Looking back.. 5 years back

Being a researcher has its own pros and cons but the opportunity this profession provides to learn new things is big enough incentive to be a researcher. The last six months period has been a blur considering the events, fieldwork, report writing and fighting deadlines of several other things in between. When I walked into IIFM for my post graduate diploma I never thought being researcher as one of the possible career options. But again someone wisely stated that the most of the career paths are never planned. And that happened to me as well.

If you are wondering why I am getting nostalgic and IIFM-sick, there are a couple of reasons, a) exactly five years back I landed up at IIFM, so five  years of being an IIFMight. b) last few days, I have been heavily referring to books on SPSS, statistics and quantitative research, something which dominated the first two terms at IIFM. It reminded me of my first two terms at IIFM, those two terms would be surely be remembered by most for Levin and Rubin/Sweeney and Anderson and late night prowls for the elusive fellow students who could throw some light on quants assignments to be submitted next morning. Now, when I go back to those books or SPSS/SAS, some memories of those days do stretch their limbs and try to push me in a reverie.

Oh..again now you realize how a mention of IIFM is always accompanied by some memories, I started with talks of being a researcher and spent almost two paragraphs talking about IIFM. Though this time it was not too off target, as fortunately or unfortunately I am working for a sector which uses the same set of jargons, tools and techniques, and my research skills owe a lot to the exposure at IIFM. Now, with a lot of focus being shifted on Base of Pyramid markets, the unique course curriculum (sometime we wondered what is the use of topics such as tribal culture, forest produce etc.. if I am going to work for a bank or consultancy) would become more useful. Oh.. it seems I am writing a sales pitch for IIFM and I don’t think I need to.

On another note, my blog became five year old last week. …..

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