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December 2008 Volume 1 Issue 1

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From The Director

Warm regards,

A K Sen. Gupta

“The alumni are indelible stakeholders of a management institute; they were our beloved students once and are now brand ambassadors of the institute in the world outside” - A K Sen. Gupta

Dear Friends,

Greetings from the alma mater.

On 5th November, 2008, a new chapter was written in the pages of American history and also of the World.For the �rst time America would have an African American, Senator Barack Obama as President elect.

The dawn of an era brought with it the winds of ‘Change’. Obama’s victory is a message to the whole world that ‘change’ is a good thing and that it is imperative for holistic growth. This marks the beginning of new events – inclusivity in the true sense of the term.

In his own words, "I'm asking you to believe. Not just my ability to bring about real change in Washington...I'm asking you to believe in yours.” Obama leads us to a simple yet signi�cant message – we must gear up and believe in our inherent ability to change in order to excel in whatever we do.

We at SIESCOMS have always strived for excellence in everything that we do and we believe that the alumni have a vital role to play in this journey towards excellence. The alumni are indelible stakeholders of a management institute; they were our beloved students once and are now brand ambassadors of the institute in the world outside.

“La Melange” is the fruit of our objective to keep the alumni informed and connected with their Alma mater.We hope it serves the desired objective of bringing all of us closer together.

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From The Editor’s Desk “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step “– the step that each batch of alumni took when they stepped out of the gates of SIESCOMS to �nd their destiny.

Some have travelled far across the seven seas; some have circumnavigated the world and come right back to home shores. Some have always been in touch while some have been fond but distant memories.

As the world shrinks in terms of distance, we at SIESCOMS felt the need to reconnect with all old members of the family through this wonderful medium. Thus, the birth of “La Mélange” the e- version, to keep up with the changing times. Our Alumni have always been a source of strength and encouragement and today we look forward to making them a more regular part of our lives again.

The concept was born from the thought that since everybody tries to connect with their classmates/batch mates through the various networking sites, then why not have them connect via the alma mater? “La Mélange” is hopefully going to become that connector between alumni and alumni as well as alumni and SIESCOMS. The alumni are the essence of our identity. We hope that each one of you will now take that single “step” to stay connected. To misquote Maria from the “Sound of Music”….”Besides which you see, we have con�dence in you!!!”

Prof. Nitin VaziraniProf. Sharmila Mohapatra

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THE JOURNEY SO FAR

Lots of love,Anmol Rao & Vishit Hegde On behalf of Alumni Committee 2007-2008

This is not just a database. This is our family tree. Please be careful with it.

We still remember the day our senior Raheel Merchant (now with TATA Chemicals) met us last year with a pen drive in his hand and said “This is not just a database. This is our family tree. Please be careful with it.” A group of the fresh inductees looked at each other and saved the �les on a laptop naming the folder “ALUMNI DB”. This was possibly the �rst time we had a sense of belonging for something as inanimate as a windows folder. Several months passed re�ning the database; all this to achieve our goal – A Successful LA MELANGE 2008! We would lie if we say things were easy! It was a herculean task, but somehow we developed a strong revised database of 800 alumni. A milestone for the Alumni Committee this year was undoubtedly LA MELANGE in January 2008. Against all odds, the determination of our mentor Prof. Nitin Vazirani and a strong team, SIESCOMS witnessed around 450 alumni celebrating their reunion, some who came back almost after 10 years. We still remember that evening! The result of months of phone calls, emails & requests for leads was taking shape right in front of our eyes! Talking of milestones, we still remember Prof. Nitin Vazirani addressing us and conceptualising a system which could email all the alumni in the DB with a click of a button. We formed a site, www.siescomites.com which now has almost all the alumni whom we were in touch with. Today, as there are few months for us to be listed in the alumni database, we are happy to work along with an equally passionate set of new inductees of the Alumni Committee. They’ve started campaigns like this newsletter, CHAI WITH ALUMNI and most importantly started conceptualising LA MELANGE 2009 which would surely be of a magnitude that SIESCOMS hasn’t witnessed yet. As we are in process of this handover, we would like to thank endlessly for their support, our dear alumni, our sta� members, our faculty members & deans and last but not the least, our director who continuously believed in our vision.

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THE ALUMNI TEAM

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Designed by Nijesh Warrier (MMS 08-10) 9892495511

NamesSr. No. Course Mobile No. Email Id. Subcommitee

1 Mitali Walavalker PGDM-B 9820289903 [email protected] Chai with alumni2 Varun Pattiwar PGDM-B 9321272527 [email protected] International Alumni3 Rupal Gandhi PGDM-B 9820734339 [email protected] International Alumni4 Rohit Shetty PGDM-B 9819482100 [email protected] SMS and all groups5 Ashwini Ganapathy PGDM-A 9869780910 [email protected] International Alumni6 Ashwin Kalra PGDM-A 9820683684 [email protected] Chai with alumni7 Deepti Dabral PGDM-B 9819099237 [email protected] Magazine8 Harshwardhan Gaur PGDM-A 9820542460 [email protected] Magazine9 Harpreet Bajwa PGDM-A 9833952983 [email protected] Magazine10 Annirudh Galgali PGDM-A 9987008558 [email protected] Magazine11 Gayatri Ganesh PGDM-A 9819865651 [email protected] Magazine12 Renisha Marvania Pharma 9867247248 [email protected] Magazine13 Priyanka Jadhav Pharma 9869270815 [email protected] Magazine14 Mohsin Khan Pharma 9967440678 [email protected] Chai with alumni15 Sneha Hariharan Biotech 9769401535 [email protected] Chai with alumni16 Anushri Singh Biotech 9860406264 [email protected] 17 Upasana Thaker Biotech 9869200981 [email protected] Magazine18 Prashant Pillai MMS 9820234986 [email protected] Magazine19 Sriram Narayan MMS 9881152485 [email protected] Chai with Alumni20 Abhishek Singh MMS 9819322208 [email protected] Chai with Alumni21 Vandana Bhushan MMS 9870251002 [email protected] Chai with Alumni

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An Interview with Mr. Tarak Ghosh

What was your experience with respect to the inter college competitions at SIESCOMS?The experience was great. Siraj Irani and I won the intercollegiate elocution competition & we participated in di�erent festivals. It was a di�erent kind of high, people working together, working late. College life has a di�erent charm, which will never comeback you can just cherish those memories.

What is the craziest thing that you did in college?We were very notorious, but we did everything within the rules of acceptability, like bunking lectures, laughing a lot during the lectures, etc. We were into fun and frolic at most times .We worked on our �rst management festival in the college which was called Virtualities. One �ne day, while preparing for the event, 5-6 of us were sitting on the stair case outside our class. It was around 9.30 p.m and we were trying to come up with some innovative staging ideas. At that time, Professor Neelkan-than came around driving his Maruti - 800 and suddenly an idea dawned on us. We told him about it & he really liked it. As a celebration of that idea we opened the doors of his car, switched on the music player and started dancing along with him on a peppy Hindi number!

Mr. Tarak Ghosh is one of the oldest members of the SIESCOMS family belonging to the inaugural batch of MMS (1995-97). He is currently the CMO of ICICI First Source.

“Prof. Neelkanthan joined us in a peppy Hindi number!”

What would you say about your learning at SIESCOMS?All the Professors were very good. Initially, it took us some time to realize that a B- School has a di�erent environment and it is not an extension of our graduation. When I look back I have happy memories and I sincerely acknowledge the contribution of the college in making me what I am today.

What were some of your cherishable memories at SIESCOMS?When we did our �rst college festival, I remember doing a bit of compeering, which was great fun. I remember being a part of the team that won a trophy at the IMCR fair. Also getting a pre placement o�er is one of the many cherishable memories associated with SIESCOMS!

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An Interview with Mr. Tarak GhoshWhat are the key challenges that you face in your current organization?We face a lot of challenges, in terms of dealing with people, achievement of objectives etc. Each job is very unique and hence the challenges faced keep on changing. How-ever I try to ensure that people who work as a part of my team learn from my leadership, especially in terms of developing their own skills. I also try to ensure that I lead from the front without blaming anyone else for my team’s failure.

What is your opinion about the �nancial turmoil in the US?What’s happening in India is very di�erent from what’s happening in the US. In America, people were very keen on investment banking. A lot of regulations that are manda-tory in many industries, especially in developing nations, was missing .This turmoil has actually worked as an eye-opener for all countries. In India, banks are not facing many problems as liquidity is not a crisis yet. The economy is going through a cyclic curve, but every time it goes down some phase of correction happens which in a way is good for the economy .Agreed, a lot of money has been lost but I am sure that the stock market will soon be back on track. People just have to be patient.

What message would you like to give to the SIESCOMSITES?Being a product of SIESCOMS I’d want the college to be the topmost B-School in the country. I wish the students all the very best. Whenever I hear about a fellow alumni, who is doing very well in his/her career, I feel very proud. I want the institute to emulate other good B-Schools as well, and I don’t think there is any reason why we cannot be the best B- School in the country. If I can be of any help to the institute, I will be more than happy to do so.

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Academics Committee

COMMITTEES INTRODUCTION

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The Academics Committee is essentially student driven, under the guidance of learned Profes-sors. The committee aims at reviewing the course structure so as to bring it in line with international standards. The PG curriculum is reviewed and upgraded every year to ensure that it keeps pace with the changing industry dynamics and to evaluate its practical relevance.

Corporate Interaction Committee

Corporate Interaction gives our students a glimpse of what the industry expects and the kind of attitude one should have before getting into the corporate world. The speakers give us a feel of what their jobs entail and in the process lay to rest any misconceptions the students may have.

Infrastructure Committee

The Infrastructure Committee is responsible for the upkeep of the infrastructure within the college. The committee has also initiated the clean and green awareness drive in the college campus.

Internal Events Committee

The Internal events Committee provides a platform for the continuous & holistic develop-ment of the students. Internal events are held every Thursday. The events include debate, elocution, business quizzes etc which prepare the students for the external events that are held in other B-schools in Mumbai.

Media and PR Committee

The objective of the committee is to develop a network with di�erent media houses and to use this network to promote the programs and events that are held at SIESCOMS.

External events Committee

The External events Committee works to identify the talent pool that would represent SIESCOMS at various inter collegiate management events like IIB-Milestones, SIM Bazaar, TISS business quiz, NM intercollegiate events etc.

Idea Research Committee

Idea Research is the arm of SIESCOMS that seeks to foster research and analytical skills in the students. The research projects are undertaken in the �eld of Marketing, Advertising, Finance, Science, Human Resources and the Social Sector. The Committee also has its annual event “YUKTI-MANTAN”, a research project competition. A compendium containing the best research projects is published at the end.

Alumni Committee

This committee works towards keeping the SIESCOMS’ memories alive in the hearts of the alumni by facilitating interaction with the current batches. The main goal of the committee is to help the alumni stay connected with their alma mater.

Branding Committee

The Branding Committee communicates the ideology of SIESCOMS among Business Schools, Corporate Houses, Colleges and students across the nation. From signi�cant interactions with the academic fraternity to socially relevant drives, the Branding Committee is committed to sustaining and upholding "Brand SIESCOMS" everywhere.

The committees are made to get all SIESCOMITES with shared interests on a common platform. The idea is to share information and co-ordinate actions in order to achieve various goals. The committee heads set the tone for various initiatives that are undertaken by their respective committees.

Entrepreneurship Club

COMMITTEES INTRODUCTION

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The Entrepreneurship Club is a platform for honing entrepreneurial abilities in SIESCOMITES. The club, in association with the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), aims at designing a course structure which would help the students with ideas and infuse in them the passion to become an entrepreneur. Not only this, but the course would also aim at helping students in drafting a business proposal, provide guidance to approach venture capitalists and participate in various business plan competitions. NEN’s wide network of academic institutions across India of the likes of SP Jain Institute of Management Studies, BITS, Pilani, IIT Mumbai, etc would thus aide SIESCOMS budding entrepreneurs to perform research, develop and deliver skill building programs.

Finance Club – ArthManthan

ArthManthan means ‘money churning’ – this is a ‘�nance gurukul’ where ideas, concepts and theories pertaining to the intriguing world of �nance, are discussed. It is this platform where enthusiastic student participation is invoked on topics like the Share Bazaar, the Wall Street developments and its global impact and the government interventions in the banking sector reforms are discussed and shared. It aims at leveraging the knowledge of students who are inclined towards a career in �nance but who also hail from diverse backgrounds. Also, it greatly facilitates exchange of information and better understand-ing of the fundamental interconnections between �nance and the other �elds of management, like marketing and human relations. ArthManthan thus truly keeps churning knowledge!

The committees are made to get all SIESCOMITES with shared interests on a common platform. The idea is to share information and co-ordinate actions in order to achieve various goals. The committee heads set the tone for various initiatives that are undertaken by their respective committees.

Brand Garage

HAPPENING EVENTS

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‘Brand Garage’, like the name suggests is a forum which facilitates a discussion of ideas in brand innovation. It is a platform where the engines of the past, current and emerging marketing trends are studied, unlocked and assembled. Some of the speakers who were invited for this weekly session include alumnus like Mr. Ankur Suali, Channel V (Sales) and Mr. Sabrish R, Asian Paints (Sales) who were kind enough to share their experiences with us.

Student Teachers

Some students have assumed the responsibility of becoming mentors & teaching fellow students. In this direction, Harsh from PG-A has been conducting Salsa lessons & Anjali from PG-B has been teaching French.

Cerebral Sate 2008

The students of SIESCOMS organized "Cerebral Sate" – 2008, an Inter-College Debate Competi-tion on the 25 of October, 2008 in the College premises. The event was aimed at providing a platform for debate enthusiasts across B-Schools of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. In a closely fought battle between the participating colleges ably judged by a panel of Deans and Senior Faculty members, team SIESCOMS emerged to be the winner along with MET. Teams from KJ Somaiya, NMIMS, Sydenham etc participated in the event.

Sahyog Initiatives

The Sahayog Committee has been pretty busy since the word go. They’ve already organized a blood donation camp held in association with D. Y. Patil Hospital; a musical skit addressing social issues of child labour, dowry, environmental conservation and terrorism; an in-house dona-tion drive for the ‘Bihar Relief Funds’ and a street play competition for the students with the theme revolving around spreading social awareness.

Branding Mementos

The branding committee wanted something that SIESCOMITES stood for and so they came up with a ‘keychain’ as a souvenir, that had the inscription – “Proud to be a SIESCOMITE” along with the student names for personalization.

“Save Electricity, Save Water”

The Infrastructure committee pioneered the “Save Electricity, Save Water” campaign within the college premises. Needless to say, the student involvement has been very rewarding and the infrastructure logo - “Every Bit Helps” has caught on.

External Events

SIESCOMITES did us proud by winning the Stock market quiz, Management games and HR Olym-pics competitions held at Father Agnels and Lala College respectively. We would like to congratu-late Maullick Kothari, Akshit Gupta, Gunjali Sahai, Yagnesh, Sonal Thakkar and Abhishek Semlani for their exemplary performance.

Students Council

The Students Council is the elected Students’ body that co-ordinates & administers all student initiatives. Class of 2008-10 elected the council with Subhadeep as the Chair Person, Ajin as the Vice Chair Person and Rohan as the General Secretary. Aniruddh, Sanman and Sanil are the other Council members.

Banking Conclave

RENDEZVOUS

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The Indian Banks’ Association along with SIESCOMS, (Ernst & Young) and IDBI Bank organized a banking conclave at the Hotel Grand Hyatt on the 1st of August, 2008. Mr. T S Narayanasami, Chairman (IBA & CMD Bank of India) started the event with a brief introduction on the reforms that have taken place in the past decade. Mr. Venugopal Dhoot, CMD (Videocon Group) spoke about the Indian infrastructural problems. Ashvin Parekh, Partner and National Leader-Global Financial Service (Ernst & Young) mentioned the need for consolidation. This was followed by a discussion on Business and Systemic Justi�cation for Consolida-tion, for which the panelists were Mr. K. S. Harshan, Executive Director (The Federal Reserve Bank Ltd), Mr. Neeraj Swaroop, CEO-India (Standard Chartered Bank), Mr. Alok Misra, CMD (Oriental Bank of Commerce). The event was chaired by Dr. A. K. Sengupta, Director, SIESCOMS &the highlight of the event was a speech on “The Payment System in India by Mr. V Leeladhar, Deputy Governor (Reserve Bank of India).The next module was a panel discussion on Market Forces and Consolidation. Mr. Krishnamurthy Vijayan, CEO (J. P. Morgan AMC, India), Mr. Venkatachalam, General Secretary

(AIBEA) & Mr. Leo Puri, Managing Director (Warburg Pincus India Pvt. Ltd) participated in the discussion. The last module of the day was on Changing Global Regulatory Standards handled by CA Ved Jain, President (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) and Mr. Prashant Saran, Chief General Manager-in-charge (Reserve Bank of India).

Media Summit

The Annual Media Summit 2008 was held on the 9th of August, 2008. Dr. A. K. Sengupta, the Director of S.I.E.S. College of Management Studies welcomed the guests and inaugurated the meet by giving a brief introduction about the Indian Entertainment and Media Industry (E&M). The Keynote speech was delivered by Mr. Himanshu Shekhar, Regional Head (BIG FM). Some of the other speakers included: Ms. Ansoo Gupta, Vice President (Pinstor), Mr. Vivek Mathur, Assistant V.P (Star India), Mr. Sudan Deo, Director Media Edge (Group M), Ms. Rima Ghose Chowdhury, Assistant Vice President – HR, (SET India) and Mr. Pramod Dabke, GM Ad Sales (DNA). The Annual Media Summit, 2008 came to an end with a very interactive Q&A session where doubts and queries related to the media sector were answered.

Metamorphosis

An HR event called Metamorphosis was held on the 30th of August, 2008. The �rst module was related to the HR issues pertaining to Mergers and Acquisitions. Mr. Rajesh Manik, Head HR, IL&FS (InvestSmart Services) was the �rst amongst the list of esteemed speakers who enlightened the minds of the audience by sharing his rich experi-ence. The next module was on the most debatable issue, HR as a Strategic Partner. Two eminent speakers from the corporate world, Mr. Siraj Irani, Head Accenture BPO, China & Ms. KS Meenakshi, VP HR (Lehman Brothers) spoke on this issue. All three are alumni of SIESCOMS. The topic for the �nal module was Organizational Culture and Change. Mr. Dhruva Sen, Director HR (INX Media) handled this module. Mr. Sen then initiated a discussion on HR related issues which met with an overwhelming response.

Retail Summit

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The Annual Retail Summit 2008 was held on the 23rd of August, 2008. Dr. A. K. Sengupta in his opening address gave an over-view of how Wal-Mart achieved success in the retail domain. Mr. Tarun Khanna – Head Loyalty Programme, Future Group was the keynote speaker and he spoke about “Poaching and Coaching the Indian Consumer”. The next module was handled by Mr. Vikas Jain – Head Supply Chain Management Intelligence, Reliance HyperMart Limited who spoke about “Retail Logistics 2008-2018”. This module was followed by a panel discussion on “Who is the King - Customer, Client or Retailer?” Mr. Ivan Rodrigues – V.P. – Formats & Marketing, Radhakrishna Foodland Ltd. moderated the discussion. Post Lunch, the �rst session was on E-tailing, which was addressed by Mr. Sankarson Banerjee - CEO, Future Bazaar. The �nal session was moderated by Prof. R. S. S. Mani – HRM Educator & Career Mentor. The panelist included Mr. Asit Mohapatra – Sr. VP President HR (Reliance Retail), Mr. Naresh Mehta - Director HR (Raymond Ltd), Mr. P.P. Srees - Head HR (Aditya Birla Retail Ltd), Dr. Sanjeev Muramkar – Sr. Manager- Corporate HR, Trent Ltd. (Tata Retail) Mumbai.

HR Summit

THE 2nd HR summit on developing India’s human capital held at the Taj Lands End, Bandra was a huge success with stalwarts from the �eld of Human Resources sharing their insights in the role of HR during this period of economic instability. Dr. A K Sengupta, Director SIESCOMS, started the proceedings by describing the recent times as an “acid test” for the HR and the recent crisis as the biggest challenge for the HR professionals. Mr. Ramu raj gopal, president SIES was also present for the inauguration. The highlight of the event was the unveiling of Dr. T.V Rao’s book “HRD Scorecard 2500” by Dr.Rangnekar. Thereaf-ter Mr.B.R Singh,Director (Corporate strategy and HR - Ispat Group), Mr.Ginil Shirodkar – former head HR, for east (P&G) and Dr.Om Kaul, Head of the Management Consultancy Firm (Om Kaul Associates) were awarded "lifetime achievement awards" for their contribution in the �eld of Human Resources. The event included a panel discussion headed by Mr. Om Kaul and a module moderated by Dr. Asit Mohapatra, senior vice president-HR (Reliance Retail). The event ended with the vote of thanks by Prof Alok Sharma.


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National Pharma-Biotech Conference

UPCOMING EVENTS

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SIESCOMS is organizing a 2 day National Conference in Collaboration with the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA) on Challenges for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries to be held at the SIESCOMS campus in Nerul on the 6th and 7th of December. The conference will lay special emphasis on ‘Global Challenges and Biotechnology’ and ‘Strategic Challenges for the Development of New Therapeutic Pharmaceuticals’. Researchers, faculty members and students from various institutes across the country are expected to participate in the conference.

For further details regarding the last date for submission of articles and registration please contact Dr. Suhas Tambe (email: [email protected], [email protected]; mobile: 9323018415) or Dr. Chitra Ramanan (email [email protected], [email protected]; mobile: 9323652205)

Prerna 2008

Prerna 2008 is a unique exhibition cum sale of goods and services by NGO’s. The last exhibition of Prerna saw the participation of over 45 NGOs and the highly awaited second exhibition will be held on the 20th of December from 11 A.M onwards at the SIESCOMS campus in Nerul.

The items on sale include bags, kurthas, handicrafts, Warli paintings, candles etc. Pottery making, mehendi, tattoos, puppet shows and food stalls will also be par for the course. Skit, folk dance and painting competitions will also be held as part of the event.

International Conference on New Frontiers of Management with focus on Innovation

An international conference on “New Frontiers of Management with Focus on Innovation” will be held on the 9th and 10th of January at the SIESCOMS campus in Nerul.

For further details regarding the conference please contact Dr. A. K. Sengupta: (+91 9821128103/ +91 22 27713282, [email protected]) or Prof. Vidya Iyer (+91 9892189756, [email protected])

EMINENT SPEAKERS

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Some of the distinguished speakers that have graced the SIESCOMS campus:

Sr No Subjects Speakers

1. Investment Ideas Mr. Ganesh Shanbagh, Managing Director, SMS Financial Services Pvt Ltd

2. Banking & Financial Services: Role of HR Mr. Anil D’Souza, VP HR, Kotak Mahindra

3. Knowledge Management Mr. Harish Iyer, Director, Soft Cell Technologies

4. Leadership Mr. Jayaraman Iyer, Executive Director, IDBI

5. Fixed Income Securities Mr. Joseph Thomas, Head Investments Business, Birla Sun Life

6. Selling & Entrepreneurship Mr. Ninad Parulkar, Training Manager, Wockhardt Pharma Ltd

7. Trends in Pharma Industry Mr. Mahesh Kalsekar, Associate Director, ORGS IMS

8. HR Scorecard Mr. Suresh Mhatre, Principal Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services

9. Challenges of HR Ms. Mamta Wasan, Head Training, Reliance Infostreams

10. Six Sigma Techniques of Dabbawallahs Mr. Talekar & Mr. Medge, Dabbawallahs

NGO program:

NEW INITIATIVES

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This program was started with the objective of promoting a sense of social consciousness among our future managers. Under the program the students were encouraged to pursue a project with an NGO for a period of two weeks on a mandatory basis. The students worked with slum communities, orphan houses, old age homes, Adivasi groups, mentally challenged children etc as part of the experience.

Student Mentoring Program:

The Student Mentoring Program is a new initiative taken by the college for the HR students to bridge the gap between what is imparted in the classroom and its practical applications. The mentors would guide the students and prepare them for the corporate world. The program will give the students a better insight and understanding of the functional aspects of the corporate world thus enriching their knowledge pool. The process involves continuous interaction between mentors and mentees via phone calls, e-mails and monthly one-on-one meetings.

Vedanta:

"Vedanta" is the world's foremost school of thought on self-management. It �nds its origin in the Vedas, the ancient scriptures of India.

equips us for life's myriad challenges along with the ability to build meaningful relationships. The students of SIESCOMS were privileged to experi-ence and imbibe this knowledge from Smt. Jaya Row, founder member of Vedanta Vision. During the three day captivating workshop she encour-aged a spirit of questioning through her simplis-tic approach of Vedic cognition. Vedanta provides techniques of self-management that harnesses our potential, helps master the mind, inspires us to excel and

“TAKE A BREAK”

“Take a Break”- is a Dabba Service that was conceived by Arun, Rajiv and Ramya from the present batch of MMS. It evolved from an assignment on Perspective Management to create a sustainable Business Model under the guidance of Prof. Alok Sharma. “Take a Break” provides lunch & dinner to students on a Daily, Weekly or Monthly basis. . The objective is to provide home-made, hygienic & “easy-on-your-pocket” meals to the students.

“De novo” – A Magazine with a Di�erence

De novo, a biotechnology business magazine was conceptualized by the students of the Biotechnology Management batch of 2006-08 and was made a reality by the following batch. It is an annual publication and is essentially a platform for students, professors and corporates to come together and discuss management and business issues pertaining to the Biotech indus-try. The inaugural edition was released in Jan’08 and was well received at the academic level as well as in corporate circles. The highly antici-pated second edition is set to come out in Feb’09.For further information please contact Dr. Suhas Tambe (email: [email protected], [email protected]; mobile: 9323018415)

“PRERNA” – Healing the soul

Prerna is an annual magazine published by the Sahayog Committee. It is a platform for citing all the social initia-tives taken up by the college. In addition to this, the magazine also highlights socially relevant issues ranging from women empowerment to global warming. It is aimed towards the holistic development of the budding managers, by means of sensitizing them towards various social issues and educating them on the same. The �rst issue was released in Sep’08.


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An Interview with Mr. Rajesh ManikMr.Rajesh Manik is a seasoned HR professional with about 14 years of HR experience in India and Asia Paci�c. He is a SIESCOMS graduate who was a part of the PG (1997-99) batch and currently Heads Human Resources, IL&FS.

What was your experience with respect to the inter collegiate events at SIESCOMS?SIESCOMS started hosting the events Virtualities in the year 1998.Various colleges participated in the event, also certain top management level industry leaders came and mentored the students during the event. During Virtualities, upcoming ad-man Sonal Dabral hosted one of the quiz shows. That event is still very close to my heart.

How has management education helped you in the corporate world?When I started my career, my work involved a lot of decision making with regard to people and processes. All the learning I garnered at SIESCOMS could therefore be put into practical use in my �rst job .Therefore I was able to immediately couple the learning with the opportunity that I had.

What was your �rst job and how was the experience?My �rst job was at A&Z Grindlays Bank. The most important learning took place while dealing with people with di�erent ideas, mindsets and competencies. Handling people’s ego’s is quite challenging and vital to ensure smooth work �ow, however a down to earth approach helps in such situations.

What would you say about your learning at SIESCOMS? It was a very enriching experience. We had some terri�c faculty members; Neelkanthan Sir was the Director of the institute. He had the best mixture of industrial experience and academic knowledge, thus giving us practical insight into all the management teachings that students were being imparted. So in terms of Infrastructure, Director, Faculty, Students- we had the best people around us and that brought out the best in the students.

What was your most cherished moment at SIESCOMS?The presence of Mr. P. Chidambaram and Mr. Narayan Murthy at the convocation ceremony was special. It speaks volumes about the brand value that SIESCOMS generates.

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An Interview with Mr. Rajesh ManikWhat are the challenges that an HR professional has to face?As the Head of HR, the biggest challenge is to deploy all your management expertise into day-to-day situations such as decision making, hiring, talent management, talent engagement, talent development, etc in order to ensure that HR contributes positively to the success of the organization.

What is your opinion about work life balance?Indians are quite �exible and hence are never averse to stretching work hours. However every manager has to be disciplined and ensure that work life balance is maintained.

What do you think about the turmoil in the �nancial sector? The �nancial sector in the U.S has been adversely a�ected by the recent happenings; however the Indian �nancial system is reasonably stable. The slowdown in India is because of the sluggishness of the stock market. The turmoil in the U.S will a�ect IT, ITES and real estate. Otherwise Indian investment banks are doing fairly well.

What is your Mantra in life?External factors give one momentary motivation, but the biggest motivation is excelling at your work. So the mantra is when you are working in the corporate world, do exceptionally well.

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THE CLASS CORRESPONDENT PROGRAM

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A �rst time initiative of the students of the SIESCOMS alumni committee, this program is a tool to increase the participation of the alumni and encourage more interaction between the alumni and the college. The class correspondent program includes students of di�erent batches of SIESCOMS who act as the class correspon-dents for a particular batch and will be the point of contact for the students of that batch. They would also serve as the point of contact for the alumni committee and would be instrumental in holding various events and stay connected. This initiative comes as a pleasant surprise to the alumni who want to be in touch with the various happenings in the college and would love to be a part of the SIESCOMS family!

We thank you for your concern and interest. We request the alumni to forward their updated pro�les and contact details to their respective class coordinators. We would also make various announcements and initiate programs via this platform and also invite the alumni to participate in the program and help further strengthen this bond.

Proposed Class Co-ordinators Batch Course EmailTarak Ghosh 1995-1997 MMS [email protected] Anand Krishnan 1996-1998 MMS [email protected] S Manik 1997-1999 PG [email protected] Naik 1998-2000 MMS [email protected] Ganesh 1998-2000 PG [email protected], [email protected] Prashant D Thakkar 1999-2001 MMS [email protected] Vikram Parekh 1999-2001 PG [email protected] Iyengar 2000-2002 PG [email protected] Ramaswamy 2001-2003 MMS [email protected] Sunder sharma 2001-2003 [email protected] Ashish Kamath 2002-2004 MMS [email protected], [email protected] Duraiswamy 2003-2005 PG [email protected] Jadhav 2004-2006 PG [email protected] Warrier 2004-2006 MMS [email protected] 2005-2007 PG [email protected] Prashant Kulkarni 2005-2007 MMS [email protected] Avinash 2005-2007 PGDBBM [email protected] Aggarwal 2006-2008 PG [email protected] 2006-2008 PGDBBM [email protected] patil 1997-1999 PM [email protected] Vasant Katdare 2000-2002 PM [email protected] Pandit 2001-2003 PM [email protected] 2002-2004 PM [email protected] Konar 2003-2005 PM [email protected] Avinash 2005-2007 Biotech [email protected] Siddhesh 2006-2008 Biotech [email protected]


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Warm RegardsCountless unsent letters of love

Countless unspoken desires of love, of joySome naive, some happy, some persistent, some passionate

Some even a little sad...Perhaps it is almost justi�ed to say the letters are of sentimental values

But behind each word lies the weight of one true heart But if that family member living far away

Feels the same way as I doWould that not too, be a beautiful thing?

This probed me to kick start a very vibrant and continuous alumnus interactive programme at once without any further delay and say WELCOME AGAIN. For this, I would like to make a special mention & thank our student, Harsh - the spark that ignited the �re, Harpreet,Dipti,Renisha,Priyanka and Upasana who crystallized the idea for its smooth functioning and the student editors Gaytri,Prashant and Thommen who �ne tuned the matter to renew old ties and relations with our old family mem-bers.

However for this forum to commence, for members of SIESCOMS family who are further a�eld, we invite you to join us in our endeavour and stay connected. The point of contact or student co-ordinators from each batch are the ones who have been in constant touch with us, though we desire more students to partner with us at facilitating quality events & sharing your odyssey in reaching career milestones with us. We are updating the database of the student co-ordinators, so kindly ensure that this reaches each and every alumni of your respective batch & also forward us the email id’s of your batch mates.

Last year, we managed to clutch in many ex-students who had completely lost in touch with us but are now involved in a lot of activities & are inspiring our students everyday with their stories and success in their particular �eld. You serve our BEST ambassadors to the world and are critical to the continued success of this college. To start o� with, this initiative has been taken up with the objective of getting all you illustrious alumni of SIESCOMS for Chai with Alumni, an informal get together with the current batch of �rst year students organised by Anirudh,Rohit,Ashwin,Mitali,Mohsin Sneha,Sriram,Abhishek,Vandana and Anushri .

For Details you could contact Anirudh (9987008558) or Rohit(9819482100).A forum where you can share your knowledge and give them basic tips as to how they could furnish their fundaas & prepare for summer internships. Those interested in being instrumental for making this agenda a success, please send us your names and contact details. It would be a pleasure to have you back on the campus, indeed on the other side this time!

It’s time to give back to your Alma matar, your institute. We are just mediators, we have initiated & set a platform for you, we await a positive response from our alumni. This initiative is the �rst step which I and my team have taken & calls for immense support & encouragement from your end. Needless to say the successful camaraderie with the completion of one batch makes it time to start with the next one!!! So come join us & pass on the legacy to the coming batches. You are our hope and our friend in every occasion of joy. Hoping to meet you just like the old times for now and for ever.

Mr. Nitin VaziraniDean HR

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