Aaj ki roti aaj hi kamana !!!

                After working for 3 years, getting back to college was always going to be a unique experience. And so I marched towards the classroom to attend my first MBA class. As I walked toward the class, I thought of the various possibilities of how the class would unfold, but none of these matched what actually happened in my first MBA class! In fact, I’m pretty sure that none of my batch-mates would have ever predicted it.

                The first surprise, and a pleasant one, was our class was taken by Professor T. Prasad more fondly known as Professor Mandi. The next shock was that toys were distributed among the students. But the best part of the class was when we were told to throw the sponge balls at our batch-mates. I’ve always wanted to play catch catch in class, but least expected it to happen, not in an MBA class, nor while the professor’s back not facing us! I will always remember this; thank you sir for unique experience, you’d become our favorite by now!

                Now that he’d got everyone’s attention, it was time to get to real business. He called students forward and made them sell the toys distributed to each other. Then he gave suitable suggestions so that the student selling can increase the value of the product for the buyer, a simple but effective way to boost the value of any product. Then he encouraged blogging so that the content taught in his lectures is not restricted to NITIE, but open to anyone who has interest to study, this is one thing I appreciated the most.

However, the most significant take away from the lecture was ‘aaj ki roti aaj hi kamana’ i.e. the students should not rely on their parents for expenses but try to earn on their own, and that too in their area of study. Earning from one’s own area of study reinforces the gained knowledge and its application, thereby giving mastery in his field; a very easy concept, but equally difficult to implement. We were made to realize how big the opportunity cost was, for coming to NITIE; roughly around Rs.2500 per day and then we were inspired to earn this back by opening our own companies while in campus.

Overall it was a great lecture, and I feel that if the concept, ‘aaj ki roti aaj hi kamana’ is implemented even partially, the future seems great then!