B&E’s Pallavi Srivastava catches up with management graduates who looked beyond the traditional corporate career and took up non-conventional jobs... and that’s what made all the difference!
Unlike Sarath – who found his calling relatively late – actress Manjari Phadnis knew very well from the beginning that a corporate career is not what her true calling is. Manjari is currently pursuing an MBA from the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM). As an actress, she got a lot of accolades for her role as ‘Meghna’ in Imran Khan’s debut movie Jaane Tu Yaa Jane Na! The pretty lass started her career as an actress when she was just out of school. Her first movie was Planman Motion Pictures’ Rok Sako To Rok Lo. She has also starred in Anjan Dutta’s critically acclaimed National Award winning movie Faltu. “Acting has always been my first priority, but I have always made it a point to complete my formal education alongside. MBA is something that I am doing because I really enjoy it. Also, being an MBA teaches you how to deal with people well,” says Manjari. The actress strongly feels that the entertainment industry is where she belongs and that is her true calling. Her MBA, however, will help her to be a better manager and a better marketer which nevertheless will be an added advantage in the tinsel town. “On the screen or behind the scenes, entertainment industry is where I belong and that is what I will keep doing,” she concludes.
So while entertainment is Manjari’s true calling, 27-year-old Kaushalendra Kumar has his heart set on working for the upliftment of the farmers of Bihar. After completing his MBA, Kaushalendra is at present running an NGO, Kaushalya Foundation, that focuses on mobilising and organising the informal and fragmented vegetable sector of Bihar. And Kaushalendra is not alone in this cause. His friend O. P. Singh, who is also an MBA from IIM Ahemdabad, shares the vision of making Bihar the vegetable hub of the nation – the common motive for the two to start Kaushalya Foundation.
Coming from a farmer’s family from a village in Nalanda district of Bihar, Kaushalendra Kumar is very well familiar with the predicaments that a farmer faces in Bihar. He accepts, “I belong to a farmer family in Bihar. I have seen their troubles and also opportunities they missed out on because they were not guided.”
Unlike Sarath – who found his calling relatively late – actress Manjari Phadnis knew very well from the beginning that a corporate career is not what her true calling is. Manjari is currently pursuing an MBA from the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM). As an actress, she got a lot of accolades for her role as ‘Meghna’ in Imran Khan’s debut movie Jaane Tu Yaa Jane Na! The pretty lass started her career as an actress when she was just out of school. Her first movie was Planman Motion Pictures’ Rok Sako To Rok Lo. She has also starred in Anjan Dutta’s critically acclaimed National Award winning movie Faltu. “Acting has always been my first priority, but I have always made it a point to complete my formal education alongside. MBA is something that I am doing because I really enjoy it. Also, being an MBA teaches you how to deal with people well,” says Manjari. The actress strongly feels that the entertainment industry is where she belongs and that is her true calling. Her MBA, however, will help her to be a better manager and a better marketer which nevertheless will be an added advantage in the tinsel town. “On the screen or behind the scenes, entertainment industry is where I belong and that is what I will keep doing,” she concludes.
So while entertainment is Manjari’s true calling, 27-year-old Kaushalendra Kumar has his heart set on working for the upliftment of the farmers of Bihar. After completing his MBA, Kaushalendra is at present running an NGO, Kaushalya Foundation, that focuses on mobilising and organising the informal and fragmented vegetable sector of Bihar. And Kaushalendra is not alone in this cause. His friend O. P. Singh, who is also an MBA from IIM Ahemdabad, shares the vision of making Bihar the vegetable hub of the nation – the common motive for the two to start Kaushalya Foundation.
Coming from a farmer’s family from a village in Nalanda district of Bihar, Kaushalendra Kumar is very well familiar with the predicaments that a farmer faces in Bihar. He accepts, “I belong to a farmer family in Bihar. I have seen their troubles and also opportunities they missed out on because they were not guided.”
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
2012 : DNA National B-School Survey 2012
Ranked 1st in International Exposure (ahead of all the IIMs)
Ranked 6th Overall
Zee Business Best B-School Survey 2012
Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri’s Session at IMA Indore
IIPM IN FINANCIAL TIMES, UK. FEATURE OF THE WEEK
IIPM strong hold on Placement : 10000 Students Placed in last 5 year
IIPM’s Management Consulting Arm-Planman Consulting
Professor Arindam Chaudhuri – A Man For The Society….
IIPM: Indian Institute of Planning and Management
IIPM makes business education truly global
Management Guru Arindam Chaudhuri
Rajita Chaudhuri-The New Age Woman
IIPM B-School Facebook Page
IIPM Global Exposure
IIPM Best B School India
IIPM B-School Detail
IIPM Links
IIPM : The B-School with a Human Face
IIPM – FLP (Flexi Learning Program)
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
2012 : DNA National B-School Survey 2012
Ranked 1st in International Exposure (ahead of all the IIMs)
Ranked 6th Overall
Zee Business Best B-School Survey 2012
Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri’s Session at IMA Indore
IIPM IN FINANCIAL TIMES, UK. FEATURE OF THE WEEK
IIPM strong hold on Placement : 10000 Students Placed in last 5 year
IIPM’s Management Consulting Arm-Planman Consulting
Professor Arindam Chaudhuri – A Man For The Society….
IIPM: Indian Institute of Planning and Management
IIPM makes business education truly global
Management Guru Arindam Chaudhuri
Rajita Chaudhuri-The New Age Woman
IIPM B-School Facebook Page
IIPM Global Exposure
IIPM Best B School India
IIPM B-School Detail
IIPM Links
IIPM : The B-School with a Human Face
IIPM – FLP (Flexi Learning Program)
