– guys I’m not sure whether the TED talk format fits me because I’m not one who
format fits me because I’m not one who
format fits me because I’m not one who comes and gives you beyond I believe in
comes and gives you beyond I believe in
comes and gives you beyond I believe in an engagement with the audience so I
an engagement with the audience so I
an engagement with the audience so I willing to engage with me that’s great
willing to engage with me that’s great
willing to engage with me that’s great so Nick he’ll you don’t have a problem
so Nick he’ll you don’t have a problem
so Nick he’ll you don’t have a problem with all that maybe I will be breaking
with all that maybe I will be breaking
with all that maybe I will be breaking some rules okay so I don’t think this
some rules okay so I don’t think this
some rules okay so I don’t think this session is as much about me I think this
session is as much about me I think this
session is as much about me I think this session is more about you so while I
session is more about you so while I
session is more about you so while I don’t have a prepared text or a speech
don’t have a prepared text or a speech
don’t have a prepared text or a speech maybe I’ll depend on some of the slides
maybe I’ll depend on some of the slides
maybe I’ll depend on some of the slides that I put together but let me try and
that I put together but let me try and
that I put together but let me try and share with you why am I here today at
share with you why am I here today at
share with you why am I here today at ups I could have continued to be in my
ups I could have continued to be in my
ups I could have continued to be in my corporate career doing well part of a
corporate career doing well part of a
corporate career doing well part of a global leadership team building plants
global leadership team building plants
global leadership team building plants across the world training youngsters
across the world training youngsters
across the world training youngsters like you etc etc one of the reasons that
like you etc etc one of the reasons that
like you etc etc one of the reasons that kind of hit me was whenever I used to go
kind of hit me was whenever I used to go
kind of hit me was whenever I used to go to premier institutions and of course as
to premier institutions and of course as
to premier institutions and of course as Michelle’s policy you could not go to
Michelle’s policy you could not go to
Michelle’s policy you could not go to your own alma mater so I could never go
your own alma mater so I could never go
your own alma mater so I could never go back to IIT Delhi to recruit people but
back to IIT Delhi to recruit people but
back to IIT Delhi to recruit people but I often used to go to
I often used to go to
I often used to go to I am Bangalore I am Lucknow i’m calcutta
I am Bangalore I am Lucknow i’m calcutta
I am Bangalore I am Lucknow i’m calcutta etc etc and lo and behold and octopanda
etc etc and lo and behold and octopanda
etc etc and lo and behold and octopanda will agree with me oftentimes I would
will agree with me oftentimes I would
will agree with me oftentimes I would find youngsters who in spite of the
find youngsters who in spite of the
find youngsters who in spite of the catskills that they have scored would
catskills that they have scored would
catskills that they have scored would struggle to even speak I still remember
struggle to even speak I still remember
struggle to even speak I still remember unlike ups where we look after our
unlike ups where we look after our
unlike ups where we look after our recruiters I am laughs now said you use
recruiters I am laughs now said you use
recruiters I am laughs now said you use the library after it closes at 12:00 and
the library after it closes at 12:00 and
the library after it closes at 12:00 and interview the kids so I put them in a
interview the kids so I put them in a
interview the kids so I put them in a room and I said go ahead and you know
room and I said go ahead and you know
room and I said go ahead and you know give them a topic and said why don’t you
give them a topic and said why don’t you
give them a topic and said why don’t you speak around it six of the 12 kids
speak around it six of the 12 kids
speak around it six of the 12 kids didn’t even speak a word and these are
didn’t even speak a word and these are
didn’t even speak a word and these are guys in I am Lucknow with all the cat
guys in I am Lucknow with all the cat
guys in I am Lucknow with all the cat scores that they came and even when I
scores that they came and even when I
scores that they came and even when I kind of hinted to them saying do you
kind of hinted to them saying do you
kind of hinted to them saying do you have a view do you have a thought can
have a view do you have a thought can
have a view do you have a thought can you give a contrarian view etcetera
you give a contrarian view etcetera
you give a contrarian view etcetera etcetera and I was wondering and I said
etcetera and I was wondering and I said
etcetera and I was wondering and I said if that is the reality of what our
if that is the reality of what our
if that is the reality of what our education institutions are doing one way
education institutions are doing one way
education institutions are doing one way would have been to crib about it and say
would have been to crib about it and say
would have been to crib about it and say I don’t know these youngsters gen Z
I don’t know these youngsters gen Z
I don’t know these youngsters gen Z don’t come prepared they are not
don’t come prepared they are not
don’t come prepared they are not bothered etc etcetera
bothered etc etcetera
bothered etc etcetera they don’t really need jaws because they
they don’t really need jaws because they
they don’t really need jaws because they come from rich families or to turn that
come from rich families or to turn that
come from rich families or to turn that around and say that can I be part of the
around and say that can I be part of the
around and say that can I be part of the solution and one of the reasons why I’m
solution and one of the reasons why I’m
solution and one of the reasons why I’m here today and I’ve been now in ups for
here today and I’ve been now in ups for
here today and I’ve been now in ups for the last six years is because of the
the last six years is because of the
the last six years is because of the fact of my personal belief that there is
fact of my personal belief that there is
fact of my personal belief that there is something that I can give back to people
something that I can give back to people
something that I can give back to people like you
like you
like you based on learnings that you can pick up
based on learnings that you can pick up
based on learnings that you can pick up because my personal belief is youngsters
because my personal belief is youngsters
because my personal belief is youngsters don’t listen to what you say they
don’t listen to what you say they
don’t listen to what you say they actually see what you do and then pick
actually see what you do and then pick
actually see what you do and then pick that up and then go and do it in their
that up and then go and do it in their
that up and then go and do it in their lives and therefore a lot of teaching
lives and therefore a lot of teaching
lives and therefore a lot of teaching and learning which is about sermonizing
and learning which is about sermonizing
and learning which is about sermonizing and telling people what is right what is
and telling people what is right what is
and telling people what is right what is wrong what is to be done values ethics
wrong what is to be done values ethics
wrong what is to be done values ethics etc etcetera just doesn’t work I’ll give
etc etcetera just doesn’t work I’ll give
etc etcetera just doesn’t work I’ll give you an example when I came in here in
you an example when I came in here in
you an example when I came in here in 2011 we had a small experiment in ups
2011 we had a small experiment in ups
2011 we had a small experiment in ups outside Nalanda attachable t’challa
outside Nalanda attachable t’challa
outside Nalanda attachable t’challa which are our two key academic blocks I
which are our two key academic blocks I
which are our two key academic blocks I put a cookie jar
put a cookie jar
put a cookie jar which had fire repeat and repeat 15
which had fire repeat and repeat 15
which had fire repeat and repeat 15 repeat chocolates and there was a notice
repeat chocolates and there was a notice
repeat chocolates and there was a notice sticker there which said if you take
sticker there which said if you take
sticker there which said if you take anything put that value coolant or money
anything put that value coolant or money
anything put that value coolant or money back into the jar so if you took a
back into the jar so if you took a
back into the jar so if you took a KitKat for 10 bucks you have to put back
KitKat for 10 bucks you have to put back
KitKat for 10 bucks you have to put back 10 bucks in it and you could enjoy your
10 bucks in it and you could enjoy your
10 bucks in it and you could enjoy your KitKat and of course not knowingly the
KitKat and of course not knowingly the
KitKat and of course not knowingly the students did not know this and also put
students did not know this and also put
students did not know this and also put a webcam around there and you should see
a webcam around there and you should see
a webcam around there and you should see the behavior of off kids so these are
the behavior of off kids so these are
the behavior of off kids so these are five rupee ten rupee value chocolates so
five rupee ten rupee value chocolates so
five rupee ten rupee value chocolates so if there is a faculty moving around they
if there is a faculty moving around they
if there is a faculty moving around they will take the chocolate take their
will take the chocolate take their
will take the chocolate take their wallet out put the money in and whenever
wallet out put the money in and whenever
wallet out put the money in and whenever they would find that there is no faculty
they would find that there is no faculty
they would find that there is no faculty etc they’ll quietly keep the KitKat and
etc they’ll quietly keep the KitKat and
etc they’ll quietly keep the KitKat and walk away and every day I would publish
walk away and every day I would publish
walk away and every day I would publish the scores and I think seulbi was there
the scores and I think seulbi was there
the scores and I think seulbi was there in the College of Business those days
in the College of Business those days
in the College of Business those days saying what was a score and lo and
saying what was a score and lo and
saying what was a score and lo and behold our scores never moved beyond 29%
behold our scores never moved beyond 29%
behold our scores never moved beyond 29% so of the value of chocolates that went
so of the value of chocolates that went
so of the value of chocolates that went out only 29% of the money actually came
out only 29% of the money actually came
out only 29% of the money actually came in which made me realize that there is a
in which made me realize that there is a
in which made me realize that there is a challenge around what is it that we
challenge around what is it that we
challenge around what is it that we believe and engage with with people and
believe and engage with with people and
believe and engage with with people and communities in so I started going out to
communities in so I started going out to
communities in so I started going out to hospital
hospital
hospital etc etc to try and work out and really
etc etc to try and work out and really
etc etc to try and work out and really embarrass the minds because there is
embarrass the minds because there is
embarrass the minds because there is something that you need to connect with
something that you need to connect with
something that you need to connect with and believe in yourself so if I were to
and believe in yourself so if I were to
and believe in yourself so if I were to look back since the morning there have
look back since the morning there have
look back since the morning there have been a large number of speakers what do
been a large number of speakers what do
been a large number of speakers what do you think was common amongst all of them
you think was common amongst all of them
you think was common amongst all of them yeah they never they never gave up but
yeah they never they never gave up but
yeah they never they never gave up but more than that what was very common
more than that what was very common
more than that what was very common amongst all of them sorry
amongst all of them sorry
amongst all of them sorry yeah but success followed something
yeah but success followed something
yeah but success followed something fashion fashion round of lalu said
fashion fashion round of lalu said
fashion fashion round of lalu said pageant fantastic you are out applause I
pageant fantastic you are out applause I
pageant fantastic you are out applause I think fashion is something that you must
think fashion is something that you must
think fashion is something that you must have and sometimes you acquire fashion
have and sometimes you acquire fashion
have and sometimes you acquire fashion because you don’t know what it is and
because you don’t know what it is and
because you don’t know what it is and you get into it and start acquiring it
you get into it and start acquiring it
you get into it and start acquiring it sometimes you get it internally and have
sometimes you get it internally and have
sometimes you get it internally and have it inherently so let me ask you a
it inherently so let me ask you a
it inherently so let me ask you a politically incorrect question how many
politically incorrect question how many
politically incorrect question how many of you are here and doing a program that
of you are here and doing a program that
of you are here and doing a program that you are passionate about and not one
you are passionate about and not one
you are passionate about and not one which gives you a job with a great
which gives you a job with a great
which gives you a job with a great salary or your parents force to do it
salary or your parents force to do it
salary or your parents force to do it how many of you are not following your
how many of you are not following your
how many of you are not following your passion here one two three see slowly
passion here one two three see slowly
passion here one two three see slowly the hands go up so I’m not saying it’s a
the hands go up so I’m not saying it’s a
the hands go up so I’m not saying it’s a crime that’s okay because every time
crime that’s okay because every time
crime that’s okay because every time when we have the engineering programs I
when we have the engineering programs I
when we have the engineering programs I ask the same question to our engineering
ask the same question to our engineering
ask the same question to our engineering students saying how many of you actually
students saying how many of you actually
students saying how many of you actually want to do engineering and roughly about
want to do engineering and roughly about
want to do engineering and roughly about 25-30 percent of the hands actually go
25-30 percent of the hands actually go
25-30 percent of the hands actually go up and dr. Shearer has been part of many
up and dr. Shearer has been part of many
up and dr. Shearer has been part of many of these meetings and when I asked them
of these meetings and when I asked them
of these meetings and when I asked them what was it that you wanted to do many
what was it that you wanted to do many
what was it that you wanted to do many of them said I wanted to be a journalist
of them said I wanted to be a journalist
of them said I wanted to be a journalist somebody says I wanted to write poetry
somebody says I wanted to write poetry
somebody says I wanted to write poetry somebody says I wanted to go to the
somebody says I wanted to go to the
somebody says I wanted to go to the Merchant Navy but my mom never allowed
Merchant Navy but my mom never allowed
Merchant Navy but my mom never allowed me to do the point I’m making is at
me to do the point I’m making is at
me to do the point I’m making is at certain points in times of their careers
certain points in times of their careers
certain points in times of their careers for whatever situations you may want to
for whatever situations you may want to
for whatever situations you may want to get into a program or a discourse or two
get into a program or a discourse or two
get into a program or a discourse or two things that may not be your passion but
things that may not be your passion but
things that may not be your passion but it’s important for you to really
it’s important for you to really
it’s important for you to really discover your true passion and then try
discover your true passion and then try
discover your true passion and then try and work out a mechanism to address that
and work out a mechanism to address that
and work out a mechanism to address that issue if you can combine your career and
issue if you can combine your career and
issue if you can combine your career and passion nothing like it but many times
passion nothing like it but many times
passion nothing like it but many times you can’t and therefore you have to earn
you can’t and therefore you have to earn
you can’t and therefore you have to earn a living which is important because
a living which is important because
a living which is important because while I might turn down and say money is
while I might turn down and say money is
while I might turn down and say money is important money doesn’t give you
important money doesn’t give you
important money doesn’t give you happiness but I can guarantee you one
happiness but I can guarantee you one
happiness but I can guarantee you one thing that lack of money can give you a
thing that lack of money can give you a
thing that lack of money can give you a lot of pain so there is that base amount
lot of pain so there is that base amount
lot of pain so there is that base amount that you need to earn what is it that
that you need to earn what is it that
that you need to earn what is it that you need to decide I can’t decide that
you need to decide I can’t decide that
you need to decide I can’t decide that and therefore it’s important for us to
and therefore it’s important for us to
and therefore it’s important for us to find that passion in life and and work
find that passion in life and and work
find that passion in life and and work that through so even in this room I
that through so even in this room I
that through so even in this room I found at least 15 of you who said that
found at least 15 of you who said that
found at least 15 of you who said that you’re not following your passions so
you’re not following your passions so
you’re not following your passions so don’t get worried don’t go and write
don’t get worried don’t go and write
don’t get worried don’t go and write your parents’ I am quitting ups and
your parents’ I am quitting ups and
your parents’ I am quitting ups and coming home don’t do that I’m saying
coming home don’t do that I’m saying
coming home don’t do that I’m saying reflect it think about it and ensure
reflect it think about it and ensure
reflect it think about it and ensure that you that you work that through
that you that you work that through
that you that you work that through without disrupting what you’re doing
without disrupting what you’re doing
without disrupting what you’re doing because it’s important for you to
because it’s important for you to
because it’s important for you to understand who and what you are I’ll
understand who and what you are I’ll
understand who and what you are I’ll give you an example to make my pond many
give you an example to make my pond many
give you an example to make my pond many years ago I had gone through a personal
years ago I had gone through a personal
years ago I had gone through a personal effectiveness program are you familiar
effectiveness program are you familiar
effectiveness program are you familiar with order personal effectiveness
with order personal effectiveness
with order personal effectiveness program is sorry sorry no it’s not the
program is sorry sorry no it’s not the
program is sorry sorry no it’s not the PAP sessions so a personal effectiveness
PAP sessions so a personal effectiveness
PAP sessions so a personal effectiveness program is something that draws you
program is something that draws you
program is something that draws you inside out it’s a very cathartic
inside out it’s a very cathartic
inside out it’s a very cathartic experience over three four days and I
experience over three four days and I
experience over three four days and I have seen people in those programs
have seen people in those programs
have seen people in those programs literally breaking down crying shopping
literally breaking down crying shopping
literally breaking down crying shopping up over each other’s shoulders and it’s
up over each other’s shoulders and it’s
up over each other’s shoulders and it’s a 24 cross three-day session which means
a 24 cross three-day session which means
a 24 cross three-day session which means the program doesn’t stop so you are in a
the program doesn’t stop so you are in a
the program doesn’t stop so you are in a room where there are mattresses on the
room where there are mattresses on the
room where there are mattresses on the ground and in the corner there is a food
ground and in the corner there is a food
ground and in the corner there is a food lying around drinks lying around
lying around drinks lying around
lying around drinks lying around remember you want to go and eat you can
remember you want to go and eat you can
remember you want to go and eat you can eat whenever you want to sleep off for a
eat whenever you want to sleep off for a
eat whenever you want to sleep off for a while you can sleep off but the session
while you can sleep off but the session
while you can sleep off but the session continues to grow and in one of those
continues to grow and in one of those
continues to grow and in one of those sessions well there were there was a
sessions well there were there was a
sessions well there were there was a storytelling session about tell me the
storytelling session about tell me the
storytelling session about tell me the story of your life and one of these
story of your life and one of these
story of your life and one of these youngsters came up and said I wanted to
youngsters came up and said I wanted to
youngsters came up and said I wanted to play the flute but my father sent me to
play the flute but my father sent me to
play the flute but my father sent me to an engineering school and therefore I
an engineering school and therefore I
an engineering school and therefore I know this this whole thing happened
know this this whole thing happened
know this this whole thing happened that’s one story he said there was
that’s one story he said there was
that’s one story he said there was another guy who said another story which
another guy who said another story which
another guy who said another story which said I have wasted three years of my
said I have wasted three years of my
said I have wasted three years of my life learning to play the tabla I left
life learning to play the tabla I left
life learning to play the tabla I left engineering school in year one went out
engineering school in year one went out
engineering school in year one went out to learn tabla and then I I came back
to learn tabla and then I I came back
to learn tabla and then I I came back unsuccessful and both of the guys were
unsuccessful and both of the guys were
unsuccessful and both of the guys were are saying how do you feel about it
are saying how do you feel about it
are saying how do you feel about it the first guy said I’m okay I mean I did
the first guy said I’m okay I mean I did
the first guy said I’m okay I mean I did engineering and I also played the flute
engineering and I also played the flute
engineering and I also played the flute which is fine the second guy said that
which is fine the second guy said that
which is fine the second guy said that I’ve actually wasted three years of my
I’ve actually wasted three years of my
I’ve actually wasted three years of my life
life
life dropping engineering in year one going
dropping engineering in year one going
dropping engineering in year one going out and learning to play the tabla not
out and learning to play the tabla not
out and learning to play the tabla not being successful and coming back to
being successful and coming back to
being successful and coming back to engineering in the second year after
engineering in the second year after
engineering in the second year after most of my classes classmates had
most of my classes classmates had
most of my classes classmates had already graduated out and there was a
already graduated out and there was a
already graduated out and there was a message he left around this guy was a
message he left around this guy was a
message he left around this guy was a guy called ganpathi dot ami Russian very
guy called ganpathi dot ami Russian very
guy called ganpathi dot ami Russian very powerful guy from IIT Kharagpur do you
powerful guy from IIT Kharagpur do you
powerful guy from IIT Kharagpur do you know what he said he actually abused him
know what he said he actually abused him
know what he said he actually abused him and he said look a pate Zeljko utah
and he said look a pate Zeljko utah
and he said look a pate Zeljko utah pathology a key to tabla nahi bird acid
pathology a key to tabla nahi bird acid
pathology a key to tabla nahi bird acid that is your biggest learning so to me
that is your biggest learning so to me
that is your biggest learning so to me the point I’m saying is that in life
the point I’m saying is that in life
the point I’m saying is that in life there are things that you need to
there are things that you need to
there are things that you need to experiment out because people like here
experiment out because people like here
experiment out because people like here or sitting great celebrities they have
or sitting great celebrities they have
or sitting great celebrities they have had successes I’m sure they have had
had successes I’m sure they have had
had successes I’m sure they have had failures as well but everybody doesn’t
failures as well but everybody doesn’t
failures as well but everybody doesn’t go through life exactly the same way you
go through life exactly the same way you
go through life exactly the same way you need to charter your own territory and
need to charter your own territory and
need to charter your own territory and find out where and how you want to reach
find out where and how you want to reach
find out where and how you want to reach there and there will be these big
there and there will be these big
there and there will be these big failures but you need to see how you
failures but you need to see how you
failures but you need to see how you want to address that failure which means
want to address that failure which means
want to address that failure which means he said you could have wasted six years
he said you could have wasted six years
he said you could have wasted six years learning the table at least in three
learning the table at least in three
learning the table at least in three years you realize that that’s not your
years you realize that that’s not your
years you realize that that’s not your forte and therefore you come back and
forte and therefore you come back and
forte and therefore you come back and work that through okay so that’s that’s
work that through okay so that’s that’s
work that through okay so that’s that’s something which is which is which is
something which is which is which is
something which is which is which is important let’s look at this story of
important let’s look at this story of
important let’s look at this story of ups how many of you know the story of
ups how many of you know the story of
ups how many of you know the story of ups the real story of ups out okay so
ups the real story of ups out okay so
ups the real story of ups out okay so there is whether math or saying there so
there is whether math or saying there so
there is whether math or saying there so ups was started by us I wasn’t part of
ups was started by us I wasn’t part of
ups was started by us I wasn’t part of that team but I take pride in sharing
that team but I take pride in sharing
that team but I take pride in sharing this story because this is something
this story because this is something
this story because this is something that people have gone off and has
that people have gone off and has
that people have gone off and has delivered real success in the market it
delivered real success in the market it
delivered real success in the market it started off in a small three-bedroom
started off in a small three-bedroom
started off in a small three-bedroom house in person we are in Dehradun and
house in person we are in Dehradun and
house in person we are in Dehradun and people said that these guys are
people said that these guys are
people said that these guys are fly-by-night operators who going to take
fly-by-night operators who going to take
fly-by-night operators who going to take first year’s fees of students and
first year’s fees of students and
first year’s fees of students and they’re going to run away that was how
they’re going to run away that was how
they’re going to run away that was how it started because you don’t start a
it started because you don’t start a
it started because you don’t start a university in a 3-bedroom house and the
university in a 3-bedroom house and the
university in a 3-bedroom house and the first years the number of admissions
first years the number of admissions
first years the number of admissions were only 250 for students this year
were only 250 for students this year
were only 250 for students this year will admit close to five
will admit close to five
will admit close to five thousand students so that’s the
thousand students so that’s the
thousand students so that’s the dimension that has changed and therefore
dimension that has changed and therefore
dimension that has changed and therefore somebody went to the Neanderthal High
somebody went to the Neanderthal High
somebody went to the Neanderthal High Court and filed a PIL you understand a
Court and filed a PIL you understand a
Court and filed a PIL you understand a pl a public interest litigation and this
pl a public interest litigation and this
pl a public interest litigation and this story I got to know much later in 2013
story I got to know much later in 2013
story I got to know much later in 2013 when that same judge was posted in
when that same judge was posted in
when that same judge was posted in Oregon as part of the judiciary here he
Oregon as part of the judiciary here he
Oregon as part of the judiciary here he had come to one of our Lord a functions
had come to one of our Lord a functions
had come to one of our Lord a functions and he shared this story with us in a
and he shared this story with us in a
and he shared this story with us in a public forum he said I asked both the
public forum he said I asked both the
public forum he said I asked both the parties which is the UPS guys and the
parties which is the UPS guys and the
parties which is the UPS guys and the guy who wanted to file a public interest
guy who wanted to file a public interest
guy who wanted to file a public interest litigation and I really heard their
litigation and I really heard their
litigation and I really heard their stories out these guys said we want to
stories out these guys said we want to
stories out these guys said we want to set up a university which is unique
set up a university which is unique
set up a university which is unique which is domain focused it has never
which is domain focused it has never
which is domain focused it has never been done anywhere in the world we’ll be
been done anywhere in the world we’ll be
been done anywhere in the world we’ll be the first ones in this part of the world
the first ones in this part of the world
the first ones in this part of the world at least etc etc and the other person
at least etc etc and the other person
at least etc etc and the other person was saying these guys are fly-by-night
was saying these guys are fly-by-night
was saying these guys are fly-by-night operators they have no background in
operators they have no background in
operators they have no background in education etc etc and and therefore you
education etc etc and and therefore you
education etc etc and and therefore you must dismiss them off and the judge said
must dismiss them off and the judge said
must dismiss them off and the judge said something happened to me that time when
something happened to me that time when
something happened to me that time when I heard both the stories and he said let
I heard both the stories and he said let
I heard both the stories and he said let me give them a chance so in his
me give them a chance so in his
me give them a chance so in his judgement he wrote down saying these
judgement he wrote down saying these
judgement he wrote down saying these people need to buy land for the
people need to buy land for the
people need to buy land for the university within the next six months if
university within the next six months if
university within the next six months if they buy land then they are serious etc
they buy land then they are serious etc
they buy land then they are serious etc etc and therefore the university would
etc and therefore the university would
etc and therefore the university would run if they do not show proof of having
run if they do not show proof of having
run if they do not show proof of having bought the land the PIL will be admitted
bought the land the PIL will be admitted
bought the land the PIL will be admitted that was the order he gave out and sure
that was the order he gave out and sure
that was the order he gave out and sure enough within six this land that you see
enough within six this land that you see
enough within six this land that you see further down on this road it was
further down on this road it was
further down on this road it was elephant grass poisonous snakes because
elephant grass poisonous snakes because
elephant grass poisonous snakes because that was the cheapest land that was
that was the cheapest land that was
that was the cheapest land that was available there was no agriculture there
available there was no agriculture there
available there was no agriculture there etcetera etcetera it was bought for a
etcetera etcetera it was bought for a
etcetera etcetera it was bought for a paltry 20 lakh cynical today that same
paltry 20 lakh cynical today that same
paltry 20 lakh cynical today that same must be about 2 crores or 3 crores an
must be about 2 crores or 3 crores an
must be about 2 crores or 3 crores an acre and that’s how the university
acre and that’s how the university
acre and that’s how the university started and of course then they mortgage
started and of course then they mortgage
started and of course then they mortgage that land to the bank took a loan from
that land to the bank took a loan from
that land to the bank took a loan from the bank etcetera build the first
the bank etcetera build the first
the bank etcetera build the first building what gates that building to the
building what gates that building to the
building what gates that building to the bank and then got more loan etc etc and
bank and then got more loan etc etc and
bank and then got more loan etc etc and today we are absolutely bank
today we are absolutely bank
today we are absolutely bank interest-free etcetera etcetera so the
interest-free etcetera etcetera so the
interest-free etcetera etcetera so the point I’m making is that you need to
point I’m making is that you need to
point I’m making is that you need to have that passion and the belief in
have that passion and the belief in
have that passion and the belief in yourself and to ensure that you have the
yourself and to ensure that you have the
yourself and to ensure that you have the passion and the belief you really need
passion and the belief you really need
passion and the belief you really need to ask you
to ask you
to ask you self is that what I want to do that’s
self is that what I want to do that’s
self is that what I want to do that’s very very important because often times
very very important because often times
very very important because often times we get led by what society says we get
we get led by what society says we get
we get led by what society says we get led by where our parents drive us in
led by where our parents drive us in
led by where our parents drive us in many cases and oftentimes our peer group
many cases and oftentimes our peer group
many cases and oftentimes our peer group I’ll give you an example to make my
I’ll give you an example to make my
I’ll give you an example to make my point I had had this bright youngster
point I had had this bright youngster
point I had had this bright youngster from Calcutta as a management ready
from Calcutta as a management ready
from Calcutta as a management ready bright guy
bright guy
bright guy engineer from iit madras did his MBA
engineer from iit madras did his MBA
engineer from iit madras did his MBA from am Calcutta and he was part of my
from am Calcutta and he was part of my
from am Calcutta and he was part of my team he was doing great he was put in
team he was doing great he was put in
team he was doing great he was put in the accelerator model etc etc yeah so
the accelerator model etc etc yeah so
the accelerator model etc etc yeah so I’ll close this by saying this story and
I’ll close this by saying this story and
I’ll close this by saying this story and this guy came and said that I want to
this guy came and said that I want to
this guy came and said that I want to quit within two and a half years of
quit within two and a half years of
quit within two and a half years of joining so I asked him what’s going
joining so I asked him what’s going
joining so I asked him what’s going wrong you’re doing so well
wrong you’re doing so well
wrong you’re doing so well you are being recognized he says no no I
you are being recognized he says no no I
you are being recognized he says no no I know I like all that I like shell as the
know I like all that I like shell as the
know I like all that I like shell as the company etc etcetera but he says the
company etc etcetera but he says the
company etc etcetera but he says the reason I am leaving is because nobody in
reason I am leaving is because nobody in
reason I am leaving is because nobody in my Google Group is still in the same job
my Google Group is still in the same job
my Google Group is still in the same job they had joined three years ago so
they had joined three years ago so
they had joined three years ago so that’s what Gen Z is about saying there
that’s what Gen Z is about saying there
that’s what Gen Z is about saying there is so much of peer pressure within their
is so much of peer pressure within their
is so much of peer pressure within their environment and that’s the reason why
environment and that’s the reason why
environment and that’s the reason why he’s quitting so the point I am trying
he’s quitting so the point I am trying
he’s quitting so the point I am trying to leave with all of you because most of
to leave with all of you because most of
to leave with all of you because most of you are part of the same group ensure
you are part of the same group ensure
you are part of the same group ensure that you follow what is it that you want
that you follow what is it that you want
that you follow what is it that you want the passion that you have inside you and
the passion that you have inside you and
the passion that you have inside you and drive that if you do not get an
drive that if you do not get an
drive that if you do not get an opportunity try to find a way around
opportunity try to find a way around
opportunity try to find a way around that because if you have passion if you
that because if you have passion if you
that because if you have passion if you believe in yourself and and you find out
believe in yourself and and you find out
believe in yourself and and you find out what is it that’s required because the
what is it that’s required because the
what is it that’s required because the purpose of education is not just to go
purpose of education is not just to go
purpose of education is not just to go and earn money I mean if you if you do
and earn money I mean if you if you do
and earn money I mean if you if you do well money will follow so to ensure that
well money will follow so to ensure that
well money will follow so to ensure that you really have that Drive talk to
you really have that Drive talk to
you really have that Drive talk to people talk to your friends talk to your
people talk to your friends talk to your
people talk to your friends talk to your critics and really define where is it
critics and really define where is it
critics and really define where is it that you want want to be and I’m sure
that you want want to be and I’m sure
that you want want to be and I’m sure there is no reason why you can’t be
there is no reason why you can’t be
there is no reason why you can’t be wherever you want to be thank you very
wherever you want to be thank you very
wherever you want to be thank you very much you’ve been a great audience
much you’ve been a great audience
much you’ve been a great audience [Applause]
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