IIM Ranchi

IIM RANCHI Parable

JANUARY 2015

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3

Radix Day 1: HR Conclave at IIM Ranchi

Special points of
interest:
RADIX - Management
Conclave at IIMR
Change Management
Big Data Analytics
Saraswati Puja
Lohri at IIMR
Republic Day
In this constantly evolving world, change is the
only constant. With
Change Management as
its central theme, IIM
R a n c h i s
H R
Club, HIRE organized an
HR
conclave
under Radix, the third management conclave at IIM
Ranchi. The venue for the
most awaited event of the
year was CMPDI auditorium, Ranchi and the
event was graced by several dignitaries and industry stalwarts with
great amount of industry
experience in different
realms of HR.
The event commenced
with the Saraswati Vandana sung by 1st year
PGDM student, Ankita
Thakur. This was followed by the Director, Anindya Sen, addressing the student,
faculty and all the guest
speakers at the conclave.
The CMD of CMPDI,
Mr. A.K. Debnath, the
Chief Guest for the event,
then took to the podium
next. Mr. C. Duttagupta,
HR manager at Mecon,

also stated his views on

change management in
organizations. The keynote speaker was Dr.
Hari Haran. The postlunch session began
with Mr. Subhanish Malhotra, Chief HR Manager
at Arvind Limited. The
next speaker was Mr.
Subir Ghosh, DGM (HR)
at Suzuki Motorcycles
Pvt. Ltd. The last Guest
speaker of the day
was
Mr.
Kishore
Chakraborti,
VP
(Consumer
Insight),
McCann Erickson.
A highly participative
panel discussion involv-

ing all the guest speakers

was the highlight of the
event.
Students enthusiastically
posed several questions
to all the eminent speakers that revolved around
the current trends in HR.
The event concluded with
a Vote of Thanks delivered by Pragya Joshi,
Secretary-Student Council, IIM Ranchi, to all the
dignitaries and eminent
speakers at the conclave.
Day one of Radix was
highly engaging and enlightening for the entire
student fraternity of IIM
Ranchi.

Blood Donation

Inside this issue:

HR Conclave

Analytics Conclave

Saraswati Puja

Lohri Celebrations

Republic Day at IIMR 4

Blood Donation Drive

Editors Message

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Radix Day 2: Analytics Conclave at IIM Ranchi

"There is
nothing more
difficult to take
in hand, more
perilous to
conduct, or
The 2nd day of IIM Ranchis
Management Conclave, Radix
was organized by the Consulting Club, Conundrum and its
central theme was the impact
of Big Data and Analytics on
Indian retail and e-commerce
industries. Dignitaries and
speakers with experience in
the field of Analytics graced
the occasion and enlightened
one and all with their insightful perspectives and wisdom
on the central theme of the
day. The key-note address was
delivered by Prof. U. Dinesh
Kumar, Professor of Business
Analytics and Information

Systems at IIM Bangalore. Mr.

Angshuman
Bhattacharya,
Founder of SIBIA Analytics
and Consulting, was the next
speaker. Then, it was Mr.
Nagendra Sastry, Analytics
head at IQR Consulting, who
took to the podium to talk
about the emergence of Big
Data. The last speaker for the
day
was Mr.
Goutam
Das, Founder and CEO of InsAnalytics. At the end, there
was an insightful panel discussion moderated by Prof. Pradip Kumar Bala (Dean, Academics, IIM Ranchi and an
analytics enthusiast) on the

challenges for implementing

Big Data Solutions in Indian
Retail Industry.
Two eventful days of the third
management concave at IIM
Ranchi came to a close with a
vote of thanks by the President of the Student Council,
Chetan Ingaleshwar. The enthusiastic participation of students in Radix was heartily
praised by the guests. IIM
Ranchi will be back with more
such management conclaves
in the future attracting renowned industrialists, entrepreneurs and academicians
from India and abroad.

more uncertain
in its success,
than to take the
lead in the
introduction of
a new order of
things."
Niccolo
Machiavelli

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Saraswati Puja Celebrations at IIM Ranchi

We are not
human beings
having a
spiritual
experience. We
are spiritual
beings having a
human
experience.
Teilhard de
Chardin

It was early in the morning

when the devoted students of
IIM Ranchi turned up for the
much awaited celebration of
Saraswati Puja. The students
of IIM Ranchi dressed up in
traditional attire and beautifully decorated the Music
Room at Khelgaon (hostel) in
preparation for the puja. Piles
of books, as is the tradition,

adorned the goddess of music

and knowledge on both sides.
The ceremonies started at 6
am and went on for two blissful hours. The entire room was
bubbling with energy when
the very own priest of IIM
Ranchi started chanting the
mantras for the
of Pushpanjali. Though the
puja was organised by the

Bengali community of IIM

Ranchi, IIMR students from
all provinces had assembled to
worship the deity on this auspicious day.
The ceremonies came to an
end at around 8 am, after
which sweets and fruits were
distributed as prasaad among
the attendees. It was a festival
in its truest sense with people
eagerly clicking pictures
flaunting their traditional sarees and kurta pyjamas.
There was more to come in the
form of a glorious sandhya
aarti which was held at
around 8 pm in the evening.
This was attended by an even
larger number of people,
many of whom could not wake
up in the early hours of the
day. With a promise to keep
the tradition going, the students started preparations for
the visarjan which conducted
the next day. The entire event
was a celebration of learning
at Indian Institute of Management Ranchi.

Lohri, a Night of Song, Dance and Warmth at IIM Ranchi

IIM Ranchi students celebrated the festival of Lohri with
great enthusiasm this year.
This harvest festival, mainly
celebrated in the North Indian
states of Punjab, Haryana and
Himachal Pradesh marks the
end of winter and ushers in
spring. The Cultural Committee of IIMR organized the
event. Keeping in tune with
Lohri tradition, the students
built a bonfire and danced
around it with great joy and
gaiety. Students dressed up in
colourful traditional clothing
and threw rewaries, popcorn
and sesame seeds into the

flames as part of the celebrations. It was a night full of

song, dance and laughter at

IIMR.

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IIM Ranchi Celebrates Republic Day

To put the
world right in
order, we must
first put the
nation in order;
to put the nation
in order, we must
first put the
family in order;
The 66th Republic Day celebrations saw the representation of students, office staff
and faculties alike at the Suchana Bhavan campus of IIM
Ranchi. Among those present
were Prof. Pradip Kumar
Bala
(Dean,
Academics), Mr.
J.
Gabriel
(Administrative
Officer) and few faculty members, along with students of all
batches. The entire congregation gathered in front of the
flag pole at 9 am in the morning to celebrate this auspicious day by hoisting the National Flag of India.
The flag hoisting was performed by the Chief Guest for
the occasion, Prof. P. K. Bala,
who later gave an impactful
speech on the history of Indias fight for freedom and the
prevailing
socio-economic
conditions in the country. This
was followed with a speech by

Mr. J. Gabriel, who inspired

the students to take their beloved country to new heights
through their dedication and
service. He implored everyone
present there to do their bit in
achieving a brighter, better
and more advanced India.
The celebrations culminated
with a heart-wrenching and
soulful version of the iconic
song Ae Mere Watan Ke
Logo
sung
by Deepak
Nair, 1st year
PGDM student
and
Student
Council Member, in his mellifluous voice,
which brought
tears to the
eyes and ignited sparks of
patriotism in
one and all.
The students
then
headed

back to their campus to participate in further activities specially planned for that very
day, which included a Blood
Donation drive at the hostel
premises of Khelgaon organized
by Samarpan (the
CSR club of IIM Ranchi) and a
Treasure Hunt organized
by the Cultural Committee of
IIM Ranchi.

to put the family

in order, we must
first cultivate
our personal
life; we must
first set our
hearts right.
Confucius

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Samarpan Organizes Blood Donation Drive at IIM Ranchi

If you have much,

give of your
wealth; if you
have little, give
of your heart.
- Arabian Proverb
On this Republic Day, in their
constant pledge to give back to
the society, Samarpan, the
CSR club of IIM Ranchi, partnered with JSACS, Round
Table India, VBDA Ranchi, FIBD and Life Savers to organize a blood donation drive at the IIM Ranchi
hostel premises. The blood
donation drive saw some 48
donors, 8 girls and 40 boys,
donating their blood for a noble cause.
On this day, since early morning, the excited students lined
up to donate blood. All donors
went through pre-medical

check-ups such as Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin and Body

Mass Index checks, before
donating their blood. Stringent rules and regulations
were followed to make sure
that it was safe for the donors
to donate their blood. Post
blood donation, the donors
were provided with filling refreshments. The donated units
of blood have been handed
over to the hospital.
The IIM Ranchi students participated whole-heartedly in
the blood donation drive and
were constantly cheered and
motivated by their friends,

which kept the spirits of these

donors high throughout the
day. Apart from the students,
the staff of IIM Ranchi also
came forward to donate blood.
The event saw participation
from the residents of Khelgaon Society as well. This was
the second blood donation
drive held at IIM Ranchi in
the academic year, 2014-2015.

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IIM Ranchi

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, RANCHI

Indian Institute of Management

Ranchi
Suchana Bhawan,
5th Floor, Audrey House
Campus,
Meurs Road, Ranchi 834 008

The ninth Indian Institute of Management was established at Ranchi in 2010. This was made possible
with the extensive support of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and the Government of Jharkhand, working under the guidance of Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
We started at a time when competition and aggression was prevalent in management education. Understanding the need to incorporate right values in young minds, IIMR was started to incorporate right values in
young minds and impart education for the information age that encourages networking and collaborative
advantage.
IIM Ranchi currently offers a two year PGDM in General management and another two year fulltime
programme on Human Resources Management (PGDHRM), Fellow Program in Management and 18
month part time Diploma in Management (PGEXP). We have also launched a certified Barefoot Manger
program to promote entrepreneurship and to impart livelihood skills among the school drop outs and illiterates.
Our Programs are different and we are an institute with a difference.

Letter from the Editor

It is not in the still calm of life,
or the repose of a pacific station,
that great characters are formed.
The habits of a vigorous mind
are formed in contending with
difficulties.
-Abigail Adams
Many a times I have been asked by
my friends about what character
am I or would like to be from the
amusing and enlightening story of
Who Moved my Cheese written
by Dr. Spencer Johnson. Hem,
Haw, Sniff or Scurry, who live in a
maze and are always in search of
their cheese. Sniff and Scurry- who
are always exploring, looking for
their cheese, continuously working
hard, never being arrogant of their
success and always understanding
the fact that change is inevitable
and we should be prepared for it,
and at the same can always empathize with the human characters of
the book. Hem and Haw - intelligent, sophisticated, looking for
their cheese, being possessive
about it, unable to accept change,
taking things for granted in their
arrogance, and who so resemble us,
this question of who am I out of
these four puts me in a dilemma
every time.
Ideally, all of us would have loved
to be Haw, who after experiencing
the havoc of not moving ahead
with change and realizing the can-

kerous nature of having a stagnant

life, takes it as a challenge to move
ahead. He has to undergo the journey of self introspection before
being able to appreciate the beauty
of life and understand that it is
always better to move on, after all
the journey is more important than
the destination. Moreover, he
shows true friendship, when even
after being left alone by Hem, he
writes his learning on the walls of
the maze so that Hem could follow
those hints and move ahead.
But what about Hem, who is happy and arrogant till the time he
loses his cheese? Even though he
knows that the environment has
changed, he is stuck on his past
glory. Change is not a challenge for
him rather a burden. He still waits
for his cheese to come back to him
and blames the world for his misery. He considers Sniff and Scurry
below his par, rejects the sound
advice given to him by Haw, rather
becomes hostile towards him, fails
to cope up with his situation and
yet considers himself not responsible for his cause. Like him, we
sometimes see ourselves falling in
this trap of stability. How many
times have we not seen organizations failing and losing their business, because of taking things for
granted and not able to manage
change? Dreaming of the destina-

tion and yet afraid of the journey.

Hem and Haw started from the
same place, took the same route,
had the same destination in mind
and yet one got lost in the midst
considering the mirage of milestone as the final destination and
one continued to the journey, valuing it more than his target.
George Bernard Shaw once rightly
said Progress is impossible
without change, and those who
cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Is the
journey towards accepting change
so difficult to uptake?
- Trisha Sardar
On Behalf of
Literary Club
IIM Ranchi