What is FLAME?

“What are you doing these days?
I’m going to Pune for my MBA.

Ohh! That’s great. Which institute? Symbiosis?
No. It’s called FLAME.

FLAMES? …
FLAME…

OK! FLAME. But never heard of it before.
Yaa…it’s a new institute. We’ll be the first batch.

Why? You did not get admission anywhere else?
No! Actually…

How much do they charge? Fees and all?
Actually, its a bit high…11 lakhs

What? Does this include the donation? Man! Why don’t you try abroad then?
Ohh! No…this is a good institute…faculty and all…

Do they guarantee placements?
Ahh yes! The people behind this institute are big shots in the market dude! They will surely get good contacts!

And you know what, our President is the ex-Dean of IIM-A. And we have 110 acres of campus. We also have cottage apartments…and soccer field, golf course, cricket ground, open-air café, and we are getting Tablet PCs and just have a look at our menu…

Now this seems to be something. But still, 11 lakhs it a bit expensive.

I have had this experience every time I meet or even talk to any of my friends, relatives or even acquaintances. These are the times when, just for the sake of saving my face, I list all the “marketable” reasons for my joining FLAME.

But, there is one reason, which I consider more important than all the above put together, which I do not usually tell. That reason is FLAME’s philosophy, the concept of Liberal Education, and the spirit with which people behind FLAME are working.

I hesitate to explain this to most of the people - just because they come with a different mindset. Also because I doubt my capabilities to explain these concepts and their importance.

So I decided to tell them a story. Yes, the same story that put some “Gyan” into my head and made me realize the true spirit of FLAME. The story that, I believe, would surely provide all the answers for the questions they asked.

People know what we tell them. And by telling them that FLAME is great just because of its faculty or infrastructure will limit FLAME’s identity to that. But finally I won’t have to create “a wrong image” of FLAME. I would be able to portray the FLAME that I am going into. And most probably I won’t ever be able to explain what FLAME really is in a manner better than what this book does.

So I made the book called “Yatra” into a PowerPoint presentation – a presentation which will not only portray FLAME as it is, but also will serve as an answer to most of the questions. And not only can I send it to all my friends who want to know “What is FLAME?”, but also keep it with myself for a lifetime. ”

Yatra Presentation (14 MB) - Download