Aditya Vikram Tripathy developed an interest in MBA while he was studying Mathematics in Hansraj College in Delhi University, directly after which he joined Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) where he completed a dual major in Marketing and Finance.

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…says Purav Sanghvi in conversation with Reshma Majithia. Purav is currently Manager, HR at BigAdda with seven years of experience in Human Resource Management, Employee Relations, Organisation Development, Corporate HR Strategy and Training & Development.

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Chirag Rathod along with co-founder Rohan Pimparkar, launched their entrepreneurial venture booksvilla.com, a unique, first-of-its-kind online book exchange portal. The website enables its users to put up a list of books they own and also put up a wish list of books they would like to read and thus facilitates a barter system amongst its users by registering online. Apart from this, the website claims to sell new books on a wide array of subjects ranging from music to modern arts, Buddhism to Batman – in short a host of subjects all for really low prices right at the user’s doorstep.

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Dr Natarajan has been leading Zensar as the CEO for over seven years now, making Zensar one of the most successful IT companies in the country. He was named the 'CEO of the Year' by the Asia Pacific HR Conference in 1999. He is a member of the Board of Governors of NITIE Mumbai and member of the Executive Council and Chairmen’s Council of NASSCOM.

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As the Director and COO of CBay’s Indian operations, Dinesh Kumar oversees strategy and lends direction to the central backend operations of the company. He has been instrumental in the smooth implementation of CBay India’s policies and programmes and coordinates its day-to-day operations. Before joining CBay, Mr. Kumar was the Joint General Manager with the Essar Group, a leading industrial house with business interests in steel, shipping, oil, gas and telecommunications and, before that, with Associated Cement Companies Ltd. (ACC).  He has more than seventeen years of experience in project management, finance and corporate relations. His academic background includes an MMS (Master in Management Studies) in finance from the University of Bombay and a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from Bangalore University.

Mr. Dinesh Kumar, in conversation with Anupinder Kaur in September 2006

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Mr. T. Balakrishnan is presently the Regional Director, Australasia for Johnson Diversey that is an institutional cleaning and sanitation solution provider. A self-made man, he financed his own MBA education by working for two years at Greaves Foseco. He has the enviable record of having studied at the best schools in the country- IIT (K) and IIM (B). JohnsonDiversey Inc. is a player in commercial cleaning, sanitation and hygiene solutions serving customers in the hospitality, food service, food and beverage, and healthcare sectors as well as building service contractors. It employs more than 1,300 people worldwide and has operations in more than 60 countries. The company serves customers in more than 100 countries. In conversation with us, he shares his views on MBA education and the qualities that carry one to the very top.

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If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes and the quitting time. But if you are the scion of one of the most prestigious and well-known families, then you just have to use the silver spoon in your mouth to scoop out success. However, the afternoon knows what the morning never suspected and things do not happen as expected. Born into one of the top business houses of India, he took the option of proving his merit rather than banking only on what he inherited. Here’s presenting a meeting with Mr Madhur Bajaj, Vice Chairman and Director, Bajaj Auto Ltd. - a leader in the motorised 2 and 3 wheeler sector.

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I’d like to have your complete attention for the time it takes you to read this article. So here is the twist of the story before the introduction – he is blind. While it may seem like I’m being insensitive, I think I’ve just announced his biggest strength. In this issue we feature a gentleman whose story could have made a successful and inspiring film. Meet Mr. K Ramkrishna - General Manager with IDBI, a leading financial institution in the country. He completed his Masters of Management Studies (equivalent to MBA) from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research.

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