While I was starting to get the grip of the Bschool life with long serious lecture sessions, little that I know I was up for a surprise the second day itself. Prof. Mandi walks in to the class with a cheerful smile, Joy of teaching defines him. It started with sir calling us to sit on the floor in front of the seats and the next thing he did is so unthinkable for even a school teacher let alone a bschool professor, he sat on the floor. "I feel disconnected from you while you are sitting in chairs" he said. we immediately felt the connect with him.
Sir took out some toys from his bag. One such toy which I later discovered is called a "newton's cradle". With the demo of the toy, sir explained sales and his brain child "Mandi" - a day out in streets of mumbai. in the process he made me realize the uncomfortable fact that I have been a beggar for the good part of last 23 years and This concept of "Mandi" is meant to change that."Earning while learning, learning while earning" he calls it.
As the sir passed on the toy for others to play with he made us aware of knowledge sharing, The concept that has yet to gain prominence in India. Access to knowledge should not be restricted to those who could afford it as even universities like Stanford and Harvard have started knowledge sharing. Sir asked us to follow his course on his blogs and encouraged us to even write our own. As the session gets over with happiness of having learnt life lessons, the wait for the next session begins.
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