a home. A friend mentioned to me the other day that a local guardian’s place is good, but then however good it is, it isnt home. That is exactly the same feeling a batch stepping out carries. We know we are going to good places, we know we are bound to do good things, but then we are leaving an identity behind to etch out a new one out of nowhere. For those who have seen The Terminal, the feeling of moving out of a college is pretty much the same. You lose your identity, the sense of belonging is there, but where is it that you want to belong to?

Then again, this is the quandary which an MBA prepares you for. With an amalgamated rendezvous of two years with a batch of seniors - who have been good help - and a batch of juniors - who have shown tremendous spirit and enthusiasm - we go out as a batch with a new perspective of the old world. It is this paradox of identity that an MBA prepares you to go out into the world and resolve, and that with the learning from people of three batches, of different walks of life, of different mindsets et al. An MBA makes you pose all these most of the times out-of-the-place questions, and then smirk at them and walk valiantly towards them? If that really is what MBA is meant for, full marks for DMS.

Thank you friends and miss you, DMS!
Adieu

the deeper side-2″BELIEF”

Belief is the bottom line. Ur belief determines how ur life will unfold. So then analyse yourself and determine which of these beliefs of ur’s are propelling u forward and which are holding u back. Synonyms of belief according to ms word are faith conviction trust etc etc etc.

Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines it as “a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing.

Okay back to the point.

Not only is BELIEF the key components of our personalities and sense of identity, but our expression of belief’s often defines ourselves to others. Many of our actions to others may also be based on our own beliefs and our perceptions of others belief’s and value’s. Perhaps this is what differentiates me from you. My sense of a good joke or an intellectual conversation or loyalty may be actually about what I believe is a good joke and blah blah blah……Yours may not and maybe thats why u think my sense of humour sucks. and and and…i think it rocks.

I know im lazy. So, My belief is that the weak mind is not a product of laziness. But maybe because people don’t exercise there minds correctly and with a balanced viewpoint. Or as Prof. Sushil puts it, with a holistic view.( so i do understand a bit of what’s going on in class). We may not even know the options we have within our thoughts. So then can we really reject our thoughts?

But then that again is MY belief??

So then the big question which constantly plagues my mind..

How do i know whether wat im thinking is right or wrong?  And how do i know whether i can trust ur opinion. Why ru more right or more wrong than i am if it’s just about our beliefs and our values. Coz we obviously are true to them. Where are the answers then?

But then again, this is just my belief…

Budget @ NDTV

As the nation waited anxiously in anticipation of the finance minister’s budget on Friday,29th February,the Students of Department Of Management Studies,IIT Delhi watched the speech at the NDTV studio.Following this there was an interactive session with Prannoy Roy,on the programme-’The good ,the bad and the ugly’.At the studio along with Mr Roy were eminent persona like Morgan Stanley CIo Mr Ruchir Sharma and Bajaj CMD,Mr Rahul Bajaj.

Firstly the different highlights of the budget were discussed namely the impact to the stock markets,inflation and prices.One of the highlights that was debated was the Rs 60,000 crore loan waiver to farmers. We,the students offered our views and rated the budget at 6.o which coincidentally echoed corporate and stock broker sentiments.With growth rates of over 8%,Our economy is in terrific shape,however,We also pondered on whether enough is being done to sustain this growth in the face of the global turbulence.The present budget does aim for inclusive growth despite bearing the populist tag.
Definitely-A budget to remember…….

When PARIVARTAN happens!!

I always wanted to write what Parivartan means to me! Change as they say is the only universal constant.. and the change that i have witnessed in myself in recent past is due to Parivartan. Parivartan to me was a sea of emotions where different moods rose up and down like tides, powered by a gravitational pull, a zeal to make it ‘the best’. Parivartan to me is passion, the thrill and excitement that encompassed not just the three day event but our entire lives in the corporate.

The planning began well before time with a contant push from the senior PARI team as well as the enthusiasm in the new organising team that built up over time.. PARI, as we have been calling it, soon became the one and only thing on mind. The biggest challenge was to carry forward the legacy of conducting the most successfull event of the region and still doing it differently so as to leave a lasting impression. The work allocation, which i believe is the most important part (now that I study and appreciate HR a lot! :D) was done very intelligently by our coordinator. Each one of us is so diverse in talents and they were put to use very appropriately.

One of the major contributors to Parivartan were the event management teams, each of them taking up their responsibility so well and making sure the event goes smooth. But smooth is far fetched word in real life situations. However intense the planning may be, last moment hiccups are bound to be there. There is no dish without that pinch of salt. And success is measured in terms of how well the unexpected situations can be handled. PARI taught me that definitely!

The three day extravaganza gave us an opportunity to interact with the stalwarts of Indian Business as well as personalities from media and students of different business schools across the country. Students are fun to interact with as always. People from different backgrounds bring their own perspectives to situations and make things look so interestingly different. Media is always in a hurry, hurry to come, hurry to leave. But the critical analysis they achieve in those few moments is unmatched. Corporate is very knowledgeable and experienced. The richness of their thoughts speaks for the hard work that they must have done to achieve such heights.

Fun @ Parivartan this year was a new dimension altogether. DMSites on radio was the best part of it. And we have a full time radio in our canteen also. The DJ nite was undoubtedly the most enjoyable of all times. Countless coffees and shaking your leg on the dance floor made a very unique pair!! The third day of Parivartan featuring a discussion with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Prakash Jha was also very exciting as we got the chance to ask them what we never had asked before. And yes, the decoration day @ DMS before the PARI day rocked! Such talented and creative brains exist in the department (I never knew!!!) that made every one spell bound on having a first look at the building decoration. Kudos to the class!!

Parivartan has essentially become our heart and soul. We talk the Parivartan lingo.. Please ‘forward’ the knife to me, parantha order kar diya, follow up kar varna nahi milegaa!! There is a sign for referring to pari team now! (got to know it very recently!!) And yes ofcourse, the beautiful girls in the team are the Paris themselves!

Parivartan has to continue, we need to live Parivartan in each and every moment. Year on year, the baton is passed to the junior batch, it becomes the responsibility of the entire department to consolidate these efforts by not just guiding but being a part of the event from the very start. Lets hope to make it bigger and better each time.. Long Live Parivartan!!

Jodhaa-Akbar

Jodhaa-Akbar has been in the news recently and that too for the wrong reasons.No,I am not here to validate the historical accuracy of the movie.There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the central character,Jodha…did she really exist?There is no reference of her in the Akbarnama and historic records say that she certainly wasnt Akbar’s first wife.

It was with a lot of mis-givings that I viewed this movie and to my pleasant surpise found myself completely swept off my feet;it struck me….this is perhaps one of the finest pieces of art I have ever seen.What I had witnessed was sheer poetry on celluloid.
This epic romance unfolds slowly and subtlely-the marriage between jodha and akbar was a strategic alliance but what stands out is that it was the confluence of two very different cultures.Something that deserves specific mention here is the emperor’s tolerance towards other religions and this is perhaps the movie’s central theme-harmony and unity among people.
The aesthetic appeal of the movie is worth mentioning; it’s soul stirring music,the splendour of the mughal court and the architecture is a definite treat on the eyes.

Let us let art be.We must learn to appreciate art for what it stands far rather than mar a masterpiece with controversy.
Lalitha Ramanathan
Class of 2009

Parivartan 2008…..its a new beginning

Parivartan 2008 concluded on 17th February….But for many of us,it was a new beginning.Looking back I fondly recall the amount of effort and planning we put in to make this fest work.Those sleepless nights,that running around,those squabbles,that creative brain storming and the fun and tension.It has been a great learning experience for everyone involved as we watched the event unfold in front of our eyes phase by phase;We interacted with other Bschoolers,we imbibed wisdom from the doyens of media, academia and corporate and we also know how much team effort that needs to be put in to pull off an event of this large a scale successfully.
After being completely engrossed with Parivartan or ‘Pari’ as we fondly call it,it seem so strange…not to be busy any more……..I have a sense of satisfaction deep down my heart…this is one thing that certainly has brought on a lot of ‘Parivartan’ in my life.

Lalitha Ramanathan
Class of 2009

And it continues……

So finally paivartan is over.Its actually amazing that how the effort and labor which strechted over so many months gets concluded in a matter of three days. But yes our parivartan was a suceess and thats what makes us beleive this amazing fact.

But the excitement is not yet all over as we have our budget rostrum coming up on 8th march. It also has many contests and again the organising teams’ weeks of efforts will conclude in just one day.

But then i guess thats what life is………….

Ohhh god……finally

So dear freinds -parivartan is finally here.After hours of sleeplessness and days of hard work,its time for the real action to begin. And whenever i wonder about the kind of speakers like prakash jha and kiran bedi that we are so very priviledged to have ,I start getting very excited. After all its not everyday that we get a chance to interact with such personalities.

We are all geared up and now eagerly waiting for 15th to arrive when the real transformation from idas to real action-Parivartan starts.

Game for heat-up!!!

Its really amazing how environment can bring changes into a person. Just till yesterday we all were(at least i was) so confused(as usual the case is with me) about what to study and what not to study(which again is the case with me)as our minors were going on.

But thankfully the exams our over and all of us are now busy with Parivartan-our college fest.The heat is gearing up and now we are also getting the feel of it(despite of the chilly winds of my lovable delhi).While the pari team(as they are popularly called)are having lunchless lunchtims and sleepless nights, the entire class is so engrossed in the preparations.

But one thing that is so very special about us is that we all are working as a team and we all are loving it.In fact I am glad doing so many things that I m doing for the first time.In fact I think we all are!!!!

the deeper side-1″ The road musnt bend”

And so I enter yet another phase

hopefully, coz its impossible to exactly know know

the past should be a friend

but now the road musnt bend.

Those days are back again

where theres hope everywhere.

I fell i possess the midas touch,

ok, its still quite a bit if not so much

am i on her mind,

or am i just hallucinating.

in either case, it binds

coz i need to know which side i am.

plz gimme hints to let me find.

The tables have turned,

and now its time for him to be scared.

for all my goodness thats wat ive earned.

do i have some power,

or am i just close.

is it that time, again that hour,

when the past subconciously wants to be the present again.

but now, like i said, the road musnt bend