Thursday 29 September 2011

Sapna Kalmadi _ NMIMS_ SeizeDaMoment

Name of Photographer :Sapna Kalmadi
College :NMIMS



Photo 1:A colourful snapshot of the deadlines after the Indian Team won the World cup: Exemplifies Young India seizing the day
Location: Mumbai






Photo 2:The young boy's face is filled with hope and optimism . Looks at every new day as an opportunity.
Location : Mumbai Local

Monday 26 September 2011

H.Prasad Nayak_TAPMI

Name of Photographer: H.Prasad Nayak
College: TAPMI



Photo 1: Tagline: Fantastic "ONE"
Description: The photo represents a committed team as "ONE", each with different competencies making through one obstacle(tunnel) and ready to take on the next uncertain challenge (the next dark tunnel). This sums up the power of young India where - Whole is greater than the sum !!



Photo 2: Tagline: Unstoppable Spirit
Description:  "The greatest natural resource in the world is the spirit that resides in every unstoppable person." — Cynthia Kersey. This is what has driven and continues to drive young India towards greater achievement. The photo ex-cogitates a young individual who has made through several hurdles in life, left all of them behind and now stands at the doors of uniting his spirit with that of the unstoppable Nature.


Name and Model of Camera: Sony H-50
Location: Dudhsagar, Karnataka

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Meeting of Young Minds

Power is not alluring to pure minds. ~ Thomas Jefferson . 


Meeting of the minds also referred to as mutual agreement, mutual assent or consensus that a group of people aligns themselves to after a series of brainstorming. Everyday several meetings are called to discuss the several issues that surround India from establishing peace to change in technology. We still observe that we are not able to come to a common consensus and still all the issues remain unaddressed. We at SOIL are trying to call such a meeting but with a difference - Meeting of Young Minds >  Power of Young India!


We are not left with any choice.
But to get up and raise our voice.
Image of our nation has been badly hit
Youth must get up and answer to it.


We all wish to see India as the face of tomorrow,
Thus we need to remove these clouds of sorrow.
We all have to stand tall,
Let not India’s image fall.


When ideas will be fresh and the execution will be fast
All will be equal, not divided on the basis of the caste.
Then we shall spread the message of unconditional love,
Seeking peace and freedom everywhere like a freely flying dove .


Educating everyone is the need of the hour.
It is the way out taking our country really far.
We have it in us to show the world around.
Just  our Hidden talent needed to be found.


Our Idea orientation should be targeting peace,
Difficult of the tasks thus will be solved with ease.
Youth has to be petals of this ever blossoming flower,
Together we will have to showcase YOUNG INDIAN POWER.


-Ankit Ahuja ( BLP | Class of 2012 )

Monday 12 September 2011

SOIL is different: A Game Changer’s perspective


SOIL is an institute which emphasizes building Inspired Leaders of Tomorrow who can make a difference! I, for one, had never heard of a B-school taking an initiative such as this. The first time I visited the website, unequivocally, I found it very decent and interesting. No placements figures flashing, no bright attention getters. This fresh and very apparent difference motivated me to apply to SOIL for MBA program even though I was not too sure.
I wanted to know more about SOIL and as luck would have it, I came to know of the Inspired Leadership Conference to be held at SOIL in March. I found absolutely no reasons of missing it. I travelled to Gurgaon and came to SOIL. The moment I entered SOIL, I found it really different. The classrooms were very different from the traditional classrooms. I could see the emphasis on Mindfulness, Ethics, Diversity, Compassion and Sustainability everywhere around the campus. Later, I got to know these are the five pillars of SOIL.
The experience at SOIL was so amazing and enriching that by the time the Inspired Leadership Conference was over on the second day, I was absolutely confident that this was the place where I wanted to be! Though I was not yet absolutely sure of joining something looked very promising. I felt that this place could transform my life.
Now I am a proud member of SOIL family, and I can confidently add that the most striking feature of SOIL is that it not only talks about the five pillars but also applies them day in and day out! The five pillars: Mindfulness, Ethics, Diversity, compassion and Sustainability form the backbone of SOIL. Mr. Anil Sachdev, the founder & CEO of SOIL is a person who commands respect from every fraternity, be it students, faculty or corporate.
Upon joining SOIL, in the first few days I had this image of SOIL and a belief in mind, that I would get plenty of opportunities to hone my skills. The very first class was taken by Mr. Anil Sachdev himself. And guess what? The class was on Self Leadership! I was revealed to my inner self, my potential & the real Manu in me.
The most beautiful feature of SOIL is that it is a B-School which stresses so much on the development of every single student that enters its gates. The amount of resources allocated for one-one interaction and holistic learning is so special here. First and foremost, the Individual Learning Plan (ILP) for each one of us is sketched with inputs from the Caliper test. Our strengths and gifts which amazingly we ourselves were not aware of were revealed to us. Various exercises, in conjunction with the ILP help us recognize our own potential. Professors and industry leaders spend a lot of time to know us better in order to help us understand ourselves better. Yes, serious grooming of Inspired Leaders is done here!!
Students literally rediscover themselves. In the initial few weeks, I just said to myself, this school is really different! And the amazing part is, the whole process of self development for students is spread throughout the year! Each student is assigned a dedicated mentor from the Industry. The beauty of the process of assigning a mentor to a student is that each student gets a dedicated senior industry leader who is self motivated and wants to give back to society.
I chose SOIL when I had other options and one of them was from a top ten B-school in India. One month on, I am very proud to be a part of a family called School of Inspired Leadership.


Manu Malhotra (SOIL BLP Class of 2012)