... the bond continues

Volume 4 Issue 5

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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