Sunday, February 26, 2012

Do a top MBA abroad for a better chance of marrying an Indian tycoon heir

Firstly, let me clarify that this blog post does not imply that people(either male or female) do MBA for the sole purpose(or even an explicit purpose) of finding their life partner. However, it does happen, be it at Indian campuses or foreign campuses. The reason for this blog post is that I'm yet to read/come across any example of an Indian business scion meeting their life partner at an Indian college. Maybe the tough admission standards(only academic merit not your surname/personal attributes/social savviness) are to blame for this, but whatever the reason, India's heirs tend to pursue their post graduation abroad rather than in India. This is anecdotal and not supported by detailed statistics, but rather the best data I have. That said, the below examples are insightful
  1. Nandini Piramal(Stanford Business School 2004-06)-Tim:-Ms Piramal married her Stanford classmate a few years back, and now they are proud parents. He even left Blackstone to join the family firm Piramal Healthcare(this is an example where family managers can be better than even any other 'professional' managers in terms of pedigree.
  2. Aditya Mittal-Megha(Wharton)-They met during the MBA program there, and are now proud parents to 2 daughters.
  3. Vanisha Mittal-Amit Bhatia(Cornell)-One of the most lavish weddings, held in Paris.
  4. Akshata Murthy-Rishi Sunak(Stanford Business School);-Narayan Murthy's daughter met her husband when they were at Stanford.
Maybe I'm making a mountain out of a molehill by connecting non existent dots. But given that many of the Indian families are quite reclusive, the above was the best examples I had. Readers may add examples/counter examples below. 

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