Rain mesmerizes. Rain cleanses. Rain intoxicates. An ode to the beautiful rains, whether it be on a farm or in a forest, on a mountain or, in Mumbai ? Read the original musing at: http://snookerofamind.blogspot.in/2008/10/how-long-can-short-be-or-should-it.html The light shone on in parity, The drums went on a spree, The drop atop,...
Read More“Houston, in ten minutes two results are possible, either I will be home and will have an awesome story to tell or I will be burned and will die. But whatever way it will be, this is one hell of a ride” says Sandra Bullock. And she was right in...
Read MoreAs I stared at the banner which read: “Farewell to 2015 batch“, my mind was flooded with the memories of the 2 year long journey which was no less than a roller coaster ride. Like any other good story, my story could be divided into 3 parts: Initiation, Progression and...
Read More“Teaching how to fish is better than providing fish” that’s the basic mantra of mentorship. The word “mentor” comes from “the Odysseus”, written by the Greek poet, Homer. As Odysseus is preparing to go fight the Trojan War, he realizes he is leaving his only heir, Telemachus. Since Telemachus is...
Read MoreWith barely 2 months for cat remaining and my Infosys training regime not going well , I was at crossroads. To chase CAT where the mocks were mocking me or give up and concentrate on my job which wasn’t going smoothly as well. Those in the IT industry would buy...
Read MoreThe greatest fear of a storyteller is that of his story going unheard. And I shared the same apprehension whenever I thought of sharing it. But then a friend of mine managed to convince me to share it. And what better time than CAT season at its peak and what...
Read MoreRajjo, an ambitious CAT aspirant, expresses his frustration about CAT, IIMs, Mocks and much more to his colleague:
Read MoreFew days ago our PM made a striking remark on Narendra Modi stating all the secular forces to stand up against him (considering him a secular threat to nation).Secularism, in simple language , is the state of harmony, peace and respect for all religions in a country. Is ours a...
Read MoreAt 5, I fell in love with planes. I wanted to be a pilot. At 15, I fell in love with Physics. I wanted to study the science of flying. At 24, I fell in love with the ticket counter. I realised that I had great talent of being a...
Read More“Pagalguy.com”- often have I wondered, what the creator of this website had in mind while selecting this name as the domain name for an MBA preparation networking site. Of late, however, I have realized the major chunk of the website users seem to be some of the most “pagal” people...
Read More“The Good Road”! A drama movie directed by Gyan Correa. I wounder if even 50% of movie lover have watched this movie but this has been selected as the Indian entry as the best foreign language film in coming Academic award. Well i watched this movie last weekend. The good...
Read MoreMy fellow friends, please stop flooding my facebook wall with messages about Sachin Tendulkar retirement and don’t expect me to praise him. I am not a big fan of his. For me he will always be the greedy attention seeker; the one who will grab all the attention when his...
Read MoreWith an epidemic outbreak of Sachin fever during the CAT season, the entire mood is of Sachinfluenza. Lets analyze Sachin’s attitude towards the game and try to implement in CAT. 1) 2003 World Cup Final in South Africa – India needed a mammoth 360 runs if they wanted to touch...
Read MoreWhile boarding my train to the city of dreams, I had a vague memory of how Mumbai is, for I had been there when I was six. It was a one week trip and I had been travelling by myself for the very first time. The number of thoughts knocking...
Read MoreVinod Kambli, who retired from international cricket in the mid 90’s after crying on national television upon losing a match to a nearby island team, has announced his comeback. “I was waiting for my close friend Sachin to retire from all possible forms of cricket so that i can fill...
Read MoreWe always approach an exam with a nervous mind and impatience.I would like to share what worked for me.I know that most of you at this stage of preparation have already evaluated your competency level. I also know that many aspirants may have given up even before appearing for MBA...
Read MoreIn India, it is not very difficult to spot a fake Manchester United or Chelsea fan who, once in 4 years, chooses Brazil as his favourite soccer team (my apologies to the genuine followers out there but you know the truth about many Indian ‘pretending’ soccer fans, don’t you?). Such...
Read MoreToday, one Sachin Tendulkar announced his decision to retire from test cricket, thus bringing the curtains down on his long career, spanning more than two decades. “Arey arey ek minute! Ye kya bol rahe ho! ‘One’ Sachin Tendulkar? Bhaisahab, ‘The’ Sachin Tendulkar bolo. ‘Apna Sachin’ bolo. Samjhe ki nahi? Pata...
Read MoreDisclaimer: Please read ahead only if you have a sense of humour. The last thing I need is a dharna outside my little home and effigies burnt :mg: On a serious note, here‘s a tribute I wrote to him. Long back, but still relevant. Like my comics? Check out more...
Read MoreA couple of weeks back, I got this question from an MBA aspirant which read something like this “I am attempting CAT this year, my Quant is very weak.I don’t have time to start from the basics, just give me some tactics so that I can quickly score more percentile.”...
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