As the colors of pride spread across every part of the campus and the Spectrum Club stands tall in its commitment to creating an inclusive space for all, we had the chance to hear from Arihant Jain, the Club’s President, about his year-long goals. Before joining ISB, Arihant worked at McKinsey where he led the [...]
“You know that moment when you are going to try something for the first time, and you have this sensation that somehow, this new thing is going to change your life forever.”- Aditya Madhavan, ISB PGP Co’23 This sensation is still pulsating within us all. Hey, Co’23! We have all completed a week here at [...]
ISB Diaries - Part 3: “We are stupid people Shravya. We don’t know how to behave. Teach us how to be sensitive.” I don’t know if this was an attempt to keep me glued or a genuine expression of understanding, but in the absence of politeness invading my lips, I felt like responding to that [...]
ISB Diaries - Part 1: Teary-eyed with frozen hands and shivering legs. This is how I was when my mom came over to pick me up from my class. A good 6 minutes is what it takes to walk from the second floor of the academic block to my studio in student village 4. But [...]
17-year undergraduate stood at the entrance of the Oberoi Hotel in Hyderabad each day and for hours would quietly watch people walk by. The General Manager of the hotel observed this for many days and one day he got curious. ‘What are you doing standing here?’ he asked the boy. ‘I have nothing much to [...]
(Excerpts from the interaction of Manik Gupta, Ex. Chief Product Officer, Uber, PGP Co’08 with PGP Co’21) Due to the current corona crisis and the situations around it, there are companies which are facing hard times. There are a lot of challenges and anxieties around the economy, jobs and so on. But at the same [...]
It was as if an invisible hand picked the 601 of us from different cities and different times in our lives and put us all in that gorgeous campus in Hyderabad. If we were to chalk alternate realities for each of us for the bygone year, we could have been anywhere, leading our mundane lives [...]
“ISB is not an entitlement. Hard work, clear goals and focus are essential to make the best use of the opportunity that ISB is.” It’s fascinating when someone joins a B-school for her thirst for learning as the only reason. Gamya Goli, Scholar of Excellence - Co ‘18 PGPPro, Indian School of Business (ISB), began [...]
It was drizzling outside, and I had had an intense discussion with my co-founder and an advisor. I had decided to exit my start-up and take the offer on the table. The blood and sweat I had put in my eight years of the entrepreneurial journey would come to an end soon. I looked out [...]
Of all the things to be liked at ISB, one thing that stood out for me and inspired me to throw some more light upon- is the quad mates (aka quaddies). The boarding arrangements at ISB is such that each Student Village (there are 4) comprises of multiple blocks and each block comprises of 4-6 [...]
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