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EDITORSNOOK

Cant wait to get back to college! Name the speaker.

Well this is not a question for any prose comprehension passage, but

the words spoken by almost all TSMites who are away for internship.

Many have started missing their friends, classes; hostel and some even

miss the hostel food! (Please note none of us are looking forward for

the viva, exams and all those things which require us to think hardand work harder.)

Though physically we are all far away from each other, we keep

ourselves in touch and connected, thanks mainly to FB. Of course

there are many who update everything in FB (they just left brushing

teeth, bathing and other such mundane stuffs.)

Two more weeks and mission interns would be completed

successfully!!

Live this moment, cherish every second of what you do coz-

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift....that is why it is called

Present, Master Oogway from Kung Fu Panda


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TheYoungIcon

This is an inspiring tale of 31year old young entrepreneur Sarath Babu, CEO of Foodking

Private Ltd who turned the attention of millions of people by contesting as an

independent candidate in the South Chennai constituency during Lok Sabha election

2009.

Sarath Babu was born in a slum located at Madipakkam, a suburb of Chennai. His familyof five young children was supported by his relentlessly hardworking mother Deeparani.

She worked in a school for a salary of just Rs.30/month. She made just one rupee a day

for six people. She also did other jobs like making idlies in the morning which Sarath used

to sell before going to school everyday. As Sarath was determined that her mothers hard

work should not go in vain, he excelled in studies from early age and secured admission in

the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology and Science (Pilani). After completing his

graduation, he worked for three years in Polaris. It was during this time he came across a

report that stated 30% of Indians are under the poverty line. This was an eye opener for

Sarath to become an entrepreneur.

With a strong desire to pursue his dream he cleared CAT and got admission in IIM-A.

Upon completion of his course, instead of taking up lucrative jobs, he decided to become

an entrepreneur and provide opportunities to as many people as possible. He started hisventure "Foodking Catering Services Pvt Ltd" with a meager capital. He entered into this

industry because of low investment, high turnover and he says serving someone food is an

extremely satisfactory feeling. Today his food business spans more than six locations with

Rs.10 crore turnover.

Sarath is also an active social worker. His vision was to achieve Hunger free India. He

decided to take part in active politics with a mission to be a part of a cleaner system andcontested as anindependent candidate in South Chennai constituency during Lok Sabha

Elections 2009 and won 15,000 votes despite being a newbie. He later joined a regional
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political party for better reach but quit the party later when his ideology did not match

with the party's .In 2011 Tamil Nadu assembly election, he contested as an Independent

candidate from the Velachery constituency. But he lost the elections and garnered 7472

votes. He has vowed to stay in politics and fight against injustices and to Hunger free

India.- Elanthalir

TEAZERS

1. Name the founders of Sony corporation2. Nokia is listed in which of the stock exchanges in India (BSE/NSE)3. Identify the logos

4. Find the famous Indian businessman in the picture

5. What is the percentage of shareholding that Tamil Nadu govt have in Titanindustry ltd.

6. Which Indian software major has the tagline Live your dreams7.

Where is headquarters of Syndicate Bank located?8. Which Indian Cricketer recently has been roped by the TVS group to endorse theTVS Sportsbike

9. Which Indian business news channel has the tagline Blunt and Sharp10.ANAGRAM:- Identify this world economic forum member hidden in the anagram

IUSEHMBANKMA

-Vishwesh


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GOSSIPS

Seems like Top Finance students are competing with the Marketing students as faras their interns are concerned...

Blackey goes for an Aalavandan Get-up!!! Cant wait to see him... VK is writing an article for echoes, ever since its inception. Hope he finishes it by

our lifetime :-p

First yr students passed 3rd trimester. Officially we have become seniors. Hope welive to our seniors reputation by sitting in cafeteria as much as possible...

Madhushree has officially become the torrent girl, she has downloaded 23 moviesin a day using her new 3G USB stick... (Wake up guys, list ur movies to her, she

downloads for free)-

FromTempleCity2PilgrimageCity

It was half past eight. I was looking for my glares which I had misplaced somewhere in my

shelf. My mother was giving me all possible stern looks to silently remind me that I was

getting late for my 9:15 bus to Chennai. She has all the rights; after all I was lazing

around, eating, watching TV & sleeping like a snail for the whole two weeks when my

other friends were sweating out at their interns. Alas, I found that I had to rush to 3 rd

stop to catch Periyar bus. I had mixed emotions when I was leaving my den. One side, I

was extremely happy to be back on my own and experience professional life once more

and another that I will be away from my loved ones for seven weeks. I had a bumpy last

seat ride to Chennai and that night I had to cast a special role of a Cupid for my friend

_____ and then fell asleep by the time the bus crossed Virudhuchalam.

Chennai was my stopover point. I rested for a while at my cousins place and ate bachelor

cooked food. Thankfully nothing happened! In the evening I caught my train to

Kacheguda. My intern partner made a last minute boarding. This is my first visit to

Hyderabad. The initial few hours we went through the usual hardship of finding a neatguest house. We finally found a comfy place in Hitch City some 12kms from my office.


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Hyderabad is kind of weird to me. I have never seen so many cars in my life. Cars, buses,

SUVs and bikes ply nonstop. If you want to cross a road you should better wait for a stop

signal in a traffic post or else run blindly like I did. Hyderabad seemed super cosmopolitan

to me. Being a twin city its huge in size. You get to see almost all kinds of people there.

From north eastern spikes to Punjabi whities, from sweet Guajaratis to talkativeTamilians. To my relief, Hindi is spoken by many.

Almost every brand in this world has its presence in Hyderabad. The Jubilee Hills, Banjara

Hills has the maximum penetration of malls, showrooms. Hyderabad has excellent bus

system. You can roam around Hyderabad

almost anywhere. Though autos are popular,

no one uses meter fare system, which is kind ofdown side. And they cram people in the name

of Share fare which is also bad considering

Hyderabads image.

The very first day of my intern, we left office

early and visited Charminar. Took few snaps

(thats why we went there!!!) had some pastry and local delicacies and returned. The

next day we went to a Hindi picture after a very long gap. Ready was a perfect masala

film far better than that skinnys Tamil version. I got my project title and deliverables

decided with my project guide and he informed me that my project location was in

Nashik. Wait a minute, did anyone say Nashik. OMG! Its Madhushrees stronghold.

Since my stay in Hyderabad was abruptly interrupted with these changes, I planned with

my intern partner and hostel roommate (a.k.a. motti) to go on a city tour. We booked our

tickets for Sunday night. Hyderabad city has a wonderful collection of tourist places,

from grand palaces to vast museums. From giant Buddha statue to wild zoo. Hyderabad

tourism is unspoiled. You can hardly find tourists being harassed by people who pretend to

be guides or hardly see tourists guarding their purses much more than children. Is

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The visits included Birla Mandir, Hussain

Zagar Lake, Nizam Museum, Chowmahal

Palace, Nehru Zoological Park, Salarjung

Museum (we missed the musical clock show

by a whisker), Golconda fort. Golconda forttested our guts and our cardio capability to

its maximum extent. I hope you have gone

through some of my FB photos. For info on

these places visit Wikipedia. I had to bid

adieu to Pearl City and start my journey towards Nashik.

Nashik! I have never ever been close to any place that starts with the letter N. I didnteven know if Nashik was a hill city or a coastal town or an industrial town or a growing

metropolis. Madhushree coordinated with her father to help me in settling for the initial

few days. There was so much warmth in their care that I felt I was in my home.

At Nashik I resumed my project work which involved developing a financial model for a

new business in this region. Work was kind of new to me. Without Excel 2007 I think I

would have been doomed with number arithmetic overload.

Nashik surprised me each time I ventured outside. The first thing I noticed was that IT

WAS BIGGER THAN MADURAI! Highly industrialized. It has wide roads, green

landscapes, cool climate, sparse traffic and almost zero pollution. I took a weekend off

and visited my uncles place in Thane to be with my cousins and have a small reunion with

my reliance friends. Before returning to Nashik, I had a quick meeting with the GM to

have his inputs regarding the project.

After returning, Madhushrees father arranged my stay with few Tamil bachelors in

Nashik. I socialized with them quickly and was happy to know that I was the youngest

among them! Nashik has umpteen numbers of temples. Though the temples are not large

like in South India, people still have to go through long queues to have darshan. I went to

Nashik Darshan that weekend to roam around Nashik. Covered Pandavleni caves, Moneymuseum, Someshwer Mandir, Trimbakeshwar Mandir, Tapovan and Science Museum. I

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So much has happened in these three weeks; I had drifted more than 2000kms, learnt a

lot about financial modelling and made few new friends. But I have started to miss my

friends, college, hostel (even hostel food!), home, parents, my aquarium fishes; my

relatives and ______ (fill up whatever you want). I guess this intern is a testing phase for

us to make us realise what is coming in one year time or just a transition period. Whateverit is, MBA has changed my life and these 24 months will stay in my memory forever. See

you all on July 15th after I return home. Tata.

- Sriram BatheDIDYOUKNOW.....!!!

ThistimesomefactsaboutINDIA...

India is one of only three countries that makes supercomputers (the US and Japanare the other two).

India is one of six countries that launches satellites. The Bombay stock exchange lists more than 6,600 companies. Only the NYSE has

more.

Eight Indian companies are listed on the NYSE; three on the NASDAQ. By volume of pills produced, the Indian pharmaceutical industry is the worlds

second largest after China.

India has the second largest community of software developers, after the U.S. India has the second largest network of paved highways, after the U.S. 100 of the Fortune 500 companies have R&D facilities in India.

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partners, Appreciate everything, Celebrate your success, Listen to everyone in company,

Exceed your customers expectations, Control your expenses better than your

competitors and Swim to upstream.

A guide to build a RETAIL EMPIRE.... Mr. Walton is sure to propel you as a

Merchant King...!!!!

- Niranjana

Personalityplus

According to CB Richards Ellis a real estate consultant the office rents in Mumbai and

New Delhi has been more expensive than Paris, Hong Kong and midtown Manhattan. The

real estate business in India had grown 30% a year for the previous 3 years. This is mainlydue to Delhi land and Finance (DLF) and its CEO is KP Singh.

He was born on August 15, 1931 at Bulandshahar, united

provinces, British India and is gifted with 3 children. He finished

his graduation in Meerut College and pursed Aeronautical

Engineering in UK and selected in Indian army by British officers

and commissioned into the renowned cavalry regiment of The Deccan Horse of Indian

army. He is Indias third largest billionaire and worlds 8th largest billionaire ($30.0

billion). He was the Recipient of DELHI RATHNA award for the development of Delhi.

Singh is building a city with restaurants, hospitals, schools, hotels and an 18-hole Arnold

paimer Signature golf course in Gurgaon city near Delhi. Gurgaon is no longer the back of

beyond but a suburb much sought after by those who cannot afford Delhi's prices or

would rather live closer to where they work .As we all know that Bangalore is the

software service capital, Gurgaon is the call centre hub. When Singh was asked about his

wealth he says "That is not the yardstick by which I want to be known. I feel proud that


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1 dollar now, 1/2 dollar next week, 1/3 dollar the week after that

OM!TransitionfromClasstoWareHOUSE

Balaji Sirs dedicated audio-visual lectures came to my help, when my inquisitivequestions at the very sight of gigantic machines, put me into a trap. There were days

when I thought, these Material Handling Equipments are over with the Ford, GE Videos.

Yup! Working with Redington (India) Limited, Chennai gave me an opportunity to work

with a PC and also visit the 7.75 Lacs Sq.Ft Warehouse.

Redington (India) Limited is an End to end Supply Chain Management Company, which

has recently tried its hands on Third Party Logistics. As a part of the Interns, I had to visita fully equipped facility at Gummidipoondie. The Warehouse @ Automated Distribution

Centre has 9800 Pallets, 13000 Shelving Locations and Very Narrow Aisles. At the very

sight of these MHEs, questions flowed which let me into a trap. The Warehouse Manager

asked me to recall my knowledge of Operations Management (Oops! Bits and Pieces of

what I overheard hit my brain)

I had to travel at 5 am by the sans-people buses (Blue moon Phenomenon at Chennai

though!) to Gummidipoondie, which is in the Andhra Border. These tiresome 5 hrs travel

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was a splendid link of what I learnt in TSM classrooms. Knowledge Acqisition in the middle

of MHEs, thousands of IT and Non IT Products, Apparels, Personal Care products through

Men in Blue was a great experience. The labors working with the MHEs, adding value to

the services Kitting, Packing, Labelling, Stikering (I tried my hands on everything).Its

always unbelievable to see, what we learnt in the Through Night studies!So lets link the dedicated lectures, the ground work we did for the Presentations, the

pages we flipped the night before the exams, the hints we shared till the last minute of

the exam with this Hands-on Training. Thats where learning is. Cheers!!!

- Jeyalakshmi RM

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Kungfupanda2.akakungumapoobonda

Who am I? Kung Fu Panda 2 is about a panda with an identity crisis. Po, our hero

(voiced by Jack Black), has mastered the art of kung fu, but when his father (a goose)

reveals he isn't POs real father, Po begins to wonder who he truly is. All the while Po hasdreams of what he believes to be his real parents, and a peacock that haunts the darkness

in the midst of flames.

The story-line is a bit predictable. Prophecies, flash-backs and avenging the death of

murdered parents are a bit old-school. However, the screenplay ensures that you do not

get bored with the predictability. The comedy keeps flowing in at a steady pace. Timing is

the keyword here, both in terms of the script and acting. Special effects are good with a

nice little 3D touch. What truly overwhelm you are the performances of the actors, just

like it was in the first instalment.

Jack Black is awesome. Yes there is no fee for awesomeness. Everybody else is

excellent. Not a single character goes wasted. All points considered... it's a niceentertainer, rib-tickling, energizing flick that brings out the inner child in you especially

the voice of childhood PO.

-Vignesh Kumar


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INTERNDIARY

A good organization, two months to be at home and mom cooked meals. That is all I was

looking forward to before starting my internship (well not necessarily in that order).

With a little help from my parents I was able to get my internship at one of India s leadingasset financing company.

On the first day the HR introduce me to the VP of the Leasing division. I thought he

would leave after asking a few basic questions. But I was in for a surprise when he

interviewed for almost half an hour (he quizzed me on company law, financial

management, etc). My organization guide, the Manager of leasing was away on vacation,

so I spent the first week pouring over books on leasing and taking down notes. Once he

came back, he took me through the companys business and cleared all my doubts but

informed me that no data would be provided (all very confidential so I had to make do

with the annual report).

After leasing I moved on to the Deposits business of the company. There I was asked to

read up on all the terms and conditions. I even had a written test and the depositsmanager and I did a role play!! He played different types of customers (a senior citizen, a

government employee, an illiterate, etc) and I played the staffs role by attending to the

customer and explaining to them the various schemes that would suit each of them. It

was very interesting!

Now, I have started my work at the Hire Purchase Division. The Senior Manager is very

keen on teaching, so to give his undivided attention, he takes classes form morning 7.30am to 9.00am, before his office work starts. Sir was kind enough to give me data as I had

decided to do my project on the HP business of the company. And for that he sent me to

the Car Division to get the data. There the staffs were jovial and very friendly. It was like

being in a huge joint family. Everyone from the Senior Managers to the clerical staff

(even the watchmen) was very friendly, helpful and made me feel comfortable from day

one. Still two more weeks to go, hope to make the most of it!- Sweta


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TheLighterside----------------

Tamil in English, read at your own risk

Note: all that appears under this are mere observation

The place isnt a new genre for me. I had been here o n my way to home ever since my UGdays and in many a case this is my pivotal point for galloping away with Frenz: D But its

the same then, and same now. Busy with population flowing in and out for most part of

the day-a city that never goes for dawn or dusk.

The travail begins

8 A.M: auto venuma! Neenga soldra edathuku salunu poidum!nonstop thiruchythiruchy! Poovu poovu, madhura mali! (a prospective & booming area for punch

dialogues- mattuthavani)...goripalayam 5rs, periyar na 7rs...change ah

kailavachukonga!...phoo phoo

48P Thirumangalam : odra bus la eraadha!...mela vaangama!...childraya matum konduvandhradeenga! Oorvalam poramadiri traffic jam ah paarungapa!(a place where in alltravellers & drivers will have a tete-e-tete with traffic , its none other than Goripalayam)

...board ah paathu ehrunga,idhu simakal vali...phoo phoo

11.15 A.M.: learn how to keep the surroundings clean from this location: P dust richPeriyar bus stand. Initially I used to mess up Periyar and Periyar complex bus stand butnever will I. An old lady dressed up in a typical traditional chungudi sleeveless sari with

lonnnng earnings approached me paapa indha bus alangaanalur poguma. I said enaku

therilaeh and her instant response was naanga dhan padikala vaasika theriyaadhu, nee

padichum unaku onum therilayeh, He! He! my mind voice said total damage, tamil

naatla ethanayo district iruku but enna edhuku indha madhurai la suthavidura ka-da-

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1.0 P.M.: just like dust free this spot is road free ;-) even if tar roads are laid hundredtimes it will end up in potholes-Pothole Palanganatham .

1.05 A.M.: andha bus la ponganga, idhu peiyar vali!... Bypass roaduh vali! phoo phoo When you look right-auto wallas, look left- workshops, look behind- bus stand, look front-convenience shop...hmmm waspish Aarapalayam.

Like this I have many incidences that made me feel weird but yet all will evade the

moment my heart beats with deje vu and observations across The Place. The summer

exhibitions @ Thamukam ground, the no more Torendo @ Thallakulam, from kuttitreats @ Jayaram & Arthi Drive inn to mega budget treats @ Pandiyan & GRT hotels,

wild goose chases through Nethaji & Town Hall roads, the so called Mall and ours ever

Panjabi dhaba and etc, etc (rest censored ;)).

Ah! Whats more, have any one come across this?: @ Goripalayam- a hand that used tohold pencil ties knot for flowers during his summer hols amidst the tiresome crowd. Via

Anna bus stand- 3 bikes often stroll like airplanes with bike drivers dressed up in black

jerkin, black pant and black helmet in this summer sombre (1 in 3 bikes will carry a white

sack). All river beds that once carried water now carry cricketers, balls and stumps.

Ivlo enga...olunga irukura Echoes ku ipadi enna force senju Thoonga Nagaram pathi

dhan you hve to write nu Mr.Bathe tortured me. Never mind its always THE

INCREDIBLE MADURAI with rich heritage and culture:D

R.Priyatharesini


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