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Nine months in IIM campus, I hardly every stepped out. The muggai kept me constantly busy. And whenever I stepped out it was usually either in a friend's car or on another friend's bike, straight into a posh mall, either to a branded goods showroom or a cinema hall! Transported from one hi-fi place to another, without any significant contact with the normal world outside!But since past one month

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I am back. Ah no, not with a Bang! But I am back. Lots of things have changed in the past 6 months since I stepped into IIMB. People say I have changed - they find me healthier ( read fat) and more confident! I have new awesome friends and I now have a different view about myself and the life I want to lead. But then, coming back to the blogosphere after such a long time, I don't feel like

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12th May - This date is one of the most important dates of my life. It is my parents' marriage anniversary. On this date in the year 2002, I wrote the entrance exam for DA-IICT. And on this date, in 2006, I became en engineer.Ain't it interesting - DA-IICT saga started on 12th May and even ended on 12th May.Yup, I have become an engineer. It feels so great. I am on the cloud number nine right now

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An article in today' TOI said that government is thinking about prohibiting courier services from carrying mails weighing lesser than 300 gms. This is being done to protect the postal department which is in bad shape and because of which the livelihoods of a large section of society are in danger. The news particularly caught my attention because of the book "Atlas Shrugged" that I am reading

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Well, Steve has tagged me. A pretty easy tag and so I decided not to procrastinate it at all.I am supposed to list down 7 things in several categories. Fine for the 7 things I can do, I can't do and I want to do, but in other categories, I had to struggle to complete the list. For example, I just couldn't find out 7 things that I said the most; I haven't subscribed to any typical lingo. I could

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Am filled with a mix of feelings right now - thoughts about leaving this place very soon, nightmares about my BTP and the course ADSP, anxiety about IIM results, memories of the time spent at Mumbai with my cousins, thoughts about people who are dear to me and a lots and lots of nostalgia.Well, am done with my interviews. It feels like I just finished an important chapter of the book of my

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Last one of the season for me.Here goes the description.Date; 25th MarchVenue: IICM, Vashi (UTI institute, 3rd floor)Time: 2:00 PMPanel: 1 (not sure)Case study:8 people in the group, one lady. I was the only fresher. Vinz also in the same panel. 5 minutes to read, 16 minutes to discuss, 5 minutes to write the summary. Summary to be written down on the back of the yellow form. The case was about a

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Here is my experience with IIMB.Date: 22nd MarchTime: 9:00 AMVenue: MumbaiPanel: 3 (Though there were only two panels on that day)Case study:Only 6 people in the group. 1 lady. anandv and awr also in the group. Vinz was with another panel. The room was very small and so I felt like really sitting in a group for some dinner table discussion. We were given the instructions: 10 mins to think, 15

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Had my GD/PI for IIMC at Mumbai on 13th. Before that I had my ATM on 12th. An easy paper - 1 hr. 33 questions. Most of the questions were very much doable. Don't know exactly how I performed because question paper was also taken back.Now about the GD/PI.venue: MumbaiDate: 13th MarchTime: 9:30 AMPanel: 3GD:11 people in the group, 3 ladies. Before starting the GD, one of the panelists, who seemed

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Had my IIML interview at Mumbai. Date : 6th Marchvenue: Dadar catering collegeTime : 10:00 AMPanel: 2 GD: 10 people in the group. 1 absent. Out of 9 present (no ladies), 5 (including me) were together at IIMA also. In addition, I knew two more and therefore 7 of us being already familiar with each other, the comfort level was very high. Once inside the room, our forms were collected

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There is this Brijwasi man, who serves us water on lunch and dinner table. Must be around 30. And he does such menial jobs for we 20 something chaps. I observe him daily. He appers to me one real good-at-heart guy. Why then he has to live such a life where respect and prestige are something that he will never be able to achieve at his workplace? Why is it that his children will never be able to

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Had my GD/PI for IIMK at Mumbai on 21st. 2 PM slot. Panel 1.GD:There were 10 people in my group including two ladies. The morning people had something related to population for their GD and so I was expecting something similar. Was stumped when I saw the topic:"The best things in life aren't really things." The groups was at a consensus right from the beginning. That the best things are

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Hi all,The IIM saga began for me on 18th of Feb.I was amongst the few to be a part of the first day first show at IIMA.Venue: IIMA KLMDC annexeTime: 9:00 AMPanel: 2Case study:There were 9 people in each panel ( 2 ladies in my panel). 4 moderators sitting in one corner each of the room and bserving us. There was a round table with number tags indicating our positions. They first checked our admit

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The other day I sat wondering - What is the best thing about being a guy? Is it the liberty, the compartively lesser restrictions, the greater sense of safety when dealing with strangers or visiting an unknown place or using public transport, greater opportunities at workplace or the general freedom to be myself, to blaze my own trail, something of which I have often seen Indian girls being

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A long break from the world of blogging. And then I had to be back because I was tagged.But before I do what I am supposed to, I shall tell you a thing or two about the break.The sanyas was forced upon me by CAT, not a pet of mine, but the entrance tests to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management. I never knew CAT would become so much a part of my student life. wordlists, Quant problems,

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A sense of achivement. Dejection on account of rejection. Exctitement due to uncertainty. Celebrations. Shattered dreams. Al of these and much more could be found in the first round of placements that took place a few days back.For most of us, this was the first experience of the fact that out in the real world, away from the cozy confines of our family, the life is tough. Hailing from affluent

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Canada recently became only the third country in the world to recognise homosexual marriages to be on an equal footing with the heterosexual ones. This means that canadian homosexual couples shall now be able to claim benefits from the government and their employers like any other normal couple. Wedding invitations there can now openly carry statements that say Mr. A, son of xyz weds Mr.B son of

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So, I finally had to do it.My first time but in no case will be the last time because I am in India.So what is it that I did?I paid a bribe!The other day, I had to visit the Thana Incharge for the verification purpose as I have applied for a passport. I had to pay him 100 bucks! According to rules rules, he is supposed to come at my residence and verify my identity and address without charging me

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Two days ago, I came across a piece of news item. It said that an American company had introduced shoes bearing picture of Shri Ram. Few days back, there was some beer company portraying Lord Ganesh on the bottles, wielding a bear-bottle in his trunk as well as each of his hands. In the past, there have been news of American companies using Hindu deities to promote lingerie and commodes also.Hold

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These days are sending shivers down my spine. Every new day reminds me that I have grown up. Almost everyday requires me to ponder a lot over my life. Sometimes it is about CAT or GRE. Sometimes it is the India-abroad dilemma . CAT after BTech or CAT afte work-ex is another issue that baffles me. Placemets are a concern and so is BTP topic and the subjects to take next semester. Ah a little mind

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Nostalgia...To me this is the most beautiful English word.Slipping into nostalgia has been my favourite pastime. And with people like Amod and Steve around who share similar instincts, I find it even more fun to cherish the bygone days.I still clearly remember the day when I celebrated my 5th birthday. I remember the day when I was honoured with a prestigious award in the school and the

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1st of April - On this day, two years ago, I took a decision to instill in me the habit of writing a daily diary.Since then, I haven't had a day, happenings of which I haven't recorded in my diary. For the first few weeks, my diary very much resembled a log of activities done during the day. Gradually, I started to be candid with myself. I began penning down my thoughts also. It was difficult

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Ever heard of Arvind Thiagarajan? The JEE topper of 2001 ( am not sure of the year). He is going to MIT for his Ph.D. He even did his third year internship there. He has also been selected by Stanford and Berkely. He had a GRE score of 1600! A CAT %ile of 100.00 !! Must be having a CGPA of >9.8. And a job at Google. Can things be any better for anyone? He was confused - where to go - MIT or

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Close your eyes and imagine pearls falling on earthSuch is the beauty of the new-born at its birth.That twinkle in the eye,Like a star in the sky.That smile on face,Who wouldn't chase?The tiny face with expressions that he is fond,Like drops of water on leaves in the lotus pond.Such immense purity!Absolute transparent clarity.Then Why God brought such beauty on this impure land?Where man hates

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Could life have been any more boring?This is what I ask myself these days. Passion is no longer there in what I do. All that is left is compulsion and hence boredom. And it is a personal observation that the amount of boredom felt is proportional to the mercury level. So it might have been equally boring a few months back. But now that the summer has arrived, the boredom pinches more.Seemingly

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we are having our annual festival. This time we are doing it differently in the sense that we have organised cultural as well as technical festivals together in these 3 days. But till now, the festival, though it bears the name of our technical festival - "Synapse", reminds us more of our Cultural festival "Blitz". All the crowd has been seen only in the cultural events. However, we do not mind

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Tell me not, in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dream!For the soul is dead that slumbers,and things are not what they seem.Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou art; to dust returnest,Was not spoken of the soul.Ok. Impressive!But why am I quoting this "quotable" poem? Because I am reading on death these days. Na na, it is not preparation towards my exit from

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If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream - and not make dreams

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Hey, I got a comp yesterday. A p4 2.4 Ghz with 533 Mhz system bus and 845GV chipset, 80 Gb HD and 256 MB RAM. Though not a killer, the config is decent enough to serve me well for the next 4 years ( after which I will get a lappie for myself :-) ) Sadly, I do not have LAN connection yet and so at the best the comp will serve me only as a jukebox, at least for some days if not months. But once I

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Oh no! College life is not permanent. In my case, it will soon end. I had this epiphany after reading "The Class" by Erich Segal. It was about students of Harvard batch of 1958 and the ups and downs in their lives till they met for their 25th reunion. I could relate myself to a number of characters in the novel. Sadly, none of those characters was happy because everyone, though quite ahead in the

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If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win, but think you can't It's almost a cinch you won't. If you think you'll lose, you've lost, For out in the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will; It's all in the state of mind. If you think you're outclassed, you are: You've got to think high to rise. You've got to be sure of yourself

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Holidays are over!! And gone is the freedom that I had since last one month. Its so bad now. Again all those boing lectures, tiresome labs and loads of assignments. It is fun to leave under pressure but this sem, it is just going to be too much. College has again become full of people, the same old people. But they are the people whom I will miss a lot once I leave this beautifil place. I

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Yes, we are planning a rebellion, a rebellion against the institute for not having acted on time and thereby spoiling our senior's one full year. The insti wasn't agile enough in acquiring the AIU membership and the terrible outcome of this goof-up, I have already described here. Up to now, I had been thinking that only CAT aspirants were at loss. But today, I came to know that we do not have

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I did something today that I had been thinking to do since my first semester here. Pretty materialistic though, I finally did that today just to satisfy the young man within me, the one whom I often keep reined for the fear that it may overwhelm me. But sometimes, there is no escape and you have to do something even if it is superfluos, avoidable and worst of all burns a hole in your pocket. The

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Never ever get too emotional! This is the lesson I learnt yesterday, albeit after wasting my precious evening. I was all set to do some important work yesterday, when I came across the blog of one guy. He could have been my batchmate but due to circumstances isn't. Whereever he is, he is doing really well. His profile sent my spirits to doldrums. I was feeling like I was of no repute, no

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Talked to an old schoolmate today. It was our first interaction in the last 2 and a half years. The first one, after I left my hometown for college. Not that we were any great friends. But were definitely good to each other coz she was one of the rare breed of intelligent and beautiful girls and I was the topper of the class. After school, I joined DA-IICT and she joined NHL for physiotherapy.

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CAT results have created terrible wave of resentment on the campus. All seniors are fuming at the hostility IIMs have shown towards DA-IICT. Anee has 98.2 %ile and clears all sectional cutoffs ( as given on coaching class websites. IIMs do not declare cutoffs). But she doesn't have a single call, not even from kozhikode. Same is the case with prtham kumar who has 98.8 %ile. Even Sid mohan ( > 99

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Hi, having holidays these days. Didn't do quite well in the exams. But spirits still high. Actually, academics do not matter much now. However, screwing up exams does hurt because exams that we have in our college aren't rot-driven. They really test our understanding in the subjects. So doing bad means that I didn't understand the subject. This is what hurts me because I really my field of

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I am a new member here. It was my newly found love for writing that has brought me here. After my brief stint as one of the editors of our college magazine, I realized that I enjoy writing and also have a knack for it. Looking forward to sharing some nice writings with you all. Your suggestions to improve my writing will be most welcome.

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