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BMA KONNECT
The internal communique of
BOMBAY MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION
2019
The year that was…….
Digital
Leadership Summit
Innothon Leader 2020 10X Scale Up
Conference
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BOMBAY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
BMA KONNECT
1st JUNE – 31st DECEMBER 2019
In this Issue
Page no.
2 From the President‟s Desk
5 Membership Drive
6 Leader 2020
8 BMA Innothon 2.0 Launch
9 Digital Leadership Summit 3.0
12 BMA Innothon 2.0 ACC Dandekar Memorial Trophy
14 Management Development Programs
20 Management Development Services/Chapter Meetings
28 NextGen Leadership Programs
31 Webinars
32 Book Reviews
35 Library
35 A visit of defense officers to the BMA HQ
39 Forthcoming Programs from 1st Jan to 31st March 2020
40 Know your BMA
41 Membership Details
42 Corporate Members
43 Institutional Members
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FROM PRESIDENT‟S DESK
A time to reflect a time to look
forward…………
Dear Members and Associates,
Let me start by thanking you for an amazing year marked by good health and cheer, as well
as by some inspirational ideas and benchmarks set up. As we step into a brand-new year,
it‘s important to take stock and reflect upon the many accomplishments at BMA. For me, it
has been an incredible source of pride to witness the reach of this association and the way
it touches so many lives in so many positive ways.
It was your decision, through the Executive Committee which put me into this role, and I
feel a deep gratitude for your trust and at the same time a grave responsibility thinking of
what the job requires. The challenge comes mostly from the need to stay relevant in the
rapidly changing times and environment.
We are happy to share with you some of the key highlights:
In the first executive committee meeting this year, a series of actions directly connected
with BMA Membership were decided. The following have already been implemented.
For Membership Development / MDS efforts were initiated by organising a few events
such as one with Mr Venky of Goli Vada Pav at WeSchool, Suresh Srinivasan on Enthusiasm
& Happiness at ITM Business School, Kharghar, Riti Menda on Emotional Intelligence & Dr.
Rupa Mehta on Effective Physiotherapy for good health at Nehru Centre and Synergistic
Interaction with officers of College of Defence Management at BMA office. Our VP is
leading this activity and taking it forward. A systematic approach and follow up is done to
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acquire the new members from our conferences and events. We have got quite a few
valuable members through DLS3.0, INNOTHON2.0 and other MDP and MDS.
Here are some highlights (from the last seven months from 1st June, 2019)
* Welcomed more than 25 new members.
* Members contributed more than ₹1, 33,000 to Corpus Fund
New Membership is being actively promoted through engagement with our new contacts
through the conferences and summits so also with existing members at various chapters in
western and central suburbs.
The Successful launch of Innothon 2.0 and completion: 26 teams of 4/5 management
students each from 9 management institutes competed over finding solution to 6 problem
statements; 2 each from ACC, SBIGICL, Sahkari Bhandar (Reliance Retail). ACC was
roped in to sponsor the Prestigious Dandekar Trophy claimed by the winning team of
Innothon.
Leader 2020 Launch: Bombay Management Association and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of
Management Studies jointly inaugurated the Leader 2020 program by our Chief Guest Mr.
Pramath Sinha, Founder & Managing Director at Harappa Education on 2nd August 2019 at
BMA Knowledge Enrichment Facility, Podar House.
First Batch of Leader2020 is nearing successful completion. We are looking at evolving a
prototype suitable for academia and customised for a single corporate. Reliance Retail has
evinced interest.
Digital Leadership Summit 3.0: We hosted the maiden Western Regional Conclave of
AIMA on the theme of „Winning in the Digital Age – Digital Leadership Summit 3.0‟ on
8th Nov at the Taj Santacruz which was a grand success. Former presidents were invited
to participate in DLS3.0 as speakers and guest invitees. A beginning to provide our
members with quality publication on Leadership and Management matters has been made
with the Souvenir published during DLS3.0 wherein most of the EC and F&A members and
speakers have penned articles and contributed a live research study on the theme and sub
themes of the conclave.
DLS3.0 collected a handsome sponsorship income on ₹18 Lakhs from SBI, HDFC Ltd, L&T
Fin, JBIMS, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL and Suryoday Small Finance Bank with a full house
attendance of over 200 participants.
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Partnerships with other professional bodies for shared resources and programs: We
initiated joining hands for Collaborations with JBIMS, IMC, FICCI, WTC, AIAI, IMCI and
similar bodies during conferences, MDPs and MDSs for mutual sharing of services with all
the members to promote greater participation and enhanced benefit.
Looking ahead we see many interesting activities lined up. The 10X Scale up Conclave 2.0
at the prestigious Centrum Hall, World Trade Centre is scheduled on 18th January 2020.
This year 10X Conclave is targeted at SME and Startups segment with the theme of
‗Connect and Scale Up‘.
The Awards function and the HR Convention is slated to be celebrated in March 2020. I
am delighted to invite you all to attend these functions to be held in the iconic convocation
hall of the Mumbai University.
The Awards Jury headed by Padma Vibhushan Dr. R.A. Mashelkar would present its
deliberations in due course and we are opening nomination calls for awards to be conferred
at the ceremony. We are working under his guidance for evolving the parameters for
„Entrepreneurship of the Year Award‟ on the basis of ASSURED (Affordability,
Sustainability, Scalability, Universality, Rapid, Excellence and Distinguished) matrix as
proposed in his book „Leap frogging to Pole vaulting‟ which received the prestigious „2019
Tata Literature Live Business Book Award‟.
Getting Better with BMA is a dream which has translated itself today into a long term
vision and with a focused action plan revolving around our four core flagship offerings
Leader2020, Innothon, Digital Leadership Summit, 10X Scale up Conclave. The way
our plans and performances are shaping up I am optimistic about our future at BMA.
With Warm Regards,
Chhaya Sehgal
BMA-President
Dear Members and Associates,
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2019
Key Highlights of the Year that was……
Membership Drive
5th July, 2019
Networking Event for all Deans
and Directors of Undergraduate
and Postgraduate Institutions of
Mumbai
All the Dignitaries on the Dias
The Guest of honour Mr. Venkatesh
Iyer (Founder, Goli VadaPav) addressing
the participants
Bombay Management Association had
organized a Management Development
service cum networking event on the 5th
of July at Welingkar Institute of
Management Studies and Research (WE
school), Matunga for the directors and faculties of all under and post-graduation
institutes in Mumbai. The delegates were highly honoured by the presence of the
esteemed guest of the day, Mr. Venkatesh Iyer (Founder, Goli Vada Pav).
The event commenced with a welcome address by the Dean-Admin of WE School, Prof.
Santosh Tendulkar who has also been an honourable Former President at BMA. Thereafter
a speech by Ms. Chhaya Sehgal, the current President at BMA, included information about
the history and offerings of BMA, vital realizations on entrepreneurship and the course of
action of upcoming events. In a brief moment of overflowing sentiments, Prof. Tendulkar
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teamed up in gratitude and nostalgia, recollecting his days at BMA in response to being
called its ‗Bhishma Pitamah‘ by Ms. Chhaya Sehgal.
The session was then handed over to Mr. Venkatesh Iyer, who elaborated the journey of
his startup from its humble beginning and through franchising and all of its ups and downs.
His master oration, crucial insights, frankness and witty sense of humour made sure the
audience was engaged and enjoyed and remained enthusiastic throughout. The
extraordinary story of Goli Vada Pav inspired the audience. It inculcated in them the
importance of taking brave risks, exploring and innovating to survive and reinstate their
faith in his catch phrase motto ―from dreams to destiny‖.
This was followed by a Q&A session where the dignitaries asked him numerous spontaneous
questions all answered to their satisfaction.
The event was effectively hosted and coordinated by Prof. R S S Mani, the Vice-President
of BMA.
Lastly, the dignitaries over 60 in numbers justifiably hungry after many discussions about
a fast food franchise were served with plentiful snacks in the well-equipped cafeteria,
where they also found the opportunity to network among themselves.
Leader 2020
3rd August, 2019
Inauguration of Leader 2020 Leadership Development for the Next
Decade
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Chief Guest Mr. Pramath Sinha, Founder and
MD at Harappa Education with Core Team of
Leader 2020
A keynote address was given by the Guest of
Honour, Mr. Pramath Sinha, Founder and MD at
Harappa Education on the Leader 2020 initiative.
He always believed that: anybody can do anything.
He said the amazing transformation or progress
from what we were to what we are now, any of us
had not imagined where we would be today if we
went back to our childhood; teenage years; college or in our first job. What we want to do
always doesn‘t require motivation but if we see ourselves, how far we have come from what
we were and what we are and how many years we have now to ‗grow exponentially‘ and that
is the exciting part of the world we live in.
BMA President while highlighting the
features of Leader2020; flanked by Dr
Sinha and Dr Kavita Laghate, Director
JBIMS who is leading the program and
conducting it in JBIMS Premises
His address ended with a very interesting note to all the dignitaries present, that it is
exciting to create educational programs like Leader 2020 and these programs are about
helping people to do what they have never imagined and this initiative of BMA and JBIMS
is helping them do that and it gives the team most satisfaction. Secondly, the WEF skills
that have been focused on would get the participants where they want to be today. He
emphasized on the 4 habits: Think, Solve, Communicate and Lead.
Thereafter the Core team and the Advisory team
of L2020 were felicitated by Ms. Chhaya Sehgal,
President-BMA.
For Feed Back videos of Faculty and Participants
in Leader 2020 Program please click below:
https://bma-india.com/ikigai-the-first-
module-of-leader-2020-programme/
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Innothon 2.0 Launch
29th September, 2019
Inauguration of Innothon 2.0 & Dandekar Trophy
Glimpses from the Event
The Dignitaries on the Dias
Bombay Management Association inaugurated another flagship event of Thought
Leadership & innovative initiative titled ‗INNOTHON 2.0 & Dandekar Memorial Trophy‘ by
Ms. Chhaya Sehgal, President, BMA, Dr. Bigyan Verma, Director, SIESCOM, Mr. Rajesh
Sharma, Executive Committee member and Ms. Supriya Sachdeva, Executive Committee
member, BMA on the 29th of September 2019 at SIESCOM, Nerul, for nurturing and
promoting Industry Academia Partnership for the betterment of Corporate as well as
Academic.
Organizations got a platform for crowd sourcing of ideas, for critical issues being faced
by them or which can help the organization to stay ahead of competition. 3 Corporates
with 6 Problem Statements & 26 Teams from top Management Institutes participated;
Three to Four Teams were allocated with 1 problem statement and live case studies were
given by Participating corporates.
The Winner of INNOTHON 2.0 team would take home the prestigious revolving ‗Dandekar
Memorial Trophy‘
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For more photos please click on this link below:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iqShYkv6WjeIKlvnKYSVfjhXut1-V997
All the participants of the Innothon teams
with their Faculty mentors
Digital Leadership Summit 3.0
8th November, 2019
AIMA Regional Conclave – Winning in the Digital Age – Digital Leadership
Summit 3.0
Inauguration of the Summit
Glimpses from the Conference
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Unveiling of the Conclave Souvenir
Ms. Chhaya Sehgal, President, BMA felicitating Mr. Sanjay Kirloskar, President, AIMA
Bombay Management Association successfully organized the maiden west zone ―AIMA
Regional Management Conclave – Winning in the digital Age – Digital Leadership Summit
3.0‖ with collaboration with AIMA on 8th November 2019 at Taj Santacruz, Mumbai.
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The Summit was presided over by Ms. Chhaya Sehgal, President BMA and CEO ‗The
Winning Edge‘, ably supported by Ms. Prashanthi Reddy - Conference Chair &
President Strategic Initiatives, Yes Bank and EC Committee members under the
stellar guidance of Mr. Sanjay Grover, Director LMA Relations & Membership and
Young Leaders Council, AIMA in conceiving and weaving the flow of the high impact
plenary sessions which were extremely well received by one and all.
Ms. Chhaya Sehgal, President, BMA presented the vision and initiatives taken by BMA to
nurture and promote Digital Leadership followed by the power packed Keynote Address on
Innovation and Digital Era by Mr. Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, Clix Capital Services & Founder
of Genpact set the stage for the ensuing riveting sessions. Prof. RSS Mani, Vice President,
BMA gave the concluding note on the Inaugural session. Ms. Supriya Sachdeva, Online
Branding & Marketing Strategist, Working Partner, OH! Design Studio, Session anchor
orchestrated the flow of the opening session with elegance; followed by the days‘ agenda.
- Plenary Session 1 – Data or bust : Building Power of prediction
- Plenary Session 2 – Digital Marketing : Shaping consumer experience
- Special Plenary Session – Winning in the Digital Age
- Plenary Session 3 – Creating Digital Business : Disruption Industries
- Plenary Session 4 – Going Phygital : Competing in the age of convergence
Digital businesses are disrupting industry! Redefining products, consumers, and delivering
value. Digital supply chain and economic systems offering convenience, economy and speed
to the new generation of consumers. Digital enterprises of the future disrupt, innovate,
and rebuild ideas and people with greater competitiveness for Better profitability,
progress and growth at the marketplace!
―AIMA Regional Management Conclave – Winning in the digital Age – Digital Leadership
Summit 3.0‖ with a galaxy of speakers from diverse background of Digital Space provided
a fool proof recipe for ‗Winning in the Digital Age‘ and kept the 200 plus delegates
spellbound till the very end.
A Souvenir containing interesting articles and informative research contributed by EC
members and panellists was released on the occasion which is available on our BMA
Website.
For more pictures and video bytes for feed - back click here
https://bma-india.com/winning-in-the-digital-age/
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For the Souvenir click below:
https://bma-india.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AIMA-BMA-DLS-3.0-Souvenir.pdf
BMA Innothon 2.0 ACC Dandekar Memorial Trophy
23rd November, 2019
BMA Innothon 2.0 & ACC Dandekar Memorial Trophy
Glimpses from the event at SIES Institute
Jury Mr. Kenny Abraham, CEO India, Supermax
Dr Bigyan Verma, Host Innothon and
& Mr. K Raman, Head Strategy, and TATA Trust
Ms. Chhaya Sehgal, President,BMA
with students, faculties, and team BMA
Click below to hear the feed back of the
esteemed jury:
BMA Innothon 2.0 : K Raman, Head Strategy, Tata Trust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy9fkyn98d8
BMA Innothon 2.0: Kenny Abraham, CEO-India, Supermax Personal Care Pvt Ltd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwGkG5LjWIA
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Judges and participants of Innothon 2.0
‗INNOTHON‘ is envisioned to create an opportunity for a tripartite collaboration of the
young brains and academicians of top notch management institutes of Mumbai with the
managers & leaders from the industry; designed and empowered by BMA to innovate and
provide sustainable solutions for business problems in a cost effective manner with an
ease of implementation.
This year BMA launched the second version of this innovative initiative titled ‗BMA
INNOTHON 2.0 & ACC Dandekar Memorial Trophy‘ in which ACC Ltd., SBI General
Insurance and Sahkari Bhandar provided 2 problem statements each. These 6 problem
statements were worked upon by 26 teams of 4/5 students each from 9 management
institutes under the guidance of an academic and a corporate mentor.
In a time-boxed scenario for over a month, teams worked collaboratively & came up with
novel solutions; they brainstormed, prioritized, and pitched their solution with creative
Competitiveness to their mentors and a panel of external jury from the industry and
consulting firms during the Grand Finale which was held on 23rd November 2019 at SIES
Institute of Management & Research who were the
winners of prestigious revolving ‗Dandekar Memorial
Trophy‘ last year.
For photographs click on the following link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iqShYkv6WjeIKlv
nKYSVfjhXut1-V997
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Management Development Programs
@ BMA KNOWLEDGE ENRICHMENT FACILITY
LABOUR LAWS FOR EVERY ENTREPRENEUR
Mr. Ramesh Soni, Faculty, addressing the participants
Management Development Programme on ―Labour Laws for Every Entrepreneur‖ was held
from 9:30 a.m. onwards on 8th June 2019 at BMA Knowledge Enrichment Facility, Podar
House, Churchgate. The interactive session was facilitated by Mr. Ramesh L. Soni, RLS
Consulting, Management Consultant & Advisor on Labour Law.
The Broad fundamentals & compliance aspects of the following laws were covered in this
programme:
Employees State Insurance Act, 1948
The Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Act, 1952
The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of
Service) Act, 2017
The Mumbai Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953
Maharashtra Professional Tax Act, 1975
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The Employees Compensation Act, 1923
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
Participants of the program were fully satisfied with interactive day-long session. They
had learnt a lot about different types of act which was beneficial for the corporate
professionals as well as the self-employed professionals.
SUCCESSFUL SELLING SKILLS
Mr.Vincent D‟Silva – Founder, Silva Management Services with the participants
Management Development Programme on ―Successful Selling Skills‖ was held from 9:30
a.m. onwards on 22nd June 2019 at BMA Knowledge Enrichment Facility, Churchgate. The
educative session was facilitated by Mr. Vincent D‘Silva, Principal Consultant, Silva
Management Services.
The Contents of the workshop revolved around:
Facing the Emerging New Challenges
Modern Organizational Approaches to Buying
7 Stage Professional Sales Call Process
Qualities, Skills & Attitudes of a Sales Champion
Identifying & Defining your Competitive Edge
Prospecting, Pre-call Planning & Opening the Call
Fine Art of Probing and Active Listening
Consultative Selling & the ‗FAB+P‘ Approach
‗AIDAS‘ Formula for Impactful Sales Presentations
23 participants who formed part of the interactive day-long session were fully satisfied
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with the insightful session on Successful
Selling Skills and appreciated BMA for
organizing this programme and the efforts
taken by Mr. Vincent D‘silva was highly
commendable.
HR Analytics
Mr. Sumeet Varghese with the
participants
―Making a meaningful impact on employee experience and business outcomes, requires HR
analytics early on in the transformation effort‖
Bombay Management Association organized an educational training session on HR Analytics
on the 6th of July, 2019 at BMA Knowledge Enrichment Facility with an objective of
transforming the professional lives of participants. The program was divided into two
parts i.e. theoretical and practical, that covered many significant aspects of HR analytics.
The session was conducted by Mr. Sumeet Varghese with an impulsion of embracing
important aspects of HR analytics. The faculty carried out training about tools used to
create relevant People Models of different types, and Correlation Analysis in Big and Small
Databases.
The core objective of the event was to learn the application of the ‗Tableau‘ and ‗S-
Professional‘ software and its implementation in organizational work, which was well
fulfilled. The moderator also clarified important and complicated analytics concepts like
Four Stages of Work Force Analysis and dynamic ways of making Presentation Dashboards.
The participants were thoroughly pleased with this insightful day-long event. The event
was well planned and executed and would be instrumental in professional lives of
participants who left eagerly anticipating for correspondent events in future.
The Art of Managing Difficult People
Ms. Nirmala Mehendale, Former President of BMA with the participants
BMA had organized a Management Development program on the 3rd of August, called ―The
Art of Managing Difficult People‖ at BMA Knowledge Enrichment Facility, Podar House.
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The MDP was led by Ms. Nirmala Mehendale, Former President of BMA.
The title of the event itself was so appropriate that participants were very anxious to
attend the program. The fascinating thing about this MDP was that it started with the
filling up of an online questionnaire that helped
them to know about different behavioural
styles for effective team building and cross-
selling.
The content of the program was very rich and
it emphasized on the importance of leadership
through assertive behavior and the activities
that were performed led to self-realization
and how to adapt our behavior to adjust to
different situations. The course also focused
on managing inter-personal conflict,
communication styles and collaboration. The participants are looking forward to
attending such events in the near future.
Emotional intelligence and Conflict management
Bombay Management Association had
organized an educative event on ―Emotional
Intelligence and Conflict Management‖ on
the 10th of August, 2019 at BMA Knowledge
Enrichment Facility. The session was divided
into two parts: The first half focused on
emotional intelligence and the second half
focused on Conflict Management. Both the
sessions were filled with result- oriented
activities which helped the participants to
know about their emotional intelligence and
how to manage conflict in an organization. Mr. Vincent D‟silva with the participants
The event was facilitated by Mr. Vincent D‘Silva, Principal Consultant at Silva
Management Services where he explained how Emotional Quotient is equally important
as Intelligent Quotient? He shared real life examples through professional videos. The
faculty relevantly explained the different types of Conflict Management styles with an
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exercise on self-realization. The event ended with self-actualization where the
participants learnt how to handle and balance emotions within oneself professionally
and ethically.
Neuro Linguistic Programming for Human Excellence
Ms. Bharti Naik, Faculty with the
participants
Management Development Program
on Neuro Linguistic Programming for
Human Excellence was held on 28th
September, 2019. The Faculty of
this program was Ms. Bharti Naik.
13 participants attended this
program in BMA Knowledge Enrichment facility. The history of NLP and the levels of NLP
were explained lucidly. What is Neuro Linguistic Programming was also explained
beautifully, and then the participants were asked to create their own personal definition
of NLP. The concepts of Generalization, Distortion and Deletion were explained
elaborately.
Some concepts on How do we live our life, at Cause or at Effect? NLP is much more than
that, how perception is projection important? etc. were explained. Participants were made
to believe and change the way they looked at things……forever and to be the change!
Business Analytics and Big Data Analytics, a two-day program
Mr. Radhakrishnan being felicitated by Ms. Chhaya
Sehgal
Bombay Management Association had organized a
Management Development Program on Business Analytics
& Big Data Analytics on 18th & 19th October at Bombay
Knowledge Enrichment Facility, Podar House. It was an
interactive as well as educative session. The Session had
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covered almost all the aspects of the Business Intelligence and its tools such as Data
Warehousing, Forecasting, OLAP, Pivot table, Data Mining Techniques and it has also
covered the practical part of the software‘s like Tableau, R Software and R studio with
intensive practical explanations. For the coverage of all the relevant topics it was
conducted as a two day session. The participants got overall knowledge about business
analytics and big data analytics both in terms of practical as well as theory. The
introduction of Business Intelligence was covered by Mr. R. Radhakrishnan, Executive
Director of Information System at HPCL. He had explained the topic with examples of how
HPCL has implemented BI in their various operations.
The second part of the session was covered by Dr. Sunil D. Lakdawala where he elaborately
taught about the tools of BI with its implementation in its real professional situation. The
participants were fully satisfied as they have explored almost all the corners of BI and
wishing to attend more such events in the near future.
What Makes a Great Manager?
Mr. Farokh Sidhva and the participants
BMA had organized a Management
Development program on the 14th
November 2019, called ―What Makes a
Great Manager?‖ at BMA Knowledge
Enrichment Facility.
The title of the event itself was so appropriate that participants were very keen to attend
the program. This MDP was led by Mr. Farokh Sidhva, Ex - Corporate Head, HR, Larsen &
Toubro, Heavy Engineering.
A great manager is the bedrock of a high performance organisation. Each Manager is
different from another in thinking, motivation and performance.
How and what makes a Great Manager and leader?
a) It‘s the people with him and their performance.
b) Corporate brand image.
c) Giving employees the right goals, and mentoring and motivating them to achieve results.
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Retaining a well performing manager is critical. ―People don‘t leave organisation, but it is
their Managers (bosses!).‖
To have and retain good managers in the organisation it is necessary to:
1. Select the right person with knowledge and skills for the job.
2. Talent that is unique and enduring.
3. Setting right and measurable goals.
4. Providing the right feedback
5. Development opportunities e.g. - a bigger role in the organisation.
The participants found the most helpful things in this training i.e. They can implement all
the learning in their organization and are looking forward to attending such events in the
near future.
Management Development Services
‗NAYI BAAT‟, SRK‟S TED Talks in India at Yash Raj Studio
NAYI BAAT!!! Showcasing new thinking from some of the brightest brains in India &
beyond, hosted by ―The King of Bollywood,‖ Shah Rukh Khan.
The Event was divided into two sessions 3rd June, 2019. Over 100 Members BMA joined to
enjoy this intellectual program.
The following speakers spoke on ‗‘ Women
Development‖:
• Ms. Bhakti Sharma, Indian swimmer
• Ms. Trisha Shetty, Lawyer and Social
Activist
• Ms. Nafisa, Mr. Amog Varsha, Mr.
Ajaz Khan and Ms. Aarti
The King of Bollywood – Shah Rukh Khan interacting with audience.
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The participants enjoyed the entire experience to join as part of the studio audience for
the recording of the series and witnessed the power of ideas come alive. Special
appreciation to Mr. Sushil Bahl, Life member, BMA for organizing this TED Talk for BMA
and making his initiative happen.
Evening Lectures
Financial Health for Navi Mumbai Chapter
Ms. Tejal Gandhi addressing the participants
As a part of the Management Development Service an evening lecture on ―Financial Health‖
was held in Oriental College of Management, Vashi, Navi Mumbai from 4 pm to 6 pm on
15th June, 2019 led by Ms. Tejal Gandhi – CEO & Founder, Money Matters.
Highlights of the program was Doing a Financial Satisfaction Survey to assess one‘s
Financial Health and Do‘s & Don‘ts of making sound Financial decisions.
Ms. Tejal Gandhi conducted an engaging session for the members of Navi Mumbai Chapter
of BMA wherein the audience was educated on the basics of Personal Finance. More than
20 participants actively participated in the interactive session.
Stress Management for Thane Chapter
An evening lecture on ―Stress Management‖ was held at Dr. V. N. Bedekar Institute of
Management Studies, Thane from 4 pm to 6 pm on 22nd June, 2019 led by Ms. Archana
Vijayan, Founder, ARVI Achiever.
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The key takeaways were:
Understanding the importance of SWOT
Analysis,
Learning the art of dealing with Stress and
STRESS Management: A holistic approach.
The members actively participated in the
interactive session and requested for more such
programs in the Thane Chapter.
Ms. Archana Vijayan with Participants
We also have a Core Committee of Thane Chapter comprising of three BMA
Members.
Scaling Hydroponics (Kitchen Garden to Mass Production) for
Bandra Chapter
Bombay Management Association had conducted a meeting for BMA Bandra Chapter
Members at IES Institute of Management and Research on 6th July 2019 to share the
BMA Activities and plan for betterment of Bandra chapter members. Plenty of suggestions
received from Members after the meeting short session was conducted by Mr. Ganesh
Iyer.
The budding entrepreneur showed us glimpses of
his farm and how he had grown plants at his terrace
garden without using soil rather using mineral
nutrient solutions in a water solvent. It was great
listening to him and the members were highly
satisfied. Dr. Dinesh Harsolekar kindly volunteered
to host all BMA Programme of Bandra Chapter in
IES Campus.
Dr. Dinesh Harsolekar, Director, IES, Ms. Chhaya Sehgal, President, BMA and Mr.
EA Vimal Nathan, Executive Director, BMA, with the participants
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What Makes a Great Manager?
Mr. Farokh Sidhva addressing the participants
Management Development Service on ―What Makes
a Great Manager‖ was held from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm
on 25th July,2019 at BMA Knowledge Enrichment
Facility, 9, Podar House. The session was facilitated
by Mr. Farokh Sidhva, Corporate Head -Human
Resource, Training and Personnel Functions for
Heavy Engineering.
A great manager is the bedrock of a high performance organization. Each Manager is
different from another in thinking, motivation and performance!
How and what makes a Great Manager and leader?
It‘s the people with him and their performance. Corporate (company) brand image. Giving
employees the right goals, and mentoring and motivating them to achieve results.
Retaining a well performing manager is critical. ―People don‘t leave organizations, but it is
their Managers (bosses!).‖ To have and retain good managers in the organization it is
necessary to:
1. Select the right person. Knowledge and skills for the job.
2. Talent that is unique and enduring.
3. Setting right and measurable goals.
4. Providing the right feedback – praise.
5. Development opportunities – a bigger role in the organization.
Theatre Play about „Two Adorable Losers‟ at Opera House
Out of the box production organised the Play in collaboration with BMA.
The two-act English comedy play called the ― Two Adorable Losers‖ on the 20th July, 2019
(Abhishek Pattnaik and Darsheel Safary The famed actor of Taare zameen par, Amir
Khan‘s movie hit the stage at the 99th Show @ Royal Opera House, Mumbai). This play is
about a faculty from the suburban city of Odhisa who has a weakness in his English diction
and a Psychology Student who is weak at Statistics, thus an inferiority complex has
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affected them both. Yes, they help each
other to get back their confidence and in
turn they develop a very strong friendship
.
They guide each other with their
strengths and as their interactions
increase, it creates an undefined bonding
between the both while they fight their
weaknesses .
A must watch for all to laugh your heart out and enjoy the play!
Ms. Chhaya Sehgal, President, BMA was felicitated by Mr. Abhishek Pattnaik
at Opera House
Lego Serious Play for SoBo Chapter
Bombay Management Association had
organized an exclusive event on the 27th of
July, 2019 called the ―The Lego – Serious
Play‖ at Bombay Management Enrichment
Facility.
The program was filled with comprehensive
activities that would help to improve the
professional life of the participants. The
activities were quite amusing and the same
time very obliging. The participants were divided into teams and they were given various
positions such as Leader, Co-ordinator, etc. The teams witnessed fun endeavours which led
to a brief discussion on the actual working of an organization. The two hours Management
Development Service was led by Ms. Monika Divekar and Ms. Varsha Chitnis. They made
the participants reflect and this experimental session had emphasized on creative and
accurate approaches in an organization environment.
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Ms. Monika Divekar and Ms.
Varsha Chitnis with the participants
The program left a great impression on
the participants and as per the feedback
received they are enthusiastic to
attending more such events in the future.
Importance of making a Will for Bandra Chapter
Bombay Management Association had conducted a meeting for BMA Bandra Chapter
Advocate Satyanarayan Kollam with the
participants
Members at IES Institute of Management
and Research on 9th August, 2019 after the
meeting short session was conducted by
Advocate Satyanarayan Kollam.
The faculty had given a detailed about
Importance of making a Will and he covered important points of Will
How to prepare Will?
When to prepare Will?
What is required to prepare Will?
What is benefit to prepare a Will?
The session was well appreciated by Bandra chapter members.
We also have a Core Committee of Bandra Chapter comprising of six BMA
Members.
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Theatre Play on Kaise Karengay? At St. Andrews Auditorium
Out of the box production organised the Play in collaboration with BMA.
About the Play
―When life throws lemons at you... Just make lemonade out of it.‖ This was the philosophy
that 21-year-old Saurav Parasrampuria follows. Saurav has had one dream since his
childhood, to go to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Just when he is about
to leave for his MIT interview, he is faced with a
crisis – his brother, 27-year-old Kapil
Parasrampuria has developed Multiple Personality
Disorder. Faced with the dilemma of choosing
between his career and his brother, he chooses
his brother. What follows is mayhem. Saurav
starts facing difficulty in handling Kapil and his
other two personalities with each having their
respective quirks. However, after a few months,
Saurav‘s genius mind discovers that Kapil and his
personalities have a hidden talent. Thus begins the Out of box production team
journey of Saurav to help his brother make this disorder a boon for him.
The two-act English comedy play called ― Kaise Karengay?‖ was held on the 10th of August,
2019 (Abhishek Pattnaik and ‗Darsheel Safary‘, the famed actor of Taare zameen par, an
Amir Khan‘s movie at St. Andrews Auditorium in St Andrew's College of Arts, Science and
Commerce , Bandra West).
Theatre Play about „Two Adorable Losers‟ at NCPA
Abhishek Pattnaik and Darsheel Safary
A must watch for all to laugh your heart out and enjoy the play!
Out of the box production organised the play in collaboration with BMA.
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The two-act English comedy play called the ― Two
Adorable Losers‖ on the 17th August, 2019
(Abhishek Pattnaik and Darsheel Safary at
NCPA, National Center for the Performing Arts,
Mumbai).
This play is about a faculty from the suburban city
of Odhisa who has a weakness in his English diction
and a Psychology Student who is weak at Statistics,
thus an inferiority complex has affected them
both. Yes, they help each other to get back their
confidence and in turn they develop a very strong friendship. They guide each other with
their strengths and as their interactions increase, it creates an undefined bonding
between the both while they fight their weaknesses.
Future Skills 2025 for Thane Chapter
Mr. Sirish Joshi with the
participants
Bombay Management Association had
conducted a Management
Development Service on ‗Future
Skills 2025‘ for Thane Chapter
members at V.N Bedekar Institute
of Management & Research on 21st
September 2019 by Mr. Sirish Joshi, Director, Unified Placement cell. Automation, digital
platforms, and other innovations are changing the fundamental nature of work.
Understanding these shifts can help policy makers, business leaders, and workers move
forward in terms of Technology, jobs, and the future of work.
The program concluded with a special note that the jobs available tomorrow would be
highly technical, specialized and purposeful. One needs to be ready to face the changes
and challenges to learn new technologies, acquire new skills to get employed.
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DUAL MDS on Physiotherapy and Demystifying Emotional
Intelligence at Nehru Center
BMA had organized Management Development Services program on building a strong
mental health through physiotherapy and Demystifying Emotional Intelligence on the 13th
of December, 2019.
Management Development Service on Demystifying Emotional Intelligence at Nehru
Center, ‗Hall of Culture‘. The faculty for this program was Ms. Riti Menda, a certified soft
skills trainer. This program was also very enriching and the participants requested to plan
more such programs in the near future.
Dr. Rupa Mehta a highly experienced and successful Physiotherapist demonstrated how to
build strong mental health through Physiotherapy. The program was very informative and
the participants were left with an enriching experience. Various body postures were
explained to give relief from pain. The McKenzie extension exercises were elaborately
shown. Other exercises like Pilates were also explained very well for the benefit of
corporate professionals and students alike.
BMA President felicitated the faculties Ms. Riti Menda and Dr Rupa Mehta also seen
here is BMA Vice President Prof RSS Mani who leads MDS and MDP Activities
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Next Gen Leadership Programs
Creativity & Innovation Decision Making
Mr. Arun Chitlangia with the participants
Bombay Management Association conducted NextGen Leadership Program on Creativity &
Innovation on 29th June 2019 at BMA Knowledge Enrichment Facility, Churchgate for the
budding managers of Mumbai that was led by Mr. Arun Chitlangia, Training Tree, Founder.
The key takeaways of the program were:
To be able to define the aspects of Creativity & Innovation much deeper than the
usual surface level understanding
To differentiate between Creativity, Innovation, Discovery and Inventions
To motivate self to become a creative person and use the creativity for innovation
To learn methods of becoming creative
To help the team to become creative and welcome innovative methods
The workshop was based on experiential learning principles and Facilitation Tools &
Processes like World Cafe was used. It was entirely interactive session and learners were
explored and gained knowledge through various activities.
This workshop has initiated the thought of creativity in personal life. Response from the
participants towards program was educative and thought provoking.
Decision making is the process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering
information, and assessing alternative resolutions. It is an important skill set in today‘s
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professional life that many struggle with. Identifying the requirement for a thorough
training session regarding the same, BMA organized an interactive, insightful workshop on
the 25th July, 2019 at BKEF by Mr. Arun Chitlangia (Founder, Training Tree).
He elaborated on a structured process towards problem solving. Participants were coached
on how to take precise and timely decisions keeping all factors and goals in mind. They
were encouraged to learn from wrong decisions, and to consider other‘s perspectives. He
also touched upon Individual and Group Decision Making and the Specific Tools and
Techniques for Decision Making. The participants stated that they felt much more
confident in decision making after attending the program, much to our delight.
Demystifying new wave IT
Bombay Management Association had organized an educative and informative event on
‗Demystifying New Wave IT‘ on the 6th of September 2019 at BMA Knowledge Enrichment
facility.
The faculty of this programme was Mr. Saikiran Sondarkar. He had covered the new IT
topics such as Block Chain, Python, AI and ML in both theory and practical terms that
resulted in a very fruitful learning experience
for the participants
Mr. Saikiran Sondarkar with the
participants.
The workshop was smoothly led by the faculty
within the designated time and he explained
complex concepts in very lucid manner with real life examples. The best part of this
programme was the Quiz that helped in revising the concepts and understands the
participant understands.
The participants were highly satisfied with the programme and they wished it to be
extended for a longer duration so that they could learn more. The event ended with a
great learning experience and the participants wished to attend more such events in the
near future.
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Persuasion and Influencing Skills
Mr. Sudesh Sharma, faculty, with the
participants
Bombay Management Association had organized NextGen Leadership Program on
―Persuasion and Influencing Skills‖ on 20th December, 2019. The workshop was interactive
with practical case studies. The most helpful thing in this training was the topic on
importance of positive communication.
The session covered how to tackle and deal with a person in all situations. They learned
the concept of persuasion and how to influence people. The concept of Conflict, Compliance
and Commitment and other behavioral styles was explained in a lucid manner. Participants
felt thankful to their organization for the opportunity given and they expressed the
desire to attend more such events in their feed - back.
Webinars
Emerging Technologies Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Bombay Management Association had organized Live Online Session on „Emerging
Technologies Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning on 4th September 2019 from
11 am to 12 pm.
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The faculty had given an in depth explanation about Artificial Intelligence & Machine
Learning and he covered the following important topics:
Deep Diving into Machine Learning – Machine Learning Theory
Convolutional Neural Networks – Application , Architecture of a CNN
Auto encoders and Restricted Boltzmann Machines – Introduction and
Understanding Auto encoders
Convolution Neural Networks – Collaborative Filtering with RBM
AI Theory – What is AI? How is it different from Machine Lear
And lastly, he explained what the industry is expecting from us and also has given some
relevant tips to the participants to survive in this ever-changing world of technology.
Emerging Technologies IoT
Bombay Management Association had organized a Webinar on ‗Emerging Technologies IoT
(Internet of things) on 5th September 2019 from 11 am to 12 pm. The session was
conducted by SFJ Business Solutions.
The faculty had given a brief about Emerging Technologies through IOT and covered
these following points:
Defining IOT
IOT Application
Sensors and Actuators
Protocol – IOT Wireless Protocol, Network Protocols, Communication Protocol.
The session was well appreciated by participants.
Good Money Habits
Bombay Management Association had organized a Webinar on ‗Good Money Habits‘ on 14th
September 2019. The session was conducted by Shweta Jain, Founder, Investography Pvt.
Key takeaways of the session were:
Importance of budgeting
Starting point at any time/ age
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Setting goals and moving towards them
Where should one invest
Risk and risk mitigation strategies
Book Reviews
Book -MEGALIVING: Author: ROBIN SHARMA
The highlights of this book Mega living. – The 200 master secrets of successful living. –
Timeless wisdom to nourish your mind, body, soul.-21 ways to create lasting peace and
happiness -a precise formula to attract wealth and prosperity-proven techniques to
erase the worry habit.
Reviewed by Mr. Raj Kumar Adukia, BMA Member
Book – HOW TO GET, GROW AND SUCCEED IN YOUR DREAM JOB - ANTHONY A
ROSE
―Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky‖ and ―Daddy‘s Logic‖, in his latest book YOUR DREAM
JOB, published by House of Rose Professional, Singapore, explains that a Dream Job is a
common and constant aspiration among professionals, and there is always a race for it!
Reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl, Life Member
Book –THE SPEED OF TRUST: Author: STEPHEN COVEY
The highlights of this book The Speed of Trust. – the widely acclaimed book ―The 7
Habits of Highly Effective People‖ has written another very practical and useful
book: ―The Speed of Trust‖ — the one thing that changes everything, when people
truly trust each other!
Reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl, BMA Member
Book – INCREASE YOUR FINANCIAL IQ- Author: ROBERT KIYOSAKI
Key points are reviewed by reviewer
Increase your income
Protect your assets
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Budgeting
Leveraging your Money
Increase your financial information quality
Reviewed by Mr. Anirudh Gupta, Individual Member
Book –Attitude is Everything: Author: Jeff Keller
Published in 1999, and thus a little old, but still so relevant and popular even today is
Jeff Keller‘s best seller ―Attitude is Everything! “Reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl ,
BMA Member
Book –How to make better decisions - Author: Chip and Dan Heath
Key points are reviewed by reviewer
Avoid narrow framing
Confirmation bias
Short term Emotions
Prepare to be wrong
Reviewed by Mr. Anirudh Gupta, Individual Member
Book – SOAR to the TOP : Author : Mr. Shawn Anderson
Who does not want to make it to the TOP, in the corporate world? This is what the
book is about – SOARing to the TOP!
Reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl , BMA Member
Book –The Dip - Author: Seth Godin
The dip represents the journey one takes to move from the current situation to the ideal
situation. It is the time an apprentice takes to attain mastery; a challenger becomes a
market leader. This book addresses some of the popular myths when one thinks of quitting.
Reviewed by Mr. Anirudh Gupta, Individual Member
Book – Age of the Imperfect Leader : Author : Mr. Pawan Verma
Is a refreshingly different view on leadership. Much of the treatise on leadership
relies on the paradigm of the ―Perfect leader‖. Pawan questions the traditional view
of a ―Perfect leader ―, who is someone infallible and virtuous, at all times and
circumstances.
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Reviewed by CA RSR Murthy , BMA Member
Book –Credit and Collection Management - Author: Ajoy Guha
Out of the various resources (Ms) that is Men (& women), Money, Materials,
Machines required by a business; MONEY is like oxygen. It‟s always required but its
quantum depends upon the collection mechanism in the Company. A quote from Joseph
T. Straub is pertinent: ―A long collection period may mean you‘re profitable on paper —
while you are sinking fast.‖
Reviewed by Mr. Ashok Sharma, Former President, BMA (1991-92)
Book review were uploaded in the month of December 2019 are
1. Book – The Leader who had no title : Author : Mr. Robin Sharma
―The Leader Who Had No Title‖ is an interesting fable on real success in business and
life. About the leader who has No Titles today! Yet can get the absolute best while
helping your organisation break through to a high level of success!
Reviewed by Mr. Sushil Bahl, BMA Member
2. Book – You can win - Author: Mr. Shiv Khera
YOU CAN WIN – ―Winners don‘t do different things. They do things differently‖ BY Shiv
Khera. This book was published in 1994.
Reviewed by Mr. Archana V. Vijayan, Individual Member
Library
Management Books and Publications
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Charges INR 25 per book and can take maximum 2 books at a time. Maximum one can
retain the book for 1 month. Beyond due date penalty of INR 10 per day.
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A visit of defense officers to the BMA HQ
Bombay Management Association welcomed Defence officers from the College of
Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad at BMA Knowledge Enrichment facility,
Marine Drive, Churchgate on 11th of December, 2019. CDM is a premier training
establishment of the Defence Forces which imparts management training to the
senior officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Para Military Forces, apart from
defence officers of the friendly foreign countries.
BMA President addressing the Defence Officers
BMA President Ms. Chhaya Sehgal,
Vice President Prof. RSS Mani and
Secretariat Team with the Defense
Officers
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The Higher Defence Management Course (HDMC) is the flagship course of the
institute which is attended by selected Colonel and equivalent rank officers of the
Defence services. These officers take up directional level assignments after the
course. This meeting was presided over by our BMA- President, Ms. Chhaya Sehgal
and BMA- Vice- President, Prof. RSS Mani. Ms. Chhaya Sehgal spoke about the
need for embracing the challenges of 2020s for sustaining and scaling up of
businesses in the new decade.
In this context the significance of four core offerings of BMA as a futuristic
thought leadership move was shared with the visitors who were all ears and
interacted with keen interest and engagement. The ongoing Leader 2020 program
wherein the top 10 skills identified by the World Economic Forum‘s report were
discussed. The role of other BMA flagship events Innothon 2.0, 10X Scale Up
Conclave 2.0, Digital Leadership Summit 3.0 and BMA Corporate Leadership
Awards in setting higher benchmarks in management and leadership space were
also discussed.
She emphasized BMA‘s commitment to serve and provide a platform for
collaborating and co-creation of value to all its stakeholders for mutual benefit and
growth.
AIMA 46th National Management Convention at New Delhi
Click to know more:
https://bma-india.com/aimas-46th-national-management-convention/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eOcIOO7Rv0
Award for BMA President from
Higher Education Forum
Ms. Chhaya Sehgal President, BMA and CEO, The Winning Edge received an award
based on Peer to Peer Recommendation for ‗Corporate Contribution in Education‘ at
the 10th Teachers Day Celebration of Higher Education Forum.
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While expressing gratitude she says ―the only constant in a professional journey
which began 35 years ago from JBIMS Campus with corporate world to academics
and forayed into entrepreneurship is being an educator! An opportunity to
contribute in building the lives of my beloved students!!! This award is shared by
my students, teachers, family and colleagues who have been a part of my growth.‖
She is seen here with Dr Indu Shahani, Shri Sharu Ranganekar, Shri Sanjay Muthal,
Prof Sengupta, Prof Mani, Dr Hema Santhanam and the rest
Ms. Chhaya Sehgal, has been featured in the Corporate Insight magazine. Women
entrepreneurs have been playing a major role in the country‘s economy says she; ― The
True essence of being an entrepreneur is to keep innovating ....”
http://corporateinsight.in/archives/343
Volunteer at BMA……
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https://bma-india.com/become-a-bma-volunteer/
Internships at BMA
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Click to know more:
https://bma-india.com/internships-and-live-projects-for-management-students-in-
mumbai/
Forthcoming Programs and Events
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