Popularity of B-schools these days rests on their placement records. Greater the percentage of those placed, the better the quality of education imparted by these B-schools- this is the general notion. It was this issue that was taken up for a panel discussion on April 17 by Praxis Business School on the occasion of the convocation ceremony of class of '09 and '10. The panel consisted of K Dasaratharaman, President, Specialty Businesses, Spencer's Retail, Shankar Chatterjee, Managing Director, Bertling Logistics, Dr Prithwis Mukerjee, Professor, VG-SoM IIT Kharagpur and Santosh Desai, MD & CEO, Future Brands Ltd, Future Group. Moderating the discussion was Prof Charanpreet Singh, Associate Dean, Praxis Business School. Singh elaborated on the topic and presented both its sides -- why should B-schools not be called placement agencies and B-schools should have a greater aim. Opening the discussion was K. Dasaratharaman. The IIM A passout spoke about the philosophical, cultural and sociological aspects of a B-school. He humorously narrated how students of reputed B-schools can easily get a credit card or find a spouse. What made his speech stand out was however a unique observation: "Life is not a choice of 'or' but it is the tyranny of the 'and'. While you do one thing you have to be conscious of its opposite." He concluded his speech by advising students to be multi-potent and ambidextrous." Referring to the issue under scrutiny, the next speaker Shankar Chatterjee ...
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