Words – Chandra Shekhar Chitrala

Life After MBA – A look at non traditional career choices

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For those interested in pursuing a career in management, as well as those already studying at B Schools, this is generally an extremely stressful period. For prospective students, it’s the various entrance exams followed by rounds of personal interviews, essays and group discussions till the coveted admission letter is received. For students, this is the…

New Learnings from Old Classics

As every bookworm knows, the pleasure of a good book is something that transcends the ordinary pleasures of life. And when the book is made into a movie that faithfully captures everything that was good about it, it gives the reader an opportunity to enjoy it all over again. One such book that I had…

Leveraging the Crowd – When Strangers Step up

It was a WhatsApp message from another young alumnus of my alma mater XIMB that brought Nikita’s request to my attention. Nikita and her husband Manoj were both recent alumni, and I was not connected directly with them. Manoj, a young professional working in the development sector is directly involved in the upliftment of vulnerable…

Importance of Brands in Education

Bombay became Mumbai in 1995, Madras became Chennai in 1996, Calcutta became Kolkata in 2001 and Bangalore became Bengaluru in 2014; but IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIM Calcutta and IIM Bangalore have still not changed their names. In each of the institutions mentioned above, the place name was initially an identifier, but now, it has…

The Value of Wisdom

It was on Mother’s Day that Prasad lost his mother to Covid. And this was but one of the tsunami of tragedies that hit our nation as the pandemic reared its head again after a lull. All talk of waves, peaks, plateaus and variants become meaningless when a loved one becomes a statistic, and most…

Choosing a B School – Importance of a strong alumni network

Management has emerged as a safe career option for young people today. One of the first decisions that they need to take is the choice of which B School to join. Rankings, published by various publications as well as government agencies like NIRF, are an obvious method for selecting which Institute to opt for. Unfortunately,…

Seven Learnings from a bout with Covid

It was on the intervening night of the 6th and 7th of May 2021 that our pup Bruno decided he would sleep with us on our bed. It was as he and I struggled to find equitable space on the bed that my fever and body aches began. As I awoke in the morning, the…

The Gaia Theory – Understanding Climate Change

One of the reasons why Hinduism faces ridicule from montheistic religions is the plethora of gods and goddesses in its pantheon – upwards of 30 million as per some texts. While there are many explanations and reasons for this proliferation of deities, my personal belief is that this was the easiest way to make the…

Weak-Tie Links through Social Media – the New Support System

Almost fifty years ago, in 1973, a sociology professor at Stanford University, published a paper titled ‘The Strength of Weak Ties’ that changed the way we think about relationships. In this paper, the author Mark Granovetter said that contrary to popular assumption that an individual’s well-being depended mainly on the quality of relationships with close…

The Virtual Mob: Promoting Polarization

One of the saddest things that I see nowadays is good friends falling out due to their differing views. The interesting thing is that both of them want the same thing, but are prepared to destroy the very thing they want due to their belief that their way is the only/right way to achieve it.…