We at IIHMR..........

Disclaimers First. This is not a funny video, this is quite a serious video. But the fun element inherent here is only going to increase in the years to come.

The story is simple - Three of my students, Khushboo, Janhavi and Sakshi made their Summer Internship Project presentation. Hard work done by them for about three months in the company and here they stand to present their work before their faculty. A Chinese research student from John Hopkins University, who was visiting IIHMR during that time, also asked for my permission to stand through the presentation. So we also have a guest there. She seems very interested in the beginning but towards the end she looks tired and bored, may be a little sympathetic towards my students.

The reason for her sympathy is that the project done by my students is ripped apart by me and my faculty colleague. I refuse to accept it, saying it was more of a data collection and less of research. Well, a usual B School routine!! My students are visibly shaken. They give interesting expressions. I am nothing less than a cruel master, almost ready to slaughter a prey, but then that's what I am.

The story ended like this - They had to revise the project, which meant getting some more data from the company, doing some in depth analysis, putting to use all that they learn in Research Methodology class, and submitting the revised project back to me.

This was a few months back. All three of them are placed now and would soon leave us, to join the corporate world. They will make it big I hope in the years to come. I wish them all the best in their career and in life too. But this video(recorded discreetly, without my permission, of course) remains a testimonial to this joy of learning, we want them to experience.

Today only, Sakshi came to me with a box of sweets, announcing that she got placed, and describing in an animated voice how 90% of her placement interview with Technopak was all about her internship project.

The fun in teaching, the joy of learning.....