An unexpected evening...

In life we meet thousands and thousands of people.. however very few leave an impact!! An unexpected.. unplanned evening that challenged quite a lot of faiths and beliefs that had taken shape in the past 25 years of life.
From school to graduation college.. from graduation college to a short stint in corporate world and then back to post grad college.. I had evolved as a person. A lot of misconceptions had been shattered.. A lot of new beliefs established.. As a result I had accepted two facts of life and had ingrained them into my thought process.. According to first belief, I had accepted that 'No matter what.. one can't change what is destined to be.. Everything is planned' and according to second, 'Everyone gets what one actually deserves'. Until yesterday, though troubled by lot of thoughts I had established a synchronization between heart and mind.
But.. one conversation.. a conversation that has compelled me to reconsider the firmly established beliefs.. a conversation that struck a chord which was so difficult to be even touched upon.. a conversation that has taken away my slumber.. An unblemished record echoes as I try hard to question my own beliefs.. The debate over defining 'deserves' leaves me stranded..
Earthquake had struck Nepal.. but the tsunami of thoughts struck me as I sat on the marine drive trying to win over a conversation.. Though winning was never the objective but yes losing one was definitely not either..
And the best part is that losing doesn't make feel depressed.. rather invites me and reinvigorates me to once again jump into the infinite ocean of unanswered questions.. questions which are not only difficult to answer but so mind boggling that a peaceful sleep seems a distant dream till the questions are answered and the peace between mind and heart re-established!!

A new found love #marketing

A field that leaves me spellbound

Marketing it is and its all around.

Products properly marketed touch heights

Others face problems coz the strategy was not right

In order to be a good marketer you need deep consumer insight

You have to have a differentiating factor coz the competition is tight

Your segmenting, targeting, positioning has to be in place

And your market mix will decide your position in the race

For those who think marketing is faff

Do remember we marketers cannot afford gaffe

Wrong marketing can lead a product to demise

Correct marketing for success of a product is a premise

Life @ MDI

After toiling hard for quite some time,

I achieved something which made my life rhyme.

The struggle to make it to a B School had come to an end

Landing up at MDI, I felt my life would mend !!!

I and my parents took a sigh of relief,

And then they bid me farewell with little sorrow and grieve.

For they knew MBA is going to make me super busy,

And visiting home frequently is not going to be easy!!

Early June I had quit my job,

Mid June I joined the MDI mob !!

Knowledge overflowing all around,

Ideas that could leave you spellbound.

Professors here are better than the best,

Seniors, I have never seen taking rest.

Lively campus even @ 3 in night

Arguments and discussions over maggi and coke ‘diet’

Budding managers trying to prove, their point is RIGHT

Parties here are the best

For students trying to relax and rest

They dance like crazy souls till late at night

Coz they know that their future is gonna be bright!!

Students running for classes and incendos is a common sight,

Strict rules to follow and the schedule is tight,

Sleep for more than 3 hours is not your right,

For a normal person these things may create fright.

Exams here are the most chilled out days

For its just one or two subjects instead of multiple forays.

The experience here cannot be captured into words

It’s a land of extraordinary, talented and some geeky nerds!!

A dream..

I had a dream quite different from the crowd,
The opportunity to fulfill it was given by GODREJ LOUD!!

A dream is special to the dreamer,
Someone wants to fly ,someone wants to be a swimmer.

Someone wants to go to the Great Barrier Reef ,
Someone wants to lessen sorrow & eradicate grief,
Someone wants to go to the mountains,
Someone wants to bathe in beer fountains!!

My dream is to fulfill the dream of my parents,
For it is they who taught me to dream, when I was nascent!!

They have sacrificed so much for me,
And to them I will, a good daughter be.

I want to send them to Thailand
An international trip that is going to be grand.

I would be elated if you decide to fulfill my dream,
Thanks a ton GODREJ LOUD I will scream!!

90K the flight and stay will cost,
60K in shopping will be lost,
1.5L will be the total sum,
Your happiness is my dream dear dad and mum!!!

Disheartened Soul

THRU D STREETS OF LIFE I WAS WALKING ALONE,
AND D DIM MOON LIGHT FAINTLY SHONE…

BROKEN HEART ,DISHEARTENED SOUL,
I STILL DUNNO HOW I MISSED MY GOAL…

EFFORT WERE FULL,CONFIDENCE WAS NO LESS,
BUT STILL SOMEHOW-SOMEHOW I MADE A MESS…

ITS DIFFICULT TO GET UP AND WALK ONCE AGAIN,
HONESTLY LEMME TELL U,ITS A BITTER VERY BITTER PAIN…

I NEED UR HAND,TO WALK FOR A WHILE,
TO MEND MY HEART AND ONCE AGAIN SMILE…

YEAH.. I CAN FEEL A HAND ON MY FOREHEAD,
THANQ GOD,ELSE UR CHILD WUD HAVE BEEN DEAD….