1-year Full-time MBAs!

Here is an excellent piece on the 1-year MBAs by Shikhar Mohan. By far the most informative comparison giving the differences and similarities between the 2-year MBAs and the 1-year MBAs.

Most importantly, it elaborates quite well on WHY THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AS part-time MBA!

Please read it and share it with as many as possible.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/don%60t-mistake-it-for-an-executive-mba/497566/

Quoting from the article,


"The first point to note is that the IIMs’ One Year Full Time MBA is a ‘Regular’ Full Time MBA and not an Executive MBA."

Aamir at IIMA

Hey!

I could say hi to Aamir Khan at IIMA. Here is his pic that I took when he was leaving. Was happy to have my family here when he visited - they could catch a glimpse of the much respected actor.

Stardom is so tough to manage...Aamir had a huge security, folks were saying hi, he was polite enough to say hi to them yet he had to keep moving on because I am sure he had a flight to catch or another festival to attend somewhere in the country.

Honour to see an admired star on our campus!

- sid

Mystic Music from the Master at IIMA

We, at IIMA, had the privilege of listening to the sweetest sound that man has produced from wood. On a mild winter evening of 29th January 2009, the great Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia enthralled the audience in Chaos 2009 with his flute magic.

I am a novice in classical music and generally depend on what my parents or colleagues recommend to me. I seriously need to change this and start proactively listening to more of this. Yesterday’s performance certainly took me in a mood that was soothing and calming. So soothing that I felt lighter and so calming that I completely forgot about my pending assignments ;-)

I reached there with a time limit, mindful of the assignments. But then I soon lost all consciousness in the magical ragas coming from Panditji and his colleagues. I tried to remember the names they told, but I think I need more education in this field.

What is interesting is the practice these maestros put in to achieve these heights. The 4 human beings on the stage never looked at each other or told each other. They just knew what each other wanted, expected and it was delivered that way. On tabla, was Pt. Ghate who would spice up the rhythm every once in a while. As that happened, it was amazing to see the expression of joy and fun in the other artists up there. They just knew where the music was taking the audience.

As I walked back to the dining hall, a few questions lingered in my mind....

In this running around behind goals and targets, can we take a pause and practice a game so much that we become masters like Pt. Chaurasia and Pt. Ghate? Can we, unconsciously, independently and reflexively, perform our tasks so well that together comes an output that is as harmonious and sweet as Shri Krishna’s music? Is it worthwhile to skip experimenting and work on mastering an art so well that world gets awed by the final output?

I don’t have the answers but I would like to think on these lines more.

- Siddharth

On to 2nd term

OK! It is a great feeling to complete the first term at the PGPX!

It is still sinking in that I am at IIMA! Did so many things that I never thought I could do! Presentations, analyses and so many things....

Well the 2nd term is picking up pace now. We had today a "WOW!!!!" class on MacroEconomics. Prof. Ravindra Dholakia just blew the class away with his views on Indian economic history. I never thought Economics could do be so amazing!!! This was not a lecture, it was an experience. We could see the RBI in action, the former Govts., the decision making as he walked us through the last 100 years.

Well other things are in motion. After the rigour of first term, I hope we are equipped for the rest of the year now.

More soon,
Sid