MANTHAN

A small break from the Satyam journey here and we turn up towards the present situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The issue of a Central University. With great fanfare two years back govt. of India announced an IIM to be set up in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This move was an apt one which would have put the state of Jammu and Kashmir on the national and corporate level obviously for the good reasons. An IIM is a brand that would have served the state in many ways. The employment generation would have a direct impact and state would have benefitted directly. The people of Kashmir which have over the years complained of so called national bias and hatred would have come got vitalized by this apex institution. The ailing industrial sector might have also benefitted from it as well since IIM not only provides the education but also acts as the consulting media. We have the examples of cities like Ahmadabad, Bangalore, and Kolkata where the development got a boost because of these instituti...

There had not been even a single moment during my stay in Satyam when I felt like leaving the job as had been happening around me with my SIMSR batchmates . Frankly speaking the challenges had been absolute endearing so far. In my quest for success I met many leaders but a name worth mentioning here is that of Ramakrishna Jagadishan or just Ramki Sir. The Ramki-Factor in my career We were working on a proposal when I got the opportunity of meeting Ramki Sir. We were battling with the deadlines and about to call it a day for the proposal, when someone stormed into the cabin. The brisk walk , the baritone and the impeccable approach just dominated the next part of discussions. Such was the influence of Ramki sir that within few minutes of the conferencing we had chalked out the strategy to meet the deadline. Clearly the intensity ran so high that we decided to finish off the work before the morning even if it meant staying throughout the night in the office. I was totally charged up wit...

After a short break I am back with my experiences in Satyam. With no idea of where I will be putting up I landed up in Pune and 8th August was the day. I went straight to Jai’s place (Jai was my roommate in SIMSR and probably my respect for him emanated from the feeling that I always treated him as my elder bro’) .with utmost pain I spent couple of days when I came to know about the Satyam’s guesthouse facility and within no time I shifted to this place near Sancheti hospital. The place was a breather for me as it was close to my office on Bund garden road. The office at Bund Garden was a landmark in itself and the location made it happening place to be around. 3rd floor of the building was the reporting place for me and Mukund Sir the reporting manager. Such was my enthu level that I quickly jumped into the cabin of another Mukund Sir who retorted telling me that he was not the right person. After some time of waiting I finally met my reporting manager. A brief intro session happened ...