Diary of a Rural Manager!

6th Week --- 17th July to 23rd July 17th July - Sunday. I was selected in shadow Placecom committee of 11 members. SANIDHYA opened us an insight into diverse talents of our seniors in the evening. Almost negligible presence of faculty was above my head. 18th July - I become a default member of RMAX by securing admission in PGP-RM course at XIMB. Rural Manager's Association of XIMB (RMAX) is a registered student body which caters to the specific needs of a rural management student. Rural Managers Association of XIMB (RMAX) was started in 2003. Gramotsava, the rural marketing fair started in 2006. "The real source of market promise is not the wealthy few in the developing world, or even the emerging middle-income consumers. It is the billions of aspiring poor who are joining the market economy for the first time." - C.K.Prahalad (Author of 'The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid') Whole day was gone in COMM presentation. I really understand today why t...

5th Week --- 10th July to 16th July 10th July- Walked out in the night before Viva session for SADA group assignment work. Kudos and Thanks to Prateek Singh and Parthasarthy CR for supporting me in this tough situation. 20 people boycotted while rest of the batch enjoyed entertaining time till 5 AM with seniors. I am still proud of my decision as they say in English : A Man Do What He Has to Do ! 11th July - Necessity for me to improve in verbal English became exposed in front of whole class. Got two valuable lessons that rational acts depend on emotional memories and assumption is the mother of all fuckups. 12th July - Missed Jogging today. I was literally scared in ME class due to the questions of Biresh Sir. Attended Student Executive Council (SEC) and Place-com meeting. I have to write SOP and prepare Resume for this. Seniors have lot of energy in them; Hats off to them :) 13th July - The Bhaina Song was mailed to us; Presentation of IRC, Alcom and Illuminatix in the...

4th Week --- 3rd July to 9th July 3rd July: What a grand start of the week. Birthday of Kasturi Lal celebrated among great enthusiasm and pleasure. I was lucky one selected for accepting the fake proposal scene. Feeling lucky :) It was followed by Cricket Match at 1:00 AM at Lawn Tennis Court. I also started jogging from today with Parthsarthy CR to improve fitness. 4th July: Class of Societal Analysis & Development Alternatives (SADA) with the topic Power of Imagination was innovative and entertaining in its approach. I saw the infinite possibilities of the words that can change the world in a blank page. I learned about Concept of Interbeing by Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh and Technology With A Human Face by E. F. Schumacher. There was a special talk arranged by XIMB administration on biodiversity and conservation. The most absurd part was that only Rural management students were invited.  Does the responsibility for conservation of nature and awareness about...

3rd Week --- 26th June to 2 July : A hectic schedule of classes, assignments and projects. Watched Manthan . A must watch movie for RM students on White Revolution and luckily was available on xsysserver. Movie is based on a story written jointly by Verghese Kurien (the Father of the White Revolution in India) and director Shyam Benegal. Nandankanan Trip missed. Election for Cultural Representative takes place. Gaurish's decision to stay back was a moral boost for me. Courier arrived finally with all stuffs. I am liking XIMB now !!! Thanks to Mriganka Mondal for this beautiful protest song.

2nd Week --- 19th June to 25th June : This week was indulged in studying, meetings and alumni talks. Room no. 219 was named as General Headquarters Rawalpandi and Room no. 216 Incubation center for RM 2011-2013 batch ! Library Card was issued but no books taken by me! Laptop was repaired but no further use in Education ! Courier of the Bags and accessories was delayed for 3 more days ! SRP ( Socially Relevant Projects): kicked off. A visit to the field changes the thinking pattern of people. Looking forward towards it. Communication Class : What a class and a fantastic teacher. Loved the video recording session. The feedback was a learning experience of lifetime. Rural Development and Administration Class : So much of pre-read material helping me this time. Other subjects are quite interesting. But the high point is pedagogy of the teaching. Never have experience of such an open environment and teachers acting as facilitators. Pitched for fist time in an election but ...

1st Week --- 14th June to 18th June 14th June : In XIMB at Bhubaneswar. Hostel allotted at Fr. Bogaert Residence. 15th June : Purchasing accessories for room and interaction with new people. 16th June : Orientation program was like warning session of upcoming storms. Briefing on Library was also given. Hostel Briefing looks like ethics preaching. 17th June : Missed Information Technology Briefing. Ice Breaking and Living in XIMB session rocked. I was in Group C : Catch us if you can. Elephant drawn by team looks like on steroid in one body part and malnourished in another. Truly X- elephant.  Men's Hostel Dining Room No.2 started with good meal. First time girls come up in our hostel! Briefing of Conduct and discipline, course feedback and mentors were precise and seemed strict. Given an inspiration for pursuing constructive criticism. 18th June : Case discussion over "Questioning to Learn" was interesting. Watched four videos of XIMB alumni. One Video o...