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Reflection on 2 decades

since IMDR!

Uday Ganorkar
Head – Sales (PS Labels)
udayimdr@gmail.com
Batch 2004-2006

It’s been 2 decades of good memories of
studying at IMDR, making me reflect on how
quickly time slips through our fingers!
Life was simpler, and I can still recall the
eager, curious faces of us students, with a mix
of emotions, but with a firm dream and gleam
in the eye of making it big in our careers.
One of the highlights of the institute which
Once ‘inducted’ into the course and campus, struck me and remains with me was how
we were free to explore whatever resources close-knit the Insti community was and is. An
were available at our disposal and make the institute where the teachers including the ever-
most of it! helpful non-teaching staff (dearly addressed
A visit to the ‘Insti’, as we all fondly call it, as ‘Mamas’) knew every student by name, their
was never complete without a visit to the hometown, and other smaller details. Listening
library, which offered a mix of books not only to the faculty and non-teaching staff recall our
limiting itself to business but on life, science, names after years have passed by is a proud
philosophy and all other subjects under the and profound moment for us, and makes us
sun. This allowed us to read a variety of topics overwhelmed with gratitude.
and occasionally steal a snooze in its calm and I would advise students today to continue
peaceful space. learning after their graduation and learn more

The connections, sense of sharing, and skills, take an interest in diverse topics which
camaraderie amongst our batches, teachers, can help in all-round development, especially
and alumni have helped us grow further and reading books from the literary masters. As
as individuals, have shaped me into a better one progresses with one’s professional life,
person today. one of the larger casualties always are health

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