{"id":372,"date":"2008-11-20T08:57:32","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T03:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techdivine.wordpress.com\/?p=268"},"modified":"2008-11-20T08:57:32","modified_gmt":"2008-11-20T03:27:32","slug":"iim-indore-life-at-iim-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/2008\/11\/iim-indore-life-at-iim-i\/","title":{"rendered":"IIM Indore my blog: The Life at IIM I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong>\u00a0Nostalgia, Learning that was &#8211; LIFE at IIM I<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">The journey began with an entrance exam on paper and ended with the Learning stock that is priceless for ages.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\"><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-153 alignleft\" style=\"border:0;margin:0;\" title=\"iim_indore2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iim_indore2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"me at IIM I \" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iim_indore2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iim_indore2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0S<span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">o was the journey at IIM Indore for our PGCPM batch of 2007. As we entered into the IIM I campus and found ourselves inside the huge auditorium with levels, where right from the \u201cBadshahs\u201d of business to the Maharajas of Politics had made there presence felt at some point of time or the other.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">The emotion of each student was running sky high that day as we awaited the Director of IIM I to make his entrance. Eventually we eased in and as the sessions began the same day giving us a hint of what was to come. Honestly, most of us were not prepared for what \u201c<strong>was<\/strong>\u201d to come in the rolling days ahead. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">At the end of the week, we were exhausted with the load of assignments and case studies already, yet, as we came out of the session room the whole batch stood still. It was the amazingly breathtaking sight of the evening hues on the setting sun right in front of the Library in the campus. It was stunningly gorgeous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iimi-outside-library.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159 alignleft\" title=\"iimi-outside-library\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iimi-outside-library-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iimi-outside-library-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iimi-outside-library.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:left;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">All of us settled down gradually as we returned to our dwelling places and with the routine learning and the intermittent shocks that our subject gurus used to give us we learnt a lot more than just case studies in this Learning process. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;margin:0;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">We learnt a lot from each other at every stage. We had people with great business skills and amazing professional knowledge in the group. We learnt about group dynamics, team work, focus on a single goal, standing up for each member, fighting for what is right, hard work<span>\u00a0 <\/span>and so many amazing qualities that no amount of books could give us, from one another. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">The journey we eventually understood, was never about the course, it was about how to grow in the society with each other and come out strong with positive values and skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">Kudos to my friends at 2007 batch and very special hats off to few of them who gave so much more than just friendship. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;margin:0;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_161\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iimibatch2007-batch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161  \" title=\"iimibatch2007-batch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iimibatch2007-batch-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"IIMI BATCH 2007 PGCPM\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iimibatch2007-batch-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/iimibatch2007-batch.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IIMI BATCH 2007 PGCPM<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">So at the end of the lovely journey of IIM I, a special thanks to those amazing friends who meant a lot and made profound impact on the whole group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;margin:0;\">\u00a0S<span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">o, Thanks to Ajay for his amazing humble nature, Thanks to Sushma for her relentless never give up attitude, Thanks to Vishnu and Sakha for showing what energy in group is all about and how much it helps for one to survive each day of hard work in and out, Thanks to Mudita for her sheer energy and brilliance, Thanks to Bipin for his uncanny sense of humor and Thanks to Rahul for the everyday ride in his fantastic Scorpio. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">I know I am sounding a bit shaken, but rest assured the knowledge has been stirred in well. Bit of\u00a0quantum of solace mood I am in today I guess. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">God bless and be well<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;margin:0;\"><span style=\"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;\">Ananth V<\/span><\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techdivine.com%2Ftdblog%2F2008%2F11%2Fiim-indore-life-at-iim-i%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Nostalgia, Learning that was &#8211; LIFE at IIM I \u00a0The journey began with an entrance exam on paper and ended with the Learning stock that is priceless for ages. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0So was the journey at IIM Indore for our PGCPM batch of 2007. 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