Prashant Kale

Prof: So fella 1, what do u think? Is it attractive industry to be in?

Fella 1: no its not. Bec margins blah vlah

Prof: Okkkay, so lets see, fella 2, what about buyers...blah blah?

Fella 2.: bad, etc.

Prof: ok, so fella 3, what u think about blah....?

Fella 3: sir dadada,

Prof: yes, bec of this ----, so what do u think fella 4....?

Fella 4: Sir, £%$&^*&...

Prof: Okay, but i m wondering ....fella 1 says its bad industry to be in. Anyway, lets see another angle, blah, fella 5 u tell us about it

Fella 5: sir, blah blah

Prof ( to fella 1): yes, so that means blah but i am wondering....why u say its not a good industry....

Fella 1 (clarifying after such beating): no sir but i meant blah blah

Prof: no but my ques was is it or is it not? Ok lets see about substitutes, fella 6, what about that

Fella 6: blah blah

Prof: Okay, so no real substitutes, (walks back to fella 1) so I am again wondering why do u say no its not!

Fella 1: OKKKAY, the (bloody) industry is really good to be in....(i agree and i submit myself!!)

Oh what a prof, an excellent teacher. In the class, there is an excellent flow that only few profs can manage. The thinking through is admirable. Collecting all the thoughts and presenting the way he did was simply the best i have had so far. In ISB, we had Warton profs teaching us but none was as good. They might be good, better or whatever, but teaching is a different skill. Few have it and PK is certainly with the one of its most refined forms. He made us wonder if any other subject had that gravity. I am sure strategy wouldn't have been the same without him. In his words 'my focus is on the process in class and not just the content'.

(Participating in his class used to be very interesting due to cross questioning thing that he did. That was the second term and still thought I was special, I was just out of my last job where indeed people valued me. Of course the feeling faded away and now I think of myself as a mediocre girl in this crowd. The feeling makes me feel bored but I have to face it anyway. I am told that most of the people in campus suffer from this syndrome. In fact while writing my resume, i feel insanely worried 'and i am again wondering' if the results of anything that I have done will come out before head hunting starts)

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