The Navrang Puzzle

                NAVRANG PUZZLE Decrypted

  I had never seen the NAVRANG Puzzle before. So when Prof.Mandi bought one into class, I must frankly say that I was a little puzzled (pun intended). The basic objective of the Navrang Puzzle (as Sir told us) is to get all 9 colours on all 6 sides.

The Navrang Puzzle

Unlike a standard Rubik's Cube, the Navrang Puzzle can be dismanteled and reassembled. We were challenged to find an algorithm or method to reassemble the Puzzle in order to reach the intended objective. After a few desperately minutes of thinking a few fast thinking Samaritans devised a plan (I was completely lost!!). Unfortunately, the plan didn't work too well.

               But then Prof.Mandi solved the Puzzle in about 2 minutes using an well-defined method. Sir had used a 3-step algorithm. It is here we were introduced to two important concepts: (a) Organizational Structure and (b) Unity of Objective. Before going on further about what happened in class, I believe a short introduction to these ideas are needed.

           An Organizational Structure consists of activities such as task allocation, coordination and supervision, which are directed towards the achievement of organizational aims.An organization can be structured in many 

Unity of Objectives

different ways, depending on their objectives. The structure of an organization will determine the modes in which it operates and performs. This of course leads us to the next idea. Unity of Objectives stands for the philosophy according to which every individual and every process in an organization should aim to fulfil the organization's Objectives and Mission Statement.

                   Now, leaveing the jargon behind, let me continue with my experiences in the class. Prof. Mandi related the above two concepts with the structured solution he had shown for the Navrang Puzzle. Given below is a video of how to solve the Navrang Puzzle:

A video showing how to solve Navrang Puzzle