Reunion

Visiting one's alma mater after two decades always brings mixed feelings. The IIMA 90 batch reunion brought a perspective of not only ones friends / batchmates and the developments in their lives. Also the institute itself seems to have evolved in some respects while remains the same in others.
But as a dispassionate observer, I felt that all the IIMs (perhaps all are centres of excellence on the education front) are going to be in for a big challenge in the next two decades as there seems to be a severe stress on student teacher ratio, proliferation of MBA schools (albeit of different shades) compounded by the reality check from the market thanks to Wall Street debacles.
So how is it going to impact us - professionals?? In the short term perhaps not at all. But in the medium to longer term, perhaps the issue will become one of reinventing oneself in whichever avatar one chooses to be and also to constantly adapt to market realities. While on the one hand I do feel sorry for those young graduates who may find a gap between their ambitions and market reality, it will perhaps also prepare them for their future.
One wishes all the best to these young and promising graduates.
Cheers