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Convocation day.
It felt so formal, so awe inspiring, yet so distant.
Brijmohan Lal Munjal gave us a very down to earth convocation address, filled with anecdotes from his life. From the reaction of people sitting around me, I got the feeling that people didn't appreciate it as much as they should have. However, I thought it was brilliant. Insights from his life, examples of how he went about handling problems in life. To me, these were worth much more than some foreign rich dude coming over to give us motherhood about the Indian economy, and how we should make a difference to the world.
The afternoon began with a formal lunch with parents, faculty, invitees and the board of governors. After that, the batch went on to take our photograph.
The board of governors walked in. One man stood tall. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder, Bharti Telecom, and the father of the Indian telecom revolution. The man came and took his seat humbly among the other governors. It was a humbling experience, to be in the same frame as he was, to be in the same institute that he governed.
The photograph was being taken, the batch settled down, with great difficulty. After the photograph was taken, the photographer came up looking at the students and said, "Teek hai, abhi hum faculty ke photo kheenchenge, abhi aap sab log..." (Now we're going to take pictures of the faculty, you all can now...)
The students echoed in one voice, "kat lein?" (Hindi slang for, "get lost?")
Every student in the gathering was clapping, the faculty was laughing, and the board of governors gave a wide smile too.
It was a moment which would remain frozen in time. It was a moment that told me that this batch, the class of 2006, IIM Lucknow, would not succumb to an occasion. This batch would not remain silent when it felt like saying something, just because a Munjal or a Mittal was in the picture. This batch meant irreverence, because freedom is what we had learnt here in two years.
Good luck my friends. Our time here is over, but we really do have miles to go before we sleep.
Go on. Make a difference. Don't stick to boring jobs because they pay well. Follow your dreams, have lots of fun, get married, have children, keep a dog, wait for it to have children, and so on.
This blog has been a good friend to me. A friend who didn't say anything back, but listened patiently while I rambled on. I hope it didn't pain you too much.
Thank you all for reading. Good luck. Bye.
It felt so formal, so awe inspiring, yet so distant.
Brijmohan Lal Munjal gave us a very down to earth convocation address, filled with anecdotes from his life. From the reaction of people sitting around me, I got the feeling that people didn't appreciate it as much as they should have. However, I thought it was brilliant. Insights from his life, examples of how he went about handling problems in life. To me, these were worth much more than some foreign rich dude coming over to give us motherhood about the Indian economy, and how we should make a difference to the world.
The afternoon began with a formal lunch with parents, faculty, invitees and the board of governors. After that, the batch went on to take our photograph.
The board of governors walked in. One man stood tall. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder, Bharti Telecom, and the father of the Indian telecom revolution. The man came and took his seat humbly among the other governors. It was a humbling experience, to be in the same frame as he was, to be in the same institute that he governed.
The photograph was being taken, the batch settled down, with great difficulty. After the photograph was taken, the photographer came up looking at the students and said, "Teek hai, abhi hum faculty ke photo kheenchenge, abhi aap sab log..." (Now we're going to take pictures of the faculty, you all can now...)
The students echoed in one voice, "kat lein?" (Hindi slang for, "get lost?")
Every student in the gathering was clapping, the faculty was laughing, and the board of governors gave a wide smile too.
It was a moment which would remain frozen in time. It was a moment that told me that this batch, the class of 2006, IIM Lucknow, would not succumb to an occasion. This batch would not remain silent when it felt like saying something, just because a Munjal or a Mittal was in the picture. This batch meant irreverence, because freedom is what we had learnt here in two years.
Good luck my friends. Our time here is over, but we really do have miles to go before we sleep.
Go on. Make a difference. Don't stick to boring jobs because they pay well. Follow your dreams, have lots of fun, get married, have children, keep a dog, wait for it to have children, and so on.
This blog has been a good friend to me. A friend who didn't say anything back, but listened patiently while I rambled on. I hope it didn't pain you too much.
Thank you all for reading. Good luck. Bye.
posted at 11:05 AM
7 Comments:
all the best man. hope we meet sometime in life.
Hey,
I've followed all your countdown posts..and this last one was..hmm..imagine, life from tomorrow will be about making choices, at every step..I hope you make all the right ones.
Good Luck Shravan.
Vidya.
Hey Shravan,
I too read all your countdown posts..you know each post took me to the institute without me needing to take a train all the way to Lucknow.
And I should add..maybe these blogposts let me know you better than I have ever known you in person, at campus.
And you know what..I think the posts kept getting better and better till the last one...much like how a good movie should progress towards its climax.
The countdowns-the actual and its rendition in this blog-both ended well!!
I'm a stranger by the name shravan..in some corner of india.. nice blog bud..Go on.
"Make a difference. Don't stick to boring jobs because they pay well. Follow your dreams, have lots of fun, get married, have children, keep a dog, wait for it to have children, and so on."
nice one...good luck my namesake !
shravan..
Nice blog man. So how would you like to make a difference? I am founder of a software startup. Do you think its something which can interest you? I mean if you believe in 'Think Hatke' philosophy of Virgin ;-)
Shravan, great job on your blogs. i read a few posts on alternative-theory and thought I'd leave a message.
How did I reach here? I was googling for "constipated Karan thapa"...lol and reached one of your posts.
good luck consulting
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have bee directed from ur mother blog!!
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