Wednesday, December 19, 2012

"Am I made for my dream career”


19th  December, 2012 shall be written in letters of gold for the young generation of Indore."Am I made for my dream career” was the topic for the seminar conducted by Indus World School, Indore at Ravindra Natya Grah. Over 600 students from various schools attended the interactive seminar. The eminent speakers comprised of Dr. Srivathsan Vasudevan,, Dr. Siddharth Rastogi- Fellow IIM Ahmedabad, Mr. Satya Narayanan R.- IIM Banglore and Mr. Shiv Kumar- IIM Calcutta. This enabled the interactive seminar to become a grand success.
“Follow your dream”; "know thyself” were the key phrases used practically by all the speakers. Mr. Srivathsan Vasudevan faculty at IIT Indore spoke about inter disciplinary approach to education & shared the inspiring stories of Steve Jobs and many such eminent personalities. He implored the students that persistence and hard work alone is the way to success.
Mr. Siddharth Rastogi(Faculty IIM Indore) spoke that we should avoid to giving excuses and should not  resort to blame game. He stated that geographical locations or adverse conditions do not deter firm resolution, to pursue your dream career.
Mr. R. Shiv kumar, Alumnus IIT, IIM/ Faculty at Indus World School Indore spoke about ambition and discipline being the catch words of success. He shared an anecdote of how he got inspired by a student handicapped with vision, but determined to qualify IIM. He stated that ever since he was inspired to continue in the wonderful transaction as a mentor. 
Mr. Satya Narayan R. Chairman CL Educate told the students about how irrelevant the current careers are as against the need of 2030. He stated following one’s dream and enjoying it is the best way to ensure success and happiness. He also stated that to pursue anything an investment of 10,000 hours spread across years persistently shall ensure success kissing the path you tread
Students posed several questions to the speakers which were graciously answered by the speakers, however due to lack of time, Indus World School promised to respond to the query in the due consultation with the speaker within a week through mail.