Finale !!!

Here is my final post on our MBA saga.

Indian history is replete with many golden eras that I have not been part of.  There is one that I consider is my golden period - 2 years of MBA.  It transformed me from an introvert to a pseudo-extrovert.  A person who would not have a conversation, let alone speak in public, to someone who could speak in a conference.  A major part of the credit goes to my friends.  They say a man is rich if he has friends and I surely do.

In an earlier blog I mentioned of listing the many "firsts" that we achieved.  Here is the list:

• First batch to graduate from the new building
• First ever conference held by OU MBA students
• First ever BIZFEST organized
• First ever Treasure hunt in all of inter-college competitions in Hyderabad
• First ever community service (moving the library) by MBA students
• First time an MBA batch that organized 25 year celebration....well our seniors or juniors cannot blame us for it
• First ever cricket team that reached the semi-finals of inter-college cricket championship
• First ever batch to haul so many prizes in inter-college competitions
• First ever batch to have so many entrepreneurs. UB once remarked that there was something in the entrance exam that identified so many potential entrepreneurs.
• First ever fancy dress competition organized.
• First ever student body elections held in MBA history

Here are a few "lasts" too

• Last MBA batch at Arts College
• Last MBA batch from the ONLY MBA college in Hyderabad.  Badruka and Pragathi started MBA program in 1987.

Probably the first and the last batch to have such a cohesive group of friends.  It is amazing that we managed to identify, contact and rope in 27 folks for the re-union at Bidar.  It speaks of the resourcefulness and the enthusiasm of the group to re-establish the bonding.  May it continue for ever.