Why
Here's the story of a young Indian boy,
It's the truth, the whole truth and no lie;
He decided one day,
To do an MBA;
And then everyone started asking him, "Why?"
The friends with whom he was rooming,
Said, "If you really want your career zooming,
Try for IIM-A,
Why the US of A?
When the economy in India is booming!"
His parents were quite happy with his choice
But Mom in her worried maternal voice,
Felt natural to express,
A very slight distress,
"Why not nearer home, like most of the other boys?"
His parents' wishes he always heeded
But global experience and exposure he needed;
So one day he sat,
And took the GMAT,
Thus the MBA process was well seeded!
The long essays that he had to write
Kept him busy very late in the night;
Articulation of vision,
Rewording and revision,
And voila! ... He had just got it right!
Each school had its own quirks and fuss
Different questions and topics they discussed;
But soon he was done,
Coz common to each one,
Were "Why MBA?", "Why now?" and "Why us?".
His lengthy tryst with this Question continued
When with the Darden School of Business he was interviewed;
There was no hesitation,
Just a realization,
That by now all answers for "Why" were imbued.
(For the following flowery prose, I beg pardon)
Soon life starts resembling a rosy garden,
With bright cherry trees,
And busy bumble bees,
For he finds out he has been admitted to Darden!
At last he goes up to his boss
Who is juggling with figures of margins gross;
And tells him, "This is,
My one month notice."
To which the boss for words is at loss.
"Why, Oh Why do this to your upcoming career?
You're eligible for a large promotion, my dear;
Heed my advice,
And take up this nice
Long term onsite opportunity for a year."
To this our young friend then replies,
"I've had it up to my neck with the Why's!
Maybe then and now
I'd like a little How
Even a Who, What, Where or When would be nice!"
- Roshan Shanker
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hey I know you! - you are Nargis' kiddo! thought your story sounded familiar :). You are interviewing already? didn't you just get here? enjoyed reading about your journey... if you ever make it to boston in the course of interviewing, write me a note and come by :). It is a fun place. I promise. Heard that your parents are moving.... Why? ;) he he
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Hi Sue,
Glad you liked the limerick! ...
I really should be trying to update the blog more often than I have been doing ... There are so many colorful things happening at all times ... the blog can be made really interesting ...
Thanks for your encouragement, and do keep following the blog ...
Roshan
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Hi Roshan,
I got the link to this blog from Nargis's page. What a delightful limerick! Enjoyed it thoroughly, esp. because I am the mother of a Hopkins graduate student. It is so refreshing to read blogs from young adventurous people like you! Yes, I totally believe that one should never lose an opportunity to travel and broaden your horizon. Hope you will have an enjoyable, productive time in Virginia.
Sue
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Hey Gaurav ... Thanks for your comment ... Are you yourself going through the same process right now? ... I do plan to write more entries about Darden ... Let's see if I can experiment with some different style next time ...
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Pratishtha ... :) Witty comment! ... Sounds like you're upset with someone about something ... Maybe you should write a blog about it ... Helps vent out that extra steam!
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Hi Ekta ... Yeah, I should get more frequent in posting my blog entries .... How's your MBA hunt going?
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Hi Roshan,
I feel your poem is great and aptly catpures the spirit of the wanderer who is searching for the next destination in life, an MBA. The prose was excellent and I was inspired to read through it.
Keep it up and hope more such poems come out of your tryst with Darden.
All the best.
Gaurav
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Yay Yaga! Down to the Nay-Sayers... This applies not just to the MBA but to everything in life, I guess.
Dude... I was in such a foul mood a while ago. ran into one of those old fogies who have forgotten to dot their "i"s and cross their "t"s in life. I am glad this is the first thing I read, coz one "where" I'd like to tell these fogheads about, is the place to put their Gorilla sized ego.
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hiyaa there,
how u doing?
this is such a true n nice thing...
nice 2 c ya here after a long time :)
Regards,
EKta
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Thanks Indu! ... Initially I was planning a plain article, but then limericks are so much more fun! ... A little bit tougher to think about, but you can bend the rules more ... And it's so much easier to introduce humor in limerick style!
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