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Is MBA in India overrated?

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Is MBA in India overrated? THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION Scenario: (2 friends were walking down a narrow road chatting about future career prospects crowded by street food vendors on both sides of the road.) Person A: So what are your future plans now after graduation? Would you be going on for a Job or for post graduation? Person B: I am planning to do MBA from any college.  I've  heard MBA is good. Person A: MBA is good in what aspects? Why MBA? Don’t take decisions in such a hurry. Person B: Many of my friends are doing it and it looks good on your CV too. (Person B stops by an ice-cream vendor and is about to purchase a  5 rupee  ice-cream when person A intervene) Person A: Instead of buying a cheap ice-cream lets buy good price-quality stuff. Person B: Dude, you know nothing about ice-creams. This ice-cream is so soft with sweet cream in between and it melts so softly in your mouth. Its stick is made up of chocolate and you can even eat it after

The 2 C’s of life- Criticism and Confidence.

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The 2 C’s of life Criticism and Confidence . Scenario: (2 friends sitting in a canteen chatting about politics and sports) Person A: You should certainly find an English coaching class for you sir, because your speaking skill are as bad as my grandmother’s knowledge about computers. Person B: And Sir since when you had so much of expertise in this language? You have done a doctorate in this language? I have a fairly good command over this language than you. It is only sometimes that I stumble upon words but I speak quite well most of the times. Person A: Am sorry sir, but my intentions were not to hurt you but only wanted you to know your weak points so you can make improvements and come back strongly. (A silence followed by dispersion) How many times we face criticism with a straight face and welcome criticism in our life with a positive intent to work towards the various loopholes that we have created in our living environment either intentionall