The first sign of Change

I arrived in mumbai on the morning of 18 march 2007 and i know this is gonna be my home for next few years, may be decades ... may be the rest of my life, who knows. There was nothing much different in this journey in Gujarat Mail, AC 3 tier from Ahmedabad to Mumbai Central.

I was received by my mausaji and was taken to his home where I spent a night. Next day, i arrived at Room-503 of AB's executive serviced apartments in bandra.

But, the first signs of change were felt today when my mobile charge ran down twice in a day. In the past, it has always been the balance which led my cellphone to stop working instead of the charge and it turned itself into a device for playing games :) :) .

I arrived in mumbai with more than Rs. 600 of balance...something that would have lasted me more than a couple of months in WIMWI, lasted me only a couple of days in Mumbai.

All of this, thanks to mumbai real estate brokers - the people whom I have been talking and wandering with for last two days without much success. I am now praying for getting some success in my hunt for a house in aamchi mumbai, a place which would be home for next few years.

Fifth C of CCCS

If you go on a street and ask anyone, how many C's are there in CCCS - he will obviously say 3 C's and he is right because he is not a WIMWIan (as we, the students of IIMA proudly call ourselves).

Every WIMWIan knows that there are 4 C's in CCCS and it is the fourth C named RaviC which makes it all the more interesting (and sometimes frightening :P). RaviC is not only a Prof, he is a legend and has a reputation (favorable or otherwise, can't say...) across the batches. The man is dedicated towards this institute and has given the best decades of his life in building this institution. He is undoubtedly very intelligent and sharp. He joined IIMA at a very young age, in fact he jokes saying some of his students were older than him. So, just for the 4th C of CCCS, more than 90 second years enrolled for this course in fifth term... to put it in perspective, due to exchange, there are only 160-170 tuchchas in campus in this term and hence more than half the batch was eagerly attending CCCS to learn the nuances of business strategy in RaviC isshtyle.

I am sure you are thinking 4C's are OK but now, how come the fifth C?

RaviC is a demanding professor and second yr. junta who has fallen into the habit of taking things for granted by this time of the year, gets to see this final and most deterimental C much later when the grades arrive.

Believe me it takes hard work, passion and sincerity to escape the trauma of fifth C of CCCS but in the end, it is all worth it. So, if you are not a WIMWIan, work hard and get admitted into this great institute. If you are a WIMWIan, do take CCCS if for nothing, just the experience of 4th C and work hard enough to escape the fifth and final C........

Good Bye, WIMWI

जीवन चलने का नाम
चलते रहो सुबह शाम

This song aptly captures my current heartfelt feelings, which made me draft this final post on Dbabble.................

Hi all,

I have my train in few hours and I have not yet started packing my stuff.
I have been living campus life for 6 years, I do not know any other style of living...I even feel like a guest at my home. I just do not feel like living this place. It is difficult for me to accept that 2 years are over and it is time to move again...

I am thankful to this place for all it gave me. I would never be able to list them all but let me try my best.

D5, The Penthouse , The home of Lech Gods....a lot of sweet memories will remain..
The first year with me and Toka in the same group, same section, same dorm....things went really smooth ...after all, I was with the smooth operator of the batch.
The numerous trips I made with Skumar, to diu, jaisalmer, gir and even to scotland willl always have a cherished place in my memory.
I will miss the after dinner chai trips of D5 where we made Appel pay every time...
I will miss taking Pinki's case for his D2 basement late night trips.

I cant forget fooka, toby, ppaw, bubba and mundu - our jai maharashtra group....now that I am going to mumbai, i need to learn more of marathi :-)
The prayaas team - arash, coco, neela, radhika, annanya, ppaw, rui, ubika -> their dedication is something tht will keep inspiring me in future as well...

The second yr came with numerous contests...I will miss working with people like Chatta, Pranav, Piyush, Thita, Vartika, Gendy, Adrian, Dash, Ankit,Tikiya, Nisha, Tasha and Doc

I will cherish the memories of MC class where Kaushik, Theju, Nisha, Ankit helped me to improve a great deal.
I will remember the LEM class...the ERI group....the strat safari junta....Bad Boys Club (BBC rawks ....)

Apart from this, there are many more who have helped me through out the last two years....please pardon me for missing your names.

See you during convo,