Exactly a month ago i started this journey not knowing what's waiting for me at the next corner of the street and here i am writing this blog looking at the bygone days. I am sure soon there will be a time when i will be writing a similar blog with a nostalgia attached to it. Anyways for now let me talk about the present and the past. Well i was amidst reading Law of Diminishing Returns and Product Costs when it sunk in that i have finished my first one month here at XL. I just couldn't resist the temptation of writing few words here. Though i think the Opportunity cost of this time i am spending could be quite high if spoil my Microeconomics test the coming Tuesday. Nonetheless i had to record this historic (phun intent ed) moment of life. It's has been one heck of an experience so far, just one month and i have made so many friends. I still remember on the last 12th when i walked out of D-Block i met a bunch of guys standing outside waiting for someone and i just went up to the group and introduced myself. Life is so funny sometimes , it so happens i have been hanging around with those guys for most of the time at XL now. Having said that I think it would be unfair if i don't mention about so many friends we have formed in various assignment groups. It's giving me a life time opportunity to learn various perspectives what each person can bring to a problem and how each one has a different perception of the issue in hand.
Just to quickly compile on the happenings of last one month
1. 4 Days of hectic induction programme. ( why did i leave my job :-( )
2. Officially Classes Begin ( Well it's not all that boring )
3. B'day Celebration at GMP Mess ( Am i back to college days ? )
4. Committee formations ( I chose to join Media Committee )
5. Cocktail Party ( Oh yes boy - its time to have fun )
6. Accountancy Test (Goodwill is Intangible not an Intangible Asset :-( )
7. Industry Visit (It's no fun to work 350 M below earth , Stop
complaining about your job )
8 , 9 , 10.. yet to come.. time to get back to books.
2:27 AM
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Ek Ruka Hua Faisala (Spoiler)
Today we saw the movie "Ek Ruka Hua Faisla" in our OB Lecture. The movie is the Hindi adaptation of the English movie "12 Angry Men". No surprises for guessing which one scores better. The Indian version is not bad but somehow the seriousness of the issue is lost in the gimmicks of few characters. I would give a 2/5 to the Desi version.
The movie is about how a person can change the mind of a whole crowd , by sticking to his/her convictions backed up by rationale thinking. The protagonist approaches the subject of capital punishment with caution and wants the other member of jury to convince him , that convicted person is guilty. In this whole process of discussion and heated arguments we can observe so many facets of human behavior. A few in the room have "don't care" type of attitude , who just happened to be there on the Jury. Then a few are there who are of the type "I am always right" . They have some prejudices and they want to stick to it. Their are also a few who have good analytical skills and have conjured up lots of facts and data. What differentiates all these men from the protagonist ( played by Henry Fonda) is the way he draws his inferences using various analytical tools and proving if something is universally accepted , it doesn't have to be always correct. I would not tell the ending here , and spoil the movie for all who haven't seen it. I would recommend a "Must See".
Take Away from the movie :
1. When dealing with Humans nothing is written on the wall as golden rule. As one of the characters puts it " Yeh koi science nahin hai , jahan sab kuch nishchit hoti hai " ( this is not science where everything is fixed and proven).
2. Have an open mind to everything in life and crtically analyze aspect of a situation before making any decision.
The movie is about how a person can change the mind of a whole crowd , by sticking to his/her convictions backed up by rationale thinking. The protagonist approaches the subject of capital punishment with caution and wants the other member of jury to convince him , that convicted person is guilty. In this whole process of discussion and heated arguments we can observe so many facets of human behavior. A few in the room have "don't care" type of attitude , who just happened to be there on the Jury. Then a few are there who are of the type "I am always right" . They have some prejudices and they want to stick to it. Their are also a few who have good analytical skills and have conjured up lots of facts and data. What differentiates all these men from the protagonist ( played by Henry Fonda) is the way he draws his inferences using various analytical tools and proving if something is universally accepted , it doesn't have to be always correct. I would not tell the ending here , and spoil the movie for all who haven't seen it. I would recommend a "Must See".
Take Away from the movie :
1. When dealing with Humans nothing is written on the wall as golden rule. As one of the characters puts it " Yeh koi science nahin hai , jahan sab kuch nishchit hoti hai " ( this is not science where everything is fixed and proven).
2. Have an open mind to everything in life and crtically analyze aspect of a situation before making any decision.
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