I joined the Management Institute with a very confused mind. Confusion of the degree itself and later the confusion of specialization. But things got clear as I entered the journey of MBA. So, what were the things I learnt during my MBA? 1. I learnt a few fundamentals (or at least the jargon) in areas such as Human Resources, Marketing, Finance, strategy etc. 2.I learnt that I was in a large crowd of huge peers. My best efforts saw me on top. 3.To my relief, I did learn that I do have a skill or two that were valuable in my world view and that I had it in fair measure...Thankfully, I believed in my own insight. To cut the long story short my B- School experience provided me with knowledge that was relevant to appreciate management and business. Above all, it did give me the "thappa" (stamp) of being an “MBA”. The management knowledge and skills that a B-school provides are necessary, for sure. However, it does not meet the criteria of sufficiency. There are a million or zill...