imprints june - july 2014 edition

Volume 4 Issue 1 June-July 2014

Foreword Greetings from the Alumni Relations Office!!!

The monsoons got a bit delayed no doubt but are here to stay! Hope you are

all enjoying the rains and the beautiful weather that comes with it.

We have started the new academic year 2014-15 with many firsts.

The first and foremost innovative and different experience for the new stu-

dents was their exposure to our very own alumni. The feeling that these il-

lustrious alumni have also walked the same corridors, had the same cutting

chai with vada pavs, builds the confidence that they too can achieve it all. We had on board Mr. Arun

Rao, Mr. Saikat Chakraborthy, Mr.Harsh Bhosale and Ms. Gurdip Sial Wadhwa to be a part of the induc-

tion program conducted over 2 days. SIMSR is going places with new affiliations with International Uni-

versities in Europe. Read more about it in the magazine.

We are very proud to feature one of our Alumnus – Sweta Agarwal who is all geared up to join the Indian

Civil services. Another of our Alumni – Rahul Atrishi has released his book titled “The karmic confes-

sions of a hopeless traveler”. Do grab a copy and take a look.

We had the first workshop in our series – “Enlighteneus – series of workshops”. The first one was about

Entrepreneurship. We had 5 alumni talk to us about various aspects of starting and running your own

business over 2 days. The speakers included Mr. Vikram Bhatt, Ms. Gurdip Sial Wadhwa, Mr. Karan

Sharma, Mr. Ashish Kyal and Mr. Naveen Bachwani.

The first student event of this year – “All is Well” is also featured in detail.

Last but not the least; we have introductions of our student Alcom team who put in a lot of work to en-

sure that all our activities and events are executed to perfection.

We also have our calendar put up for the next few months. With many activities being lined up, do let us

know if you would be interested in participating. We also look forward to knowing about any special

achievements, articles that you may like to share with us and your batch mates.

Happy Reading,

Vidhya Sharma

Imprints | Volume 4 Issue 1

K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research

contents 1) Induction Program……………. 01

2) Enlighteneus……………………. 03

3) International Tieups ……………05

4) Yours Truly (Junior Team)…...…06

5) Dubai Chapters Meet…………. 08

6) All is Well ………………………. 09

7) Outreach ……………………….. 10

8) Alumni Committeee 2014...……. 11

9) Success Story…………………… 13

10) Book release Mr.Rahul Atrishi..14

11) Upcoming Events………………15


INDUCTION PROGRAM

Alumni Committee at SIMSR took another step

towards building a stronger bond between the

alumni and the incoming batch, with two day

Induction session.

The Alumni who stepped forward to conduct this

lecture for day 1 were Mr. Arun Rao and Mr.

Saikat Chakraborty. Having worked in various

capacities of supply chain domain, textile com-

panies and consultancy services, Mr. Rao holds

more than 20 years’ of experience in the indus-

try and currently heads implementation and op-

erations of 3PL services (India division).

Our second guest for the day, Mr. Saikat

Chakraborty has over 10 years of qualitative ex-

perience in multiple domain such as Analytics,

Supply Chain Management and Project Manage-

ment and holds strong understanding of busi-

ness process systems with extensive experience

in usage of analytical tools like SAS etc.

Both of them shared interesting stories of their

life at SIMSR and after, along with strategies on

how to manage work life balance in periods of

crisis.

The second day witnessed 2 eminent alumni of

SIMSR as speakers- Ms Gurdeep Sial Wadhwa

and Mr. Harsh P Bhosale. Ms. Wadhwa , an

alumna of class of 2000-02, holds over 12 years

of experience in marketing functions with

CitiGroup, Landmark group and TCS and is cur-

rently pursuing her hobby of producing creative

audio content with her venture G-Corp since

2008. Ms. Wadhwa awed the students by her live

voice overs of various famous advertisements

she has done and accredited her current self to

the tutelage received at SIMSR .


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Our next speaker was Mr. Harsh P Bhosale who

is a 1986 batch alumnus and current Sr. Vice

President & Head - Human Resources with Essar

Oil Limited. He holds over 28 years of experience

with organizations like Saint Gobain (India), RPG

Group, Scottish & Newcastle plc, JSW Steel, Cad-

bury India and Crompton Greaves.. Mr. Bhosale

spoke briefly about his journey in the corporate

world so far, how SIMSR has had an effect on it

and shared a few anecdotes which were not only

amusing but also thoughtful and knowledge giv-

ing.

As we asked students about how they found the

2 day session, the responses were ‘superb’,

‘great learning experience’ and so on. Team Im-

prints on behalf of the entire institute expresses

gratitude towards each one of our alumni and

look forward to many more similar future inter-

actions .

As millions of people around the world cel-

ebrate the end of month long fast of

Ramadan with Eid Al Fitr,

we wish you all Eid Mubarak.

This Eid, embrace with open heart, inspire

many and distribute pleasure to all. May

you have a blessed year ahead with

cherishing joys, happiness and peace.

Embrace, Inspire and Distribute - Eid Mubarak

from Alumni Committee, K.J. SIMSR



‘ ENLIGHTENEUS ’ ‘Enlighteneus’- a 2 day entrepreneurial work-

shop was organized for all budding entrepre-

neurs in K J Somaiya on 26th and 27th of July,

2014 by ALCOM in association with Somiya

Vidyavihar. On the first day of the workshop, we

had with us, two of our esteemed SIMSR alumni

Mr. Vikram Bhatt and Mrs. Gurdip Sial Wadhwa.

The workshop began with Dr. Ailawadi, Director

of K J SIMSR, speaking on how the strengths pos-

sessed by our alumni can always be leveraged to

the benefits of future

students. Then Prof.

Bhushan Dewan, Prov-

ost of Somaiya Vidyavi-

har introduced the stu-

dents to the 6 E's of en-

trepreneurship namely

Employment, Economic

Development, Empow-

erment, Equality, Eco

system and Excellence.

After the introduction and warm welcome, it was

the time for our alumni to share their experienc-

es. Our alumna, Mrs. Gurdip Wadhwa Sial, who

is the founder and owner of G-Corp Media with

over 12 years’ of industry experience, talked

about how she converted her hobby of produc-

ing creative audio content to full-time profession

by starting her own firm -‘G-Corp’ which now

provides content management services in the

area of Telephony (Mobile and Basic) and Media

(Advertising, Radio and Television) .What Ms.

Wadhwa left the class with, was a firm belief

that the only way to do great work is to love

what you do. She also impressed the importance

of the thought "If you haven't found it yet keep

looking. Don't settle. And as with all matters of

the heart you will know when you finally find it."

Our second alumnus speaker for the day was Mr.

Vikram Bhatt.

He has 16 years

of professional

& entrepreneur-

ial experience

having sailed in

two boats for

the large part of

his professional

journey and fi-

nally opting to

focus full time on his entrepreneurial journey

with Enrich Salons in May 2011, which has a cur-

rent spread of 54 outlets across different states

in India. He said because there is a risk there is a

reward and invoked the students to think differ-

ently, to be quick, intuitive and involved and to

not always believe in structure or process.



On the second day we had three Alumni as

speakers - Mr. Karan Sharma, Mr. Ashish Kyal

and Mr. Naveen Bachwani . The session started

with Mr. Karan Sharma who is the Vice President

in the Digital Media & Technology group at

‘Avendus Capital’, India’s leading mid-market

Investment Bank. He gave an insight into the

Venture Capitalists (VC’s) funding the budding

entrepreneurs. He talked about incubators and

Angel investors in India, the evaluation process

by VC’s for retail companies in India and abroad,

the different stages of investment in India and

abroad.

Our next speaker was Mr. Ashish Kyal who start-

ed the session with sharing his own journey from

professional to entrepreneurial world, speaking

about his experience from his stint with Lehman

brothers and Nomura to finally starting his own

firm – ‘Waves Strategy Advisors Pvt. Ltd.’- an in-

dependent research house providing trading and

investment advice using Elliott wave & technical

analysis. He encouraged budding entrepreneurs

to identify the need and create their own

market, being innovative and providing quality

service to the customers, constantly keeping

oneself updated, believing in self and overcom-

ing fear.

Our final speaker for the day was Mr. Naveen

Bachwani, who is the founder of ‘ThinkShop’ – a

consulting firm offering Technology Solutions

and Business Solutions to the clients. He de-

scribed the ideal launch sequence for entrepre-

neurs, motivating the youth to step out of their

comfort zone and think and act out of the box.

The workshop ended post Q & A session, on a

very enthusiastic note where everyone was

pumped up and ready to go and try to make

something of their ideas and visions. The stu-

dents left while discussing in soft murmurs about

how they wanted to begin and where they

thought they would find themselves 5 years

down the line.

“

”

Entrepreneurship is

not a sprint but

it’s a marathon.

If opportunity doesn’t

knock, build a door.



As foreign universities are flocking into

the Indian education arena, it is at this

time that SIMSR reached a new horizon in

the process of transforming itself into a

world class B-school. A team led by

Dr.Satish Ailawadi ,Dr.Meenakshi Rajan

and Prof Debraj Ghosal during their visit

to Europe in May 2014 signed MOU's with

three leading universities for faculty ex-

change, student exchange and other aca-

demic cooperation. On this occasion, the

team from SIMSR also met Mr. Sameer

Sharma, an alumnus of MMS Marketing

class of 2013 in Stuttgart, Germany.

The list of partnering universities include 1. University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Steyr, Austria

2. University of Applied Sciences, Krems, Austria and 3. DHBW University, Stuttgart, Germany. Among

these, University of Applied Sciences, Krems, Austria tops the national ranking for its export oriented man-

agement program, while DHBW, Stuttgart offers unique dual study practices to its students across courses

where they study and

work with the corporates

simultaneously!!

This is the second aca-

demic collaboration for

SIMSR in a row, the first being the one started since last year with THI Business School, Ingolstadt, Germa-

ny. It was also announced by Dr. Ailawadi during this year’s inaugural ceremony for PGDM, that the stu-

dent topper among all the courses in Somaiya will get a scholarship to spend a term in University of St

Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland. (this University’s Strategy & International Management program comes 1st

worldwide in the current Financial Times ranking of the Master in Management programs). Team Imprints

looks forward to more of such endeavors in years to come!!

Academic collaborations with

European universities - a new

feather in the cap

Management studies in SIMSR gets International flavors.

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Abhinav Kausik (PGDM) Calls himself “socially active and fun loving“

Abhinav says “I will pose myself as a bridge between the college and the alumni so as

to strengthen the bond further and help the

institute grow faster.. ”

Anshumala Sinha - (PGDM-Financial Services)

Defines herself as a thoughtful learner and keen observer of life She says “Privileged to be a member of ALCOM. And I hope to enhance this bond between our college, its students and alumni so that it reaps us great dividends in career and life in

general”

Ayona Chowdhury (PGDM-International Business) Believes there are 2 mantras to success. Never tell them everything.

Life is long, life is short But the length is not what life’s about. It’s the quality of life that counts which makes a person lost or found

Some find it easy, some find it hard Living life true, is the greatest art!

Ayushi Juneja (PGDM)

Believes in following her heart and living her dreams. Being in ALCOM, she would strive to reflect your light to light many more candles.

Ayushi Verma (PGDM-Financial Services)

Describes herself as someone who is an eternal optimist and believes in enjoying life and helping others

She aspires to take Alcom to a newer horizon and in the process learn as much as she can from the distinguished alumni who have walked the challenging path of success.

Bivash Krishna Bala (PGDM-Retail Management) ll

Bivash believes, The best and worst the world has seen,The lessons of history and that to come.Light our lamp with your acumen, And enlighten what makes Great Men.

We are now what you were then, Like lions in search of the den. Let us bring this pride together, And strengthen our bond forever.

Lovina Murdia (PGDM-Integrated Marketing Communications)

Connecting all the dots of imagination helps her to stay close to the originality, making simple things outshine.

She says “It’s never too late for networking. Enlighten us with your experiences”

Mayur Agrekar (PGDM-Financial Services) A Follower of, “Imagine with all your mind,

Believe with all your heart, Achieve with all your might.” Mayur wants to work towards keeping the tradition of creating

successful stories for better future of SIMSR

Yours Truly Sleepless nights, late night interviews, midnight fun and days packed up with lectures - a time which taught the newbies of SIMSR class of 2014 the true essence of life in B-school. Well they stood firm and performed

their best ,amongst them we chose the team who aspires to take ALCOM to greater heights. Lets hear it from them what they have to say to you.



Oswald Parmar (PGDM) Curious, imaginative and an avid music lover

To the alumni: “Think not what you have done for your Alma Mater but imagine what it has done for you”. Join us in making the SIMSR alumni network the

most connected and active one in the country.

Priyal Doshi (PGDM) Believer of ‘you are essentially who you create yourself to be’

Priyal says To Bring Back the Best ,And To Reach out for More,

Is the reason why ALCOM is here for.

Ridhi Gupta(PGDM) Energetic, passionate and creative

She explains ‘I aspire to develop my skills, to work at my highest potential, and thereby contribute in the overall bonding of each Alumnus

to the College, to their teachers and their juniors.’

Rohan Pai, (PGDM International Business)

Describes himself as a Team player with habit of paying attention to detail Rohan’s pledge is to involve at least one alumnus from each batch to mentor our stu-

dents for the smooth transition from Campus to Corporate.

Ruchir Gupta (PGDM International Business) Passionate about teaching underprivileged

kids and substantially contributing to the society To build strong relation and emotional connect with our Alumnus is why he is here.

Sai Ajay Vamaraju (PGDM-Financial Services)

Keen observer and listener who loves to explore life. Co-Founder of 'Help for a Cause', a charitable organisation. “As a member of this distinguished Committee I would love you

teach us the intricacies and insights of the industry. We stand to gain immensely from the rich experience you possess”

Shraddha Rajgarhia (PGDM Financial Services)

A metaphorical lion, bold and bright ,with a keen intent to make the whole world shine. “We follow you for your devotion and hard work.

Be our mentors and enlighten us with your knowledge and experience.”

Swinston D’almeida (PGDM International Business)

Describes himself as a fan of soccer, the sport that has taught him team work He says- it’s our past that lights up the future, ALCOM is here to make it happen.

Yours Truly Sleepless nights, late night interviews, midnight fun and days packed up with lectures - a time which taught the newbies of SIMSR class of 2014 the true essence of life in B-school. Well they stood firm and performed

their best ,amongst them we chose the team who aspires to take ALCOM to greater heights. Lets hear it from them what they have to say to you.



Dubai had its first SIMSR Alumni meet on Saturday (10th May, 2014) at Kulcha King, Sheikh Zayed Road,

Dubai. With a bit of hesitation, one after the other, people dropped in to reach a number of 12

SIMSRites. Beginning with multiple rounds of introduction, the discussions went on about Professors

and deans (where Prof Narsimham & Prof Ghai stole the show off course!) , current job profiles, job

hunting, placements in SIMSR and so on.

The age old debate of PG versus MMS, deep rooted in the minds of SIMSRites definitely topped the list.

“Even though we passed in different years, I could feel a common thread that bound us together. “-

says Neha Malik, an Alumnus of SIMSR currently working in Dubai. She adds on adding “We all realize

that our college was good for our first placement and it was hard work and perseverance ahead of that

to us to greater heights. However the power of a strong network cannot be ignored. We all spoke about

various institutions that support such alumni meets; it's our turn now to make it happen for us. Let's all

move towards the initiative taken by Ra-

jat Khatri and connect and partner to-

gether wherever we can. I request each

one of you to reach out in this group and

not hesitate to ask for any help. Each one

of us is in a position where we can help

fellow alumni grow professionally and

advance in their career. It may be as small

as talking about the work of your organi-

zation, its culture, your role, introduction

to someone you know etc. Reach out and

pay it forward! ”.

Team Imprints would like to express thanks and best wishes to the entire alumni batch in Dubai -

Sandeep, Damodar, Mukul, Naveen, Avinash, Akhil, Ashish, Nutan, Enayet, Lokesh and Rajat

for making the time and taking the effort to connect with each other.

CHAPTER ONE DUBAI BOOKS

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We would give an arm and leg to build a friendly network and I truly believe this an opportunity not to be missed



ALL IS Just when the 2014-16 batch of PGDM was trying to settle in, June started with a

bang!! An annual event called “All is Well” was organized by the senior batch to

welcome the juniors. It was an interclass competition which resulted in sleepless

nights, endless hours of practice and recognition of some brilliant talents from

the newcomers.

All the PGDM classes participated with zest and zeal and hosted a kaleidoscope

of events ranging from singing and dancing to plays and stand up comedy.

The quote “Well begun is half done” indeed holds good. At midnight 7th June, all

the classes came out of the hostel rooms, assembled in what we call the Hawa

Gali and promoted their classes through innovative silent promotions.

The students made posters, banners, wall hangings etc. to promote their respec-

tive classes. Various other promotional activities involving social media, print

media as well as warm gestures such as serving food items were witnessed.

Some of the acts were executed with impeccable perfection leaving the audi-

ence awestruck. While the competition was neck to neck, the team work and amount of creativity dis-

played by each team was commendable.

The PGDM-B class emerged as the winners of 2014. They displayed a gamut of talents ranging from ar-

dent war cries to rallying with a decorated auto-rickshaw while beautifully executing a carnival theme

with just the perfect costumes and props. The on stage performances were also a delight.

And finally at the end of it, the one thing that came to our mind was the famous saying- “ALL IS WELL

that ends well”. We ended up with memories galore! All the efforts paid off and not only did everyone

have their share of hard work and fame but we also witnessed bonds being established and some real

ice breaking!!!!

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Summer Internships for the Alcom members brought along the opportunity to con-

nect with our beloved alumni at various organizations. We had a wonderful meeting

with our 1998 batch alumnus Mr. Devendra Patil, Senior Director – National Sales

at DHL Express India Pvt. Ltd.

He was more than delighted to re-connect with his alma mater. Details of various initi-

atives taken by Alcom aroused great interest in him. We were highly appreciated and

encouraged to continue the good work. A feedback on the college and committee ac-

tivities was taken for improvements in our endeavor.

Mr. Devendra also gave some insights for the summer project. We parted by gifting

him a small memento as a token of gratitude on behalf of the institute.

We also got the opportunity to meet Mr. Rohan Waghmare (Batch of 2005), Business

Development Manager at DHL Express India Pvt. Ltd. After being out of touch all these

years, he gave a warm welcome to our initiatives to reconnect the bond.

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The mission of SIMSR is to enable students devel-

op into competent, socially responsible and value

driven citizens committed towards sustainable

development. Every day almost 5000 SIMSR grad-

uates strive to make lives better for the rest of

the society!! And what better opportunity could

one have than to join the Indian Civil Services-

one of the most coveted jobs in the world. Well,

this time it is Sweta Aggarwal, an alumnus of

SIMSR class of 2010 who has proved her mettle in

the Civil Services Examination 2013-14 with an All

India Rank of 497.A voracious book reader and

adventure sports enthusiast, she aspires to join

Indian Revenue Services in the process. Sweta

has been an achiever throughout her career. After graduating with B.Sc Hons in Economics from St Xa-

vier’s College, Kolkata, she worked with Deloitte as an Analyst in Mumbai for 13 months.

She explains “I was a part of the State Government

Team (U.S. Government Sector). My work involved

analyzing state budgets, policies, elections, and

governor priorities. This analysis helps Deloitte

partners stay updated about the top priorities of

the top government officials and also reveals the

areas where Deloitte could offer solutions to the

clients. Additionally, we also conducted event spe-

cific research and analysis to identify the impact of

specific events on our client states. This in-turn

provides opportunity to Deloitte to provide rele-

vant services to help the state make the most of

the opportunities”.

Team Imprints extends their heartiest congratulations to Sweta for her

achievements and best wishes for her career ahead!!

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“ Perseverance is

not a long race, it

is many short

races one after

the other



”

What do you do when you become tired of being

shoved around as an underdog for your whole life?

What do you do when you cannot find happiness de-

spite having a fair enough job with a T.V production

house .As with Rahul (the character from our story),

he decides to take an abrupt break and run off to

Murud Janjira- a sea side village in Mumbai. “The

Karmic confessions of a hopeless traveler”- a book

written by our own alumnus Mr Rahul Atrishi, por-

trays the story of Rahul, who decides to break away

from his ‘not so pleasant’ present. Riding on almost

every kind of transport in the worst of the condi-

tions, bumping into strangers in absolutely outland-

ish situations, stumbling upon shocking realities of

life and last but not the least, goofing up every now

and then, makes his journey worth remembering .

The book has already been greatly appreciated by

both Indian and US readers. For those who don’t

know of him, Rahul Atrishi is a wordsmith who has

written across diverse media platforms in the capaci-

ty of a screenwriter and poet for national and inter-

national clients. He has conceptualized and written

written Feature Films, Sitcoms, Soaps-operas, Anima-

tion Tele-series etc.. He has also written an animation

feature film Balla Bol for Ted Turner Network. So, in

case you are curious to know what life unfolds for

Rahul in the due course of time, don’t forget to order

your copy the next time you visit Flipkart or Amazon!!

“ In the comfort of grand ma’s lullabies,

In the innocence of childhood lies, In the gaze of a lover’s eyes,

In the trust of a matrimony tie, In the deceit of the rolling dice,

In the hope of an alibi, In the nostalgia of gone byes,

In the last word of a dying man’s sighs,

I exist in ‘non-existence’ as a storyteller

who touches lives!



Event Name Date

Alumniscence 09/08/2014

Introduction of Mentors and Students for Pilot Mentorship

Program 09/08/2014

MCA Induction Program 09/08/2014

Alumniscence 23/08/2014

Anveshan 06/09/2014

Confluence 11/10/2014

Nostalgia 08/11/2014

All the above mentioned dates are tentative dates and are subject to change.



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Gulshan Deepchandani MCA

2013-16 Contact : +91-9860699431

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Aayush Chadha MMS

2013-15 Contact : +91-9665759865

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imprints june - july 2014 edition

Documents

alumni committeee

alumni rahul atrishi

alumni relations office

illustrious alumni

arun rao

saikat chakraborty

day induction session

supply chain management