Category: ISB

  • Subra Times – 3rd Edition

    We had the last class of Investment Analysis (IA) taken by Prof. Subra (PS) today. When asked about the exam, this is what he had to say: “There will be 10 problems. Extensive partial credit will be given. So be sure to show your workings. In case you do not…

  • Farewell to Profs – Term 4

    We had a farewell party for all the profs who taught us this term today. Here are a few snaps from the same …… Prof. Mudit Kapoor (Taught GSB for the first time in ISB and was probably one of the best profs of this term along with Prof. Tina…

  • Subra Times – 2nd Edition

    Prof Subra (PS) is teaching in class when suddenly someone’s mobile phone rings. Here is PS’s reaction: “Arey … gaane bajaao yaar … aur mazaa aayega … yeh kya puraane ringtone bajaate rehte ho … kuch nayaa download karo naa …. kajraare kajraare mere kaare kaare naina” (roughly translated into…

  • The Bidding Game & The Great ISB Spam

    The bidding for Term 5 electives has begun and needs to be completed by noon tomorrow. We have a total of about 4000 points and we are free to allot as much as we want to each of the courses subject to the facts that we do need some points…

  • Innovativeness & a tie

    “The Tie” was the topic of a 30 minute exercise that Prof. Tina Dacin asked us to do in groups in the class on “Innovation” today. The objective was to take a tie and come up with as many ways as possible to improve it. Here are a few ideas…

  • Worst weekend of Term 4

    This is probably the worst weekend of Term 4. There is so much work to be done and so many assignments to be completed. Yet a few of us didn’t feel like doing anything related to acads yesterday and went to Prasads, the movie theatre in the city. Reached there…

  • Faffing one’s heart out

    An opportunity to do that was provided by the MO mid term paper today. There were 15 subjective questions to be answered in 75 minutes. There were questions like “decision making …. xyz … abc .. blah .. blah .. blah …. do you agree or not?” I felt like…

  • Pottery workshop

    The Arts & Creativity Club organized a four day pottery workshop where students/spouses/staff/children could work on the potters wheel, guided by an expert, and see their imagination take shape. The workshop ended today. Each individual’s creations will be air dried, fired and returned back so that they can then be…

  • CFO with his creations

  • CFO at the potter’s wheel … doesn’t he look like a professional?

  • Satellite image of ram’s abode

    Here is the Google Earth view of my student village (hostel). The red X is where my apartment is located. The tall tower that stands out in the student village can also be distinctly seen in this image (labeled as Tower).

  • Google Earth view of ISB Campus

    Here is a Google Earth view of a part of the ISB campus. This satellite image is a bit old and some buildings are missing. This was sent to us by our Assistant Director, Co-curricular activities, who happens to be an alum. In the center is the main acad block.…

  • Onam Celebrations on Campus

    Onam was celebrated yesterday on campus and today we had cultural programmes organized in continuation of the celebrations. To see a brief write-up on onam, please click here. The programmes were awesome. There was a short skit depicting the origins of onam. The “Kaikottikali” dance was beautifully coreographed. The cultural…

  • King Maveli’s Court

  • Guru Shukracharya (aka Giksa in blogger circles)