InsideIIM Story of the Year - Created by R.Maheswaran - IIM Lucknow
InsideIIM has been built on stories. Some are insightful. Some are opinionated. Some are revealing. Some are funny. Some just present facts.
InsideIIM has been built on stories. Some are insightful. Some are opinionated. Some are revealing. Some are funny. Some just present facts.
At the stroke of midnight on 1st December, 2013, the Marketing Club of IIM Shillong inaugurated the third season of its flagship event GodSellers 3.0 with the launch of an enticing teaser video and banner with the theme “Sab Ganda hai par Dhandha hai” (It’s Dirty, But it’s Business).
In our year-end special, we will be announcing the Best on InsideIIM for the calendar year 2013. This recognition was not announced earlier and hence there was no one trying to 'win' this competition. It is a result of sustained activity over 12 months.
Right-brained individuals are artistic, creative, emotional and good at big picture thinking while the left brained individuals are analytical, logical and comfortable with numbers. Believing in this conventional wisdom, we quickly jump to the conclusion that those who consistently operate from their right brain have a high Emotional Quotient (EQ) while those with an active left -brain have a high Intelligence Quotient (IQ). Preponderance of this traditional view of the human brain leads to erroneous career choices, limiting behaviors and in some cases psychosocial disorders such as identity crisis, social alienation, anxiety and depression.
About 6 months back, Tejas Dave was a Consultant at Booz & Co. leading a very hardworking but a comfortable career. Today, you see him travelling across Mumbai in local trains trying to convince couples who are about to be married why his product (Euphoriq) deserves to be looked at. An IIM Bangalore graduate (Class of 2011), Tejas completed his Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas. Along with his partner Shyam Seshadri, he has created an unique platform to make wedding celebrations timeless. Let's hear his story!
The funny thing is that I think the answer to me is substantially clearer at the end of thirty plus years after I exited the hallowed portals of IIM Calcutta at what was then their newly minted campus at Joka. A secondary question that I will also try to answer is: Was my Engineering Degree from IIT Kharagpur redundant in the face of the MBA, a waste of tax payers’ money or did it also contribute to my work and career.
Janani is a graduate from St. Stephens College, Delhi. Before starting her journey at IIM Indore, she had conceptualized and started an organization called 2FormStudio at New Delhi. After successfully running the venture for 2 years she decided to further hone her skills at IIM Indore.
Next in line in our series of Icons of IIM Indore is Suman Sourav who tells us about his passion for microelectronics, his various scholarships (International and Indian), his experience at BHEL , his stint in Germany doing Space Research and his future business plans centred around technology.