ASSIGNMENT 3

Management lessons from

Lagaan

1. Think of problems as opportunities

2. Dream big and define the goal
3. Put community before self
4. Be determined in face of opposition
5. Give examples to enhance understanding
6. Make a beginning
7. Small victories are important at the start
8. Building the team
9. Support the team members
10. Lead from the front – never give up
11. Overconfidence destroys
12. Faith in God
13. Make the best of Limited Resources
14. Take the unexpected in your stride
15. It’s all about Team spirit
16. Allocating Roles
17. Train and practice
18. Every individual deserves a second chance in life. If once the trust is broken, learn to
forgive the person instead of cribbing about it because it can help that person to
improve and learn from his mistakes for a better future.

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Management lessons from 3

idiots

1. 3 Idiots - Life’s Learning All Izz Well

2. Never try to be successful , Pursue Excellence
 Success is the by-product of the result
 Excellence always creates Success & it is a process of continual improvement
 Never run after success
 Let it happen automatically in life

3. Freedom to Life- Life is Beautiful

 Don’t die before the actual death
 Live every moment to the fullest as if today is the last day
 Life is gifted to humankind to live
 Live & Live happily towards happiness

4. Passion leads to Excellence

 When your hobby becomes your profession , the passion becomes your profession
 You will be able to lead up to excellence in life
 Satisfaction, Joy, Pleasure & love will be the outcome of the passion Following your
passion for years , you will surely become somebody one day

5. Learning is very simple-Never stop

 Be humble
 Teachers do fail, Learners never fail
 Learning is never complicate or difficult
 Learning is always possible whatever rule you apply

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6. Pressure at Head
 Current education system is developing pressure on students head
 University intelligence is useful & making some impact in the life , but it cannot be at
the cost of life

7. Life is Management of Emotions, Not Optimization of Intelligence. With artificial

intelligence, you can survive & win but you cannot prove yourself genius. Therefore, in this
process genius dies in you.With artificial intelligence, you can survive & win but you cannot
prove yourself genius. Therefore, in this process genius dies in you.
8. Necessity is Mother of Invention. Aamir Khan in this film, 3 idiots, is able to prove in the
film by using vacuum pump at the last moment. Necessity creates pressure and forces you
to invent something or to make it happen or to use your potentiality.

9. Simplicity in Life
 Life is need base never want base. Desires have no ends.
 Simplicity is way of life and Indian culture highly stresses on simple living and high
thinking, and this is the way of life
 Legs down to earth and eyes looking beyond the sky

10. Industrial Leadership

 Dean of the institute in 3 idiots is showing very typical leadership.
 He has his own principles, values and ideology, and he leads the whole institute
accordingly.
 This is an example of current institutional leadership. In the present scenario, most
of the institutes are fixed in a block or thinking

11. Love is Time & Space Free

 Trust your partner
 Love is not time bound and space bound.
 It is well demonstrated in this movie,
 Same love was demonstrated by Krishna and Meera. Love is border free, time free,
unconditional and space free.

12. Importance of Words in Communication

 If communication dies, everything dies.
 Each word has impact and value in communication.
 One word if used wrongly or emphasized wrongly or paused at a wrong place in
communication what effect it creates and how is it affected is demonstrated very
well in this movie.

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13. Mediocrity is Penalized

 Middle class family or average talent or average institute is going to suffer and has to
pay maximum price in the life if they do not upgrade their living standards.
 To be born poor or as an average person is not a crime but to die as an average
person with middle class talent is miserable and if you are unable to optimize your
potentiality and die with unused potentiality then that is your shameful truth.
 One should not die as a mediocre. He/she has to bring out genius inside him/her and
has to use his/her potentiality to the optimum level.

14. Helping others helps you to grow mentally and easily associates you. A lasting
relationship is created by helping others. Help others and foster respect “
Hamaradilbahutdarpokhotahai, issefuslakerakho… Jab bhi koi problem aaye to usskokaho…
AalIzzWell,Chachu,AalIzz Well. Isse problem solve tohnahihoti par usse face karne ki shakti
mil jatihai. Kaamyab Nahi, Kabil Bano, Kaamyabi Jhak MarkeTumharePicheAayegi”

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Management Lessons from the Mahabharata.

Background
• Kauravas: In power for 13 years. Duryodhana has been a benevolent king. There was no
guaranteethat the subjects really miss the Pandavas. Not only do they have the wealth and
power of Hastinapur, but also that of Indraprastha, the kingdom that the Pandavas had
taken such labors to build and which had surpassed the Hastina of old in all degrees. Karna
had gone on a nation-wide conquering quest on behalf of Duryodhana. They are the
national sovereigns. 

• Pandavas: Exiled for 13 years. Have no kingdom. Their main strength both in terms of
political and financial power depends on their friends and relatives: the Panchalas, the
Yadavas, the Magadhas and the Chedis. 

Motivation 

• Kauravas: “Without war, will not concede even a needle-prick’s size of the earth.” -
Duryodhana
 Duryodhana was completely focused on the War. It was his moment of truth. He had
usurped a kingdom, and he meant to keep it. He had resorted to any means, foul or fair to
get the kingdom, which he believed to be rightfully his, and he was in no mood to give it up. 
    
• Pandavas:
 “We fight over a Kingdom, as dogs over a piece of meat.”- Yudhisthira
The Pandavas had been humiliated, their wife insulted, their kingdom taken. But still they
wanted to avoid the War. The three elder Pandavas were against the War. They even went
as far as making an offer that they will stop the War in exchange of 5 villages.

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Result 
              
• War Lasted 18 Days: 10 Days (Bhisma), 3 Days (Drona), 1½  Days (Karna), ½ Day (no
generals), 1 Day (Shalya), 1 Night (Ashwatthama) 
  
• 18th Night of the War: Ashwatthama slaughtered the Pandava camp while they were
sleeping. 

• Prior to that: 
Kaurava deaths: Bhishma, Drona, Karna and his sons, Shalya, Bhagadutta, Bhurisrava,
usharma, Jayadrath, Duhsasana and all of Duryodhana’s brothers, Shakuni and Ulooka.
Pandava deaths: Drupad, Virat and his sons, Abhimanyu, Ghatotkacha.
  

How did the Pandavas Win?

Preparation 
Kauravas: 

• Karna went on a country-wide military mission, subdued the different kingdoms and
acquired wealth. But it meant a loss in terms of both men and money, and creation of new
enemies. 
  
Pandavas:
Though in exile they turned their attention to improving over their weakness 
  
•Arjuna set out on a mission to acquire the Divyastras. 
•Bhima met his brother Hanuman and got a blessing of enhanced strength. 
•Yudhisthira acquired teachings from the various wise Rishis, and also learnt the Game of
Dice from Gandharava Chtrasena, lest he was challenged to yet another dice game. It’s said
that he had become undefeatable in Dice. 
  
Management Lesson: Turn your Weakness into your Strength 
    

Allies 
Kauravas:
Centralized power system. The greatest empire of the time. But not many powerful allies,
except from old relations from far off places like Gandhara (Shakuni), Sindhu (Jayadrath) and
Kambodia (Camboja- Bhagadutt)   

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Pandavas: 
No wealth. No power of their own. But powerful alllies all over India. 
•Panchala through Marriage with Darupadi. 
•Dwarkathrough marriage with Arjuna and Subhadra. 
•Magadh through marriage of Shadeva and Vijaya. 
•Chedi through marriage of Nakula and Karenmayi. 
•Kasithrogh marriage of Bhima and Balandhara. 
•Kekayathrogh marriage of Yudhisthira and Devika. 
•Matsyathrogh marriage of Abhimanyu and Uttara. 
•The Rakshasas through marriage of Bhima and Hidimba. 
•The Nagas through marriage of Arjuna and Uloopi. 
  
Management Lesson: Make Powerful Allies 
Leadership 

Kauravas:
Centralized leadership. One Head of Army at a time, who has supreme authority of 11
Akshouhini’s of the army. Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Shalya and Ashwatthama, in order of
succession.
  
Pandavas:
Distributed leadership.Seven commanders for the seven divisons (1 man commands an
Akshouhini each). 
  
•Virat (King of Matsya) 
•Drupad (King of Pancala)
•Sahadeva(King of Magadha) 
•Dhrshtaketu (King of Chedi) 
•Satyaki (Only warrior from Dwarka) 
•Shikhandi (Prince of Panchala) 
  
Dhrshtadyumna – Commander in Chief
Arjuna –Supreme Commander And, Lord Sri Krishna – Arjuna’s Charioteer and Counselor. 

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Management Lesson: Share your responsibilities

  
Team Spirit 
Kauravas: No team spirit. They all fought their individual wars. 

•Bhishma: For his Vow to protect the throne Hastinapur. 

•Drona and Kripa: They owed allegiance to the throne. 
•Shalya: Simply cheated by Duryodhana to be there. Was originally a Pandava ally. 
•Karna: To prove his mantle against Arjuna. Friendship for Duryodhana. 
  
They didn’t get on well with each other.
•Bhishma and Karna. 
•Bhisma and Shakuni. 
•Karna and Shakuni. 
•Karna and Shalya.
•Shalya and Bhishma. 

It was like bees, hornets and mosquitoes put together in a jar. 

  
Pandavas:
One Team, One Goal. As men, they all had huge respect for Krishna and Yudhisthira. While
as warriors they were in complete awe of Bhima and Arjuna. Most of them were close
relatives – cousins, brother-in-laws, and father-in-laws. More than that, they all were part of
the decision-making process. It was their “common” war. 
  
Management Lesson: Teamwork succeeds where Individual effort fails. 
 
Individual Motives 
Kauravas: Except for Duryodhana nobody wanted the War. All the four main generals had
strong ties with the Pandavas. 
•Bhishma (grandchildren) – Would kill a thousand soldiers each day but won’t kill the
Pandavas. 
•Drona (students) – Won’t kill the Pandavas. Would only capture them. 
• Shalya (Nakula-Shadeva’s maternal uncle): Loved the Pandavas and covertly helped them
by humiliating Karna 
• Karna (brother to the Pandavas): Promised not to kill any of the other Pandavas except for
Arjuna. 

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A Team of Traitors. 

Pandavas:
Common goal. But the individuals had their individual targets. They had their own agenda,
which happened to become one with the teams’ agenda. 
•Dhratsadyumna: Drona. 
•Shikhandi: Bhisma. 
•Satayaki – Bhurisravas. 
•Arjuna – Karna. 
•Bhima – Duryodhana and his brothers. 
•Sahadeva – Shakuni and his sons. 
•Nakula –Karna’s sons. 
  
Management Lesson: The right team is made by selecting the right individuals. Get the
right person for the right job. 
  
  
Empowerment of Women 
  
Kauravas: Patriarchal structure. Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Dhratarashtra, Vidur, Shakuni,
Duryodhana, Karna, Duhsasana. No women in the decision-making process. Gandhari
retreated to the Inner Chambers. Nobody listened to her. 
Pandavas : Matriarchal Structure. 
•Kunti was the authority supreme for the Pandavas. 
“Whatever my mother says is Dharma to me” - Yudhisthira. 
• Draupadi was a companion in whatever the Pandavas did. She had a big role in all the
decision-making. Without her the Pandavas would have most probably retired to the
forests. • Even the younger Pandavas, Ghatotkach, Abhimanyu and Iravan were brought up
by their mothers. So the female influence was huge. 
  
Management Lesson: Women = Better Half. Any team which doesn’t have women is
unbalanced. The Masculine traits of Aggression and Dominance should be balanced by the
Feminine traits of Harmony and Sustenance. 

Commitment 
  
Kauravas:

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As already said, the ‘Big 4’ had a big emotional attachment with the 5 Pandavas. Looking
further on their commitment: 
  
• Bhisma himself gave away the secret of how to kill him to the Pandavas. He prolonged the
War by killing only inconsequensual soldiers. He did not fight a warrior like Shikhandi
because of his personal bias. 
• Drona too indirectly gave away his secret, by saying he was invulnerable as long as he held
a weapon. Moreover he abandoned weapons as soon as he knew his son had died. 
• Karna did not kill Yudhisthira and Bhima when he got the chance. He gave away his Kavach
and Kundala prior to his War. Karna fled innumerous times from the War when he was hurt.
He didn’t save Duhsasana when Bhima was killing him. 
•Shalya kept on insulting Karna while in Battle. 

 
Pandavas:

Let’s look at their commitment:

• Abhimanyu, just 16 years old. Ventured beyond enemy lines alone. This was clearly a
suicide mission but he still went in and took a great part of the Kaurava army down with
him. It took the combined effort of 7 Maharathis to take him down. 
•Ghatotkach, even in death took with him almost half the Kaurava army. 
• Yudhisthira, he knew he couldn’t face Karna in War, but still went in to set an example.
Yudhisthira didn’t hesitate to tell a lie or a twisted truth when faced with the decision of
whether to stick to his personal integrity or welfare of the team. • Krishna took up arms
twice and almost entered the War, in spite of his promise, only to be stopped by 
Arjuna. 
  
Management Lessons: The interests of the Individual should never exceed the Team
interest. The best person for a Job is not the one with the best capabilities but one  
with the greatest commitment. 
  
The Roots 
  Kauravas:
Princes brought up in the comfort of the Royal Palace, matured on romanticized ideals of
Power, Fame, Courage and Valour. No experience of ground reality. 

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Pandavas: 

•Spent the greater part of their lives in Poverty. Childhood in the Himalayan foothills among
Rishis.Spent one year of their exile among the poor people of Kuru-Panchala. 12 years of
Vanvas and 1 year of Agyatvas. 
• Experienced with the ground reality. Contact with people from various strata of the
society. Sannyasis (celibate monks), Acharyas (Householders, teachers), poor Brahmins,
lower-class Potters. 
• Different races of people. Rakshasas, Gandharavas, Apsaras, Nagas. People from different
regions Uttarkuru, Bengal etc. • Sense of Sharing.A Sense of Brotherhood. 
  
Management Lessons: Know ground realities. Know different ideologies. Share. 
Right Managers 
    
Krishna: The Greatest Crisis Manager the world has seen. 
  
Yudhisthira: Low-key strategist.   
• On the first day of the War, he played a Master game. He went over to the Enemy side to
seek blessings from Elders. In reality he made a covert deal with them, wherein all of them
agreed to help him and unfolded the secrets of defeating them. 
• While coming back, he took a calculated risk. He made an offer to all the assembled
people to change sides if they wanted to. He knew well of the lack of cohesiveness among
the Kauravas. Yuyutsu, son of Dhrtarashtra crossed over to the Pandavas. This exposed the
Kauravas’ weakness for all to see. 

Management Lessons: Know your enemies weaknesses and exploit them. 

Take Calculated risks. Inspire, invigorate, counsel your own team in moments of need. 
  
  
Submitted by: SIDDHARTH S PATKAR
Roll No:46
Div: B

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