Aravali Institute of Management

Overview

“Hold fast to your dreams, for without dreams life is like a bird that cannot fly” has been a favourite quote of my dear friend and classmate Prof. S. Manikutty of IIM Ahmedabad. This quote has an underlying message with a lot of relevance and significance for all of us – personally and professionally. In fact I sincerely believe that there are three aspects which are of utmost importance for an individual to enable him/her chart a path forward for career and life – a dream (destination in life), fire in the belly (passionate commitment) and strict adherence to certain core values (creating unique identity of the person). While working in senior positions with some of the leading corporates and multinationals for 16 years and also as the Secretary of IIM Ahmedabad Alumni Association and as the President of IIT Delhi Alumni Association, I had occasions to meet and interact with a large number of people at all levels in various organizations. Based on these experiences, I am convinced that the biggest problem faced by the youth of today is not really the lack of opportunities for career but rather the opportunities to develop the requisite competency to realize their true potential.