A few months ago, 'India's first famous blogger' Sidin Vadukut, then fresh out of IIM Ahmedabad surprised all by quitting a job at AT Kearney to take up a fulltime career in writing. He of "The Travails of Single South Indian men of conservative upbringing or 'Why we don't get any'" fame is now ready with a book and an about-to-be-launched online magazine tentatively called 'Monday Mumbaikar'. Sidin talks to PaGaLGuY.com about his big plan, his book and what it takes to give up a big salary to do what he loves best.

The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) has a very strong alumni base, which makes it unique amongst the top management institutes of the world. IIMC Alumni occupy leadership positions as corporate managers, academicians and successful entrepreneurs, worldwide. The alumni maintain a close relationship with the institute, helping each other in their growth.
Team Alumni at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) organizes the Annual Alumni summer party in different cities across India with the intention of...

MET League of Colleges has provided a golden opportunity to its management students to be an integral part of the NGO Section at the United Nations' Headquarters in New York. Pawan Thadani narrates his experiences.
"I consider myself fortunate to be part of the contingent that served at the UN Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) in the winter of 2004-05. It goes without saying that the enthusiasm among METians for grabbing this break has gone up tremendously." "It was Dassera when I got the news that I had been selected to...

The ISB, on May 19th, held a Research Presentation on 'The Global Sourcing Model in Financial Services' in the presence of a group of senior business leaders. The findings were made public for the first time today after a study among several CXO's from the largest global banking and financial services companies to understand how they organize global sourcing. Talking about the Research Presentation, Professor Rammohan Rao, Dean, ISB, said, “Our focus is very clearly on establishing a research culture at the ISB. We want the ISB...

XLRI's highly active alumni network spans the length and breadth of the corporate world, not only in India but also in different parts of the globe. Alumni Meets, as part of the annual itinerary of XLRI, are hosted across the globe. This year, Meets have been scheduled in six Indian Metros - viz. Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. The Meets will be attended by XLers, who hold key positions such as CEOs, Managing Directors, Country Managers, Heads of HR, Marketing and Finance, not to mention the plethora of...

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has increased its student intake by 20% for the current Class of 2007. The Class of 2007 – all working professionals - has 418 students as compared to 345 students in the Class of 2006. The ISB will now be counted as one among the largest, when compared to the top B-Schools in the world. "We have taken the ISB standards higher this year with 53% students from our new class having secured GMAT scores of over 700. " said Professor Rammohan Rao, Dean ISBTo encourage meritorious and deserving...

The ease with which he talks says it all. Sporting a ponytail, Prof Atul Tandon, or 'PAT' as he is known, comes off as a very likely head of an advertising school. But just then, he points out that there is much more to Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) than what has come to be perceived by prospectives from a distance. PaGaLGuY.com catches up with PAT on a lazy Sunday afternoon at the Bombay Gymkhana Club and chews his brain, gaining deeper insights into Communication Management and its need in the contemporary business management world.

The Indian School of Businesssigned an MoU with Indu Projects Ltd, a Hyderabad based real estate company, to establish a Research Chair for 'Real Estate and Urban Studies'. This is the first Research Chair being established by the ISB. Indu Projects Ltd. is making a grant of US$550,000 spread over a period of five years. The Chair will function under the Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurial Development (WCED) at the ISB. Speaking on the occasion, Professor M Rammohan Rao, Dean, ISB, said, “This Research Chair is of great...

The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) was established as the first National institute for Post-Graduate studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in November 1961. Over the years, IIMC has grown into a mature institute of global repute, imparting high quality management education. IIMC has a very strong alumni base, which makes it unique amongst the top management institutes of the world. IIMC Alumni occupy leadership positions as corporate managers, academicians and successful entrepreneurs,...

“Grab leadership opportunities to propel India into a meaningful and purposeful future , “Mr. Adi Godrej, Chairman Godrej Group, advised the second batch of students from Great Lakes Institute of Management , The Junior Pioneers, who graduated here today. All the 130 Students of the full time MBA Programme received their diplomas from Mr. Adi Godrej at a glistening function here today. In his convocation address to the students, Mr Godrej urged the outgoing batch of students to Go for leadership by taking tough decisions which...