Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Date a guy who went to IIM Calcutta

“The title looks inspired!” – Captain Obvious

Date a guy who went to IIM Calcutta. Date a guy who spent two years in Didi’s land, and came out skilled in the art of Management. The guy who relishes narrating anecdotes about his friends back in college, and calls half of them ‘Dada’. Date a guy who knows that it is never too late to type in one’s entry for ‘attendance@5’.

Find a guy who went to IIMC. You will know he did when you discover a tattered blue washer label threaded to the back of his collar which he conveniently ignored to take off. He says he was never the sporty kind but still effortlessly manages to control a ball using any darn part of his body. That’s your guy. Try him, he might understand why having the ball in your court is important to you at times.

He’s the guy who saves up on his ‘allowed leave’ in office for a brief getaway to Joka towards the end of December. He’s the guy who joins applause by thumping the table in front, looks around to see everyone clapping, but continues anyway. You can be rude to him or make a snide remark in jest, and he will forgive you. If only you append a smiling NOMs to it. Be mindful. Make the ‘sss’ linger. It helps.

Take him out shopping. Be curious when he smirks when the salesperson shows him a XL-sized shirt. Admire the passion when he tells you innumerable stories of David-Goliath encounters, where, remarkably, Goliath lynched David every single time. Be surprised to see the passion back again as he wanders into a reverie on seeing a huge tyre stuck in the slush. Passion is important, ain’t it?

Be there for him when he is down in the dumps, but let him have his space. He can surely manage himself and come out stronger. Damn, he has, most definitely, completed an entire course on that when he was junger, er… younger. He’s the guy who will wade out smiling after being pushed into a lake (or is it sea?) of troubles. Rather, when the heavens give you sh*t, he will hold an umbrella for you. Experience matters, girl!

Ask him. Ask if he thinks you are the prettiest girl he knows. Flutter your eyes when he says he Couldn’t Agree More with you. A guy who went to IIMC knows relationships are built on deriving synergies between the two stakeholders. With him, there is no due diligence required. Let him acquire your heart, and add value (not to forget a whole lotta love!) to your lives.

Share the little pleasures of life with him. He understands the delight of enjoying a cup of hot chai on a jetty with the cool breeze caressing your cheeks. He knows the value of building bridges, go to the other side, or, at times, just stop right in the middle to relish the setting sun. This is a guy who is mindful of his business casuals and formals, but would eagerly jump out in the rain and experience the rain. Why? Because he knows how to have fun too. He would want you to be a part of these moments. Say yes!

They say, “Date a girl who reads”. Rather, date a girl who writes, they add.

Date a guy who went to IIM Calcutta, I retort. Or better still, date a guy who went to IIM Calcutta, and writes.

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Reference to context (Ah! CBSE :P) - http://thehealthywarrior.tumblr.com/post/12643733123/date-a-girl-who-reads-by-rosemarie-urquico-in

42 comments:

Blog Picker said...

Before it becomes viral, let me write the first of the many comments this post has the potential to gather: Amazingly written. And totally true. Especially the last line. :)

Aaditya Raut said...

last line mai RG ban gye chhote ustaad!!!

Saikuu said...

Amazing dude.... last lines are kickass :)

bala said...

awesome.. cams... thump \m/ :p

Anonymous said...

Camssss...

Anirudh Tara said...

Nice.. made me reminiscent..

Tell me if it works though :-)

Arjun_Khurana said...

Good one dude!

I can visualise everything you write about. Missing Joka :)

Sumeet Sonigara said...

Awesomeness issues are there!!!
CAMSSSSSSSSSSSSS................

Rohit Khedia said...

Very well written Mr Mahajan! :)

Jones Arunraj said...

awesome dude!simply awesome :)

Aseem N said...

Was a great read Ishan... oh lemme say it the IIM Cal way... CAMSssss!!! :). Thump!

Swamy Saran Atul said...

The one who thumps last, humps longest.
~AnotherReason
~Cammmsssssss

Robinhood said...

really interesting...could nt stop before reading the entire article.

Atul said...

CAMSsssssssss....

Devam said...

Awesome work dude...

Smriti Gupta said...

Loved it!!! :)

Jhankar said...

Nice one!!

Nagi said...

Camssssssssssss

~Nagi
(44/14) PiBatch

Anonymous said...

Very effective marketing! :P

shub said...

Awesome....

iasedgarihc said...

well written :) and totally true...

Natasha said...

I already did!B-)

Obsessive Lover said...

word by word truth..
exceptional piece or work bro..
thankssss a ton for making me relive those memories..

~~cheers
~~IIMC - heaven on earth
~~NH Roxxx (Pun intended, habitual)

Saud
(Batch of 45/15)

Chandrima said...

And if you're a guy... date a girl who went to IIM Calcutta. Better still, date a girl who went to IIM Calcutta, and writes.

~DDCG CEO
~The Trinity batch
~Its not a plug for me, I am not single :D

Anonymous said...

I do :)

Anonymous said...

Wow! You are full of yourself aren't you?! Not attractive.

Ishan Mahajan said...

Thanks to everyone who liked this!
^^ Anonymous guy/girl - You clearly don't get sarcasm, do you?

But I am generous. I shall make it obvious to you. Read the link I posted at the bottom of this post. My post is just a humourous take on it! Geddit?

Kanav said...

Awesome work man!!

But trying a little too hard..no? ;)
Give it time :)

Unknown said...

And I thought IIM C is the best one for finance!

Anonymous said...

You really are full of yourself! The article you refer to doesn't have a side agenda of marketing oneself as a 'cool dude'.

Anonymous said...

I agree. Not to forget desperate!

Anonymous said...

Dats awesome!!

peshwa acharya said...

Well done ..well written ....great flowing writing seems to be the DNA of IIM C folks ...keep up the spirit ...and the IIMC DNA .......


peshwa acharya
@ Africa

The Uncrowned Queen said...
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The Uncrowned Queen said...

've been dating an IIMC Guy for the last 5 yrs..couldn't have agreed more! cheers!!Beautifully written!!

mishaaldxptional said...

nice read!..:)

Nilay said...

This was so amazing on so many levels. Only one word can describe it - MACHAXX!

Sharan said...

CAMssss... remembering Joka all over again... seems like such a long time...

BeyondIIMC said...

I did and moved on...What a sad piece you've penned

Unknown said...

Nicely written, especially the part where you stand outside your own self and pen your thoughts and actions as a third person (this was about you, right?). One question, Did it work?

Bohemian said...

Great stuff! Nostalgic!!

Karthik said...

Machaxxxxx. :D

Karthik
49/19