Chill Pill

Tired, sleepy faces are my target customers,

And I help them against in-lecture dozing off fears.

I entered this niche market in a dry-white colour,

With few great souls making me this market’s winner.

Wary of boredom and monotony,

I realised its time-to-market variety - if any.

To bring zesty environs and pep-up lives,

A repositioned I came in trendy hues and anew types.

This repositioning helped me increase my market share,

And very soon I became an indispensable player!

Now, if you wonder as to who am I,

And how I managed to increase my pie?

For your information, I am a minty candy,

Which PGPEX front-benchers find so yummy.

Availability in flavours of lemony green, sweet strawberry and tangy orange,

Helps me serve an array of taste range.

So friends, in your next class if you feel lethargic or drowsy

Have nothing else but this multicoloured, well-known MENTOS candy!

4 Colleges Meet – yet another perspective

Having heard from our senior batches on the rivalry between IIMC and XLRI, I waited in anticipation for the 4 college meet that was to be held. I had seen videos on the welcome that was dished out to each other. “Well, this falls right in my alley” I thought since I had spent a considerable amount of time over the years honing my skills in refining my dictionary of the “doosra” variety. Here was a noble cause that would let me use my skills to the fullest.

India’s inflation problem: A novice’s perspective of understanding the shortcomings of the policies and measures implemented by RBI and Govt of India

India's headline annual rate of inflation, based on the monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), rose to 9.44 per cent for June 2011 as compared to 9.06 per cent for the previous month and 10.25 per cent in the corresponding month of last year. Provisional data released by the government showed that India's food inflation rate had risen to 8.31 per cent for the week ended July 2, 2011 from 7.61 per cent for the previous week. The inflation rate for fuel and power, however, eased further to 11.89 per cent from the previous week's level of 12.67 per cent.

Can microfinance be used as a macroeconomic tool to control inflation?

What is microfinance?

Microfinance is the provision of financial services to low-income clients or solidarity lending groups including consumers and the self-employed, who traditionally lack access to banking and related services such as credit, savings, insurance, and fund transfers.

Relevance of microfinance in Indian Context

RBI statistics show that 41 per cent of the adult population in the country is unbanked; that is, do not have a bank account.

kya karoge tum aakhir IIM Cal main aakar....

kya karoge tum aakhir IIM Cal main aakar

jab itefaakan MBA karne ke baat dimaag main aaye thi

ab yaad aa raha hain shayad woh janwary thi

fer GMAT ki tyari shuru ki humien maahe farwary mein

Life of a Backbencher

After all these years of back-to-back meetings and conference calls, reaching a place on the nick of time is something that I’ve made into a fine art. Continuing with the same tradition, I reached my classroom at 10.15 in the morning only to find that all the prime seats have been taken up and that the only ones left are in the back of the class. That started my journey as a back bencher.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gum....

Kabhi 0 kabhi 1 dekho ram pam pam

Kabhi is se bhe kamm

Kabhi A bhe to laaya karo

Kabhi khushi kabhi gum tara ram pam pam

Kabhi ache number to laya karo