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One of the topics being discussed at the upcoming LBS Global Leadership Summit is the demand for big businesses to think beyond the needs of their shareholders and for them to become responsible world citizens. Recent … Read More

It is half way of my third term, and half way of my whole MBA journey…… So what have I learned over the past year? Is it the courses that taught me how to evaluate returns on various financial investment? Is … Read More

As the LBS Global Leadership Summit approaches, I’m blogging about my thoughts on the various topics. I’m particularly interested in hearing Gina Qiao, SVP at Lenovo, and her take on the BRIC countries and … Read More

How many MiMs does it take to make an unforgettable year? What do you get when you cross 162 highly effective students, London and Finance and Accounting? Why did the MiM cross Marylebone Road? The answers to all these … Read More

I spent most of my life in ‘Chennai’, a city along the south eastern coast of India. Hot and humid sums up its weather – the only thing I still loathe about the city. The day I left to London I gladly … Read More

I had written this blog at an altitude of 40,000 feet as I flew back to London after covering more than 4000 kms across 6 cities on completing the great LBS India Social trek 2013. Treks are an amazing opportunity at LBS … Read More

As a MiF student, my elective horizon mostly includes materialistic side of things, so the closest I got to entrepreneurship was Financing Entrepreneurial Business (FEB) and PE&VC. I will focus on the former. If you … Read More

It was around six years ago that I read “Snapshots from hell” and ever since I wanted to experience the MBA hell for myself. Well, LBS is more of a heaven but yes the MBA can have its hellish moments. Term one passed … Read More

The first thing that struck me about London Business School is the diversity of the student body.  For instance, in my study group, we have an Australian and a Thai management consultant, a Greek entrepreneur, a … Read More

Yes it a demanding elective, yes it is highly computational, yes the math involved is tedious, yes it takes hours to finish the assignments (as much as 10-15 hours on a specific assignment 3), yes it is a challenging … Read More

  There is always so much happening on campus – academic/career/social events. Attending these events is just one side of the coin. What about all that goes into organizing and conducting the events? Many of … Read More

Although I do try to stay fit I never thought I would describe myself as a triple jumper. It sounds like something a diver or figure skater would attempt in order to win Olympic gold. But in the world of post-MBA … Read More

In last 15 years, I worked in IT for 13 years(my last company was IBM) and started 3 ventures in totally different industries. At all the 5 places( 2 job and 3 ventures) I got stuck after intial years of huge success. I … Read More

…… quoted from Steve Job’s speech. I could not be more appreciative of this insight than this moment when I got my dream internship offers. All this time, the frustration and disappointment I … Read More