MBA graduate's humour-woven journey from campus
Hari Hara Subramanian reminisces about his Bschool days in his authored book called ‘Hilarious MBA Memoirs’. Humour-woven experiences of an HR student make their way into this 130 pager.
The 2011 alumnus made his way through XLRI, moving from ‘fish-market group discussions’ to failed date nights. He was the "Lord Hari" of the college.
“It started innocuously when one of my batchmates said ‘I will make you the Lord of XL’. Without taking his word seriously, I said ‘Dum hai to karke dikha’. Little did I know that it would instigate him to organise a coronation ceremony on campus.
Subramanian was made to dress up like a Swamiji, bless the placement committee, perform a havan and had a bell installed outside his room. The professors decided to get in on the joke and started calling him Lord Hari as well.
“It became an annual event,” he said, “and eventually I handed over the lordship to another junior called Lord Vinayak.”
Subramanian, who now lives in the UK and has worked with companies like the Mahindra Group and Amazon, did not crack XAT in his first attempt. Without
ARIES: Focus on familial responsibilities and bank work. Invest in your family business or property. Those who are from banking, education, finance business will find success. Household activities and family gettogether will keep you busy. You may suffer from eye or speech problems.
TAURUS: Confidence is your main strength. Spend time and money to improve your health and personality. Self-employed people, people from communication, networking, and Ad agencies backgrounds will find success. Maintain your high moral values. Overall health will be fine. taking the failed attempt to heart, he worked for a year whilst preparing for a second shot at the exam.
“It is not about the most intelligent person in the room, I realised the key lies within time management. It is important that we identify our
GEMINI: Studies and familial responsibilities will keep you occupied. Invest for your family needs. Those from banking, investment, automobile backgrounds will find success. Take a shopping trip with your family. You may suffer from chest pain or eye problems.
CANCER: Dare and perform. Expect expenditure on travelling, books, and documentation. Your confidence and personal efforts will lead you towards success. Enjoy quality family time. Meet your siblings. Stay fit and healthy. strengths and weaknesses and don’t succumb to peer pressure. You don’t want to get nervous on exam day! I applied for BM as well as HR. The interview for BM was very technical and I was clean bowled. HR, however, went really well.”
LEO: Work responsibilities will keep you busy. You may receive foreign funds. Pay your medical bills. Travelling for work is indicated. Family time will be affected due to workload. You may suffer from knee pain, throat pain, eye problems.
VIRGO: All your wishes will be fulfilled. Your gains are connected with your will and efforts. Those from communication and consultancy backgrounds will find success. Pay heed to your mother’s advice. You may suffer from stomach pain or back pain.
With this began his life in Jamshedpur which proved to be a gateway to a close knit community,
“Everyone knew everyone as there were only 240 students in my batch.”
Spots like Jubilee park near the Circuit House Area and 60ML were the students’ favourite. The batch would eat Litti Chokha in Bistupur Market and watch movies like ‘Udaan’ in Payal Cinema. “In Jamshedpur, we walked, we cycled, and did not worry about safety. The disconnect from the rest of the world really helped me find my career.”
Hari Hara Subramanian found he preferred to work as a freelancer and wants to write a children’s book someday. “I started drafting emails for my boss at Mahindra group, wrote press releases, and handled internal communications. Unbeknownst to me, I developed a skill for writing. I took a six monthlong break when we had a daughter and started penning down humour to relieve everyone’s stress. It seemed like the right thing to do.”
Grateful to the alma mater for all that it gave him, Hari Hara Subramanian sent a word out to all those seizing their days on the campus, “I will tell XLRI students to stop worrying about stressful times and let go of those things which you cannot control.”
LIBRA: Travelling for work is likely. New investors might come onboard. People from export, finance, and tourism backgrounds will be benefited. Pay loan premium or health insurance premium. Family life will be affected due to workload. You may suffer from knee pain.
SCORPIO: Your gains are connected to your luck. Expect expenditure on your family, higher education or religious rituals. People from tourism and education backgrounds will be benefited. Spend time with your father and children. You may suffer from back pain or thigh pain.
SAGITTARIUS: Engage yourself in solving your business or family problems. Loss in business is indicted. Hurdles at the workplace are indicated. Doctors and astrologers will be benefited. Family and love life will be disturbed due to workload. You may suffer from knee pain.
CAPRICORN: Travelling for business or education purposes is indicated. Expect expenditure on travel and education. People from communication, tourism, education will be benefited. Attend a religious ritual. You may suffer from shoulder pain. or indigestion.
AQUARIUS: Pay loan premiums, insurance premiums. People from insurance, occult science, sanitation backgrounds will be benefited. Dispute with maternal family is indicated. You may suffer from mental stress
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PISCES: Enjoy work and family life both. Expect expenditure on entertainment and family. People from the stock market, art, entertainment backgrounds will find success. Businessmen may sign new contracts. Marriage proposals can work out. Some people may suffer from lower back pain.