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As Shakespeare quotes: " What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet ".   Isn't it true? Good will is the component which builds up the BRAND value of any organization or person. Well, will that count in the day-to-day changing dynamic corporate world? Does any HR seriously incline towards the individual from a branded company from a list of prospective candidates(with same level of qualification & same level of education background) for a job? Does a job seeker from a branded company has an edge over the other job seekers? This has always been a point of argument between me and my close friend Jeswani. However, i give a damn to the brand "thing". When you have the required skills & capabilities of executing a role responsibly, why the heck any employer will not hire you? Personally i never faced or came across such second-level treatment or never heard from any of my friends of such instance. Yeah brand m...

On every teachers day, i only remember my mathematics teacher Mr. Ramesh Babu of Nalanda High School, where i passed out my 10th class. I owe him my heartful tributes for what ever i am today. He is the one who inspired me & motivated me. This motivation came out of his sarcastic comments. Though the comment was harsh for me to digest, it generated some +ve energy within me which helped me to clear out my 10th class easily with 86.3% in final public exams. This % may not look superb...outstanding. But how does 86.3% fit for a student who narrowly missed out failing with just pass marks(35%) in the quarterly exams? Yep, i see u raise your eyebrows mumbling "Wow!! Superb". And thats how i feel, successfully standing out with 86.3% in my 10th class final public exams. Going back in time, probably july or august 1997, on the day of progress card distribution for quarterly exams, Ramesh Babu sir called me out after his class.  He asked, " Yendhu...