Innovative Learning Experience

 Indian B-Schools teachers are known for traditional way of teaching however we have a exception to this in NITIE. All credit goes to Prof. T . Prasad(Well known as "prof. Mandi") a personality with simple living and high thinking. The way he say I can challenge anybody sounds very promising.I have seen him in mtv campus diaries and always wanted him as one of my teacher. My wish came true on 2nd day at NITIE i.e on 18/June /2013. Prof Mandi entered the class holding bunch of simple toys. He made all of us to sit on floor or in most comfortable way one would to like to sit. Then he distributed toys among the class. He taught us that we all have spent years of our life in learning now its time for earning. Every single rupee counts. He told us about the event Mandi(creation of his own). It is a unique exercise carried out in NITIE in which students of NITIE need to sell products in whole Mumbai by using their way of selling and thus doing earning and learning through working.

Different Thinking makes huge difference:

Prof Mandi showed us a rubber ball on which world map was printed then he explained that a kid could play with it and learn through it as well. We can sell this product (a simple rubber ball) in a different ways thereby creating our on customers. Market is available to us and we have to make use of it by our innovation and dedication. Prof. Mandi said that one should learn by working and I found it as a best way of learning.

Learning concept of market through a Newton Craddle:

The instrument had 5 identical spheres such that motion created in any of the ball inhibits motion in other based on simple law of energy transfer.

First case: When a sphere of either end set into motion it will trigger motion in the sphere at other end.

My learning: If you are a producer of a good and targeting the whole market. You will end up making one kind of customer doesn't matter how much capital one uses.

Second Case: When two sphere of either end set into motion it will trigger motion in the two spheres of other end and middle sphere will oscillate between the two ends.

My Learning: Now if there are two producers and targeting the whole market they will end up having more number of markets and thus customers.

Third Case: When three sphere of either end set into motion it will triggers motion in the two spheres of other end and just after first impact middle sphere will start oscillate between the two ends.

My Learning: Now if there are more producers then they all end up having very less market share and thus very few customers.

Prof. Mandi does not teach but he believes in creating and cultivating talent under the shadow of his guidance and according to him, one shouldn't have “borrowed innovation” one should create his/her own path.

Though it was a lecture of just 2 hours but it was a learning of life time. Learnt more than what I learned through whole of my life just because of different and innovative approach of Prof Mandi . Special thanks to Prof Mandi for making it a wonderful experience.