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29. February 2016

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‘Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind,
the goal is to find it.”
- Buddha
A warm welcome to this January-February edition! We are glad to present this edition which is both lively and unique. We made the statement, so now the onus is on us to explain how [...]

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31. December 2015

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Happy winters to all the readers from Team Avant Garde!!!
We welcome the batch back from the winter break. Here comes the December 2015 edition! We hope that you enjoy reading this magazine and gain some knowledge from it.
The first article “Motivation and Job Satisfaction: Changing Trends” by Saikat Chatterjee beautifully emphasizes on the importance of [...]

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5. November 2015

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“If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.” -Thomas Edison
Greetings to all the readers from team Avant Garde! We welcome the batch back from the holidays. This is the October edition! We have lined up an array of interesting and informative articles. We wish you enjoy reading this magazine of [...]

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From the Editor’s Desk

1. October 2015

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Welcome to a very special edition of Avant Garde brought to you by Prabandhan! This month’s edition just like the previous one, is a special one featuring articles from both our junior and senior batch. But it’s a special one because of Prabandhan. Prabandhan, the annual management festival of the IIT Kanpur MBA program, was [...]

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From The Editor’s Desk

31. August 2015

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“Forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you”
-Anonymous
Greetings from Team Avant Garde! We welcome you all after a long summer break. I am sure you missed us as much as we missed you.
The new batch of MBA 2015-17 have joined us for the next 2 years. We would like to welcome and [...]

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From The Editor’s Desk

7. August 2014

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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
-Benjamin Franklin
Greetings from Team Avant Garde !
We welcome you back after a two month summer break following the last Analytics Special Issue of Avant Garde brought to you by Vishleshan- the Analytics Club of MBA, IIT Kanpur. The above quote quite [...]

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From the Editor’s Desk

2. May 2014

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Data Scientist- Both CNBC and The Wall Street Journal call it the sexiest job of the 21st century, but no one really knows what they do or what they work on. In fact there is a joke going around which goes something like this “everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, [...]

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From the Editor’s Desk

1. October 2013

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After the insightful and knowledgeable September 2013 edition of Avant Garde we bring to you another AG edition covering various issues and presenting our opinions on the most important business issues.
September 2013 has ended with blast as IIT Kanpur MBA students have successfully conducted the Analytics Case Competition and Symposium [...]

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From the Editor’s Desk

5. September 2013

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
AvantGarde took a huge leap forward last month by venturing into a complete new look and design along with the launch of the new eBook format. We take this opportunity to convey our heartfelt thanks to all our readers for all the [...]

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Editorial (Nov’12)

30. November 2012

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“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
― E.F. Schumacher
As the November edition of Avant Garde is being released the campus is marching intensely towards the much [...]

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