It all started with a mad dash from CST station to the iconic red brick building of JBIMS! I met my fellow students while fulfilling the formalities of admission. The students are a mélange! We come from various disciplines, varied work experiences and bring with us our own brand of brilliance. But we all have one thing in common, our passion for JB or Bajaj as we fondly call it!
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade’s Kolkata campus organised Vivaan, a three day event on 4th, 5th and 6th September. The event kicked off in style on Friday at the sprawling new campus of IIFT. Under the theme “Prism of Opportunities :India and the world”, the three-day business event lived-up to its motto of providing a platform for budding managers and inspired the students from colleges across India to showcase their mettle to the world. It began with a commencement address by Centre Head Dr. K. Rangarajan. The first session was on the theme ‘Realising India’s Trade potential’. Sanjeev Nandwani, Development Commissioner, SEZ's at Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Nikharv Shah, Head of Marketing, Cockett Marine Oil; Amita Khurana, Head-Exports at Tata Steel and a distinguished alumnus of IIFT; Jonathan T. Ward, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, provided valuable inputs on how to strengthen the pillars of trade. He also kicked off the subsequent session on ‘Realising India’s Supply Chain Potential’. Shoummo K. Acharya, MD CEO, eTrans Solutions, Vikas Sarangdhar, Partner at Target Consulting LLP; Siddhartha Roy, Head of Operations and Supply Chain , Oxford University Press; and Pramod Kumar Srivastava, CEO, Allied ICD Services Limited, were the other esteemed panellists who gave a succinct overview on the challenges with the logistics of today. The last session on Day 1 was on the theme ‘Transformation of Vision into Action’. Ratan Jalan, Ex-CEO of Apollo Lifestyle; and Kumar Ankit, Co-founder of Green Leaf Energy, presented their views on passion, and how pursuing it can take one to higher altitudes in life. The sessions on the second day were equally enriching in terms of content. Indian Economy is a tricky thing to analyse. So the first session on Sunday was on the theme ‘Indian Economy: Crouching Tiger or Sauntering Elephant’. Dr. Prachi Mishra, Specialist Adviser, Reserve Bank of India, Dr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Chief Economic Advisor,SBI; Dr. Mukul Mitra, Corporate Trainer. Anurag Batra, Chairman, Businessworld, made an insightful and interactive presentation on pursuing entrepreneurship. Varun Sharma, Industry Head, Google, and a distinguished alumnus of IIFT presented his views on the future of Marketing. Vittesh Kalambi, Practice Lead,Absolutdata elaborated on the relevance of analytics in the digital age. The event, on the whole, was an irrepressible mix of information and inspiration and enabled the “germination of innovative and productive ideas” that will help shape the policies of tomorrow.
Note: As a part of Organizational Behaviour, every year SPJIMR conducts a PG (Personal Growth) Lab for its students which encourages them to explore their personality, discover their strengths, learn the importance of collaboration, and hone their understanding of group dynamics. The creative expression that follows describes the experience that a SPartan had during this amazing lab!
‘I see no point in trying my hands out at something I’m abysmally hopeless at’, is how my room-mate had reacted when I had made a passing mention of Racquets ‘15 in the midst of one of our evening talks over countless cups of tea. What he didn’t know was that I had already sneaked in his name in the participant’s list.
Welcome to the first part of our series MYRACLES - We are featuring some of the brightest minds at MYRA School of Business, Mysore. Today we meet Brindha who interned at a MNC which is a manufacturing company - quite an unconventional and brave choice.
“One day, I will wake up at an IIM” used to be my consoling statement for all those sleepless nights I used to have toiling hard with my books. Since it has been a month now, I pen down my supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (chuckling; I thought of using this word at least once in life, and I feel that this is the right moment) experiences at IIM Indore-PGP Mumbai.
Which is one of the 3 most trusted brands in India?
It all started with a mad dash from CST station to the iconic red brick building of JBIMS! I met my fellow students while fulfilling the formalities of admission. The students are a mélange! We come from various disciplines, varied work experiences and bring with us our own brand of brilliance. But we all have one thing in common, our passion for JB or Bajaj as we fondly call it!
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade’s Kolkata campus organised Vivaan, a three day event on 4th, 5th and 6th September. The event kicked off in style on Friday at the sprawling new campus of IIFT. Under the theme “Prism of Opportunities :India and the world”, the three-day business event lived-up to its motto of providing a platform for budding managers and inspired the students from colleges across India to showcase their mettle to the world. It began with a commencement address by Centre Head Dr. K. Rangarajan. The first session was on the theme ‘Realising India’s Trade potential’. Sanjeev Nandwani, Development Commissioner, SEZ's at Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Nikharv Shah, Head of Marketing, Cockett Marine Oil; Amita Khurana, Head-Exports at Tata Steel and a distinguished alumnus of IIFT; Jonathan T. Ward, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, provided valuable inputs on how to strengthen the pillars of trade. He also kicked off the subsequent session on ‘Realising India’s Supply Chain Potential’. Shoummo K. Acharya, MD CEO, eTrans Solutions, Vikas Sarangdhar, Partner at Target Consulting LLP; Siddhartha Roy, Head of Operations and Supply Chain , Oxford University Press; and Pramod Kumar Srivastava, CEO, Allied ICD Services Limited, were the other esteemed panellists who gave a succinct overview on the challenges with the logistics of today. The last session on Day 1 was on the theme ‘Transformation of Vision into Action’. Ratan Jalan, Ex-CEO of Apollo Lifestyle; and Kumar Ankit, Co-founder of Green Leaf Energy, presented their views on passion, and how pursuing it can take one to higher altitudes in life. The sessions on the second day were equally enriching in terms of content. Indian Economy is a tricky thing to analyse. So the first session on Sunday was on the theme ‘Indian Economy: Crouching Tiger or Sauntering Elephant’. Dr. Prachi Mishra, Specialist Adviser, Reserve Bank of India, Dr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Chief Economic Advisor,SBI; Dr. Mukul Mitra, Corporate Trainer. Anurag Batra, Chairman, Businessworld, made an insightful and interactive presentation on pursuing entrepreneurship. Varun Sharma, Industry Head, Google, and a distinguished alumnus of IIFT presented his views on the future of Marketing. Vittesh Kalambi, Practice Lead,Absolutdata elaborated on the relevance of analytics in the digital age. The event, on the whole, was an irrepressible mix of information and inspiration and enabled the “germination of innovative and productive ideas” that will help shape the policies of tomorrow.
Note: As a part of Organizational Behaviour, every year SPJIMR conducts a PG (Personal Growth) Lab for its students which encourages them to explore their personality, discover their strengths, learn the importance of collaboration, and hone their understanding of group dynamics. The creative expression that follows describes the experience that a SPartan had during this amazing lab!
‘I see no point in trying my hands out at something I’m abysmally hopeless at’, is how my room-mate had reacted when I had made a passing mention of Racquets ‘15 in the midst of one of our evening talks over countless cups of tea. What he didn’t know was that I had already sneaked in his name in the participant’s list.
Welcome to the first part of our series MYRACLES - We are featuring some of the brightest minds at MYRA School of Business, Mysore. Today we meet Brindha who interned at a MNC which is a manufacturing company - quite an unconventional and brave choice.
“One day, I will wake up at an IIM” used to be my consoling statement for all those sleepless nights I used to have toiling hard with my books. Since it has been a month now, I pen down my supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (chuckling; I thought of using this word at least once in life, and I feel that this is the right moment) experiences at IIM Indore-PGP Mumbai.
Which is one of the 3 most trusted brands in India?
