Friday, May 21, 2010

Signing Off to a New Beginning...

My last mail to Nielsenites on Friday, May 7, 2010...

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Memories remain as I move on to the next chapter…

Today was my last day at Nielsen. And I will now be pursuing my Post Graduate Degree in Management. These twenty two months at Nielsen have altogether changed my perspective about a management degree. It is now going to be learning, where I will be able to relate to my experiences. It is now going to be a study, which I will approach with some questions in mind. It is now going to be a stay, where I will proudly share my experiences of being a Nielsenite.

Sessions on Friday and discussions every other day, talking to leaders and chatting with friends, meetings with manager and breakfasts in the canteen, the news and the rumours, the facts and the stories, organizing events and chaotic moments, the trips and the failed attempts to make some – some of the many things that I am surely going to remember for times immemorial.

Words might not express my gratitude for
Kraft NA Team – for supporting one another and providing a reliable back-up whenever I needed it; JayasuryaPrashant and Amol – for guiding me in their own distinct way and always providing the right solution;
Benjamin Elkins – for being so approachable;
Kerstin and Bhaskar – for sharing their unique ideas and leaving no question unanswered;
HemantaGouravDeepeshVivekSumeet and Neha – for their ‘we are there to help you’ approach.
But above all, it is undoubtedly the friends at Nielsen, who made coming to work seem less like work and more like fun.

An excitement of times yet to come and nostalgia of times gone by – it is with these mixed feelings that I bid you all a goodbye and wish you all the very best in life.

Before I realize, our paths might cross again.

Savor everyday moments and keep smiling always!

Adios,
Chitrang Desai
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Friday, December 25, 2009

A Place Called Imagination

Esoteric, exotic, wonderfully mystic,
A painting beyond the purview of an artist's ecstasy,
Each object perfectly placed, everything beautifully balanced,
It calls and recalls endlessly,
Each moment becomes momentous,
One visit becomes momentary,
Many visits mandatory,
Go only if time permits,
Because otherwise it won't permit time to not permit you.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Fight to Finish

Two years of what can be termed as 'hard work',
Twenty four years of what I call perseverence...

It's time now...THIS IS THE FIGHT TO FINISH...

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Me

Let me see, Let me see,

If I can be me.


When I was me,

I used to see what I wanted to be

I had but a thought so noble, a dream so thoughtful.


When I tried to fit into this world so imbalanced,

I realized I was no more me,

I was what others want me to be.


Now I realise,

There's no time to prolong, no time to wait,

I need to be what I was before I was not me,

so as TO BE WHERE I WANT TO BE.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Finance - The Marketing Point of View

Banknotes from all around the World donated by...Image via Wikipedia

If the market for finance were not explored, finance could have only been a product in abeyance.

If the idea of financial mangement were not spread (by word of mouth), finance might not have been a successful product.

If the field of finance were not marketed the way it has been, there would have been far less students yearning for a course in finance.

Any product needs some form of marketing, direct or indirect, some form of market, 'pushed' or 'pulled', to make it work. For an indispensable product like finance, indirect marketing is sufficient to pull the market.

P.S.: I need finance to make a living. It truly is a wonderful product!
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Am I Right or Am I Wrong?

A thousand thoughts come and go,
One tries not to follow,
Is he rigid or is he focused?

One wants to be there,
Which at present leaves him nowhere,
Is he dumb or is he focused?

One tries and tries,
Until he dies,
Is he unrealistic or is he focused?

Nothing's right and nothing's wrong,
It's a perspective to which it belongs,
Am I right or am I wrong?

My First Post

A desire to grow, grow fast, and an undying perseverance to achieve the desired keeps me awake and makes me work.

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