Ok. Someone just told me that I have successfully met all the requirements of IIMA, so as to be graduated on their 43rd convocation day. I was easily overjoyed; especially considering the fact that I couldn’t say for sure that I knew what those requirements were. But coming in, I knew that, these days the requirements of anything and everything keep changing all over the place. So, I thought I would do a Shewag - took my eye off the requirements, chilled out and did my own thing. And Boom!!! The year is gone, it’s all over and they want me out of here - with a convocation thrown in and a certificate to boot. Phew!!! Party Time!!!
And then I got robed. No, I am not talking about the trebling of the IIMA fee which has MBA wannabes all over India trembling. What I am talking about is another type of robbing which happens as part of the pre-convocation ritual. See sample attached.
Yes, those blood shot eyes do tell the real story - the hard work, the dedication and the commitment that has gone behind making a picture perfect shot like this. The pitchers that were taken in during the overnight ‘spirit’ual session have also helped in giving that special ‘robbed-in-broad-daylight’ look.And then there was the procession to LKP (Louis Khan Plaza), in which each of us were to participate with a color coded gown, so that we don’t get lost in the crowd, fail to find our way back to our dear friends and start crying. The actual ceremony was grand. It was uplifting at times, but most of the time we were able to sit our ass down and enjoy the grandeur of the proceedings.
I would close with this picture, given below.
I am mighty proud that I was able to take this picture, without even a camera. Yes, I took it from the Orkut profile of one of my friends. But he doesn’t mind, as he is more than happy with the free publicity that his photo is going to get among all my other friends. (Yeah, I do have a couple of them) He is 9th from the right, on the 23rd row. Keep smiling bro….You look good…It’s friendships like these that will be cherished for years to come….
