After our college got going, as the initial euphoria and excitement of being at an hallowed institution like JBIMS (Bajaj) mellowed, we realised that we had to deal with some limitations due to Bajaj being categorised as a Department of the Mumbai University. Unlike the IIMs and some of the other institutes which have theContinue reading “My MBA Tales # 2/3 – Dhandey Mein Dosti Nahin, Bhidoo !”
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My MBA Tales # 1/3- Bajaj the CEO Factory!
An MBA curriculum focuses on exposure to an entire gamut of management subjects starting from Finance, Marketing , Sales, Economics, Commercial Law , Production, Operations Research (OR) , Cost accounting, Statistics, Personnel/ HR, Bookkeeping along with sub streams like banking and insurance, digital marketing etc being further added as the commercial world keeps on evolving.Continue reading “My MBA Tales # 1/3- Bajaj the CEO Factory!”
My Corporate Tales from Here and There # 2 – “Barefoot in the Park” Days at Grindlays !
Grindlays having introduced Merchant Banking in India way back in 1967, was always in the forefront in making pioneering moves on the Indian banking scene. So when in the late 1980 and early 1990s, technology revolution in banking had just started to roll in with ATMs (HSBC introduced first ATMs in 1987) and computerisation wasContinue reading “My Corporate Tales from Here and There # 2 – “Barefoot in the Park” Days at Grindlays !”
My Corporate Tales from Here and There # 1 – Grindlays a nationalised Bank?
After my graduation from Podar College in 1987, I was offered a job with IDBI Ltd when Late Shri S S Nadkarni was the CMD. Then IDBI was one of the top 3 Development Financial Institutions (DFI) , the other 2 being IFCI and ICICI. IDBI used to promote cricket and it was happy toContinue reading “My Corporate Tales from Here and There # 1 – Grindlays a nationalised Bank?”
Marriages are Made in Heaven but the Perfect Match Happens in the Mind!
It has been said that marriages are made in heaven. There is one for everyone and so on and so forth. But what about the Perfect Match, the one that lasts? I have been thinking about it over the years and as I looked around I have realised that while heaven might play a roleContinue reading “Marriages are Made in Heaven but the Perfect Match Happens in the Mind!”
Cricket Diplomacy – India Wins the Match & Lahore Wins our Hearts!
Cricket is a binding glue in our country. Corporates have realised this long time back and have leveraged it to run Rewards and Recognition ( R & R ) programs for internal as well as external customers, corporate outreach programs and fund raising drives for corporate social responsibility. While at ICICI Bank, I have seenContinue reading “Cricket Diplomacy – India Wins the Match & Lahore Wins our Hearts!”
Eknath Solkar and My Cricketing Tales from Here & There
In cricket, even though 1984/85 was the most memorable year for me as we won both the All India Rohinton Baria Trophy for supremacy in varsity cricket and the Vizzy Trophy for being the winners of the inter- zonal championship, it was only in 1987/88, that my good form and scores got me into theContinue reading “Eknath Solkar and My Cricketing Tales from Here & There”
Life in Covid times – The government succeeds in flattening – businesses, not the curve
Since the outbreak of Covid, the Indian government has taken total lockdown route as one of its main tools to try and flatten the curve. However, the verdict on the curve flattening is out as the number of Covid cases in India continues to surge with India now ranking amongst the top 5 in theContinue reading “Life in Covid times – The government succeeds in flattening – businesses, not the curve”
Pankaj Udhas, the binding force behind our 1984/85 Rohinton Baria winning team !!
The Rohinton Baria Trophy tournament for supremacy in Varsity cricket in India used to be a very prestigious tournament which had thrown up Test cricketers of fame like Dilip Sardesai, Farouk Engineer (WK) , Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Kapil Dev. In 1984-85, I was lucky to be selected to represent Bombay Varsity under the captaincyContinue reading “Pankaj Udhas, the binding force behind our 1984/85 Rohinton Baria winning team !!”
Covid Life n Times- Day #65 – It could have been us?
My parents (whom I call millennial grandparents) along with my family stay at Mahim in a colony with 6 buildings and over 100 flats. Mahim falls in G North ward which has been designated as a red zone. While going through our daily routines we have been watching over our shoulders and bracing for theContinue reading “Covid Life n Times- Day #65 – It could have been us?”
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