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RE: [IIMB_Delhi] Fwd: Felicitation of Mr Gundu Rao and Mr Desan on Feb 20th | 7pm | MDC Hall, IIMB [2 Attachments]

Dear Amit

 

I think you would get a bigger response if you posted their photographs as well. People like me who passed out many years back remember the names for sure but it would help to relate better if we saw their photographs also.  Cheers.

 

 

 

Thanks and best regards,

 

Kanwal Kishore (1988-90)

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From: IIMB_Delhi@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IIMB_Delhi@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Amit Das
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Subject: [IIMB_Delhi] Fwd: Felicitation of Mr Gundu Rao and Mr Desan on Feb 20th | 7pm | MDC Hall, IIMB [2 Attachments]

 

 

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What a moment...

On more days than not, Desan and Gundu Rao  saar have done more to keep IIMB running than the faculty themselves.. and now that I look  back, I do think our mess was quite rocking. After all, Sarin managed to eat non-veg all meals all 365 days of the year without fail :)

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From: Alumni <alumni@iimb.ernet.in>
Date: Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 6:13 PM
Subject: Felicitation of Mr Gundu Rao and Mr Desan on Feb 20th | 7pm | MDC Hall, IIMB
To: Alumni <alumni@iimb.ernet.in>
Cc: Vasantha Priya C V <vasanthapriya.cv@iimb.ernet.in>


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Dear PGP Alumni,

Mr. Gundu Rao , who ran the PGP office and Mr. Desan who ran the Hostel Mess
for more than 30 years are retiring this year.  These stalwarts of our
institute touched our lives and served us with dedication. The entire PGP
program office , classes , exams , results worked like a super efficient
flawless machine. Every day the mess served up meals for all of us and
ensured we didn't miss home. Lets get together on Feb 20th , 7PM at the MDC
hall at campus to honour them. Drop in a line as you click the invite below
on your interaction or memory of them. We request you to contribute Rs500 or
above which will be utilized to buy mementoes for them.  Details of the bank
account are mentioned below. See you there.




<http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDZaTnJrWk1sZnVGbjlBZ
3c0dldBdFE6MA> invite1 copy.jpg





Regards,

Rakesh Godhwani



Head Alumni Association

IIM Bangalore, E 102

Ph: 91 80 2699 3336



www.iimbaa.org <http://www.iimbaa.org/>

 

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Re: [iimb2003] Fwd: Felicitation of Mr Gundu Rao and Mr Desan on Feb 20th | 7pm | MDC Hall, IIMB [2 Attachments]

now that dingi mentions it, the mess sure helped to ensure i survived my travails through the institute :-)

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Amit Das <amitdas@gmail.com> wrote:

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What a moment...

On more days than not, Desan and Gundu Rao  saar have done more to keep IIMB running than the faculty themselves.. and now that I look  back, I do think our mess was quite rocking. After all, Sarin managed to eat non-veg all meals all 365 days of the year without fail :)

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From: Alumni <alumni@iimb.ernet.in>
Date: Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 6:13 PM
Subject: Felicitation of Mr Gundu Rao and Mr Desan on Feb 20th | 7pm | MDC Hall, IIMB
To: Alumni <alumni@iimb.ernet.in>
Cc: Vasantha Priya C V <vasanthapriya.cv@iimb.ernet.in>


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Dear PGP Alumni,

Mr. Gundu Rao , who ran the PGP office and Mr. Desan who ran the Hostel Mess
for more than 30 years are retiring this year.  These stalwarts of our
institute touched our lives and served us with dedication. The entire PGP
program office , classes , exams , results worked like a super efficient
flawless machine. Every day the mess served up meals for all of us and
ensured we didn't miss home. Lets get together on Feb 20th , 7PM at the MDC
hall at campus to honour them. Drop in a line as you click the invite below
on your interaction or memory of them. We request you to contribute Rs500 or
above which will be utilized to buy mementoes for them.  Details of the bank
account are mentioned below. See you there.




<http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDZaTnJrWk1sZnVGbjlBZ
3c0dldBdFE6MA> invite1 copy.jpg





Regards,

Rakesh Godhwani



Head Alumni Association

IIM Bangalore, E 102

Ph: 91 80 2699 3336



www.iimbaa.org <http://www.iimbaa.org/>

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Fwd: Felicitation of Mr Gundu Rao and Mr Desan on Feb 20th | 7pm | MDC Hall, IIMB

What a moment...

On more days than not, Desan and Gundu Rao  saar have done more to keep IIMB running than the faculty themselves.. and now that I look  back, I do think our mess was quite rocking. After all, Sarin managed to eat non-veg all meals all 365 days of the year without fail :)

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Alumni <alumni@iimb.ernet.in>
Date: Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 6:13 PM
Subject: Felicitation of Mr Gundu Rao and Mr Desan on Feb 20th | 7pm | MDC Hall, IIMB
To: Alumni <alumni@iimb.ernet.in>
Cc: Vasantha Priya C V <vasanthapriya.cv@iimb.ernet.in>


IIMBAlogo.gif



Dear PGP Alumni,

Mr. Gundu Rao , who ran the PGP office and Mr. Desan who ran the Hostel Mess
for more than 30 years are retiring this year.  These stalwarts of our
institute touched our lives and served us with dedication. The entire PGP
program office , classes , exams , results worked like a super efficient
flawless machine. Every day the mess served up meals for all of us and
ensured we didn't miss home. Lets get together on Feb 20th , 7PM at the MDC
hall at campus to honour them. Drop in a line as you click the invite below
on your interaction or memory of them. We request you to contribute Rs500 or
above which will be utilized to buy mementoes for them.  Details of the bank
account are mentioned below. See you there.




<http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDZaTnJrWk1sZnVGbjlBZ
3c0dldBdFE6MA> invite1 copy.jpg





Regards,

Rakesh Godhwani



Head Alumni Association

IIM Bangalore, E 102

Ph: 91 80 2699 3336



www.iimbaa.org <http://www.iimbaa.org/>

Found: Long Lost Post on Tambrahms by Bee

Not sure if some of you have ever read it.. but this one was just brilliant.. Bee's occasional blog then (bee.theblog.net) seems to have died a domain death since then, and so the article is lost to the internet generation.  But after some link-digging, I found the article, and bring it to you for your reading pleasure ..

http://bee.theblog.net/sachin/2006/02/10/the_species_semi_autobiographical_sadly
(Its a dead link, btw)

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Have you met someone who is reasonably tall, fair, with a reasonable build (sometimes frail, but never well-built), a tikka on the forehead, and a self-righteous expression on their faces in your college premises? If you still haven't placed this species called Tambrahmo Sapien, I will describe further characteristics of this species.

The members of this species perform well academically, are generally religious, are sought after for their views, have an opinion on most things under the sun while simultaneously being non-judgmental, and frequently wear an "I have not been given my due by this world" expression on their faces. They are also consciously self-effacing (aka painfully modest) about their achievements (generally academic)

The members of this species have a strong desire to be with fellow species' members though they are socially 'accepted' in other groups as well. When 2 Tam Brahms meet, they discuss a third, when 3 meet they discuss other species' members, when more than 3 meet, they discuss topics like 'Changes in socio-cultural patterns of urban India fuelling prosperity in rural India' or 'the inherent fallacies in the parliamentary democracy system' with their collective decibel levels of discussion varying in direct proportion to the proximity of non-tam-Brahms, especially those possessing XY chromosome. A lone tambrahm has this brooding intellectual look about him giving an impression that he is trying to mentally divide 233 by 17 while he is actually benchmarking himself vis-à-vis other tambrahms and later on with other homo sapiens as well. This is a favorite pastime of the Tam Brahms.

They are fiercely competitive but are repulsed by the notion of relative benchmarking and frequently proclaim (with a sigh of relief) that they are glad that they didn't get sucked into this rat race. That the tam-brahm knows the re-evaluated score in the second cycle test of the little known character with whom he has spoken to exactly twice before in his life is pure coincidence.

When tambrahms are locked in conversation, they laugh at jokes like 'Even if you win the rat race you are still a rat' and 'statistics are like Bikini, they show a lot but not what you want to see' but only so much a smile politely at sardar jokes or gujju accent jokes. Not that they mean ill to surds or gujjus, it is just that they have a far more refined taste than that.

They also revel in the knowledge of their own refined taste in art or literary forms and consciously move towards 'better' books rather than wasting time in mundane 'pulp' fiction. They are wont to make statements like 'yeah, I used to read Sidney Sheldon when I was in class IX and X. I don't know why but I used to like them a lot. Sheldon is pure pulp. You read 3 and you can write the 4th. Now, I am glad that I have graduated to Ayn Rand, PG Wodehouse and The Economist'. All this to a poor soul who has just told him that he liked a Sheldon novel that he had read the previous night. After a pause, the tambrahm follows his speech up with "yeah, I read that book and liked it too. Typical, but ok. If you are a Sheldon fan, it's a great book". The well-kept secret of Tam Brahms is the fact the Tam brahm himself struggled his way through 985 pages of 'Atlas Shrugged' precisely for deriving the satisfaction of making the above statements.

Now, where is the catch? What is it that this species lacks? They are academically good (some are 'gifted'), socially accepted everywhere, well-sought after for their views on everything, adored by even the girls, are considered smart and sincere, are on the right side of ethics and teacher's favorites.

Wait a second; God isn't all that kind to anybody. These guys have their share of problems too. In most cases, they are too good for themselves. When it comes to academics, their parochial attitude keeps them on the edge; in sports, upbringing and dietary constraints kill them; in social life, their pseudo-intellectualism does them in, but their biggest problem lies with their performance with girls. They generally get slotted into 'Oh, he is a deeeeeaaaar friend' or 'I can always count on him for a chat after I have had a tough day with my boyfriend(s)', or in really rare and sad cases 'If only I had met him earlier'.

There is also a bunch of lads who slot into the between n and n+1 category, but more on that later.

Fwd: FW: indias election..

Amazing collection of images!

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/05/indias_massive_general_electio.html

 

A woman shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote at a polling station in Sonapur, about 50 km (31 miles) from Guwahati, India on April 23, 2009. Millions of Indians voted in this, the second stage of a month-long general election. (REUTERS/Utpal Baruah)

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People look on from a rooftop as Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi, unseen, addresses an election rally in Ghaziabad, India, Thursday, April 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi) #

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A child looks on as Bahujan Samaj Party supporters listen to party president Mayawati at an election rally in Allahabad, India, Monday, April 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) #

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Fans of Indian movie star-turned-politician Chiranjeevi wave the actor's Praja Rajyam Party flags and listen to him speak during an election campaign in Vijayawada, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Thursday, April 16, 2009. Chiranjeevi, the beloved hero of 149 adventure-romance films, has quickly become a political force since leaving Tollywood, the Telugu-language film industry that he ruled for three decades, to found his own party and contest elections in the key state of Andhra Pradesh. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) #

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A voter walks towards a polling station to cast her ballot in Bapally, 110 km (68 miles) west of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, April 16, 2009. With Maoist insurgents stepping up attacks, tens of millions of Indians began voting in a month-long general election. (REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder) #

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A Hindu holy man, center, prepares to cast his vote in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, April 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan) #

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A supporter of the Nationalist Congress Party shows his head shaved in the shape of the party symbol, a clock during a rally addressed by Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, unseen, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh) #

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Communist Party of India (Marxist) party supporters hold party umbrellas with the sickle and hammer during an election rally in Agartala on April 21, 2009. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A Muslim man shows his ink-marked finger after casting his ballot at a polling station in Tiamari village, about 280 km (174 miles) west from Guwahati, India on April 23, 2009. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri) #

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A man casts his vote at a polling centre during the fourth phase of India's general elections in Kadat Village near Abu Road in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan May 7, 2009. (REUTERS/Arko Datta) #

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A voter shows her ink-marked finger after casting her ballot at a polling station at Bapally, west of Hyderabad, India on April 16, 2009. (REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder) #

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Polling officers check Electronic Voting Machines at a distribution centre in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 12, 2009. (REUTERS/Babu) #

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An Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier stands guard outside a polling station in Srinagar on May 7, 2009. Kashmir voted under tight security amid a crippling strike by separatists and fresh boycott calls from hardline rebels. (TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Portraits depicting Indian movie star-turned-politician Chiranjeevi, left and right, are seen painted alongside former Andhra Pradesh state chief minister late N.T. Rama Rao, center, on a cycle rickshaw during an election campaign in Vijayawada, India on Thursday, April 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) #

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Women look on as they queue to cast their vote at a polling station on April 23, 2009 in the Muslim dominated town of Mukalmua, near Guwahati, India. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) #

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A voter shows her in-marked thumb after casting her ballot at Bhaderwah, about 200 km (124 miles) north of Jammu, during the second phase of the country's general election April 23, 2009. (REUTERS/Amit Gupta) #

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A polling official marks the index finger of a voter with indelible ink before casting her vote inside a polling booth in Rae Bareli, India, Thursday, April 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) #

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Women peer out from their veils as they stand in a queue to their votes at Jigna village in Rae Bareli, the constituency where Congress party President Sonia Gandhi is standing for re-election, India, Thursday, April 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) #

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A voter arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in Thiksey, in Indian-administered Kashmir on May 13, 2009. (REUTERS/Amit Gupta) #

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Poll officials inspect an electronic voting machine at a distribution centre in Mumbai April 29, 2009. (REUTERS/Arko Datta) #

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A woman shows her ink-stained finger outside a polling center at Nangrin village in Shillong parliamentary constituency in India's north eastern Meghalaya state,Thursday, April 16, 2009. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath) #

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Polling officers carry Electronic Voting Machines to a polling station in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh May 12, 2009. (REUTERS/Anil Dayal) #

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Polling officers check Electronic Voting Machines at a distribution centre in the central Indian city of Bhopal April 22, 2009. (REUTERS/Raj Patidar) #

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A woman shows her marked finger after casting her vote at a polling station, in Jamuva Bazar, near Varanasi, India, Thursday, April 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) #

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An election official takes rest next to a voting booth at a polling centre near Karjat, around 100 km (62 miles) east of Mumbai, April 22, 2009. (REUTERS/Arko Datta) #

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Ladakhi women queue outside a polling station as they wait to cast their vote in a village of Ladakh in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir on on May 13, 2009, in the last phase of the general elections. (MANPREET ROMANA/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A man smokes after casting his vote outside a polling station in Varanasi in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh April 16, 2009. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi) #

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Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan (center), son Abhishek Bachchan (right), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (2nd from left) and Jaya Bachchan display their ink-stained fingers after casting votes at a polling center in Mumbai April 30, 2009. (REUTERS/Stringer) #

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Voters cross the Chenab valley on a cable car to cast their ballot in Doda, about 175 km (109 miles) north of Jammu, during the second phase of the country's general election April 23, 2009. (REUTERS/Amit Gupta) #

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A monk, who is also a voter, drags a polling agent outside a polling station in Thiksey, 20 km (12 miles) east of Leh, May 13, 2009. The voters claimed that the polling agent was involved in false voting. (REUTERS/Amit Gupta) #

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A man displays the indelible ink mark on his index finger after casting his vote, outside a polling station in Sonapur village, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Thursday, April 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) #

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Voters smile and show their ink-marked fingers after casting their ballots at a polling station at Pargi village, 120 km (75 miles) west of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad April 16, 2009. (REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder) #

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A policeman gestures threateningly towards voters breaking a queue, at a polling station on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, Thursday, April 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) #

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A Muslim woman displays the ink mark on her finger after casting her votes in Rae Bareli, India, Thursday, April 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) #

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Security personnel keep guard, as polling officers, unseen, check electronic voting machines to be used in the first phase of elections, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) #

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Policemen detain a Kashmiri protester, during a demonstration against the Indian general elections, in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) #

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A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in the northern Indian city of Mathura May 7, 2009. (REUTERS/K.K. Arora) #

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Chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi (left) and India's Prime Minister-elect Manmohan Singh (2nd from left) smile during the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting at the central hall of the Indian parliament in New Delhi May 19, 2009. India's Congress party unanimously elected Manmohan Singh as leader of the Congress Parliamentary party on Tuesday, setting the stage for his appointment as prime minister, a Reuters reporter said. (REUTERS/B Mathur) #

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A voter shows her ink-marked finger after she cast her ballot, outside a polling station in Thiksey, May 13, 2009. (REUTERS/Amit Gupta) #

Fwd: Countdown - Anusmaran09

Regards

Amit Das
http://amitdas.wordpress.com
amitdas@gmail.com

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rakesh Godhwani <rakesh.godhwani@iimb.ernet.in>
Date: Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Subject: Countdown - Anusmaran09
To:

 

Dear Alum

Anusmaran, the annual global IIMB Alumni meet , starts next weekend . With our alumni spread far and wide across the world, this is an event that tries to bring together the past and present , a day filled with nostalgia and pride to be associated with IIMB . Anusmaran'09 will be held between 16^th to 23^rd May at 11 following cities  New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, London, New York, Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore . An excellent platform to meet old buddies , make new ones , rekindle relationship with the campus , engage with students , faculty , industry champions and last but not least to have a great time together.

 

Planning for Anusmaran'09 started at the alumni office , student alumni bodies and city chapters few months back.  Historically , it has been done on a single day which for this year was planned on 16^th. But due to the election results in India clashing with 16^th ,  and local chapter preferences along with challenges in getting venues on same day , we have an entire week of celebration. The city and venue details are at http://www.iimbaa.org/images/Anusmaran_Cities.JPG . Do connect with your chapter office bearers at http://www.iimbaa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=111 for detailed agenda , time and other details.

 

A major thrust for this year is to provide lot of details on whats happening at IIMB campus and our growth plans. We want to engage all alumni in this phase of growth. Students will be calling you personally to ensure maximum participation. We have created a vibrant logo for Anusmaran with the help of a professional agency run by one of senior alums. And guess what , we have 7 sponsors – elite names from the industry , supporting the event . Citibank and Golf Retreat have taken up diamond sponsorships. Hyundai , Emmar MGF and HSBC have taken Gold level and Toyota , Aircel have taken Silver sponsorships.

 We request you to confirm your participation with your local chapter. Look forward to seeing you at Anusmaran'09

 

Regards,

Rakesh Godhwani

 

Head Alumni Association

IIM Bangalore, E 102

Ph: 91 80 2699 3336