I love going to India every
year to visit my parents and friends, but travelling to India this time was a different
experience for me, mainly because I was traveling with a group and plus I did
not have to worry about any travelling details or plan. Everything was very
well planned and organized by our Weekend MBA program team and its partners NMS
folks. India, as a country was not a new experience but the activities we did
was really interesting. We all went to different site visits and got a first-hand
view of how companies do their business. It is quite amazing to see that in
spite of various hurdles like traffic, multiple power outages and over population,
India has grown so much in terms of economy.
We had a chance of visiting
five different companies to learn and experience how business in India works. Of
all the company visits, I enjoyed Airtel and Shankar Netralaya, Airtel for its
youthfulness and innovation, Shankar Natralaya for its social cause.
We also went to various offsite
spots. We went to a general shopping store (T-Nagar market) in Chennai, it was
so crowded that it made me think that my friends from USA would not take it
well, but to my surprise they seemed to have enjoyed it. Funny thing was Tom
got a tie for himself at this store and by the time he got out of this store he
had already lost the tie. We also had a chance to see some good dance numbers
from NMS student, plus our own white boy was not far behind in teaching his “Gangnam
style” moves. Type “PSY-Gangnam style” in YouTube to see how those moves have made
it to limelight. Our trip to Taj Mahal in Agra and Akshardham in Delhi was also
an amazing experience.
One thing I have come to
realize when I visit India is that I miss “Burgers”. Knowing this, few of us
ate Bobby Vans Juicy burgers at JFK before we started our India trip and ended
the trip with more burgers at a rest stop on our way back to Albany.
Overall it was a great trip
and an amazing experience. Still trying to master the art of “three in a box”.
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