NAVRANG PUZZLE

NAVRANG PUZZLE

 “Navrang Puzzle” as the name suggests it is a cube having 9 different colors on each of the face.. NAVRANG CUBE is a simple playing cube composed of 27 identical cubes of 9 different colors (3 cubes of same color). The cube has hole in 5 sides and a connector in one side so as to hold on the other cube. When seen, it resembles like the Rubic cube but is very different in nature and composition. All the 27 cubes in this can be disassembled. The main motive of this cube is to make a bigger cube with no two same colored cubes in same side of face.

Professor Mandi brought what appeared to be a Rubik’s cube. Later he explained that it is called a Navrang puzzle and one has to get all of its 9 colors on all the six sides. Now, unlike a a Rubik’s cube, this puzzle could be dismantled and re-assembled. 

We spent few desperate moments on the cube, trying to figure out an algorithm to re-assemble the cube in order, but all in vain. Finally, Dr. Mandi solved the puzzle using a 3 step algorithm. He demonstrated the solution of the puzzle by first segregating the blocks in 3 each (each having same color). Thus total nine groups of colors were formed. He then arranged these groups into a cube

Principles of Management

• Each Problem can be solved by systematic thinking
• Each Block represents an entity (Labour, Machine etc) in an organization and is to be assembled in a structured and hierarchical way like the above process, so efficiency is maximum
• Two blocks of the same colour may represent people who don't gel well with each other. And hence while forming a team, a structured approach is necessary

The end - result of all these structures is Unity of Objective. The structures are created in such a manner that every person works to achieve the vision & mission of the organisation.