The blog has been lying idle for quite some time now. Not because of the so-called "writers' block", but since a b-school does not give you a breather in the first 5 months or so. No matter how "C"hill one claims to be, you get lost in the innumerable deadlines and submissions lined up every week. I feel though, this is the right time to revive the blog. I've just been through the most talked-about topic at which the whole world keeps its...
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9th April, 2006 was the day I appeared for my JEE. It changed my life. Or should I say, I started knowing life thereon. The result of the examination was certainly not up to the mark since I was performing better in the mock tests. Infact, I was saddened by the fact that I was not able to pursue the branch which I wanted to due to my rank. 10th April, 2010 was the day, when all that disappointment faded away. Finally, I got something I had always wanted - a call from C; IIMC.
JOKAr; JOKAite; IIMCian; call what you may, it...
Every engineering graduate goes through the two-credit (read: do kaudi ka) trauma at the fag end of his (am not a sexist, but 'hers' please don't take offence on my persistent usage of the male pronouns .. as it is, 'hers' is a rare species in engineering campuses) undergraduation. As soon as the GV dates are announced, a distinct buzz can be noted among the final years. No one gives a damn for a two-credit lab, but everyone around feels the pinch of the Grand Viva. Strangely, it's found that practically no one ever flunks the...
I read a book after quite some time - "The curious incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark Haddon. This is while am trying to read Wolf Hall at the same time. But then, the latter is a book I take to my classes since most of my professors are busy trying to explain obscure facts about movies like "Judwa" and another Jeetendra flick I forget the name of.
Haddon has given an amazing insight of how autistic people look at the world....
The historic "Right to Education" comes into force in India on a rather ironic "April Fool's Day". Here's hoping that this one does not turn out to be a mockery given that the other fundamental rights are often denied to many a people.
Come to think of it, I feel that these are moves which are more of an attempt to hog limelight instead of ones with a long term vision of proper implementation. One after the other, decisions which promise...
Here's my first attempt at some cartooning .. This is completely a work of 'fiction' and any parallelisms drawn are at your own risk ;)
PS1: This would also probably be my last cartooning attempt .. gosh, it took an entire evening :|PS2: My grand viva experience would be up next week...
IIM Calcutta interview was scheduled the day after the disastrous A interview. Here's my experience, which I don't think would be of any use to anyone .. and you'd know why.
Date: 23rd March, 2010
Time: 1400 hours
Venue: IIM Calcutta (Joka, to be precise)
GD Topic: The art of deception is necessary for achievement
My Performance: I thought I was a bit aggressive. Though I raised pertinent points, the panel thought otherwise and I had to defend my views. Also, in a bid to try and project both sides of the topic, I somehow...
Equanimity - 29.xx seconds
Irreverent - 4.xx seconds (third-fastest by any team)
Lectern - 3.8x seconds (fastest by any team)
Bronze.
This post is dedicated to my WTGW (What's the good word) team-mates Nilu and Bhat.
Two awesome people to hang out with (It would be too much to call those meetings as practice sessions :P). Luckily or unluckily, the two of them were already walking dictionaries, which meant I could makhofy a bit, but also implied I had to do some catching up. What I learnt from all those sessions? - Poker :P
Plagued...
When your interviews begin with that of Ahmedabad, it couldn't get bigger worse.
And what an interview it was. If there was any chance to get selected, I made sure it was obliterated. Here's my experience besot with my comments in italics. I have not written my answers at times due to either me forgetting what I answered, or I do not want to make a greater fool of myself in front of you.
Date: 22nd March, 2010
Time: 0845 hours
Venue: Hotel Kennilworth, Kolkata (Had been here just three months back)
Essay Topic:...
The unthinkable happened in November-December of 2009. The mouse pawned the cat - something to cheer about for Jerry ;). Beset with innumerable problems, the online version of CAT 2009 was conducted under a wave of criticism over the way it was conducted. Prometric had to bear the brunt of 2.5 lakh candidates in every internet forum where one could chip in. And not without reason. They had indeed goofed up big time. In a bid to recover...
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If you are or have been a final year student of engineering, you'll know exactly why I've devoted so much time to build up a new blog. I wonder how will I ever be able to shed off the hangover of this excess dose of 'vellapanti' in just about a couple of months once Kgp becomes history for me.
Anyway, will love to know if the banner looks good enough or needs a touch-up.
Am also trying to change a few more things to make the...
