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Vinod Gupta
School of
Management,
IIT Kharagpur
Volume 1, Issue 13, December 2009 Newsletter of Vinod Gupta School of Management
From the desk of Team Scuzzy:
Welcome to the winter edition of Scuzzy, the bi-
annual newsletter of VGSOM.
This year has been quite an eventful one. The all
important placement season, Vantage 2009, not
only weathered the challenging economic
environment, but transpired into a huge success,
with highest salary being Rs. 14.7 Lpa and
average being Rs 8.93 Lpa. The number of first
time recruiters was 32, a significant achievement
and manifesting the trend of acceptance of
VGSOM brand and quality of students by diverse
range of employers.
The school also witnessed joining of new Dean,
Dr. Arabinda Tripathy, who brings with him a
diverse experience in the industrial (12 years)
and academic (25 years) fields. He is an IIT-
Kharagpur alumnus and specializes in the areas
of operations management and research,
quantitative techniques and project management.
He was founding Director of Institute of
Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar and L&T
Institute of Project Management. VGSOM is
looking forward towards having a long term and
fruitful relationship with him. There were three
more new additions to the faculty pool, taking
the total count to 20. The new professors are Prof.
Ashutosh Sarkar for Operations, Prof. Sujoy
Bhattacharya for Marketing and Prof. Prithwis
Mukerjee for Business Information Systems.
(contd. on Page 2)
Alumni Committee:
Kanika Puri
Rajit Nair
Saptarshi Basak
Soumya Ghosh
Faculty in-charge:
Dr. Prabina Rajib,
VGSOM Batch of
‘94
Akashdeep Prasad
Amey Kolhatkar
Archit Mehrotra
Divya Goel
P.Uday Kumar
Yash Vardhan
In this issue...
Final Placements
New Professors at VGSOM
Batch of 2011
Shraddha @ VGSOM
Mr. Vinod Gupta Visits VGSOM
Alumni Meet 2009
Students’ Corner
Awards and Achievements
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From the desk of Team Scuzzy (contd. from Page 1)
Mr. Vinod Gupta, IIT Kharagpur batch of 1967, and Founder and Chairman of InfoUSA, Inc., interacted
with the students on 13th August, 2009. He shared his vision of starting of business school, the first in the
history of IITs, along with sharing of insights regarding the field of management, technology and
entrepreneurship. When asked about his mantra for success, he urged students to not think about a particular
field or subject but to spread their wings, understand what they like and are passionate about and pursue the
same. "Do what you like and are passionate about and the rest will follow" was his answer.
The month of July saw the joining of the MBA batch of 2009-11. The batch presented a good mix of people
from diverse academic backgrounds, with almost 80% of the batch possessed prior work experience. The
dual degree students, a unique program started by VGSOM, saw 14% representation.
Joyfest’09 – The Joy of Giving Week (27th Sep – 3rd Oct), a part of Shraddha (a social responsibility
initiative by students of VGSOM) was celebrated with unprivileged children in the backward region of
Salua, a town 3 Km from IIT Kharagpur in West Bengal. And there were Diwali celebrations at Disha
Seema, a charitable residential school for poor children in IIT Kharagpur campus. It involved decorating
their hostels with diyas and candles and having light moments by conducting racing, singing, dancing events
for the kids. It was followed by distribution of gifts, crackers and sweet packets. The happiness on the faces
of those kids gave us the reward we all were looking for. The satisfaction of feeling one with the society and
being able to contribute was invaluable for each one of us present there.
Alumni network contributes significantly towards the brand of a B-school. The year witnessed two
successful VGSOM alumni meets at Mumbai (29th
August „09) and Kolkata (5th September „09). They were
thronged by more than hundred ex-VGSOMites and naturally, the environment turned nostalgic. Everybody
shared their personal experiences about college, campus life, professional life and learning after once
stepping in corporate world. People talked about how much they miss the fun they had in IIT Campus,
mixed hostels they stayed in, how they just managed to pass in exams after either sleeping whole night or
burning the midnight oil on the last day before exam. Conversations spanned varied topics from the current
market scenario to the on campus romances. Drinks started flowing in and acted as the catalyst for more
discussions. In due course of time, dinner was served but no one was keen on eating. They needed more time
with their friends, with their past. Prof. Gautam Sinha and Prof. C.S. Mishra interacted with the alumni in
Mumbai while Prof. A. Sadhu was his usual brilliant in Kolkata.
The issue also contains articles and poems by students. Also, there are students‟ achievements, which details
the wins accomplished by VGSOM students at various events organized by B-schools across India.
Happy Reading!
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Final Placements at VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur
The final placement season of the Vinod Gupta
School of Management (VGSOM), IIT Kharagpur for the
batch of 2007-2009, Vantage 2009, ended on a successful
note, reaffirming the faith of the corporate world in the
quality of the students and education offered by the institute.
The mission of the institute has always been to develop
outstanding management professionals and future CEOs,
who will lead organisations especially in technology driven
and knowledge based industries in the service of the nation
and community.
There could not have been a better way to summarize the entire placement process than
the mission of the institute. The jobs on offer were across industry verticals like banking, telecom, steel,
textiles, consumer goods, IT, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, insurance, media and general management.
Some of the leading roles across sectors that were offered to VGSOM students included Corporate Finance,
Treasury, Project Finance, Management and IT Consulting, Strategy and Execution, EA to CXO‟s, SAP
consulting, Carbon Trading Advisory, Government reforms and infrastructure advisory and many more. This
season saw a shift in the profile-mix offered by the participating companies. The average compensation was
Rs. 8.93 lakhs per annum. The companies recruiting for first time from VGSOM jumped up from 14 in the
last placement season to 32 this year. Although the ripples of the global meltdown were felt in VGSOM, the
variety of profiles offered more than made up for the decrease in the average salary. This was achieved by
inviting a larger number of companies for final placements and through the help of illustrious alumni
working in various organisations.
Almost all students could get a profile of their choice owing to the growing recognition of the MBA
programme of VGSOM. Around 20% of students finally accepted PPOs out of the total PPOs which were
received from the companies in which the students had done their internships. This goes to the show that the
projects done by the students of VGSOM were of the highest quality and were really appreciated by the
industry which ultimately resulted in these students getting PPOs.
This year again saw the participation of the Big 4 consulting firms which have been regular recruiters
at VGSOM, i.e. Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Ernst & Young, KPMG and Deloitte. This year‟s consulting
presence was even more strengthened by the new consulting companies like Wipro Consulting Services
Number of Companies Participated:
65
Number of Students Opting for Final
Placements: 110
Highest Domestic CTC: Rs 14.7 LPA
Average Domestic CTC: Rs 8.93 LPA
First Time Recruiters: 32
Maximum Number of Offers made by a
single recruiter: 10
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(WCS), Deloitte US (Hyderabad), Emergent Ventures, Renoir Consulting and Frost & Sullivan. These
companies offered profiles ranging from Government Reforms and Infrastructure Advisory, Carbon Trading
Advisory, Process Innovation, Risk Advisory, Enterprise Applications and SAP Consulting. 24% of the
batch chose consulting as their preferred career.
The banking and finance sector companies which participated in the Final Placement Process and
recruited for the various profiles were Citibank, Deutsche Bank, SBI Caps, Irevna, Union Bank of India,
Bank of Baroda, SIDBI, Andhra Bank, Care Ratings and Vistasoft. Union Bank of India was the largest
recruiter on campus. It made 10 offers to students and all these students were offered various grades in
middle management. This year saw the IT sector recruiting with a lot of caution due to the freeze on hiring
by the IT majors. In spite of this VGSOM was a preferred destination for a number of IT companies
including the regular recruiters like IBM, Infosys BPO and the first time recruiters like HP, TCS, Iviz,
Metalogic Systems, Couth IT, Kalinga Soft and Pagalguy. This year saw the top analytics companies like
HSBC Analytics, Market Rx, Genpact, First Source, Latent View Analytics and Decidyn Systems making a
beeline for students. The profiles that were on offer ranged from financial analytics, marketing analytics, IT
analytics and the niche pharmaceutical market analytics. On the whole the IT and the Analytics sector
recruited a sizeable 21% of the batch.
This year also saw the participation by the leading marketing companies like Cadburys, Cavinkare,
Vodafone, Tata Communications, IMRB International, Dabur Pharma and Novartis. The profiles that were
on offer ranged from Sales and Marketing, Market Research, Branding, Marketing & Business Development
and Business Analytics. The students who chose marketing as their preferred choice formed 20% of the
batch.
Despite the slowdown in the manufacturing sector, companies did not hesitate to recruit students for
their Operations profile owing to their long standing association with VGSOM. The companies which
participated and recruited from VGSOM include companies like RPG Group, Maersk Logistics, Vedanta,
Tata Telcon, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, Voltas, Schindler India, LMJ Group, M N Dastur and Visa Steel. The
students choosing this sector as their preferred alternative comprised 9% of the batch. Another important
trend that was noted this year was the participation of the Navaratna PSU‟s like BHEL and other major
PSU`s like Andrew Yule. The profiles offered by these PSU`s ranged from Sales and Marketing,
International Marketing, Operations, Business Development and HR. The variety of profiles that were
offered in VGSOM like Corporate Finance, Treasury, Project Finance, Management and IT Consulting,
Strategy and Execution, EA to CXO‟s, SAP consulting, Carbon Trading Advisory, Government reforms and
infrastructure advisory shows the faith that recruiters have been putting in VGSOM since long. The
increasing number of important recruiters goes on to prove that VGSOM has made significant advances in a
relatively short span of time.
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Our New Professors
Prof. Arabinda Tripathy (Dean, VGSOM)
B.Tech. (Hons.) (IIT Kharagpur), PGDBM (XLRI), M.Sc (O.R.) (London School of Economics), Ph.D.
(O.R.) (London School of Economics).
Specialization: Operations Management, Operations Research, Quantitative Techniques and Project
Management.
Prof. Tripathy has moved to academics after working in industry for over 12 years. He has taught at the
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for nearly 25 years. Prof. Tripathy launched a Master level
course and taught at University of Cape Town, South Africa. He was founder Director of Institute of
Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar and L&T Institute of Project Management. Prof. Tripathy has
published several research papers in different national and international referred journals. He has conducted
management development programmes in various countries in South Africa, Far East, Middle East, C.I.S.
Countries and Africa. Prof. Tripathy served as President of ORSI, Editor-in-Chief of OPSEARCH, and
Editor of Developing Countries Newsletter of IFORS. Prof. Tripathy is recipient of Developing Countries
Award of IFORS and EFMD fellowship of London Business School. Prof. Tripathy is on boards of different
public and private sector companies.
Prof. Ashutosh Sarkar
B.E. (Gauhati University), M. Tech, Ph. D. (IIT Kharagpur)
Specialization: Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Applied Optimization, Information
Systems.
Prof. Sarkar has more than six years of teaching experience in the area of Operations Management, Industrial
Management and Mechanical Engineering. Prior to joining VGSOM, he was working as Senior Lecturer in
the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Banaras Hindu University. He has been invited to deliver
lectures on various issues in Operations Management and Supply Chain Management at Anpara Thermal
Power Plant, IIT Kharagpur and FMS, BHU. He has also organized an international conference on Supply
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Chain Management at Varanasi. He has publications in many national and international journals. He has also
served as the reviewer for Computers and Industrial Engineering. Presently his research interests are supply
chain coordination, integrated supply management, supply chain relationship management and supply chain
risk management.
Prof. Sujoy Bhattacharya
B.Sc.(Gurukul), MBA (Gurukul) , PhD (Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management)
Specialization: Marketing Research, Retailing, CRM
Dr. Sujoy Bhattacharya is a PhD from Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management,
Gwalior. He has nine years of Teaching and Research experience. He has taught at Mudra Institute of
Communications, Ahmedabad, Goa Institute of Management, Goa and S P Jain Institute of Management,
Singapore Campus. He has been a trainer for the Border Security Force at the 'Chanakya' tactical training
wing at the senior command level. He has done doctoral workshops at DOMS, IIT Madras and DOMS, IIT
Roorkee and teaches Marketing Research, CRM and Retail Management. His research interests are
Qualitative Methodologies, Mixed Method Research and Panel Data Analysis in Marketing.
Prof. Prithwis Mukerjee
Specialization: Business Information Systems, Web 2.0 Strategy, Quantitative Techniques.
Prithwis Mukerjee is an engineer from IIT, Kharagpur and has done his Masters and PhD in Associative
Information Systems from the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. He has been a footnote in the Great
Indian Software Story and was worked in Tata Steel, Tata IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM doing –
and in the process learning – all that can be done with and around the software business in India and the
world. From in-house software development, through experimenting with new technology, management
consulting and global delivery of software services to corporate training there is little that he has not done in
career spanning 18 years. As an extension of his intense involvement with in-house training programs he
switched careers, entered academia and has joined VGSOM as a Professor.
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MBA Batch of 2009-11
In a relatively short period, VGSOM has been recognized as one of the top business schools in India.
The MBA curriculum has evolved to be among the best in the country combining the traditional strengths of
IIT in technical education with modern management philosophy.
The academic session for the batch of 2009-11 began on 21st July 2009. The batch presented a good
mix of people from diverse academic backgrounds. Almost 80% of the batch possessed prior work
experience.
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Shraddha @ VGSOM
Joyfest- The Joy of Giving Week Celebrations
VGSOM celebrated Joyfest’09 – The Joy of Giving Week (27th
Sep – 3rd
Oct) with kids of Salua, a
town 3 Km. from IIT Kharagpur in West Bengal. The celebrations coincided with the occasion of Gandhi
Jayanti, 2nd
Oct, 2009 thus providing an extra meaning to our endeavor; to spread the ideals of the father of
the nation. These kids hail from a very poor background and parents of most of them are laborers here in
nearby steel plants and factories. The children study for free at Jagriti Vidya Mandir, Salua, a primary school
run by an NGO Gopali Youth Welfare Society (GYWS). This welfare society works hard to facilitate free
education for children of poor and underprivileged villagers. Thus, Shraddha (a social responsibility
initiative of students of VGSOM) on the behalf of VGSOM and IIT Kharagpur, decided to celebrate The Joy
of Giving Week by spending a day with these small kids and sharing the importance of the day and Mahatma
Gandhi‟s virtues in our lives.
We contacted the GYWS Head to arrange a day for us with children at their school. As Durga Pooja
holidays were going on in West Bengal, they provided great support in helping us gathering children at
school on 2nd
Oct, 2009. When we reached Jagriti Vidya Mandir, Salua around 3 PM, some kids were
already waiting for us. Most of them were under 5 years of age and were best dressed for the event, looking
very innocent and cute.
We started our event by playing a short 15 minute documentary film on Mahatma Gandhi. Next, we
conducted a picture quiz in which we showed them images of some of the great Indian Leaders and popular
personalities like Gandhiji, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rani Lakshmi Bai, India Gandhi, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav
Ganguly, Shahrukh Khan, etc, and asked some random questions on their lives. Children took great interest
in the quiz and enjoyed a lot as it was a sort of competition for them besides getting rewards in the form of
candies for every correct answer. By the end of quiz, we already had more than 80 kids participating in the
event. We then screened a 15 minute episode of a Tom and Jerry cartoon film for them, which was again
enjoyed very much by the kids.
Lastly, we had a Talent Demonstration round, where the kids were asked present their talent in front
of the audience and reward was again candies and lollipops. We were surprised with their versatile
performances varying from dance, poetry recital, dialog delivery to mimicry. Every time, their innocent
smiles and feeling of being a winner after receiving lollipop for their performance filled us with joy and
happiness. The event finally winded with the distribution of packets of sweets amongst the children.
And this is how; we had a great time with little kids of Salua, who were our celebrities for the Joyfest‟09 –
The Joy of Giving Week.
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Diwali Celebrations at Disha Seema
We all would have enjoyed the festivals of light to our hearts content in our childhoods. But there are
certain sections of society who never have the privilege to celebrate this festival of happiness and prosperity
the way they wish to.
In order to spread joy in the lives of some underprivileged kids on this auspicious day, the members
of Shraddha celebrated Diwali with the kids at Disha Seema (a charitable residential school for poor children
in IIT Kharagur campus). The celebrations began by educating the kids about the significance of Diwali. We
helped them decorate their hostels with Diyas and candles and had fun by conducting racing, singing,
dancing events for them. All the kids were awarded with gifts for their enthusiastic participation. We all had
a gala time with them. After distributing crackers to children we put up a display of fireworks for the
children and concluded the program with distributing sweets packets to all. The happiness on the faces of
those kids gave us the reward we all were looking for. The satisfaction of feeling one with the society and
being able to contribute was invaluable for each one of us present there.
After celebrations at Disha Seema we as a batch celebrated Diwali at VGSOM along with the faculty
members. The students worked on decorating the department with a beautiful Rangoli and by lighting diyas
and candles. Ganesha-Lakshmi poojan marked the auspicious beginning to the celebrations followed by
some fireworks and a delicious dinner. In the end Sports committee had organised some fun events which
included the game of Tambola. Diwali @ VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur; a home away from home; was one of the
most memorable day of our lives.
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Mr. Vinod Gupta Visits VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur
Mr. Vinod Gupta graduated from IIT Kharagpur in 1967. He is the Founder and Chairman of
InfoUSA, Inc., headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, with more than $300 million in yearly revenue and
2,000 employees.
Mr. Vinod Gupta Sharing his experience with the students of VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur.
The enthusiasm was brewing among the students in anticipation of this rendezvous. Professor
Tripathy, Dean VGSOM introduced Mr. Vinod Gupta to the crowd as a man with great vision and a helping
hand. Mr. Vinod Gupta charmed the students with his typical humility as well as grace. He had come with a
jam packed schedule but found out time to have an interactive session with the students. "So how are you
liking the School, you are our customers, if you need anything that we can do, we'll be sure to help you", this
were his starting statement which set up the tune for the whole interaction.
He insisted students to put forth their queries and offered his insight into the changing global
equation. On being accosted with the question that what prompted him to start a B-School 16 years ago, he
cited the example of the foreign universities where it is common for them to have a B-School.
He went further to add that today the engineers are not restricted to technical domain but increasingly
building their expertise in managerial field and proving their mettle - the only thing that needs improvement
is communication - so it becomes imperative for the premium technical institute like IITs to train the future
managers and business leaders. He stressed on the fact that VGSOM has indeed been a torch bearer to other
IITs in this domain as with the technical education. He was visibly happy with the progress made by
VGSOM in the past decade and entrusted the management and the IIT administration in enhancing the value
to the students.
On being probed that are the students from IITs in general and VGSOM in particular perceived in the
same league as other ivy league colleges, and what difference he sees in a person graduating from foreign
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Universities and the IITs, he jokingly said that these institutes are good as everyone is getting jobs, but
added on a serious note that it is as good as any other top notch college and the companies really look up to
them. The brand „IIT‟, he added, really works and one can reap the returns long after one has graduated from
here. He added that once a student graduates from here, one must indulge in endeavours to benefit the
society and help in improving the lives of the people. In response to a question of the student on the shift in
global power he said that the West is fast recognizing the intellectual power of the India and that the Asian
as well as Indian universities are challenging the Western ones. He envisaged India as an upcoming
powerhouse in global education arena and said that the future belongs to Indian leaders.
When asked about his mantra for success, he urged students to not think about a particular field or
subject but to spread their wings, understand what they like and are passionate about and pursue the same.
"Do what you like and are passionate about and the rest will follow".
The statement provided a befitting conclusion to a very insightful and motivating session and was
greeted with a round of applause by students and faculty alike.
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VGSOM Alumni meet, 2009
VGSOM was successful in organizing two regional alumni meets for this year to stay connected with
its alumni at Mumbai and Kolkata.
Following is a brief dossier describing the evenings. For those who attended the meet, this is a
refreshing recollection, while for those who couldn‟t make it…well...this is what you missed.
Mumbai
It was finally the 29th
of August 2009 urging to be set as a memorable day. The place was Golden
Swan club, a nice little cosy place to have an event like the Alumni meet of VGSOM for this year.
It was six in the evening when our first guest poured in, being welcomed jubilantly by us. As time
trickled away, slowly and steadily the crowd, the VGSOM crowd, started coming in, all with friends of
theirs. “Hey! Has someone from this batch come?” was the usual round of questions that was hailed at us.
That was the registration desk at their service.
Enter the banquet hall and its already filled to its full capacity. Our esteemed Prof. Gautam Sinha was
already spreading his charisma among his past shishyas. It was apt to have him kick-start the event with one
of his mesmerizing and spell binding speech. It was VGSOM revisited for all when GS, as we very fondly
call him, called out to them with his catchy one-liners that he has for one and all whether it be the past pupils
or the present ones. The torch was then handed over to Prof. C.S. Mishra. He being new to the college
supported the notion that teachers have an enriching experience teaching at VGSOM. It was well received by
the proud alumni that their alma mater still holds out that vibrant energy and gusto in it to enlighten
everyone in its umbrella.
The next in line were our very own Alumni. The moment they were handed over the mike to recall
their nostalgic memories, we could hear the far resounding cry: “When I visited BC Roy……..”, “When so
and so became ill we took him to BC Roy……..”
It was only the VGSOM spirit that made us laugh away the pain and sadness in all the memories of
past. Was it the end of sharing the old days? No way. The classrooms stories and escapades with professors
followed in next which got everyone rolling with laughter. Oh! It was an evening full of laughter. Anyone
peeking in could have said: “Are they the same executives managing companies?” But yes they are. It only
showed the present torch bearers of VGSOM, how important it is to have that “fun” part in our lives to lead
the “serious” part of business.
This small write-up will not suffice the many incidents that were shared that evening, but saying this:
“We are still laughing at it in our leisure”, will sum up all.
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It was drinks and music which filled the air to take the place of laughter. The voice was equal to if
not more than a disc. It was the talk between people, or was it the past memories which rendered itself loud:
to be heard to be shared. The intensity of past engulfed all in its fold to finally announce the arrival of the
time where we could satisfy our palette. It was dinner time! But yes no one could hold back the past
memories speaking aloud, not even the lip smacking food served out. The filling up of Graffiti was just a
way to say “Best of Luck”: Safe voyage across the ages.
As the phrase goes, “The light should spread and fade away the darkness”. This was the parting
unsaid message that went across, each one being a part of the promise to spread the light, the light that their
Alma Mater: VGSOM had given them and the Alumni meet had renewed. It was an adieu to come back,
come back to their very own, for light, for guidance, for energy and most of all to give back what they had
received.
Kolkata
The day, 5th
September 2009, started on a very dark note. Lord Indra, at his playful best, had decided
to shower his blessings on the city of Kolkata. It was pouring heavily the whole day and things were going
from bad to worse by evening with no signs of respite. We were scared. Will the meet happen? Will the
alumni turn up in good number? Will Sadhu Sir make it to the meet? These were a few questions that were
haunting us.
Here we learnt our first lesson. No rain can overcome the power of love and connection between the
two inseparables. Did the alumni turn up? Of course, they did and that too in good numbers. Now even Indra
couldn‟t stop us from having a good time.
Meet started at around 6:30 PM. Among the first few to walk in were Mr. Soumitra Poddar, IBM
and Mr. Biswarup Ghosh, Steris both from the first batch of 1995. They were joined by Abhishek Sahay and
Subhashis De from 2000 batch. Among the veterans were Anil Punia from 2006 batch; Hemant Rawat,
Anurag Mohan, Shubhadeep Sarkar and Anand Kumar from 2007 batch. Shubhadeep also holds the
distinction of attending the meet in both cities. Fresh blood was represented by the gang of seniors from
2009 batch apart from 2010 and 2011 batch students.
The day coincided with Teacher‟s Day and what better way to celebrate it than being with our
beloved Sadhu Sir. He was presented a memento by the alumni from the first batch on behalf of all VGSOM
students, present and old.
A couple of videos were shown capturing the life at VGSOM. These were moments of emotions
when everyone got a glimpse of their alma mater, the campus that once used to be their home. Some of them
were rejoiced, on seeing themselves or their batch mates in the old pictures. Suddenly memories were stirred
and everyone had a story to tell of his/her own. The video worked like an ice-breaker. Words started flowing
readily, and there were stories to be told, jokes to be shared, and memories to be re-lived.
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Everybody shared his/her personal experiences about college, campus life, professional life and
learning after once stepping in corporate world. People talked about how much they miss the fun they had in
IIT Campus, mixed hostels they stayed in, how they just managed to pass in exams after either sleeping
whole night or burning the midnight oil on the last day before exam. Conversations spanned varied topics
from the current market scenario to the on campus romances. Drinks started flowing in and acted as the
catalyst for more discussions. Dinner was served during the course of time but it seemed no one was keen to
eat. They needed more time with their friends, with their past. Food can wait.
Finally amidst the moment of nostalgia and the ticking clock, the alumnus departed after cherishing
the experience of meeting after a long time and also leaving us with thoughts to ponder. They changed our
outlook, moulded our thoughts and made us realize how much we are going to miss these days in college.
We realized that we will all go our separate ways, but will never really part.
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Students’ Corner
TEARS
I live in your eyes,
but I hate rolling down your cheeks,
I don’t know whether you created me or god.
But I took birth with you when you cried for the first time,
And since then I have been your indispensible part.
I know you need me to express your emotional pang,
But then i even want to be the part of your bliss.
I was there to express your crave when you where small,
And when you bruised your knee while trying to walk.
It was me who expressed the crush for your girl,
I am often more special than smiles.
For smiles can be given to anyone,
But I am only shed for people you don’t want to lose.
But when you lose people, you try controlling me,
I wish no more to show melancholy of yours.
I don’t want you to cry, I want myself to die,
When you die, I too die with you.
But then I don’t know why people cry and make me alive,
May be because they love to hate me.
I wonder why you always call me with mournful and
excruciating words,
I don’t want myself to get associated with sadness.
Even I want to be loved and want to be happy,
God made me a bad curse, I never wanted to be.
I often cry for that, may I request you to do me a favour?
Stop calling me Tear, because even tears have tears.
By: Sushant Kumar
THE FEMININE TOUCH
Of all the existences in the enigmatic world,
The human form is the most cherishable,
The gateway of which is through her womb,
So painstaking, yet so unforgettable…
The little eyes set open, everything looked unfamiliar,
Till the pupil stuck on gleaming, glowing face.
It was the stunning countenance of my mother,
And never since have had I felt out of place…
Her lap was comforting, her lap so comforting,
Her lullabies so melodious, her love so selfless.
It was not long before ‘MA’ spluttered out,
Happiness grew no bounds, left her speechless…
The journey from an infant to a child was nearing the
end,
When GOD gifted me another jewel,
Her chubby and cherubic face lit up my eyes,
The smile, the innocence made her revel…
Her radiant touch in my arms felt so heavenly,
Her intoxicating expressions so mystical,
Those cupid fights as time flew by,
Where tempers soared, making us hysterical…
Moving on, she was there again,
As my companion, as my friend…
The notes she gave the work she did…
Never said ‘NO’, helping hand always there to lend…
The gossips with her were never ending,
Nor were the problems she discussed and shared
At times, pulling her leg in witty humor,
When those big dark eyes of her, endlessly glared..
Love knocked at my heart’s door,
When the eyes caught sight of HER,
The majestic aura she inhibited,
Or the innocence, flowing like a river…
So caring, so compassionate, so loving
Her touch made me feel so special…
Want to remain in her arms…forever
Feels like heaven, so mine and so personal…
The different facets of a woman,
Makes our life so complete, so worth living,
By : Mohammed Mudasser
NOSTALGIA
Our good old days r no more
when we had each other to adore;
our secrets, we used to roar
our spirits , used to soar
always a smile we wore,
never closed the helping door
and the distance we tore.
Alas,
its time that we pour,
everthing into memories' store.....
By : Pratish Yadava.
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My Speaking Painting
He is Lord Ganesh, a Hindu pantheon.
He created me and I painted him,
To thank him for this talent he gave me,
He asked me to paint him in Black and White
To signify that life is full of joys and Grief
And the outcome is so beautiful if we balance all these.
He asks us to unmask our multifaceted virtuality
And enter the spiritual world of reality
The path is not lucid, rather too difficult to foresee
But his blessing palm assures, he is always there for me.
He says he has the ambrosia for his followers
And the miraculous lotus in return of our worship.
He has a weapon too, to fight evils in our way
To bestow happiness and eradicate dismay
He says he loves me more than anything in this world
And wait patiently for me to talk, pray or give him a nod
Because it’s hard for him to have a one sided conversation
I often wonder how a God’s portrait is so blessing and forgiving
It’s so compassionate, so communicating yet so speechless.
It’s my simple art and his magic of dullness
Well, I am neither Picasso nor Leonardo,
Not because I haven’t painted ‘Three Musicians’ or ‘The Last supper’
But because I can listen to my speaking painting.
By: Sushant Kumar
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Life @ VGSOM
After a gruelling fight for that coveted MBA seat in the best management institutes in the country, I,
like many other aspirants was in a dilemma, the dilemma to choose. To choose from the self perceived
'equals'. And after a lot of pondering over and mental food for thought, I finally went for VGSOM. And
people were surprised at me having chosen VGSOM over the other better 'ranked' colleges. And three
months into my Master of Business Administration course, I don‟t regret my decision one bit.
So here I was, having decided my voyage for the next two years, packing up my bags and leaving for
a place called Kharagpur. Where else have I heard this name apart for being interwoven with an IIT. Yeah,
Kharagpur had the longest platform in the world!!! But once I was inside the IIT, I realized I wasn't coming
to a city called Kharagpur, I was coming into a little world of its own, a world the outer public generally
refers to as the Indian Institute of Technology. A 1600 acre campus feels imposing on paper, its grandiosity
is much more once you step in.
A bit about the institute, it might sound a cliché, but it‟s hectic. For people like us, having worked in
organizations and then come here, imagining attending a 2-hour lecture is a bit of a pain. And to do that
successively is perhaps an excruciating pain. But thanks to the faculty there is a genuine learning at the
place. The professors are masters at their area of expertise and do filter their oceans of knowledge on us in a
very methodical manner. Most of us have these very rosy dreams of being an MBA and get lost in them
thinking of the after college life. But trust me, it is pain and labour inside the premises and you need to work
hard for the greener pastures you intend to roam about later in life. Even our summer internship process is on
and the best of the organizations have entrusted their faith in VGSOM and are hiring its students. The most
aspired profiles across the most endeavoured organizations are on offer here. We heard something called
recession biting and literally eating colleges up, here it managed just to eat into a little bit of our
remuneration. Also, we have a strong institute-industry interface. Prominent personalities love to visit our
campus and exchange views with us. Organizations Like Tata Inc, TVS, Crisil, JSW etc are represented in
guest lectures and other interactions.
And about the place, it is very tranquil and serene. For people coming from Class A cities in India,
initially it would be a little out of place. But trust me; once you get a feel of the place, you tend to enjoy it
much more than the other places. You don‟t have motorized vehicles allowed inside the premises for
students, but that doesn't mean we don't have jams. We have bicycle jams instead. So it‟s quite an exercise
early morning snaking your way to college. Greenery all around, the air seems to have some extra freshness
imbibed in it. An 'environmentalist' would love such an ambience, but we, in the thick of it, value it much
more. That doesn't mean that there is nothing for the urbane and the cosmopolitan. A world class
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gymnasium, an Olympic size swimming pool, nice eatery joints to sit and chit-chat and every facility you
anticipate and expect in a world class institution. Also no unnecessary rules n regulations to burden people. I
don‟t think learning is bounded by what you wear and what not. No formals except for some dignitary
coming or some guest lectures happening. Frankly, IIT Kharagpur is not a place to be in, it‟s an experience
to go through and VGSOM is a shining jewel in its crown.
Lastly, many of the readers might be wondering what prompted me in choosing VGSOM over other
B-schools in its league. Firstly, the brand name does count. The CV does become a tad heavier when you
embed those golden letters like an IIT beside your name. I had personally visited the campus and interacted
with a few professors and seniors to get a feel of the place and I got a very frank and genuine advice from
them. No artificiality and no unnecessary bragging. Plain and simple facts which I found convincing and
here I am. The infrastructure and the ambience had sent very positive vibes and i thought "This is where I
want to be!!" And now, it‟s actually a phase of life I love. Getting to learn so much from the institute and the
peers, I am sure in the closing chapters of my life when I look back; I would define the moment of choosing
to be an IITian and a VGSOMite as the turning point in my life.
By: Mohammed Mudasser
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Students’ Achievements
Team Members Prize Event Festival College
Team Bubbles I Navonmesh –
Business plan
competition
Avenues 2009 SJMSOM, IIT
Bombay
Anchit M, Rohit Bhagat,
Saptarshi Basak
I Marketing
Strategy event
Adhikansh IIT Kanpur
Ritesh Sinha, Varun Bajpai II Colloseum - IT
paper presentation
competition
Paragana 2009 NMIMS
Kaustubh Sule, Sandeep
More.
I Eastern India
Quiz,
Bhuwaneswar
Campus Edition Tata Crucible
Mohsin and Sameer I Biz Bazaar –
Trading Game
Ensemble XLRI
1. Ravi Seth, Pankaj and
Gaurav Singh
I Brand Gaia –
Marketing
Campaign‟09
Kshitij ‟09 IIT Kharagpur
Subhamoy Pati, Vivek
Borah
II Electron Quiz National Finals,
December 2008
NTPC
Sandeep Sahota III National level
case study
competition
Economic Times
Awards 2009
Economic times
& PwC
Anchit Maheshwari, Rohit
Bhagat
III IPO & Stock
trade competition
Megabucks 2009 IIT Kanpur
Anchit Maheshwari, Rohit
Bhagat, Saptarshi Basak
II Spectrum Samanvay „09 IIT Madras
Aditya Mishra, Nitin Singla,
Sandeep Sahota, Rahul
Gupta.
II Atelier Kshitij „09 IIT Kharagpur
Aditya Mishra, Nikhilesh
Tayal, Kalyan Ray Ankit
Arora
III ADDICT,
Marketing Event
Springfest „09 IIT Kharagpur
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Neerav Gada, Piyush
Kumar, Aditya Sharma,
Prabhat Ranjan
III Exampler Kshitij „09 IIT Kharagpur
Neerav Gada, Tarun
Agarwal
I Systems Quiz Continuum 2009 SJMSOM, IIT
Bombay
VGSOM Rankings amongst Indian B-Schools
The Wall Street Journal and Open Magazine ranked VGSOM amongst top 15 govt. aided B-Schools in India
in its September, 2009 issue.
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