Block the Date : Summer Alumni Meets

Dear Friends,

Greetings from XLRI! I am happy to invite you and your family to the Alumni summer meets 2014. It is being organized in all major cities with the help of our alumni and students. The calendar of meets in different cities is:

Sl.No	Cities	Dates	Day
1	Singapore	26th April,2014	Saturday
2	Hyderabad	2nd May,2014	Friday
3	Kolkata	9th May,2014	Friday
4	Delhi	10th May,2014	Saturday
5	Pune	23rd May,2014	Friday
6	Mumbai	24th May,2014	Saturday
7	Chennai	30th May,2014	Friday
8	Bangalore	31st May,2014	Saturday

Looking forward to meeting you,
With Warm regards
Sharad Sarin
Chairperson-Alumni

More Details on Venues etc to follow

XLbang Happy Hours on Friday - Feb-1- Century Club

Dear Xler,

Kindly confirm your participation either on the XLBang events on facebook or by sending the sms per the details here below:

XLers are blessed with intellect, drive, ambition, connections and exposure; yet very few of us ever use these gifts to create our own enterprises. What stops XLers from making this leap into uncharted waters; where success leads to financial independence, a deep sense of fulfillment, employment generation, and a significant contribution to our country economic progress?

Is it because the outcomes of those who have made the leap are mixed? Is it the lack of inspiration despite the presence of XLers that have started extremely successful companies like Mindtree (N Krishnakumar, BM-81) and Ma Foi (K Pandiarajan, KPR, PM-84). Do our MBAs wire us only to serve large organized behemoths? How do we breakout and follow our dreams?

The XLBang Happy Hours on Feb 1 is a special session on Entrepreneurship to try and find out some of the answers to these questions. I will be hosting a discussion with some of our very own alumni who have made it, making it, and helping make it. The panel includes

 

Amit Bansal (BM-97) who started PurpleLeap with two other XLers (Vinay Nijhawan and Hemanth Somani). He first started with children’s education programs before changing track to finishing schools for college grads. His firm was later acquired by Educomp. 

 

Richik Nandi (BM-06) who follows what now seems to be the favoured route of marketing and product management with a leading software company before partnering with a friend to start Poshvine.com, an internet start-up aimed at cashing in on the growing market of food experiences.

 

Bharati Jacob (PM-83) has the envied job of meeting new start-ups every day and evaluating business ideas for investment worthiness. She has invested in some well-known ventures like Vaatsalya, Printo and RedBus; and has an inside track on what drives entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. 

 Are you sitting on the fence with a great idea? Is the economy and business climate right for starting out? Join us to hear from those who have dared to make their dreams come true.

When
Friday, Feb 1st, 7:00 PM

 

  Where

Century Club (Sampige Village)

Cubbon Park, Bangalore

 

Registration
SMS the following details to  8880006603

< Name>

Eg. Vijaya 08 2

 

More Details
Dinner @ 200 per pax

Drinks @ 100 per drink

XLBang Happy Hours

Special session on Entrepreneurship

XLRI holds first pan-South India Alumni Meet

From The Pioneer

The XLRI Bangalore Chapter organised the first pan-South India alumni meet of the B-school. The garden city played host to this meet with largest gathering of 475 XLers ever from various cities like Hyderabad, Chennai, Baroda, Mumbai and of course Jamshedpur. 

Amongst the distinguished attendees at the alumni meet were Father E Abraham, an alumnus from the batch of ‘78, and current Director of XLRI, Prof Sharad Sarin, Endowment Fund Chair, Prof Pranabesh Ray, an alumnus from the batch of ‘77, and current Dean, Prof Madhukar Shukla, Prof MG Jomon, Alumni Chair.
The evening kicked off by David D’Costa of ‘76 batch, and president of the XLBang Chapter introducing Sundari Thyagarjan from the ‘55 batch - the first batch of XLRI- and possibly the first lady Management Graduate in India, who was felicitated by Dominic Thomas of ‘59 batch.

As the evening progressed, the batch mates and friends started to mingle with each other and browse the books that XL authors had sent from across the country for the event. Various fun events were also held where winners were awarded with gift hampers. For XLers with kids a lovely room was available for the little kids to play darts, have yummy food.

Father Abe presented to the alumni on the various new initiatives being taken at XLRI. Prof Sarin updated the alumni on the XLRI Endowment Fund.

Prof Madhukar Shukla was felicitated by the XLBang Chapter for his outstanding contribution to the XLRI alumni committee over the last 14 years.

After all these excitement it was time for the festivities, with the band of the evening striking up music to which XLers from across the batches took pleasure in and had a merry time singing, and dancing on XL hits like “XL ki Kudiyan” and “XL meri jaan” and also enjoying Indian and oriental foods.

Pan South India - XLRI Meet in Bangalore on 19th May

Hey there,


Have you booked your tickets yet? Be sure to be in Bangalore this weekend, for the Big Bang on the 19th of May at ITC, Gardenia.

The summer trainees are working hard to organise a memorable evening under the guidance of the Bangalore XLRI Alumni Committee.

Spot prizes, wet nite nostalgic music, OMAXI style bar, and an assorted menu to boot. Our Beverage Sponsors Pernod Ricard (Seagrams), Pepsi and UB - United Spirits will ensure that inspite of heavy graxing and trying to hold conversations louder than the music, your throats will not run dry.

The Diamond Partners for Bangalore: P4P consulting, Sobha Developers;

Platinum Partners : Wipro and Nokia ;

Gold Partner : PCI and Pylon ;

And ITC with their super subsidized rates are helping us keep the entry charges low

Further Sponsorship (as usual) is always welcome :)

Thanks to Madura garments for the special XL T-shirts and offering of free Loyalty Club membership to all attending Alumni.



Those attending also stand a chance of winning a 2 day (one night) Bed & Breakfast package for 2, from Windflower Resorts & Spa at Wayanad (Kerala).
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Windflower-Spa-and-Resorts/100367822757


Metro has sponsored assorted  gift hampers for some lucky XLers!!


Other than Sponsorship leads and offers, what we would really like from you is to get talking, emailing, calling and motivating other XLers in your office and batch/friend circle to attend. Its Herculean for us to reach out to everyone. email addresses are dynamic and not everyone in Bangalore is signed up on xlbang, we would really appreciate your spreading the word. Please forward this invitation to all your XL based groups.

Upcoming XLRI Alumni meets - Summer 2012

Kolkatta: 5th May

Pune: 12th May

Bangalore: 19th May

Singapore: 19th/20th May

Delhi: 26th May

Mumbai: 2nd June

This is the tentative schedule.
Bangalore is confirmed and has a whole weekend lined up for the first ever Pan South India XLRI Alumni meet. Check 19th May weekend for more details.

 Will keep updating as I get more information.

What are you doing on May 19th weekend?

Hey there,

Alumni meets are happening all over the globe this summer, but XLBang is going a giant step further and lining up an entire weekend of activities and we would love to have you with us in Bangalore (still can't think of it as Bengaluru) that weekend.

There's golf being planned for the 18th of May (for those who play golf - not newbies or wannabes).  Contact George Olapally for more details - ollapally@gmail.com

The Big Bash is at ITC Gardenia on the 19th and another lunch is being planned for the 20th. More details will be updated soon.

Director Fr. Abraham, Prof Sarin, Prof. Madhukar Shukla, Prof. Ray from campus,  Fr. Casmir Raj, Roshan Dastur- who has been around for more than 40 years at XLRI and the one-and-only Bishuda from XLRI.will also be there!!

Last years band for the XLBang Bash was completely made up of XLers, we are hoping for something similar this year too and Jishnu from Swarathma is providing the music studio for practices. A fashion show
by xlers and their family members, drinking, dancing, eating, networking, catching up are all on the agenda. XLBang has always taken special care of kids of xlers and activities are always organised to keep them entertained and occupied too, so they don't bug you by asking "are we going home yet?"

This year we are specially inviting alumni from all over for this meet, not just those in Bangalore. For your convenience, accomodation has been blocked at Century Club (Rs 2,000 on b&b basis), XIME hostel on Hosur Road (free -for those who can't find friends to pile on to), sightseeing tours are also being organised.
Contact Venkatesh at narsipur.venkatesh@gmail.com for acco and Vijay for Intercity travel and sight-seeing communicate2vijay@yahoo.co.in

We already have some sponsors lined up, but more are always welcome. Contact Tito - John Idicula on john.idicula@gmail.com if you or your company would like to capitalise on this opportunity to reach out to such a large group of XLers and their families.

A large part of the money generated by the event finds its way to worthy causes. Last year 50,000Rs was donated to provide vocational training for children of farmers suicides in Vidharba (near Nagpur). So we "party with a purpose" too.

Take a look at our new dedicated website for more details - http://xlbang.in and pre-register for the event to get the benefit of a discount.

So what are you waiting for? There's barely a month left, the sooner you book your tickets the better. If you can convince your company to send you to Bangalore on an "official" visit, nothing like it, but you don't really need an excuse to join us, do you?

First Pan South India XLRI Alumni Meet, Bangalore, May19th ,2012

Dear XLAlumni:

Greetings from XLBangalore, where we are already abuzz with excitement and  preparations for the First ever Pan-South India XL Alumni Meet, to be held on May 19th,2012.

By now many of you would have received a personal invitation from our Director, Fr. Abraham,s.j., to this event.

This way  Fr.Abe is saved the need to travel all over S-India to keep in touch with the dearly beloved XL alumni (he himself is from the class of '78), and we get to renew our bonding with long lost  buddies we have traveled with through Chennai,Nellore, Vishakapatnam,Sambalpur,Titlagarh etc. on the trains to Tatanagar. Apart from Fr. Abe, we will also have with us Prof Sarin, Prof. Jomon, Prof. Madhukar Shukla, and hopefully, many more.We may also have some surprise but dearly loved XL support staff in our midst that night.

It is said that the greatest asset(apart from the learning ), that one  takes away from an Ivy League Management Institute such as  XL, is the branding and the  Buddy network of the Alma Mater.The Pan-South India event thus  offers us a renewed  opportunity to strengthen the Branding and our bonding, for the benefit of the Institute, the community and ourselves .

As you all know,we have have a vibrant XL Community in Bangalore,full of bonhomie, over the last 25 years.In fact we have  over 300 attendees  at our Annual Gala Summer Meets, with live  XLBands,drawn from XL musicians down the generations including past members of Bodhi Tree ,and great Deejays recreating the WetNite Mood.This time we are targeting 500 attendees!!

We are in the process of putting in place a committee that will create a great event and  cater to your accommodation ,transport and post-meet sight-seeing needs .We also hope to have a website in place with all relevant information at one site.

We will keep you posted on a regular basis as our preparations unfold.
But make sure you block May 19th on your calendar .

Let's get together XL'ers.
See you on Sat,19th May in beautiful Bangalore, where the cool weather and the Mayflower and Jacaranda blossoms await you and let's create some XL Magic!

Looking forward to meeting you here!!,

David D'Costa (BMD'76)
President, XLBang

Invitation - XLRI South India Alumni meet - Bangalore - May 19

Dear Karishma,

I was in Bangalore recently for the International HR Conference held at XIME and had the privilege of meeting Prof. Joe Philip (President, XIME), David D’Costa (President Bangalore Chapter), R. Sridhar (Executive VP – HR, ITC Kolkata), George Ollapally, among others.    It was a pleasure interacting with them.   In the course of our discussion, we have decided to have an alumni reunion of alumni based in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.

I write to you today to personally invite you for the Pan South India Alumni Meet in Bangalore scheduled on May 19, 2012.     The venue for the meet will be Hotel Windsor or Gardenia (Courtesy, R. Sridhar, ITC Hotels).

As far as accommodation is concerned, the Bangalore alumni have kindly agreed to host their batch mates where possible.    Prof. Joe Philip (President, XIME) has graciously consented to accommodate its hostels / residential facilities to the alumni from outstation for those who require it.

I am writing to you sufficiently in advance to enable you to kindly block the date.   I eagerly look  forward to this reunion and I sincerely hope to see you in Bangalore on May 19, 2012.

While I look forward to your response, please also mark your availability to :   dcosta.david@gmail.com  

David has kindly agreed to coordinate the event and would need to know how many alumni from Chennai will be present for the  reunion.

I take this opportunity to thank David D’Costa and the XLBang Managing Committee for their efforts in assisting XLRI to make this reunion a grand success.

With best wishes,

Fr. E. Abraham, S.J.

--
E. Abraham S J., Ph.D.
Director
XLRI School of Business & Human Resources
C H Area (East)
PB no. 222
Jamshedpur 831001,INDIA
Dail :  91-657-2231525 (D)
         91-657-3983100(D)
         91-657-3983333(Pilot)
                 09431112712(M)
Fax :  91-657-2227814
E-mail    : director@xlri.ac.in
              fr.abrahamsj@gmail.com
website : www.xlri.ac.in

Barbecue at Whitefield Club - XLRI Alumni, Bangalore

Hey Everybody,

The Barbecue Evening is on!!!  The details are as follows:

Venue:  The Whitefield Club, 57/2 Whitefield Main Road (next to Memorial Church on the Inner Circle Road)

Date:  Saturday 05 November 2011

Time: 07.30 p.m. onwards

What can you look forward to? - Barbecue, Music - lots of it, Karaoke, beverages of the spiritual nature!!

And what would it cost me? - Rs.200 per person for the whole package!!!

The members of the batch which has the most representation would not have to pay!!

So get on the phones and give your class-mates a call!!  Don't forget to let me know if you are coming!!!

Cheers!!

Titto

Round up of Upcoming Alumni Meets

Dear All

XLRI Summer Alumni Meets, 2011 have been scheduled in the month of May. The batch of 2010-2012 is working really hard to make them a grand success, much bigger and magnificient than the last year.

Schedule for the meet:

Please spread the word.

City	Date	Venue
Hyderabad	7th May	Boulder Hills, Gachibowli, Hyderabad
Delhi	14th May	The Parkland Retreat, Main Chhatarpur Mandir Road, Satbari, New Delhi
Chennai	21st May	Railway Officer's Club, Sterling Road
Mumbai	21st May	Mayfair Banquet Hall, Worli, Mumbai
Bangalore	28th May	The Royal Orchid

Kolkata

21st May

Floatel 9/10, Kolkata jetty, Opp. SBI HQ, Strand Road, Kolkata.

However, they are really struggling with the sponsorship and I am afraid they might have to cancel a few venues due to lack of liquidity. The Summer Meets last year were a great success due to the support shown by the XLers in arranging sponsorship. I organized the meet last year and I know how tough it is for the organizing team while managing their internships.

On behalf of the organizing team, I request you to look into the matter and contact the undersigned if you wish to sponsor.

Raghuram Bommaraju
Secretary, Alumni Committee
BM(2010-2012)
Ph.: 9204 067 454

Regards
Shubham Singhal
BM(2009-2011)
XLRI, Jamshedpur

Block this Date- XL Big Bang - 28-May 2011

Hi Folks:

Just a quick note to let you know that we have finalised the Venue and Date for the


 XL Big Bang 2011.

It will be at

 The Royal Orchid on Saturday, 28th May, 2011.

So network with all your batch mates and let them know .




Sponsorships

Those of you who can and wish to--please call

Sebastian Chandy:099018 99009
Ajit                         072095 41996
Chaitanya               087928 89477 

Look forward to seeing you there.

David D'Costa

XL Bang - XL Accenture Cricket Match - 13 March

Hi All,

Let the Games begin!  Dig out that competitive spirit and hit the treadmill! We have been waiting for it for long and now it is upon us. Join us, as we engage in a competitive and exciting game of cricket with XL  Accenture. The match will be followed by an evening of fun, socializing and great bonding. The entire day is being hosted by our fellow alumni at the Accenture and they are going the extra mile to ensure that all of us have a great time.

Agenda : Transit will be arranged from Accenture Dairy Circle office at 10 am to the location. The event is planned from day to evening including of breakfast/ lunch and high tea. So join in! The more the merrier!

Date : 13^th March, Sunday
Location: Confident Cascade Bannargetta road

Registrations for this event are now open. Do confirm your attendance at the earliest. It would help our hosts in Accenture organize a great day and plan things accordingly.

Cheers!

Sebastian Chandy

PMIR '07, Secretary Events

XL Bang

Santa Claus is coming to Town! - Bangalore

Hi All,

You better watch out, You better not cry! Better not pout, I'm telling you why. Coz Santa is coming to town! The magic of Christmas is in the air and there’s merriment everywhere. Join us with family to celebrate a jolly Christmas with Carols, Mistletoes and Santa! Be sure to bring your kids too, coz Santa’s got a special gift for every one of them.

Venue: The Catholic Club, (Next to St. Patricks Church)

Date and Time: 11th December, 7pm onwards.

There will be a nominal entry charge of Rs 100 per adult. The evening is free for children below 15. Beverages will be available across the counter. Confirm your attendance for the event by responding to the RSVP below at the earliest.

Click here to confirm attendance for Christmas night! or go to the link below.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en_GB&formkey=dEI3X0QteTNIdVRBcUFhUXBVTlZsVHc6MQ#gid=0

Jingle bells, Jingle bells......

Cheers!

Sebastian Chandy

PMIR '07, Secretary Events

XL Bang

Mark 17th Sept For XLBang

Hi Folks:

Sebastian and Anu Fredericks are setting up a fabulous evening on Friday, 17th September at the Whitefield Club.

We may even have Prof Madhukar Shukla join us there .

So Just a quick line to request you to keep the date marked for another great XLBang event.

Sebastian, Avinash Baliga and Anu will keep you posted of developments.

Bye for now.

David D'Costa

XLRI's GMP Placement "week" at Bangalore (April 7-8)

Hello folks,

for your info - and sharing with prospective recruiters... contacts for more information are:
Dr Kailash +91-9973763211,
Vinay  +91-9162777902

Like earlier years, XLRI is Organizing Placement "Week" at Bangalore for its 1-year full-time Executive MBA Programme (General Management Programme) from April 7-8, 2010 at DBS House, 26 Cunningham Road, Bangalore 560052 Tel: 080-40509200.

The one year GMP flagship programme of XLRI is one of the oldest executive MBA programmes being offered in the country, started in 1997. The average work-ex of the batch of 100 students is around 7.2 years, with half of the batch having average international experience of 2.8 years and the profile of students consisting of professionals from IT, Automobile sector, Banking, Power and Steel sector, Army and Doctors.

Given the nature of the group, the placement is a "rolling" one; so far more than 60 students are already placed, with companies such as Apollo, Tech Mahindra, Biocon, Infosys and Daimler, etc.

For any clarifications on the placement process, please contact:

gmpplacement@xlri.ac.in
or by calling members of GMP Placecom:
Dr Kailash L Jiyaldasani (+91-9973763211)
Prannoy Kumar (+91-9661080249)

Please also pass on the information to anyone you think may be interesting in these profiles

Ciao
madhukar

An evening with Abhijit Bhaduri in Bangalore

XLRI Alumni Bangalore Chapter is happy to host XL Alumnus and author Abhijit Bhaduri( currently with Wiro,Bangalore) at the KGA on Friday evening March 19th from 7.30PM onwards

Programme: Fellowship, book reading and  Q & A with Abhijit-featuring excerpts from his latest book, Married but Available. .Abhijit is trying to get books through his publisher at a discount for this event which he will sign for all those buying a copy, but this is subject to confirmation.

Those who attended the last HH, a few years ago, featuring him after his first book, will recall it as a very enjoyable evening.This will be followed by cocktails and dinner.

http://abhijitbhaduri.com/category/best-seller-lists/


Venue: First Floor Party Hall at the main clubhouse, plenty of parking is available.

Dress Code: Casual-shoes and collared T shirts are fine, open neck T-shirts are not allowed

Cover charge,Rs 250 per head including dinner and soft drinks, liquor available at extra charge

Please email me confirmations since we need to make arrangements for the dinner. If anyone has any questions please ask.

Thanks
George

P.S. Important: This is likely to be the last HH before the Summer Alumni Dinner in May, and we welcome any volunteers who can help direct the effort to make this summer's dinner a big success..

XL Bangalore Alumni Golf Introduction Workshop

XLRI Bangalore Chapter is conducting a workshop to Introduce you to Golf( Yes, the same game that Tiger Woods plays!). This session is aimed at beginners and wannabe golfers, and will cover all aspects of the game-how to start, where to learn, who will teach you, what it will cost,etc.

Date:   Saturday Feb 27th 12.30-200PM
Venue: Karnataka Golf Assn Clubhouse, First Floor Party Hall, Old Airport Road(opposite Royal Orchid Park Plaza)
Panel : Tarun Sardesai, Senior Teaching Pro,KGA,  and XL Alumni George Ollapally & Ajay Das (MD Timken India)

Format: 30 min Presentation by Tarun Sardesai,  covering all basic aspects of the game, followed by Q & A session with all 3 panelists.
Cover charge: Rs 300 per head, covering lunch + soft drinks.

Permission from the KGA is being sought to allow participants to visit the KGA Driving Range and observe golfers practising. Should this not be possible, then participants will have the option of paying the normal guest charge to use the range.

P.S. If you have any friends whom you may want to bring along with you, the same cover charge is applicable.

Please email confirmations to George Ollapally.

Christmas Party - Bangalore

Hi Xlers,

We are planning a christmas party on the 11th of Dec at the KGA party hall. Unlike the regular Happy Hours, this will be a 'with family' event where the kids can come and have fun too!

Any suggestions / idea on what we can do are most welcome. Any volunteers to be Santa? :)


Regards
Pratik Bhartia
Secretary, XL Bang Alumni

31 Jul - Bangalore - The Economic Meltdown - Is the Worst Over for India?

Hi,

For those of you who missed the excellent Happy Hours with Prof P C Narayan of IIMB (BM-75) on Oct '08, we have another one with him this Friday.

PC Narayan gives us a talk on "The Economic Meltdown - Is the Worst Over for India?"
Details:
- 7:00 PM, Friday, July 31, 2009
- KGA, Old Airport Road
- Car parking: Adequate parking available at the club
- Cover charges: Rs 150 per head
- This includes dinner & soft drinks. Drinks are Rs 50 each.
- Adult guests are allowed


About P C Narayan:
P C Narayan is a faculty member in the Finance & Control Area, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB).

Narayan holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli and an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program at IFAP Rome, Italy.

Prior to joining IIMB, he was with (a) a private sector bank in India with management responsibility for retail banking, operations and information technology, (b) a multinational bank for several years based overseas and (c) a global banking technology company also based overseas.

Apart from teaching courses in corporate finance, international banking and financial markets at IIMB, Narayan has been conducting seminars/workshops and undertaken consulting engagements with several organisations in India and abroad. His list of present and past clients include Union Bank of India, UCO Bank, Syndicate Bank, Vijaya Bank, Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), BBK (Bahrain), DBS Bank (Singapore), as well as leading information technology companies in the banking and finance domain.

Having travelled to over 40 countries, and worked or implemented projects in 20 different countries, he brings a unique cross-cultural perspective and a breadth of global experience.

Bangalore - Annual Dinner 2009! - Sat, May 30

Hey Everyone,

IT'S HERE AGAIN!! The Annual Alumni Dinner bash for this year is being organised on the 30th of May at the Hotel Jayamahal Palace.

The Alumni Committee along with the summer trainees for the 2010 batch are working hard to make it a fun filled event for all.

• Please plan your calendar and make sure you are in Bangalore and at the bash on the 30th, along with your families
• Pour in with you suggestions on what we can do to make the experience better!

More details will follow.

See you all!

Regards

Pratik Bhartia
Seceretary, Bangalore Chapter, XL ALumni