आँखें

जैसे रेगिस्तान में मृग-तृष्णा को देख कर दृष्टि-भ्रम होता है,

मेरे बुलाने पर उस बच्चे कि आंखों में कुछ ऐसी ही चमक थी।

मैंने उसे पास बुलाया,

बोला :

क्यों माँगते हो, क्यों नहीं पढने तुम जाते हो ?

क्या तुम्हें अच्छा लगता है, भीख-माँगना !

वोही आंखें, इस बार फिर उठीं,

पर घृणा और द्वेष से,

बोला साब, क्या पदायेंगे मुझे आप,

इस गरीब को दो वक़्त का भोजन दे पायेंगे आप,

भाषण दे दो, अपना क्या जाता है ?

उस भाषण को यथार्थ बनाने में दिल क्यों घबराता है !

सारे समर्थों का प्रतिनिधि मैं
शर्म से आंखें भी नहीं झुकीं,

वोही आंखें थी अब भी मुझ पर रुकीं,

मैंने जेब से एक सिक्का निकाला...... दिया,

और उस बच्चे कि आंखें एक नयी रौशनी को
ढूंढने को मुड़ गयी !

-आशुतोष

IIM-B SOP !

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Harold R. McAlindon. My career goal is to own a technology driven firm down the line ten to fifteen years. This can be achieved only by having a good understanding of business fundamentals and its execution.
I have been living away from my home for higher education, with my friends, right after completing my matriculation, and it has helped me to develop the sense of teamwork and recognition of others. Being a part of NCC in school, cricket and musical teams (I play Tabla) of my school, college and my organization has helped me understand and appreciate the concept of people working together towards the same goal. I am now working for more than 5.5 years in IT industry. Currently I am working in an organization, which believes and works with global teams. It has given me the skill of being flexible and better communication and good coordination. All these, along with a good academic record and technical expertise give me an upper hand to think of getting into software enterprise management course.
As Cisco Systems India team is expanding very fast now, I am slowly getting involved more into managerial activities of coordinating with global teams, resource management, working with “product line management” on defining requirements and understanding customer needs. I see this as the first step towards my ultimate goal of owning a technology firm. Hence, I would like to formalize my training and to learn necessary management skills. I believe that a management course will help me transition myself from “managing small technical team” to a business leader with a sound understanding of business goals and market dynamics.