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Moments of Term 2 :-)

   This wasnt as exciting as Term-1.. An exceptionally hectic term with summer placement activities and some really hectic subjects...But still, some of the really nice moments..Some in my class..some in other sections.. 1.   " Millions of years ago there was a giant continent called Pangea..Australia separated from that and moved to .....  " ..Thats how an economics presentation of Australian economy started :-) ... Indeed when you have to give a presentation for 35 min, these things might happen :-)  2.   "This restaurant was not functioning optimally...because..because..it wasnt functioning optimally"   3.   "These are extremely impotent issues" Some Realizations ------------------- 1. There are two kinds of people when it comes to night-life @ IIMK..Those who play Counter-Strike & those who do not ..And I belong to the second category :-) 2. Most time in B-school is spent not on case studies,projects or assignments..But in highly intellectually s...

Random Thoughts of an Insomniac MBA mind :)

    In a not - so - usual pensive mood today..Some random thoughts sparked by a few incidents arbitrarily put under different headings.. Idealism  ----------       Its easy to advocate idealism... but not at all easy when you are at the receiving end..Being ideal might bring you nothing much but frustruation..And especially tempting when the alternate path to to idealism might be something thats not much of a compromise...Its easy to ask 'why ?' ..But its easy to ask back 'why not ?'  System -------      To reform a system, you have to be a part of the system..But at times, why  bother reforming it ? ...or if you can find a better system why not be a part of it rather than this ?  Pragmatism ------------           When to be pragmatic ...when to fight ?  Being a B-school student, I'm tempted to give an answer in terms of NPV :-) ..  But this decision is something thats very judgemental..And it cannot be brought down to numbers.. This is an art actually ..An art that...