First discussion with Dr. Mandi

Dr. T. Prasad interacting with students

During class one of Principles of organisation and management I was surprised to see a professor walking into our class and occupying a space on the floor. Prof. T. Prasad, popularly known as Dr. Mandi also invited us to come forward and sit on the floor around him. It facilitated us to have a discussion with him rather than having to listen to a lecture.

Earn while you learn

We discussed on a variety of issues like earning while learning, selling toys which could be used for educational purposes, the amount of learning that could be achieved by selling products on the streets. Dr. Mandi projected his ideas using a more practical approach. His examples of students who had started earning while they were still midway in their education were motivating.

He pulled out a couple of toys like Newton’s cradle from his bag and explained how they could be sold on the streets of Mumbai so that it would be great learning experience for the students. This gives students an opportunity to have firsthand experience of sales. We understood that ‘Sales’ is that kind of an activity which can nullify the ego of any person. Sales helps us understand the minds of the people better. We also came to know that the way a product is held by a sales person is very crucial. 


Also, we understood that donating the realization of the sales activity for charitable purposes brings a sense of social responsibility among students.