Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · 2024 – 2026
Life at Christ University
Two years that turned a quiet introvert from Karur into someone who could walk into any room, start any conversation, and build something real.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · 2024 – 2026
Two years that turned a quiet introvert from Karur into someone who could walk into any room, start any conversation, and build something real.
The Transformation
When I arrived at Christ University from Karur, I was quiet. I kept to myself. I would observe before I spoke, and most of the time, I didn't speak at all.
Christ changed that. The MBA in Lean Operations pushed me into group projects, presentations, event organisation, and rooms full of people from every corner of India. I had no choice but to come out of my shell — and once I did, I never went back.
I started talking to people I would never have approached before. I built connections I still rely on today. I discovered that the difference between an introvert and a leader is usually just one decision — the decision to show up.
Outbound Training · July 2024
The Outbound Training at Ramanagar was my first time spending real time with my classmates outside the classroom. For a former introvert, it was everything.
I used it as a deliberate exercise in reading people. Away from formal settings, everyone's true personality emerges — who leads, who follows, who thrives under pressure, who shuts down. I observed all of it carefully, because I knew these were the people I would be building group projects with for the next two years.
That trip gave me something no classroom could: a map of my cohort. I understood who to pair with for what, how to navigate conflict before it started, and how to get the best out of the people around me.
School of Business & Management · My Birthday
Back to School is a cross-school event jointly conducted by the School of Business and Management and other schools at Christ University. Each class sends representatives who are given a theme, then must write and perform a short musical drama or play in front of a live audience and judges.
Our class participated. We didn't win — but that wasn't the point. Preparing a performance with people I had only recently met forced something no classroom activity could: I had to truly understand who my classmates were. How they think under creative pressure. Who steps up, who hangs back, who improvises, who over-plans. That is information you cannot get from a group project.
And it all happened on my birthday. Sharing that day — rehearsals, nerves, laughter, the stage — with a room full of people who were quickly becoming something more than classmates made it one of the most unexpectedly meaningful days of my time at Christ.
Basha Utsav — Ethnic Day
Christ University is not just a university — it is a small India. Students arrive from every state, every language, every tradition. Basha Utsav, the annual ethnic cultural day, is where all of that diversity becomes visible at once.
I represented South India — in traditional attire, with our food, our music, our language. But more than representing, I spent the day learning. I sat with students from the Northeast, from Bengal, from Rajasthan, and understood for the first time how differently people think, celebrate, and build community.
The ability to connect across culture, to find common ground with someone completely different from you — that is a leadership skill. Basha Utsav gave it to me in a single afternoon.
Pioneer Club
Pioneer Club is where theory met reality. I joined from the very first event — Curtain Raiser — and worked through stage setup, logistics, promotions, and execution. Every event was a live case study in operations and marketing. It sparked my genuine interest in media and digital marketing.
Behind the Scenes
The BTS footage from a promo video I directed for one of Pioneer Club's flagship events. The shoot that sparked my real interest in media, content, and digital marketing.
Chrizellenz → Ushus
Chrizellenz 2024 is Christ University's flagship Business Analytics Competition. I entered as a participant with my team — the Dawgs — and we placed 3rd with our data-driven strategy presentation.
That result earned me an invitation to join the Ushus 2024 organising team. Ushus is Christ University's national-level cultural and management festival — one of the biggest student-run events in South India. Going from competitor to organiser in the same year showed me what progression looks like when you put in the work.
The Curriculum
Lean Operations — the discipline of eliminating waste, designing efficient systems, and measuring what matters. This directly shapes how I run production at RR Hevirex Coach Builders every day.
Marketing — I understood for the first time how to build a brand, communicate value, and think from a customer's perspective. That thinking feeds into myThrivehood and every piece of content I create.
Financial costing — enough to read, understand, and manage the accounting documentation of a manufacturing business. I came in not knowing a balance sheet. I left knowing how to use one to make decisions.
Community & Events
Beyond the curriculum — theatre workshops, community volunteering, cultural events, and the people who made Christ feel like home.
The People Who Made It
