Students of IMT Ghaziabad and Kelllogg School of Management Create Magic through Collaboration

Separated by thousands of miles‚ there was no way that Eric Mercep and Niladri Majumdar should have met ... But then‚ destiny has its own ways.

Ghaziabad, India (prHWY.com) October 26, 2012 - Separated by thousands of miles‚ there was no way that Eric Mercep and Niladri Majumdar should have met ... But then‚ destiny has its own ways.

By a strange twist of fate‚ Eric entered the iconic Kellogg School of Management‚USA -at more or less the same time as Niladri entered IMT Ghaziabad‚ one of the top management institutes of India. This was just around the time that these two world-class institutions were inking a strategic partnership‚ of which the Peer Learning Internship Programme happened to be an integral part.

By the time the first six pairs of students (6 each from IMT Ghaziabad and Kellogg School of Management) had completed their projects in India in 2011‚ Eric had already decided to get a first-hand feel of working in the rural space of an emerging economy. As luck would have it‚ the immense success of the programme in 2011 had led to an increase in the number of host organisations to eight. This effectively meant that there would be 8 students each from IMT Ghaziabad and Kellogg School of Management for the Peer Learning Internship Programme 2012. Eric applied.

"The process is fairly simple at Kellogg School of Management. We were required to fill out an application which consisted of an essay-question asking us to discuss our interest in social enterprise. This was followed by an interview with Pallavi‚ the programme coordinator‚ and one of the participants who was at IMT Ghaziabad last year."

For Niladri‚ it was completely the reverse. This project‚ and the people associated with it‚ were considered the 'cat's whiskers' at IMT Ghaziabad! Only students with a CGPA above 7 were allowed to apply; which meant just the top 30-35% at IMT Ghaziabad. The applicants were then further shortlisted on the basis of numerous parameters like job experience‚ statement of purpose‚ international exposure‚contribution to society in the past‚ etc. Finally‚ it all boiled down to a panel interview headed by the Director of IMT Ghaziabad‚ Dr. Bibek Banerjee.

It was a long shot‚ but on the 23rd of June 2012‚ Niladri Majumdar and Eric Mercep were under the same roof at IMT Ghaziabad. Of the eight students each from IMT Ghaziabad and Kellogg School of Management‚ USA‚ Niladri and Eric were chosen to collaboration Action Research for 'dLight Energy'for a duration of 10 weeks. Little did they know then‚ that it was the beginning of a journey... and of a great friendship.

"Our fieldtrip to Bihar was absolutely amazing‚" gushes Eric. "Niladri brought a rigour to our interviews with village-level contacts that helped ensure we were capturing accurate information. It was enlightening to see first-hand the rural environment which our work was focused on. It made me more driven to make an impact through my work. I think the two of us barely stopped talking about our cultures‚ our countries‚ our projects‚ our families‚ etc."

"There was this school we had been invited to in a remote village in Bihar‚" recounts Niladri with a naughty twinkle. "When we reached the school‚ Eric was blushing red because a bunch of 50 students gave him the complete VIP treatment; a welcome song‚ a plethora of garlands‚ a series of roses and an Aarti! There was even an official photographer to capture the momentous visit of Eric Mercep the Great! Some kids even took his autograph."

For the other seven pairs‚ the stories are different; what remains the same is the mutual respect and will to understand the rural space in India - and make it better.

"Earnest Sweat‚ my partner from Kellogg School of Management‚ USA‚ hasa dual degree in Economics and Political Science‚" says Abhishek Makker‚ one of the eight representatives from IMT Ghaziabad for this programme. "He had rubbed shoulders with big-shot investment bankers in Manhattan for 6 years before Kellogg School of Management happened. I've gained immensely from him."

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