Deepak Matrani

WHAT TO DO AFTER CAT!!!!!!

2013-10-30T14:06:00.002+05:30

What to do after CAT!

Please read it only after you are through with your CAT attempt.

There is a feeling of relief after one finishes CAT {irrespective of how it went}.

A lot of students fall into the trap of this RELIEF per se. What to do next !

Basically two options

1. Take a loooooooooooooong break {as you have worked so hard for CAT}

2. Prepare for the remaining MBA entrance examinations XAT, IIFT,SNAP,NMAT and ALL!

Which one is the most LOGICAL one ? I am sure you have an answer. But which one will be followed by most of the students ? I am even more sure about the answer.

Now think carefully why should you chose the 2. Option

Reason 1: Even the GOD can’t tell you how much percentile will you score in CAT.I know there are some above GOD , who can predict that. J But jokes apart , you can’t be sure of your percentile in CAT so why bank on CAT only!

Reason2: The amount of effort your competitors will be putting in will not be as sincere as they have put in CAT , so it becomes Easier to score percentile.

Reason 3: Exams like XAT, IIFT,SNAP,NMAT and ALL have some excellent B-schools .And Imagine you are going in an IIM interview with Calls from XL , Symbiosis and others as compared to you have IIM calls only! As a back up it certainly helps

Reason 4: your goal is to do MBA, it was never taking CAT only and stop.

So wake up, take a 2-3 day break . Have a party and the stop . Do write all other exams sincerely.

Do not think I will not go into X or Y or Z B-school. Till the point , you convert a call , you don’t have a right to say that I will not go to that place. Convert the call and then don’t go ! But please convert the call!

It is very similar to Mallika Shehrawat saying that I will not marry Salman Khan!

All the best!

Deepak Matrani {DM}

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DM
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LINKS FOR READING (SPECIFICALLY FOR CAT)

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1. nytimes.com

- new york times

2. guardian.co.uk

- guardian of UK

3. newscientist.com

- the world's best science mag

4. thehindu.com

- hindu

5. blonnet.com

- hindu business line

6. atimes.com

- asia times - fantastic articles on geo-politics

7. rediff.com

- interesting and easy to read business section, which

is borrowed from www.business-standard.com

8. magportal.com

- website that lists a large number of articles on

thousands of topics..pick and choose :)

9. en.wikipedia.org

- great to build background understanding of topics.

10. aldaily.com - very good CAT level RC passages.

What a B F !!

2012-05-29T23:32:00.000+05:30

This post is dedicated to all my friends who didn't come with me to watch the B F! Giving different kinds of lame excuses. But I think i did the right thing by enjoying it all alone. And I have decided that I will enjoy rest of the B F's all alone myself.
It was an awesome experience nonetheless.

The finer details are as follows.

I thought 10 : 30 will be the right time to start the joy trip as it will leave good time to recuperate for the next day as I knew I will be exhausted. I planned to invest 4-5 hours in that fun. I needed some power so I took a heavy breakfast and a glass full of milk with bournvitaah!!

It was an awesome sight. I explored quite a bit . Saw each and every part of BF with child like enthu. I explored both Hindi as well as English. I strongly feel the hindi section is not given its due recognition . But I bought something from there as well.

Finally was exhausted . So left it with memories and a bagful.

I suggest every one that you should see as many B F's as possible.

I sincerely thanx for all the people involved in the BF i.e BOOK FAIR!!!

MY MUSIC MANIA

2011-05-19T16:30:00.001+05:30

Music and me

I was born on 30 th July 1983 and a very knowledgeable relative said that this boy is gonna make big in music industry as Mohd Rafi died on the same day and he has taken a rebirth . I agreed as I was a KID.

My association with the music dates loooong back . It dates back to the memories of Vividh Bharti , A radio channel of past, the programmes aired on it . The most fondly which I remember is BHULE BISRE GEET. I still remember the host saying : Yeh jo agla gaana hai iski farmayish ki gayi hai Billu, Bulandshahar se, Pappu , manoj pniky,guddu yaha se waha se and all. Then the song used to be played. Sometimes the song was dedicated to Fauji bhais . I remember BINACA(Cibaca) geet mala, it used to be anchored by the great Ameen Sayani.( I am a huge Fan).On television I guess some of you remember CHITRAHAR.

I was very young at those times , but most of my family members MOM, DAD, Grandfather were fond of listening to it, I also started liking that..Those are my first memories of my association or liking the music.

Soon I grew up and started singing a couple of poems and songs. Almost all the kids have a sweet voice at a point where the age is in single digit, I was also one of them.

My maami used to give me a toffee whenever I sang. I thought I sang well but the truth remains , even if I would have sang badly , she would have given. I agreed to her as I was a KID. So I felt like Mohd Rafi receiving film fare.

I was growing up(in age) and was doing nothing to become a singer except dreaming . But soon GOD intervened and blessed me with Jaundice (AGAIN, I have had it 6-7 times in my life till now). I guess it is one more reason that I liked Rab ne bana de jodi so much as the theme was yellow!!

But I was at an age , wherein we undergo ,hormonal changes and our voice changes. Coupled with those medicines it became so bad that it was almost like croaked. I didn’t know how it was earlier but now it was so bad that it was morally and socially correct : not to sing. Soon it became ok and almost baritone but far off from the voice of a singer. There will be some smiles on faces of some readers as I am accepting that.

But I didn’t leave music altogether. I kept on singing in bathrooms and places where the only audience is me. I have kept up with listening to music as a passion. I do it on a regular basis. I love sufi music , bollywood music anything hindi..The list of my fav singers is endless. I love quite a few Rock bands and have plans(Dreams) of calling AR Rehman on my Sangeet ( A pre nupital ceremony) to give music. I can dream like that as I m still a KID.

Anyways leaving those things apart, I recently thought of trying my hand at some instrument. The sexiest I found to be Guitar. I was planning it for long but as usual couldn’t materialize the plan. But thanks to my dear Akshit , in him I found a guitar partner. He was equally motivated to learn that.So we searched and found a guitar trainer nearby our office. Our trainer SAM! In the first two days we realized it was no child’s play but we are hardworking souls.(Akshit Smiles). We or I gave a sincere shot. Worked really hard for it . Learned a few chords . But destiny has some more interesting ideas.

Guess what happened next.

Jaundice strikes back. Don’t worry , God has been kind to me. Not me this time but this time the Trainer: Our Beloved SAM.

He recovered from it in a month but we never did ! I think our guitars also have yellowed a bit .I think we needed a stronger coach. We will find him one day.

These days I am planning to learn Drums. Any Partners or any Jaundice Resistant coach, plz fee free to contact.

Recently got a ‘compliment’ from my friend Kashif (A strong admirer of my non singing) that I am the same to music as Harsha Bhogle is to cricket. Cant do much on field but has lots of knowledge.

I still have some dreams left in singing. Will sing(properly) some day for sure.

Some dreams were shattered on the advent of Google . Md. Rafi did not die on 30^th July (my bday) it infact was 31 July ,3 years back. But but but destiny is funny.on 30 July another singer was born. He is known as Sonu Nigam!!!

We share the same bday and he is 10 years elder and 100 times better. My target is to improve that much so that I can say he is 10 years elder and 99 times better.(Kashif smiles).

I am sure(almost J) , I ll never be a singer but I can be the judge of these music shows for sure.Any producers listening..(Script hi tto padni hai ) and I can give original comments.

Warnings for singers like me:

1. Don’t sing for the opposite sex, It can spoil your equation. U would realize after a while.

2. Don’t sing for the same sex, u can be brutally abused/beaten.

3. Plz sing only at Home (when nobody is there)

4. No Matter what your friends say, plz record your voice and listen and then u wont sing in public.

5. Maaami ki toffee se apna talent mat measure karna.

6. Same DOB have no correlation. (I share my Bday with Arnold Schwarzenegger as well)

7. Don’t stop singing. Do it alone.

8. Don’t mix drinking and singing.

9. Sing only on ur bike(alone) with helmet on and stop(singing) at redlights.

10. Whenever hiring a coach , ask for medical fitness certificates.

Most importantly

STAY A KID THROUGHOUT UR LIFE AND KEEP SINGING!!

The story of BUNKING(BUNKIM) CHATTARJEE

2011-05-10T16:15:00.005+05:30

I just relived some moments of the past a couple of days back . I met with one of my friend’s younger sister who is expecting her Xth (BOARDS) result in a few days time. She is damn nervous and like a majority of students , the fear is coz of MATHS ,the subject in which a couple of people has an assumption that , I am good at.

As she was very nervous , I suggested her to feed a WHITE cow with Aaata(dough) in morning ,till the results are declared. I think it would help COW for sure.

Any ways , it just reminded me of my school days . And the thing which striked instantly were my bunking experiences. I ll share most of them over here.

The primary reason of me started bunking school and later becoming a pro at it was my brother. He was one year senior to me. (He failed once ,then we were equals. He failed again I became senior J). For those grammarian pundits who are following this blog , he is one year elder to me. We were in different schools after VIII th std. He used to narrate stories that he has bunked and went here and there. Those were STORIES. (no wonder he is doing fine in his construction’s businees.Have some of u seen Akshay starrer Khatta Meetha).I innocently believed them and waited for my turn to get into IX th standard as I ll be going to a school far from my neighborhood.

So Bunk number 1. Day Friday . First Day First Show. AMBA (cinema hall) Movie CHOTA CHETAN 3D . Went with some colony mates . Who were professional bunkers. Enjoyed the 3D experience fully . Had fun!

Now on my way back to home. My brother waiting restlessly for me and as soon as I entered he said , is the color of your school bus green. I said Yes. He asked ,have you come in school bus I said yes . He understood that I bunked and he got a reason to enjoy. He said everything to Dad . Dad asks me did you bunk . I simply said . Yes . Galti ho gayi . Wont do that again. He said nothing. I thought the episode was over.

It was unexpected for a student like me ,who “looks” very studious. But looks most of the times are deceptive.

Now comes the turn in the story. Next day my class teacher asks me to come in front and asks where were you yesterday. I said as usual fever tha. Then without counting he beat the shit out of me in front of whole class. It hurted badly as all the girls were present in the class L

How did he come he to know about my 3D experience?

I reached home and when my father came back in the evening . He called me and said I came to your school and met Principal mam. She was a beautiful lady. I think she was also one of the reason of my father travelling to Rohini from Adarsh Nagar and then to his office in Azad Market in summers. The another reason which he shared with the Principal was a concern of a father. He thought I have fallen into bad company so please take care of him.

Princy called up my class teacher . Mr Rakesh Rahi and asked did Deepak came yesterday. He did not know and checked the attendance register and said YES. ( he was so lazy that he used to mark attendance randomly!) Then ovsly my father got furious and so did Pricipal and the class teacher was scolded by both. How much did they scold him was directly proportional to the force in his slaps.

Then I realized how can anybody beat such an INNOCENT looking kid.

He was not incorrect.

Then the Amitabh (bacchan saab) of me woke up and I asked my father

AAPKO SCHOOL AAANE KI KYA JARRORAT THI? AAP KYO AAYE?

(Why did you come to school and what was the need of that?)

Dad had no answer or he thought its useless to answer this question or he thought I had no right to ask this question or I don’t know what he thought but…

I went to the room and CRIED like hell..For the first Bunk , that huge punishment. Beaten in front of all (I wish all girls were absent on that day) . I felt so lonely. I felt my brother ,my father , principal, rakesh sir, everybody was against me. Everyone was against me.

I suddenly stopped crying and with all the bollywood influence , stood up ,wiped of my tears ,washed my face and in mirror I said to the stud in the mirror You have to show them what is bukning. I will be the best BUNKER of the locality/delhi/india/world. Forget the scale . I wanted to be the best. The very best.

The started the bunking expedition. Started with some light bunks initially . Passed time at video game parlours. Those game parlours were very popular around then (1999 around). I was an excellent player. Now some of you realized how I got spectacles. I did not study.

Anyways , then came breakthrough. Our school bus got discontinued for some reasons. We were very happy though!

I got my best friend for bunking or the helping hand. It was.

DTC ALL ROUTE BUS PASS!!

It costed Rs.12.50 per month and you can travel anywhere in DTC buses. Anywhere means ANY WHERE.

So initially we went to my favorite place (It still is) Kamla Nagar Market. Roam around here and there and watch happening DU crowd and dream we will also become stud one day. DU has its own charm . And especially North Campus.

We used to take some rounds outside SRCC as some of my fellow bunkers had dreams of entering into it one day. I had no dreams like that. My dream was to be the best bunker.

But those places were not safe to hang around as most of my relatives lived nearby Kamla Nagar and my dad’s office was nearby. We were tired of hiding behind scooters and all as soon as we thought some relative/known was passing by. We were not at ease in those areas.And in school uniform we were easily identifiable as bunkers. I wanted ease and peace so that I could feel comfortable and think about life. My life , my future and more importantly my Next Bunk.

So I finally decided to change the place. And it was always my call as I was the organizer/coordinator of all the bunks. I used to do them with ease without any cell phones , no networking sites. It was simple face to face. Simple question . Chalna hai tto yes otherwise no. But once It is a yes , it can’t be changed. The penalty was . you will be ousted from the upcoming bunks. Though you could change a No to yes.They were so well planned that nobody Bunked any Bunks.

Now the venue was decide for next bunks. It was CHIDIYAGHAR! ZOO. The question to your mind would come ZOO? What . It was a logical place to go for several reasons.

1. The entry was only Rs 2 for whole day.

2. There used to be some foreigners always. We had a fascination to talk to them in their ENGLISH fluently. We had no interest in watching other species in zoo. We were interested in HOMO SAPIENS.

3. The MOST MOST MOST important , there were no relatives(except Monkeys),no jaankars and none of the bunkers had their Father’s working place nearby.

4. Nobody used to see us with suspect eyes there. As it was the place for school kids to come in School Uniform!

We were at ease.

There were operational issues. Zoo used to open around 10:00 am types. But we had to start at 7:00 am. So I finally decided to make full use of MUDRIKA. It’s a bus which starts and finishes off at the same bus stop. It completes a circle. So we used to get in Mudrika from AZADPUR and came back again at AZADPUR. I hope some of you know understood RING ROAD. It used to take 2 hrs. Then in the next turn we used to get down at ZOO. Thanks to my friend DTC ALL ROUTE BUS PASS.

We were kind of bored after 10-12 bunks in ZOO.

I have been born and brought up in Delhi , so have never visited villages. It was a dream always to go to villages and spend some time in fields and all. So we went to villages NARELA, SHAHBAAD DAIRY,KHURD,KHERA KHURD and all. Wherever my friend The Pass was able to take me.

I became so popular for bunks that anybody from any section ,who wanted to bunk , came to me and said bhai chalega. And BHAI kabhi mana nahi karte.

Soon I was bored as I never got caught. After the 3D experience. So the number of bunks reduced. As the school life was about to get over, I wanted to stay more in it rather than out of it. I ,like every other was slightly apprehensive about what would happen after school life. It was fun. I never wanted to miss the fun. So reduced the number of bunks from one per week to one per two weeks to one per….The school life was over.

I sincerely thank all to my co bunkers who have always been my side with my war against those who believe bunking is a crime.

My biggest thank is to the Government for providing DTC PASS , Mudrika, Nice Ring Road and a safe heaven like National ZOO. I think we used to feel the same in zoo as OSAMA in Abbottabad!

But the story does not end over here , I finished 2^nd in the School in Academics. Topped in Economics and Home Science but Topped all Delhi (I guess) in bunking.

Regards,

BUNKI(M)NG CHATTARJEE

The 12.5 % MBA experience!

2011-05-03T12:13:00.002+05:30

Some of you might be curious to know why did I not do MBA or Why I did only 12.5% or 1/8 th of it.
Yes I did it for 3 months.
I think , I was damn sure I never wanted to do MBA..There were several reasons for it.

1. The kind of society we live in , we are influenced by a lot of factors and one of them is the pressure created by society. This is like a devil , which doesnot exist. WE ourselves create it..... BCOZ everybody does MBA these days and furthermore I train students to clear these MBA entrance exams so why not !

2. My parents were after my life to get married coz 25 is a high time that you get married .. My elder brother got married at the age of 23...Typical Sindhi mindset :) I love them.. B school , I thought would be an Ideal place to pass 2 years......

3. Lets do Post Graduation... So lets do MBA.

4. I have never stayed away of home and Hostel was a charm........

There was actually no correct reason......

So finally I thought lets give it a go...

I wrote CAT and because I am a super stud , I did not fill any other Bschool Forms which I again and again say to my students..... IIMs only..... But out of sheer blue or Sindhi mentallity to save some money , I filled UBS Chandigarh...........as the fees is very low.... almost nill.......

As I am realtively Ok in English and quant , I cleared CAT and got calls from IIM Kand L....and ofcourse UBS.....
As I had no soild reason to do MBA and I am a superstud I did not put much in GD/PI so ovsly could not clear them....But itna bhi kharab nahi tha ki UBS na clear karoooo...Got a 3rd rank........

So I had two options . (binary) to go to UBS or not.... There were valid/rational reasons for not going there and some not so valid reasons which I have mentioned above....
And who wants to be rational in life....... I followed my heart....Brain thoda baaad mein use karenge...... Probably in old age....

It was a big decision ....As I was in one of the most wonderful phase of my career...
So to leave evertyhing and go was tough.........
But itna kaun sochta hai .............
I went there and had fun for thre months.....One night I woke up and packed my bags.... Came Back........and having fun in classes.........

Will post finer details later.....:)

CAT PAPERS

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XAT 2011 ESSAY TOPIC...

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The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals would not load himself with the most unnecessary attention but assume an authority which could safely be trusted to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous in hands of man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.

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MY FAVOURITE QUOTES

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If there is a "WILL", there are 500 relatives.

Stay with me; I want to be alone!!!!!!!

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target.

I can do only one thing at a time, but I can avoid doing many things simultaneously.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

A 3 year old is not a half 6 year old.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

I like you. People say I’ve got no taste, but I like you

This is DEDICATED TO ALL,WHO SAY whoever can : does . Whoever can't :teaches.

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