Week 2

My old TG friend, Nitin, who has been a part of previous couple of posts is also an alumnus of ISB. So Nitin took me to ISB last night where another very good friend, Gurdish, joined last week. Got to ISB at around nine last night. Nitin showed me around and I must say, that facilities are really top class, probably worth the huge fee that they charge. And as Gurdish termed it, there is plenty of 'Page 3' crowd around. Hope some of it rubs off on my friend from Chandigarh. But one thing that struck me was their academic building, it looked pretty much like a software company, everything contained in one building, from Class rooms to conference halls, Library to Loo's and Media center to Mess. And often enough with its lifts and doors, it had a resemblance to a hospital, the five star variety though, Escorts, Apollo, Rockland et al. The Classrooms looked intimidating and very formal, not the kinds that we get at K, airy and relaxed.

Anyway, had a sumptuous dinner at a place called Ohri's at Banjara Hills and got to the guest house real late. Only regret, that Nitin is not even a social drinker!

All that apart, I start travelling from the coming Monday. I'll be in Kolkata this week, followed by Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. If any of you has a recommendation to make for an eating joint or a place to visit (must-see), please drop a line. Probably, this is my one and only chance to see India on Sarkari Kharch. BTW, I'm having a baptism by fire in the real world. Real World because Tarun always says that people working in software companies are living in a 'Virtual World'. A large Bollaram based printer kicked me out of his place on Friday. Probably the first Sip of a bitter cup as I've to visit almost hundred dealers and printers.

Getting excited at the prospect of seeing a lot of places for the first time and a bit anxious too, coz it gets very lonely sometimes. I think Summers is a wonderful concept, you get to know if you can really take on the pressures that various functions require. A sort of opportunity for mid course correction. Pity, the one year MBA wallah's, initial mistake might prove costly for many of them!!!