I came to know about Prof. Bala Balachandran (we also call him Uncle Bala with affection) when I applied for 1 year PGPM program of Great Lakes Institute of Management, a brainchild of Dr. Bala. I became a big fan of him when I read about him on various sources on internet.
Fig: Prof. Bala at Hotel Ramada, Bangalore, on Jan-04-2012
It was my privilege to interact with this Padma Shri awardee at Great Lakes Connect program held at Hotel Ramada, Bangalore, on Jan-04-2012. After the program was over we had informal interaction with Prof. Bala, Prof. Easwar Krishna Iyer and other distinguished speakers around 9:30 pm. Afterwards we had dinner together.
I earnestly requested, "Sir, I am not sure whether I will be able to make it to Great Lakes. But I want a message from you." He was kind to write an inspirational message for me which I have been keeping zealously. The message reads as:
"My dear Satyaranjan, Keep your goals high and make it higher. Set the goals, exceed that and raise the bar. Let God be with you always. Affectionately, Uncle Bala"
Fig: Message from Prof. Bala Balachandran
I could not make it to Great Lake's Chennai campus. But I was fortunate to be selected for Great Lakes's second campus in Gurgaon. It was a pleasure to know that Prof Bala would be teaching 'Managerial Accounting' at Gurgaon campus.
Further Reading on Prof. Bala:
India's most powerful thought leaders
Bala's profile at Kellog School of Management
From Wikipedia
