<ul><li>Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder of Naukri.com, shared his thoughts on convocation speeches and emphasized the importance of speeches that challenge and provoke the audience.</li><li>He recalled Dr. Verghese Kurien's speech at his own convocation ceremony at IIM-A, which was filled with bluntness, sarcasm, and condescension.</li><li>Dr. Kurien taunted the graduating class, referring to IIMA as the "Indian Institute of Management for Shampoo Salesmen" and management institutes as "training schools for shampoo salesmen."</li><li>Bikhchandani acknowledged the lasting impact of Dr. Kurien's speech on him and his classmates, noting that the class of 1989 produced the highest number of entrepreneurs in IIM-A's history.</li></ul>

When IIM graduates were called 'shampoo salesmen' by Amul boss Dr Verghese Kurien

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