"I came to IIM Calcutta because I see India as a country which has a chance of becoming the USA of the 21st century” – these are the words of Orr Ben Nathan- a student from Israel who has come to study at IIM Calcutta.  He is enrolled for IIM C’s flagship 2 year PGDM course for the 2008-10 session. These are early signs that elite Indian B-schools are emerging as global B-schools. Orr has had an interesting journey so far. He studied Economics and Accounting from The Tel Aviv University in Israel. After his graduation he served as a paratrooper in the Army for 3 years. “Stint at the army instilled the basic tenets of discipline in me,” he remarked. Later Orr operated his own mutual fund for 30 months which further strengthened his fundamentals of Finance. Orr next travelled all over India and South-east Asia for 3 years and while in India, he developed an emotional attachment with the country. “The world economy of the 21st century will have its epicenter in Asia – and I want to be a part of this growth story”, he says when asked about choosing India over other countries.  http://www.mbauniverse.com/innerPage.php?id=ne&pageId=1254