The one with the hole: Dunkin' Donuts, CP

It is one of those weekday mornings when you haven't had any food hitting the belly and in addition, have that extra hour you can squeeze in before the next meeting. As we walk through the doors of Dunkin' Donuts and I notice the name extension in the form of "& more", I smile to myself, recollecting the various ad campaigns around their new food additions, especially the "Heaven Can Wait" burgers. The place is buzzing and the ground floor of this refurbished CP outlet is almost full.

People here are cheerful for a weekday morning, smiling and talking to each other, reminiscent of a typical European or American cafe with the right mix of teenagers, middle aged couples and a few senior citizens adding to the melee. All of them seem to be reasonably satisfied with what they have had of the Dunkin' experience so far. As the ambiance sinks in and we make our way towards the ordering counter, we can see some really tantalizing pictures of food and for once, I feel happy to see that there are almost an equal number of vegetarian as the non-vegetarian options on the menu (not to mention the egg containing food).

The display cabinet is full of colorful and inviting doughnuts which by themselves can complete a menu and make you drool. As we are busy taking all this in and deciding our order, we are greeted by the server behind the counter with that cheerful yet professional smile, something that tells you that she is going to be nice and yet quick and effective, something which we take to immediately. She helps us through our order of one Heaven can wait burger, one veg chef's special burger, a snacky cupwich and a couple of doughnuts (classic glazed and death by chocolate). We are informed that if we order beverages (which we were about to, anyway), we will get the doughnuts free and we readily accept the suggestion, ordering a couple of iced teas.

As we find a place for ourselves on the crowded floor, we can't help but overhear some of the conversations around us. We see the teenager on the table next to us drooling over the dripping chocolate from her doughnut as she feeds some of it to her friend sitting next to her. The early-thirties couple next to us is busy digging into the burgers with a pretty satisfied smile playing on their faces. We are talking about the origin of Dunkin' as the server comes over with our food, a big smile, and a sincere sounding "what else can I do for you".

The food, in one word, is delicious. The burgers are juicy and cheesy (pun unintended) and the beverages potent (some may not like it but the distinct tea flavor in the iced tea does it for me)...and the doughnuts... Just a moment ago, I was benignly smiling at the foolishness of today's yuppie generation and the way they exaggerate when it comes to anything, even a simple doughnut...and there I was, sucking the last drop of molten chocolate dripping from mine...simply divine.

If there could have been a more cheerful start to the day, I haven't been fortunate enough to witness many of those. A buzzing ambiance, some really genuine (apparently at least) staff, and some finger-licking food, Dunkin' has it all to make it big in the Indian market.

The old warhorse: Swagath, GK-2

Image courtesy www.swagath.in

Swagath or being welcomed to the world of good food is what I had expected as I walked into the GK2 outlet of this now-famous chain of Delhi NCR restaurants. Spread over three floors (including a terrace), the promise was aplenty but sadly the delivery not really there.

It is a place that welcomes you to a hopefully pleasant dining experience with its comfortable seating, appropriate lighting and non-overbearing staff. However, when it comes to the real deal, which is the food, there was a lot to be desired.

We ordered a lahori mixed veg taka tak and a dal tadka along with some malabari paratha and rumali roti, a safe choice by any standard. However, what arrived was far from what we wanted. Spicy and oily curry and dal were accompanied by hard and dry breads, that too when what we had ordered should have been particularly soft.

I liked the place but what it stood for was not getting reflected in what came across. I can understand this place being a heaven for people who dig non-vegetarian or coastal food but there are some basics that you can not go wrong on. For the ambience and service that turned out to be charming as expected, I would rate them highly but Swagath at GK2 didn't impress me with its food.

Stairway to Heaven: Escape, Galleria

As you walk up the stairs and pass the guards and the managers, in front of you is an expanse of empty space...something that is rare to even think of in a place like Galleria, choc-a-bloc with its myriad cafes and restaurants, not to say the many shops selling their wares. In the middle of this empty space wafts the music..music of the sort that you have grown up on. Hits of the 90's dominate the playlist and one number after another reminds the 30-somethings of their hey days.

As you make your way to the outdoor couches, you don't cease to wonder about the sheer size of Escape Terrace Bar & Kitchen, given where it is located in the prime of prime locations of Gurgaon. With some 40-50 people possibly getting accommodated outside, there is an air-conditioned space good enough for a similar number if the need so arises. You can see a wood-fired clay oven on one side for the pizzas while you have, on the other side, a banner announcing live music nights (I have been witness to one of those and it is quite something, I must say).

On this occasion, I happened to visit Escape with three others on a Ladies' Night....not one of their busy nights and there were enough and more people to attend to us and the choicest of seating places that we could have for ourselves. Since we were in the mood, we made way for the loudest part of the open-air enclosure and sat down right below the speaker (which honestly they could change since it seems to have seen better days).

Since none of us was very hungry, we ordered some starters including Honey Chilly Potato, Chicken Stroganoff, and another dish with chicken breast and some veg salt and pepper. The drinks were mostly alcoholic and except for the lady who tried the Mojito and the Bloody Mary (which were pretty well made, we were told), we stuck to the basics.

The food was not awesome but just fine when it came to the non-vegetarian stuff. However, as on my previous visits to the place, I did not find the vegetarian fare very appealing. There was too much of honey in the honey chilly potato and too much of salt in the Veg salt and pepper. I am sure they can do a better job of their vegetarian menu.

The music, as I said, was wonderful (although a bit loud and sitting right below the speakers did not help) and the service just right, never too far to notice us and never too close to cause discomfort. This is one of the places you head out to when you have had a long day and want to just drown yourself in the numbness caused by loud music, food and drinks. For hardcore foodies who want to find taste in all they eat, this may not be the right place. However, if you are a sucker for experience (as I am), you will have enough to make you happy about this place...the openness of the terrace, the music, the crowd, and the general spirit that Escape tends to carry.

Get your hands dirty: Andhra Bhawan, Ashoka Road

Andhra Bhavan is by far my favorite when it comes to a quick lunch on a weekday and if you are looking for something spicy and filling, you do not have too many other options that can compete. To top it all, if you want to look out for operational excellence and efficiency, you don't need to go farther than Andhra Bhavan.

Located in the heart of Delhi, the restaurant at Andhra Bhavan (the state house of Andhra Pradesh) has food to die for. Authentic Andhra thali with a whole lot of additions in the form of egg preparations, mutton, and chicken curries, etc is all that this place has to offer. However, this is more than what you would want on any given day. Full to the brim on weekdays during lunch time, the very process of getting a seat is a marvel. The Captain is astonishing in the way he remembers the order in which people need to be seated and somehow (maybe he has eyes at the back of his head) knows when a table is getting vacant behind him as he faces the chaos of waiting guests in front of him.

Once you have your seat (a full table if you are lucky or else if you go in a smaller group, sharing it with some other people in traditional community seating), you will SOON be served your thali with 3 different curries, daal, sweet, curd, mini puris, rice, and the famous gunpowder. While you are having your fix, there will be servers running around shouting "currrrry", "riiiiice" and so on. You can also request addition of a drink or a side order of egg or meat along with your thali and relish the same till it is time for you to vacate your table for some other hungry soul.

Overall, this place ranks right up there when it comes to the food but if you are someone who likes to sit in a relaxed, air-conditioned (yes, you only get fans here) environment, order, and leisurely sample his/her food, this is not your kind of place. Go there if you are prepared!

Charms, Spells, and Potions: The Leaky Cauldron, Hauz Khas Village

I am a big Harry Potter fan and the moment I heard the name of The Leaky Cauldron on one of my numerous visits to the Hauz Khas market, I decided that I would give this place a try. Give it a try I did and what I did have in return were mixed feelings.

You need to climb a few stairs to reach this place and even before that, be quite the Harry Potter to find it in the first place. Located towards the back side of Hauz Khas market in the LakeView lane (as they call it), this place is well-hidden for a spook-themed cafe. The overall look and feel of the place, its decor, lighting (dim, could have been a little brighter), and even the menu are all done keeping the theme in mind, with the menu actually getting into the history (made up?) of the leaky cauldron.

The view is outstanding, probably one of the best you can have while eating out in Delhi, especially if you are sitting out in the open like we were. They have cleverly converted one-third of the cafe into an open balcony with seating that is comfortable yet outdoors-ish.

We had heard that the owner normally interacts with the guests herself but unfortunately, she was not around when we went there and the staff that was present did seem a little clueless. I would not rate the service, the knowledge of the menu, or the eventual delivery highly but if left to ourselves, we did well for sure. The food was very nice and that was probably because we stuck to safe choices of some Italian fare (since we had heard of not-so-positive reviews of people who tried to experiment too much with their food here). I must specifically mention the selection of desserts which was quite fascinating.

Having been there about three months ago, I haven't really had the opportunity or inclination to re-visit the place but I did recommend it to some friends and family and their experience was fairly balanced as well. If you are a stickler for nature viewing while having your cup of coffee (like I am), you will definitely fall in love with this place. However, if you are a hardcore foodie and choose your eatery strictly with its food in mind, you may be in for slight disappointment.

Old World Charm (??): Parikrama, Connaught Place

I have been to Parikrama on five different occasions, with the first being some 7 years ago, and the last as recent as the month of July 2013. Since I work in the city's business center of Connaught Place, I and my colleagues keep looking for good places to spend some of those heavy work-after evenings. My last visit however, was when I and my wife zeroed down on Parikrama after rejecting a lot of other arguably better places, since we wanted to chat and yet be able to withdraw if we wanted to.

Parikrama, being the only revolving restaurant in the city and offering views of New Delhi right from its center, is a soothing place. The views that you can experience out here are unmatched and take you to a state of calm that can be matched by very few other places, if any. The staff is non-intrusive to the extent of being unapproachable. What they lack in their pro-activeness and zeal, they make up for in their knowledge and experience.

The menu is pretty standard and you can have your pick of Indian food along with some Chinese and other cuisines. We ordered some noodles and Manchurian along with daal, one paneer based curry and naan. The food had sufficient portions, was good enough to last us through the conversation but bordered way short of greatness or even goodness for that matter.

What does catch your eye and appreciation however is the decor of the place. With direction signage boards dotting the interiors, one keeps looking out for the next landmark, as the floor keeps revolving and you keep facing a new landscape every few minutes. Conversation is free flowing with majority of it being filled of what you can see outside.

Definitely one of the places to try out more for the experience than the food, Parikrama is a must-visit if you want to have a relaxed evening with decent food and more-than-decent ambiance.

Big name, small sight: Chor Bizarre, Delhi Gate

Hotel Broadway at the end of New Delhi and the beginning of the old walled city, is quite a hit with foreigners, primarily because of its closeness to areas of tourist interest like the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk and others. While there, the foreigners can also enjoy the facilities provided by a modern establishment, including a pub called "Thugs" and a restaurant called "Chor Bizarre".

Apparently, Chor Bizarre used to be one really cool place some time back with the decor consisting of completely different and disjointed items (ranging from furniture to cutlery) assembled together as if they were picked up from the thieves' market and brought together. However, they have been through tough times it seems, what with their outlets closing down in Gurgaon and Noida and the look and feel of their flagship outlet having been brought back to normalcy (and dullness). That is not to say that the decor is not impressive...it is, but in a very boring, straight-jacketed manner.

There were eight of us at the restaurant for an office lunch and when we walked in, the place was full of foreigners who were apparently enjoying themselves. Chor Bizarre is known for its Kashmiri cuisine and is one of the few places where you would expect genuine Kashmiri food. Since we had a Kashmiri with us, we were hoping to try some exotic Kashmiri stuff.

However, the food fell far short of our expectations. The beverages (Fresh Lime Soda without fizz and Shikanji without tang) were a let down. The starters were adequate but not great except for the palak ki chaat which was nice and I am saying that despite being a spinach-phobe. We tried to mix the main course as experimental as well as traditional and except for the perennial favorites butter chicken and black daal, nothing else (pyaaz hara khumb, kashmiri dum aloo, kadhai chicken, and the Tarami) impressed...not even the Kashmiri amongst us!

The service was polite but could have been better. When we complained about the fresh lime soda being flat, we were given the option of seeing the opened soda bottle...no talk of replacing the drink or accepting the customer at face value...could have been better as I said.

Overall, I am sure that I am not going back to this place unless there are some "firangs" that I need to entertain and there too, I am going to ask them to take it all with a pinch of salt.

Calm Musings: Barka Med Lounge, GK-2

One of the less known and explored options in the GK2 M block market (probably because it is still new), Barka is one of the nicer places around for you to catch up with friends over a drink or two and some nice music.

With a gravel floor terrace that is perfect for mild winters, you can have the solitude if you so desire or you can come down to the lower floors and experience some very comfortable lounge seating and perfect lighting.

The quality and pricing of food us just right and the staff courteous and non intrusive. They let you be and are yet attentive when you need them. Definitely a place where I would keep going back.

Interesting Cacophony: Uber Lounge, GK-2

The music playing here is just right if you are in the mood to drown out all your worries and get into an introspective or a simply-don't-care kind of a mood. The food us surprisingly quite nice for a place like this and you can actually relish the taste as you watch the buzz that Uber Lounge has on most weekend nights.

A place that sees the fashionable young crowd in droves on a Friday or Saturday night, you will never get bored of the dance floor in the basement or the dim lighting that sets up the mood or the endless chatter around you that allows you to lose focus.

Value for money is perhaps not something that you can expect out of a fashion lounge and you don't get it here as well. It is, all-in-all a nice place to be at over the weekend if you really want someplace hip and happening.

Super Chef: Indian Accent at the Manor

This has to be ranked as one of the best options to dine out if you love Indian food and have the taste for that sought bit of adventure as well. A fusion of Indian food with international cuisine (khandvi ravioli and kesar pista brulee among others) make for the Indian accent on all kind of food.

 The service is excellent and even the celebrated award winning chef has no qualms walking up to the table and asking about the food quality, which incidentally wad quite rocking.

The only thing that I did not really feel happy about was the portion size, especially for the starters. I guess that is the trend though with most of the fancy fine dine places so no real issues.

If you read all this...you deserve...

Life at IIMK has been unusually alive for the past few days and contrary to my nature, I have not been writing anything. I had started this blog as a line of thoughts that are anything but random. All thoughts and feelings that I have been sharing with my blog are very closely related to what has been happening around me. It has been, at times, something as trivial as a movie I watched or a book I read, as serious as personal worries and concerns, as sensational as the student body elections, and as bland as the mid term examinations. Staying with people who are going to be a part of my career and life, directly or indirectly, I needed to know how I react to them and whether that reaction needs to be streamlined or changed. My blog has certainly helped me figure out the way people react to situations and the way I react to them (people and the situations, that is).

Any sort of introspection, in fact, is certain to give you the other perspective, which has been the title of this blog right from the word go. Fortunately or unfortunately, the blog is now being read by my batchmates and what has followed was what had kept me from writing a blog for so long. When I had, in one of my posts, come out of my dilemma by deciding to name all people in my posts as they were and not give indirect references, the blog's readership was quite limited. It was, thus, that the readers I had warned in advance to not treat my posts too seriously, did start doing exactly that and before I knew it, I was on the receiving end of hushed jokes and cry-baby remarks. It turned out that the non-conformist (as Somas likes to call it) tendencies that were already present in abundant measure in me, got a further boost in this case. Whether I like it or not, I now have the reputation of ruffling feathers that have been silent for some time and any untoward action/reaction by any one in the batch is measured in terms of what I did at a point in time.

To say that I am totally unaffected by what has been happening would not be true. I am human and humans are social beings. However, thanks to the people who know me for what I am, the situation is not bad...in fact, life is on a roll @ backwaters (as Yash would say) and there have been some new friends I really cherish being with. At the same time, it will not hurt if I get along well with everyone. With the kind of people around this place, it is my loss if I do not get to know them better. Almost everyone has something to give...almost everyone has been an achiever and there is so much to learn from each one of my batchmates.

Okay, going back to do what I do relatively better, I need to focus on what has been happening in my life for the past few days for which this blog has not seen any entry. Since there has been so much happening, this post is going to be a long one...probably my longest to date...

IBM gets its act together



Yes, I am writing this post from my lappie. Having decided earlier to get one from the US through one of my friends but that not materialising, I had no choice but to wait for the bulk deals on campus. However, I was not prepared for the kind of deal that we finally struck with IBM. A lot of credit goes to Raul (great job, dude) for getting such a good configuration for almost a pittance. For all those who think that I am talking nonsense will get the gist after I have given them a brief idea of the features that this model has and the price that we have paid for the same.

The lappie is an IBM R51 model, built on Centrino technology, with a 256MB RAM, a 30 GB HDD, a 1.5 GHz Pentium-M processor, and above all, the IBM performance, features, and guarantee...and will you believe it, all this for just 62K. I just need my speakers (which, I am sure, will be in by tomorrow) and then, I will be done. It is really difficult to manage with the laptop speakers, especially if I have to watch movies (which I have been having to, much more than I should).

Indi-Paki bhai -.....



Why I didn't complete the above slogan will be obvious if you look a little more carefully at the picture above and despite the not-too-great quality, figure out for yourself that there was hardly any scope for completing the slogan in its original (or even modified, for that matter) form, at least as far as the delegation from LUMS is concerned. But I think that I am jumping the gun...first things first, there has been a delegation from LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences) visiting India over the past few weeks. This delegation, comprising of a faculty member and five students (four girls and a guy), was at IIMK over the weekend, as a part of their visit, during which they were invited to places like IIMB, IIMA, Narsi Monjee, SP Jain and others.

As was apparent from what they said repeatedly during the extensive interaction that they had with the students here, these people did not expect India to be what it turned out to be. In their own words, they were taken aback by the hospitality that has been shown to them here. I am pretty sure that even if a delegation was to go to Lahore from here, it will get an equal, if not greater, welcome. Even at the risk of sounding righteous, I will like to point out that this just goes on to show how the relations between the neighbours is being spoilt by the selfish interests of a score of politicians and decision-makers...shame on them for being so selfish...and shame on us for being such cowards as to not challenge them openly and take things in our hands and improve them.

On a more personal front, I thought that the visit got its purpose somewhat diluted, with the number of girl students in the delegation, that resulted in increasing proportionately, the zealousness of the welcome party. Rajat from the senior batch and our own newly elected SCon members were literally falling over each other to be of 'help' to the guests.

All the same, it was great having them here at the IIMK campus and given the good things they had to say about the campus, everyone will be more than happy to have the honor of hosting another delegation from the neighbouring country (it would certainly help if the sex ratio improvement is consistently targeted at by the neighbours, as well).

Pow...pow...powpow

Of the many good things that the Pakistani delegation did for IIMK (apart from getting us some good media footage and enthusing the IIMK guys...yeah, guys specifically...well apart from a few like Reddy who have been shouting from the rooftops regarding their preferences), one of the best turned out to be the Kathakali performance. This was the very first Kathakali performance many of us were watching and what a treat it turned out to be. I had been in the habit of not missing anything similar organised during college and with like minded people as company, it was always great going to watch the masters like Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ustad Zakir Khan, to name but a few.

The language barrier ceases to exist when it comes to performing arts. Whether it be the music flowing out from Hindustani or Carnatic instruments, or the theatrics in the plays and dance dramas like Kathakali, what comes across is the talent, regardless of language, religion, and even beliefs. The evening's performance, based on an episode from the epic, Mahabharata, did not have much in terms of the story...it did help to have a readout on whatever there was, though. The story of Kiratham was about how Arjuna was worshipping Lord Shiva and how Lord Shiva, with his consort, Goddess Parvati, tested his disciple before giving him the boon.

As one can probably guess, more than the story, the presentation turned out to be effective. With an unusual beginning that perhaps did not convey the right impression, the performance only became better. The cries of pow have become a rage and the way the actors managed to grab the attention of what they called a sophisticated audience (personally, I believe that they were and are way too ahead of what we can ever hope to be) was absolutely amazing. The performances were all very good and adequately suited to their respective roles in the play. If Lord Shiva's character was suitably flippant and did all his leelas, Goddess Parvati was the quintessential Indian woman, helpless yet influencing, arbiter yet warmonger...Arjuna was the proud and vain warrior that he should have been, adjusting his paraphernalia even when he had finally bowed down before Lord Shiva.

Sona Chandi Martial Arts



Many people would have jeered at the advertisement of Sona Chandi chyawanprash featuring the Indian cricket captain, Sourav Ganguly, who is shown to indulge in sword fight with a different martial-art style. However, the other performance of the night would have put any such people to shame. Not that Sourav came here to show his swordsmanship, but what happened was even better. It was a breath taking display of the prowess of the practioners of one of the oldest martial arts form of the world, Kalaripayatu (pardon me for mis-spelling it, if I have done so). Clad in the traditinal black clothes and equipped with shining swords, spears, staffs and what not, these people from the heart of Kozhikode showed us and the Pakistanis the spirit of Kerala.

On hindsight, I believe that the Pakistanis would have been more impressed with the Kathakali performance, given the fact that Pathans are generally very fierce warriors and the martial arts performance could be related to many-a-feats of their people. However, I doubt if they had seen anything like the extensive imagery, the play to audience, the detailed make-up and building up of the story, that was displayed in the Kathakali performance.

Of carried away 'childish' outbursts

Nilanjan has been writing some very interesting blog entries recently. More than that, I have been blessed with some exquisite timing. Not to be confused with the timing of the Indian batsmen (which, incidentally, had been giving us a bad time with our Pakistani guests a much relieved lot), this timing relates to whether you read a blog entry before or after it has been edited. If you have done neither and like me, enter the blog just when the entry is being edited (seeing the full post on the main page but when you click on the comments, you get just a truncated post, killing all your ambitions of posting a cutting remark :-)), it is then that you are said to possess the timing that I am talking about.

So what is it that has caused all the gung-ho and for once, even threatened to topple me from my crown of the official batch gossip??? Nothing much really, as Nilanjan will like us to believe. It was just a party and if people decide to be in two parties at a time, who is Nilanjan or anybody else to stop them from doing that? (I don't intend the sarcasm for I really don't know who is right in this case). On one hand, it does appear rude if some people you have been having a nice time with at a party, leave the party all of a sudden, and later it turns out that they are at some other party.

On the other hand, the other aspect is well taken, too. Friendship is not exclusive and if someone is my friend, I do not have rights on his movements and behaviors. The other person has got his own individuality and the group theory is fast being disposed off and as Yash has commented in Somas's blog, non-conformists are in fashion. The long and short of it is that just because of a tiny little thing like a party, it doesn't deserve an outburst that is full of childish groupism theories (which, I am sure, Raul had a tough time reading about, in my blog).

Just wondering why I do not require the spiritual booster to write such things!!!

It was my day at Paragon

I have been having a bad time at restaurants in Calicut and to imagine that I had to come to this place after I had left everything that has the flesh and blood in it...it does boil the red liquid a bit. Moreover, if you order for soups with exotic names like Herbal Soup and descriptions that are mouth-watering, to say the least...and finally are left with Palak Daal, you know what you have been missing.

So it was quite some fun when we finally landed at a restaurant which not only had some decent tomato soup and some more than decent curries, but also turned out to be a nightmare for my more savage friends. Ravi, Vikhyat, Abhijit, Stephen, and Kanav had a hard time trying to digest the sweet and even bland fare served to them at Paragon. Surabhi and I had a field day laughing at them and for now, I have something to say when they raise that singularly embarassing topic of the Herbal soup yet again (which I am sure they will...the fiends).

Who has been reading my blog???

The hit counter at my blog helps me know, in a limited way, about who has been reading my blog. It tells me about the pages from which the site has been accessed and also the IP address of the computer/netwrok from which the blog has been accessed. Over the past few days, there have been visitors (or a single visitor, as is my guess) who have come to my blog from Google, after having searched for a particular faculty member at IIMK. Having reached my blog and having read something interesting (God! what all have I written in the blog), the visitor has even searched for other faculty members who have been teaching us...and this search is not in google...but in my own site. The other teeny weeny interesting factor is that the IP from which this visitor has been coming belongs to the IIMK proxy (oh, my luck!!!)

It may sound like conspiracy theory but it does look like some faculty member has been reading up on my blog. This makes my job of writing about my feelings all the more difficult because if I seriously do not like a teacher's teaching style, can I not even write something unflattering about the same? I would like to believe that the teachers at a professional institute like IIMK will be practitioners of professionalism themselves and will not take my comments in any negative sense (just don't let my grades be affected by my blog...please, God :-)). However, thinking again, can I even take the risk? I know I took the risk with my batch mates...decided to write what I felt...fully confident that they will have the maturity to take it in their stride and be able to identify the spirit with which things have been recorded...but what happened did put a few chinks in my faith. What is going to happen if in deed some faculty member is reading as I write all this and specifically, what will happen if I keep on writing and at some point, forget that there is that distinguished visitor who may check in on my blog yet again...

Finally...something that I have come here for...academics

It was a hectic weekend that just went past. We had four case studies in as many days and all for a single subject, marketing. Dr. Panda has sure stepped on the accelerator but I believe that it is not helping my productivity one bit. I am not sure how he would take this feedback or else I would certainly have tried telling him that I am not grasping all that he has been kindly sharing with his students.

The mid term results have started tinkering in. I am satisfied with what I have managed in accounts. I was expecting something in the 15-20 range out of 25 and I believe that Dr. Broca has been quite kind to us...I managed 18, which makes it a total of 33 out of 40 and I am sure, this is not bad. The other subjects' mid term results are due soon and with a lot of assignments, case studies, and project submissions due over the next two weeks, it is going to be a pressure cooker wroking out here on the hills of IIMK.