Cracker of a start !!

First , apologies for my delayed post. I could not get time at all - Believe me :-)

10 days induction at Great Lakes -

First day we didnot meet any of the profs sobering over the mic. Truly !! Whole day all programmes were done by our seniors. We had an interesting presentation by B Rama Krishnan - Senior with 20 yrs of exp !! Next day we had guest lectures by eminent pepole from Dexterity / JY Tyres & Grandfus . We had sessions running till 9:00 in the night on the first 2 days.

Next 3 days we were out to GreenCoconuts - Resort in ECR road for the outbound prog. Prog was conducted by Mantra - We infact learned Salsa - Italian dance too. The outbound had its dose of CEO Lectures - We had Mr. Lakshminarayanan - CEO of CTS & Mr. Rao - CEO of Orchid Chemicals adressing us. It was really good. We also had all the usual stuff - Trekking , Tug of war , Physical activity & Management games. What was unique to the prog was a session in theater by Karthick of Chennai Theater. It had emphasis on better communication.

Days 5 & 6 - We then had lots of lots of presenations by seniors on the various commitees. Seniors also conducted a cultural nite for us. Real good one. Then we had the real big thing. Our course inaugration by Mr. Ravi Venkatesan - Chairman - Microsoft . Uncle Bala was at his best in the event. Then we had Mr. Sankar - CEO of Sanmar Group addressing us . There was a MOU signed with IIT Madras by Uncle Bala. Then we had the convocation function for the Junior Pioneers . Mr. Adi Godrej & Mr. K B Chandra had attended it. It was at the Taj Ball Room. Then we had interaction with Mr. Ratan Tata - only 75 of us -- at Taj Ball Room. Meeting people of such stature adds a lot of confidence to students like us. Next day we bid farewell to our seniors at Flames - Le Royal Meridian. That was a real rocking party !!Too good - They enjoyed it !!

What a start to the programme. Wonderful. Fast track !! As a matter of fact, we have got a new Directoe -Mr. Venkat Krishnan. Mr. Venkat has come from XLRI. Heard he is tough task master & has a great reputation at XLRI.

Looking forward to a challenging year ahead !!

Awaiting 19th

Lastweek went in mourning the death of my beloved aunty in Vijayawada. We had rushed to that place & paid our last respects. Sometimes it is tough to interpret life. All the competition & money minded society , everything comes to a grinding halt when one lays there motionless. Felt bad ,why God did this to her. Stopped by in Madurai for 4 daystrying to console granny. I draw all my courage from her. She cries a lot. This is such a kind of loss which nobody in the world can console. Only time can cure this pain.
I am going through the email on the GLIM Chennai meet. Pics posted in the yahoo group by Kartikeyan. Getting to know about others beforehand is good. Planning to attend the next one on 18th.
I feel Great Lakes has got real tough competition as it has to find way among ISB & Executive progs of IIMs. IIM A -PGPX has commenced already & IIM C starting next year. Placement is another aspect Great Lakes needs to improve upon.
Hope to have real good time ahead in Chennai !