Volume 4 Issue 5

... the bond continues

CONTENTS

1. From the Directors Desk 2. From the Chairpersons Desk 3. Annual Alumni Meet 2010 4. Campus Buzz

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a. Marketing World Cup b. Passion and Tatva c. Bancon 2010

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5. Q and Alumnus 6. Alum Musings 7. Alum News 8. IMTG Connect

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From the Directors 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 in1. 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 Chairpersons 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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ANNUAL ALUMNI MEET 2010

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.

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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 started faculty metro. off with The our Alok evening beloved Pandey

Professor

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 gettogether 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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CAMPUS BUZZ
Marketing World Cup

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 Races against have competition.

become a way of life. Club MarkUps annual inter B-school marketing extravaganza

Marketing World Cup 2010s 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
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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 Acers 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 Markezines 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 MWC11, as the curtains were brought down on MWC 10.

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PASSION10 and TATVA

Passion is the annual management and cultural festival of IMT Ghaziabad. It is an opportunity for students from crme de la crme 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 todays 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 bizgyaan 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 Liars 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, Levis, 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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Q and Alumnus
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 lifes 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 lifes 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 ABCs 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 deregulations, Indias 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, its been how to read balance sheets. But philosophically speaking, its 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? Lets try to analyze what went well & what didnt.the players who didnt perform well in matches would have. a) b) c) d) not taken their practice matches & net practice seriously would be physically unfit due to lack of proper exercise & improper diet would not pay proper attention to coachs instructions would differ from coachs viewpoints, in silence of course

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e) personal agenda driven strategy, which does not tally with team strategy f) didnt work together well as a teamlacked bonding with each other g) couldnt possibly measure the critical need of winning h) couldnt 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) didnt 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) didnt understand the entire dynamics of the game till now o) came to make some quick money but without being serious about the game p) didnt 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) didnt 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 didnt 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..lets 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, cant move muchsevere arthritis), quietly munch on puffed rice (sorry, doctor doesnt 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.its now or never.lets 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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Register now at www.imtgconnect.com

Compiled By: THE SAMPARK TEAM Alumni Relationship Committee IMT Ghaziabad

For Queries and Suggestions Please feel free to mail us at alumni@imt.edu

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