Best Intern At Britannia - Shrenik Mehta From NMIMS Mumbai Shares His Experience
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself” – James A.Froude
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself” – James A.Froude
After finishing one year at the b-school, this is the first time you step out in the real world, armed with your recently acquired knowledge. The internship placements were a dry run of the placement season to arrive a year later, and the internship will give you an idea about your life after b-school.
This year started with a big blow to the BCCI when the Supreme Court removed Anurag Thakur from the post of the President of the cricket body as well as Ajay Shirke from the post of the Secretary for not complying with the court’s order. All this began a year back with Justice RM Lodha recommendations on the restructuring of the BCCI so as to end the influence of politics on the game of cricket. This cosy club structure that they wanted to remain in place is booted out but now the question arises what next? A bunch of people who tried to take control of an organisation and run it as their own personal fiefdom was no longer acceptable and someone more competent should take their place, that’s the law of nature. But, again the question comes that are these steps a panacea for the ills or just a bad pill? Well before the import of the recommendations - which is significant to the dislike of the Board members - could sink in, many who thought that the BCCI had grown too big and powerful for its `own good’ were rubbing their hands in undisguised glee. First, let’s talk about some of the recommendations pitched in by the committee to reform the system which includes:
Time and again, various debates have taken place over the role of nationalist's and patriots and people have claimed to be one or the other in different ways. While the terms nationalism and patriotism seem to connote love for one’s own nation, there is a significant difference b/w the two. Also, the two concepts have been misinterpreted and used to propagate their self-interest by various socio-political groups. Any which way, before we move further, let’s elucidate the two terms.
What freedom means to the dearest slave of marketing paradigm and operations methodology. Yes to the kind guided by the chained machines geared with Porters and Maslow’s. If you give them a lined paper, they sure will write the other way. Here welcome the always motivated and analytical neurons to hit with a bang of an MBA brain which for the time being hasn’t gone haywire.
Jallikattu is a traditional bull-taming sport organised in Tamil Nadu during Pongal, a practice that dates back to as far as 2000 years. It is a sport that involves a natively reared bull that is set free inside an arena filled with young participants. The challenge lies in taming the bull with bare hands. Ideally, participants try to grab the bull by its horns or tail and wrestle it into submission.
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