a bunch of monkeys called the yearbook team wanted me to pen down in 400 words my experience of IIM I. I tried, but failed miserably as there are a lot of things to write about I couldnt just decide what to leave out....Hope you will find this an interesting read...and remember most of it is worded humorously to increase the readability .....so pardon me if by any chance you feel that I have inadvertenly taken humor a bit to far...

[Arun Singla] Below is a copy of the message that I sent a couple of days back on what SPAM really is. I now hear, that is did not reach most of us. All are invited to comment.Dear Comrades, Tis nice to hear from you. Reminds me of that last time, when we played this … Continue reading What is SPAM ?

It was angled, bowled from some height and aimed at the base of leg stump - or was it really? Am not pretty sure about the former but I do know that it did knock the defenders fort down. And pretty ecstatic were all of us - it seemed to us that history had been … Continue reading Delivery of the decade

An increasing empahsis is being placed nowadays on finding valid and reliable indicators of job performance. Never did I think that I would be out on a "job" for these two years. However, I did hope and expect to perform. It was tough to decide which committee or club to stand for in the recently … Continue reading Almost famous

One of things they identify a clan is by its lingo. we , prospective future managers, are encouraged to be jargon-free as managers are deemed be people who are supposed to deal with complexity by simplifying things. Simplication, however, does entail a knowledge of the jargon before we set about managing by simplifying. Here's some … Continue reading marketing jargon

Marketing is(was) one of those subjects which I was clearly did not look up at. It seemed to me to be much too devoid of logic. Further, this was a subject with no right or wrong answers ( and I sure like to get my answers right) It started on Day I when the marketing … Continue reading Of marketing and management

Decided to go on a holiday this summer rather than go home. ( frankly I had been plain lazy to book tickets to home, though I haven't told this to anyone). One of my mates had come back from frankfurt on a holiday, another one from cincinati..(so then, what did you think...all of my friends … Continue reading Lonavala, Amby Valley and Imax

had taken 3 books home this time ( with the intention to read them of course, not with the inention to sleep over them as some of my friends may erroneously presume).However, history repeated itself. Did not open two of them, and read just a single chapter from ( dividend policy - M & M … Continue reading Summers – Not so haat after all

Something happened today that was another first timer in my life..( when was the last time I did something new? Keep exploring...that's what they say...and I accede to their wishes) Guess what...? I was the subject of a mail....wonder whether I should find it weird, awkward or amusing. However, as has always been the case … Continue reading Group Dynamics

Got some spare time, after a long time...we have MOC tommorow ( managerial oral communication..wherein participants have to make ten minutes presentation) ....probably the last MOC that we are going to witness for some time to come..... Guess there will be lot of fun tommorw as well...what with the the last round having presentations on … Continue reading End Term Blues