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Transcription : Interview with Ashok Mitra (22 June 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Ashok Mitra’s residence KolkataInterview Date: 22nd June 2011 Table of contents:• Time at Economic Development Institute, Washington, meeting with K.T.Chandy, arrival in Calcutta, meeting with Tom Hill…
Transcription : Interview with Dr. Paul Shrivastava (November 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Tata Hall, IIM-C, KolkataInterview Date: 15th November 2011Table of contents:• Choosing IIM-C: an alternative to engineering.• First impressions, making friends, Beatles in the common room, teachers.•…
Transcription : Interview with Dinesh Varma, Chief Administrator Officer, 2011 (November 2011)

Interviewed by: Kaushiki BoseInterview place: R. Vaidyanathan’s office in IIM BangaloreInterview Date: 14th November 2011Table of contents:• Introduction; job background.• Soft skills training of administrative staff; transformation of the campus.•…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. R. Vaidyanathan (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: R. Vaidyanathan’s office in IIM BangaloreInterview Date: 6th February 2012Table of contents:• Family and educational Background; Coming to Calcutta; Joining ISI.• Naxal movement; Bangladesh’s…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Sanjeev Vaidya (June 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Computer Science Department, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 29th June 2012Table of contents:• Family background and education.• Studying at IIT; Joining IIM-C; Prior impressions of IIM-C.• First…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Glen Urban (May 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Glen’s Office, Cambridge, MITInterview Date: 18th May 2011Table of contents:• Years spent in IIM-C; permission.• Context of joining IIM-C as a young professor.• First impressions of India; classrooms;…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. B. N. Srivastava (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: B. N. Srivastava’s Office, IIM-Calcutta, KolkataInterview Date: 17th February 2012Table of contents:• Family background; Interest in psychology.• Job offers; Joining IIM-C; Colleagues.• Changes in…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Bani Kumar Sinha (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Calcutta Business School, KolkataInterview Date: 17th February 2012Table of contents:• Childhood.• Family Background and initial Education.• Delhi University; Recollections of Professors. • Journey to…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Anup Sinha (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Anup Sinha’s Office, KolkataInterview Date: 16th February 2012Table of contents:• Family background and childhood.• Growing up in a political household; The Naxalite movement.• Dislike for organized…
Transcription : Interview with Malabika Shaw, 7th Batch, 1970-72 (November 2011)

Interviewed by: Kaushiki BoseInterview place: IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 14th November 2011Table of contents:• Early education; Joining IIM-C.• Women in IIM-C; Family support.• Behavioural Sciences; The social, political and cultural scene of West…
Transcription : Interview with Annapurna Shaw (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Professor Sen’s Office, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 21st February 2012Table of contents:• Educational background prior to joining IIM-C; research methods during Master’s degree.• The environment around…
Transcription : Interview with Ashok Sengupta (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Shreyasi ThyagarajanInterview place: KolkattaInterview Date: February 2012Table of contents:• Early years and how he ultimately joint IIM-C.• Early experiences (working with different bosses).• Moving from Emerald Bower, challenges.•…
Transcription : Interview with Puroshottam Sen (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Puroshottam Sen’s Office at IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 20th February 2012Table of contents:• Childhood; early education.• St. Edmund’s, Shillong; BITS Pilani.• Coming to IIMC, thesis topic, informal…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Pradyot Sen (January 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Hazra Road, KolkataInterview Date: 16th January 2012Table of contents:• Early education and the journey to IIM-C.• Comparing IIM-C and IIM-A.• Being an IITian at IIM-C.• Women at IIM-C.• Exceptional…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Anindya Sen (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Professor Sen’s Office, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 23rd February 2012Table of contents:• Educational background; first job at IGIDR.• Joining IIM Calcutta.• The uniqueness of IIMs and IIM Calcutta.•…
Transcription : Interview with Ranjit Sau (January 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Ranjit Sau’s home in KolkataInterview Date: 16th January 2012Table of contents:• Family Background; Early education.• First job; PhD in America.• Starting a village school; Joining IIM-C.• First…
Transcription : Interview with Tapas Sarkar (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Tapas Sarkar’s House in KolkataInterview Date: 22th February 2012Table of contents:• Family and Educational Background.• Joining IIM-C.; First Impressions.• ‘Jute Project’; Interaction with MIT’s…
Transcription : Interview with Dr. Runa Sarkar (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Prof. Biswatosh Saha office, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 28th February 2012Table of contents:• Educational background; Working at Tata Corp.• First impressions and experiences at IIM-C.• FP program;…
Transcription : Interview with Ravi Santhanam (August 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Bishop GardenInterview Date: 20th August 2011Table of contents:• Remembering IIM-C’s first batch; Context of interaction with them.• Context of joining IIM-C; The entrance test and expectations from…
Transcription : Interview with Mihir Saha (November 2011)

Interviewed by: Sarmistha Dutta GuptaInterview place: IIM Calcutta, JokaInterview Date: 14th November 2011Table of contents:• Family background and early life.• Early education; Siblings.• Working with the Naxalites and Congress.• Setting up a shop…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Biswatosh Saha (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Prof. Biswatosh Saha office, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 20th February 2012Table of contents:• Importance and influence of session with Bernard de Mellow.• Thesis on foreign investments in the 90s,…
Transcription : Interview with Sudas Roy (August 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Director’s visiting room, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 5th August 2011Table of contents:• Family background and early education.• Influences on educational aspirations.• Profile of IIMC batch.•…
Transcription : Interview with Sougata Ray (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Sougata Ray’s office, IIMC, KolkataInterview Date: 16th and 17th February 2012Table of contents:First Interview:• Early life; Growing up in a rural environment.• Educational Background.• Working with…
Transcription : Interview with Ram Manohar Reddy (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: EPW Office, MumbaiInterview Date: 8th February 2012Table of contents:• Family and educational background.• Entrance tests and interviews at the IIM’s.• Interest in economics.• Political atmosphere; The…
Transcription : Interview with Alok Ray (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Sreyashi KarInterview place: Heritage Institute of Technology, KolkataInterview Date: 20th February 2012Table of contents:• Early years; educational background; joining IIM Calcutta in 1974.• Campus of Emerald Bower; professors at IIM…
Transcription : Interview with C. V. Ramanathan (August 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Prithvi Avenue, ChennaiInterview Date: 28th August 2011Table of contents:• Early education and the journey to IIM-C.• The struggle to stay at IIM-C.• Professors at IIM-C.• Indo-Pak war.• Westernisation…
Transcription : Interview with William Pound and Gary Bergstrom (May2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: William Pound’s Office, MITInterview Date: 19th May 2011Table of contents:• Introductions; coming from MIT Sloan to India in 1964 (Pounds); research interests in IIM Calcutta (Bergstrom).• Doing…
Transcription : Interview with Dr. M. G. Parameswaran (November 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: IIM Calcutta, JokaInterview Date: 15th November 2011Table of contents:• Origins of the name “Ambi”; educational background prior to IIM; the Emergency period; context of joining IIM-C.• Political…
Transcription : Interview with Krishna Palepu (May 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Massachusetts, USAInterview Date: 17th May 2011Table of contents:• Peer-learning in the IIM-C dorms.• Family and the freedom to make educational choices.• Getting into IIM-C.• The first day at IIM-C.•…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Michael Scott Morton, Professor of MIT (May 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Michael Scott Morton’s office, BostonInterview Date: 19th May 2012Table of contents:• Time spent in India; Early life.• Research in Information Systems.• First day at IIM-C; Faculty of IIM-C.•…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. David Montgomery, Professor Emeritus, Marketing (May 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterviewed: over the phoneInterview Date: 13th May 2011Table of contents:• Background; experience at MIT prior to joining IIM-C.• Published work; research interests prior to joining IIM-C.• Perception of Sloan…
Transcription : Interview with Gopal Mondal (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: IIM Calcutta, KolkataInterview Date: 17th February 2012Table of contents:• Cultivation activities prior to IIM-C campus; participation in construction.• Land acquisition; Nehru’s death; interview with…
Transcription : Interview with Mritiunjoy Mohanty, IIMC Board Member, 2011-13 (June 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Mritiunjoy Mohanty’s Residence, KolkataInterview Date: 28th June 2012Table of contents:• Education and Journey to IIM-C, Rationale for joining.• Diversity in IIM-C.• Salient features of IIM-C (as…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Subrata Mitra (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Mahua BishtInterview place: Subrata Mitra’s office, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 21st February 2012Table of contents:• Family and Educational Background; Joining IIM-C.• Curriculum; Culture on campus.• Interest in Operations…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Prashant Mishra (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Sharmistha DuttaInterview place: Prashant Mishra’s Office, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 22nd February 2012Table of contents:• Family Background.• Joining IIM-C; First memories; Cultural atmosphere at IIM-C.• Descions and changes at…
Transcription : Interview with Dilip Lahiri (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Professor Dilip Lahiri’s Residence, KankurgachiInterview Date: 18th February 2012Table of contents:• Introduction; Background; Education .• Receiving the UGC scholarship; joining IIM-C and faculty…
Transcription : Interview with Binod Kumar (April 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 3rd April 2012Table of contents:• Family background and introduction to Psychology.• Education and Masters Dissertation.• Job and Fulbright Scholarship.• Howard Baumgartel.•…
Transcription : Interview with Sushil Khanna (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Sushil Khanna’s house, Vivekananda Park, KolkataInterview Date: 17th February 2012Table of contents:• Family and educational background; Joining IIM-C.• First days at Emerald Bower; Structure of…
Transcription : Interview with Prem Shankar Jha (September 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Prem Shankar Jha’s home, Golf Links, New DelhiInterview Date: 14th September 2011Table of contents:• Context of joining IIM-C; Political turmoil; Faculty meeting.• Issues with students and faculty at…
Transcription : Interview with Susanta Ghosh (June 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Susanta Ghosh’s Lake Terrace Office, KolkataInterview Date: 20th June 2011Table of contents:• Journey to IIM-C.• Furnishing IIM-C, Joka.• Ford Foundation funding for the library.• Move to Joka.•…
Transcription : Interview with Ranjan Ghosh (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Swati SenguptaInterview place: IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: February 2012Table of contents:• Family Background and education.• Studying at Stanford and Columbia.• Return to India; Joining IIM-Bangalore.• Joining IIM-C; Learning…
Transcription : Interview with Arun Ghosh (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Sharmistha Dutta GuptaInterview place: KolkataInterview Date: 22nd February 2012Table of contents:• Family Background; independence; Gandhi’s assassination.• Working as a “viewer”; working for the library.• Work at the Provident Fund…
Transcription : Interview with Dr. Rafiq Dossani, 11th Batch, 1974-76 (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 23rd February 2012Table of contents:• Context of joining IIM-C.• Style of teaching at IIM-C.• Establishing networks.• PhD in Finance; Diversity and culture of IIM-C.•…
Transcription : Interview with Ashok Dhareshwar (May 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: BangaloreInterview Date: 2nd May 2012Table of contents:• Educational background and prior work experience.• Coming to IIM, interview and decision to come.• First impressions, people, music .•…
Transcription : Interview with Barun De (August 2011 and January 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: KolkataInterview Date: 3rd August 2011 and 17th January 2012Table of contents:Interview One• Family background; Education; Return from Oxford.• Teaching at Presidency College; Joining IIM-C.• Teaching…
Transcription : Interview with Ishwar Dayal (September 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Ishwar’s House, New DelhiInterview Date: 7th September 2011Table of contents:• Educational and family background• Berkeley, Columbia and New York University; and entry into Clinical Psychology•…
Transcription : Interview with Ranjan Das (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Mahua BishtInterview: Over the phoneInterview Date: 20th February 2012Table of contents:• Introduction.• Early life; family.• Education.• Early years at work; move from fundamental science to Ph.D in management.• Switch from different…
Transcription : Interview with Raghabendra Chattopadhyay (November 2011)

Interviewed by: Sharmishtha Dutta-GuptaInterview place: IIM-C, KolkataInterview Date: 16th November 2011Table of contents:• Early life; Bibhuti Bhushan Chattopadhyay; association with music.• Education and the Air Force Dream.• Participation in the…
Transcription : Interview with Gourango Chattopadhyay (January 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Professor Chattopadhyay’s house, KolkataInterview Date: 14th January 2012Table of contents:• Family Background and early life• Education; Initial work• Joining IIM-C• First memories of Emerald Bower;…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Nirmal Chandra (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Nirmal Chandra’s Office, CalcuttaInterview Date: 17th February 2012Table of contents:• Family background and education; Marxist influences• Political climate; PhD; Culture of LSE• Context of joining…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Sitangshu Chakraborty (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Sitangshu Chakraborty’s Office, KolkataInterview Date: 22nd February 2012Table of contents:• Family background and education; PhD from Liverpool.• First impressions of Emerald Bower; Colleagues.• MIT’s…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. Dipesh Chakrabarty (November 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Raghab Chattopadhyay’s Room at IIM-CInterview Date: 15th November 2011Table of contents:• Educational background: BSc. in Physics; involvement in Naxalite movement• Disillusionment and questioning of…
Transcription : Interview with Prof. B. B. Chakrabarty (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Shreyasi KarInterview place: IIM-CalcuttaInterview Date: 17th February 2012Table of contents:• Family Background and education• First impressions of IIM-C; Living at IIM-C• Campus life; Anecdotes from the past• Joining Finance•…
Transcription : Interview with Amitava Bose (August 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Amitava Bose’s Office, IIM Calcutta, JokaInterview Date: 2nd, 4thand 7th August 2011 Table of contents:Interview 1 Models for setting up new universities. Family background, early education and…
Transcription: Interview with Leena Chatterjee (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Mahua BishtInterview Place: IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 21st February 2012Table of Contents:• Family, Childhood, and Educational choices• Wanting to Teach: Job hunting • Entering IIMC and causing ripples: Colleagues and Mentors •…
Transcription: 2nd Interview with Ajit Balakrishnan (October 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Reddiff Office,MumbaiInterview Date: 12th October 2011 Table of Content: Worldwide social protests in the late 1960s; “Boxwallah” companies in India The pre-industry era in India; working at MCM;…
Transcription: 2nd Interview with Hiten Bhaya (September 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Vasanth Kunj, DelhiInterview Date: 8th September 2011 Table of Contents: Context of joining IIM-C, job at Patna College; Royal Indian Navy; becoming chairman of Hindustan Steel . Offered…
Transcription: 1st Interview with Ajit Balakrishnan (September 2011)

Interviewed by : Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place : Taj West End,BangaloreInterview date: 17th September 2011 Table of Contents: Family background; aspirations of playing professional football; educational background prior to IIM Recalling…
Transcription: 2nd Interview with Shekhar Chaudhuri (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Director’s office, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 21st February 2012 Table of contents: Applying management principles; Bringing changes ‘Retreat’ Political and ideological divisions; Government…
Transcription: 1st Interview with Shekhar Chaudhuri (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Director’s office, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 20th February 2012 Table of contents: Educational Background Joining IIM-A; Professors at IIM-A; Teaching methodology Differences between IIM-A…
Transcription: Interview with Subir Chowdhury (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview place: Subir Chowdhury’s home, KolkataInterview Date: 20th February 2012Table of contents: Family and educational background IIT Kharagpur; PhD at Manchester; Joining ICI Teaching at IIM-C; Emerald…
Transcription: Interview with P. K. Basu (November 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Tata Hall, IIM Calcutta, KolkataInterview Date: 15th November 2011 Table of Contents: Context of joining IIM (sent for by Prime Minister); educational background. Managerial experience; management…
Transcription: Interview with Kamini Adhikari (June 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Kamini Adhikari’s house, CalcuttaInterview Date: 22nd June 2011 Table of Contents: Family background, education and marriage. Coming to IIM-C; Early IIM-C environment and setup Individuals and…
Transcription: Interview with Sujit Basu (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: CalcuttaInterview Date: 21st February 2012 Table of Contents: Background, education and marriage. On heading management institute set up by Indian Army. Experience of teaching at IIM…
Transcription: Interview with Swati Bhattacharya (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Library, IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 16th February 2012 Table of Contents: Educational background and family. Joining IIM Calcutta. Challenges faced in IIM Calcutta. Functioning of the library…
Transcription: Interview with Debashish Bhattacherjee (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira Chowdhury and Mahua BishtInterview Place: IIM CalcuttaInterview Date: 21st February 2012 Table of Contents: Introduction; Background. TIFR, pressure of taking up science; studying Economics. Ds at University of Illinois;…
Transcription: Interview with Sabyasachi Bhattacharya (February 2012)

Interviewed by:Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Sabyasachi Bhattacharya’s Residence, KolkataInterview Date: 22nd February 2012 Table of Contents: Educational background and research projects. Involvement with IIM Calcutta. Work in Chicago; IIM…
Transcription: 1st Interview with Christopher Benninger (August 2012)

Interviewed by: Aliyeh RizviInterview Place: CCBA Office, PuneInterview Date: 20th August 2012 Table of Contents: Family background and early life. Fulbright Scholarship; Coming to India. Remembering Mr Doshi and Kamala Choudhury. New…
Transcription: Interview with Animesh Basu (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Swathi SenguptaInterview Place: Mr. Basu's residence, KolkataInterview Date: February 2012 Table of Contents: Joining IIMC as a stenographer. Handling day-to-day affairs for the EDP office. Memories of the move to Joka: a…
Transcription: Interview with Nikhil Barat (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Subir Chowdhury’s house, Garcha Road, KolkataInterview Date: 24th February 2012 Table of Contents: Family and Educational Background. World War II and Calcutta. Joining Tata Industrial…
Transcription: Interview with Ashok Banerjee (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Indian Institute of Management CalcuttaInterview Date: 23rd February 2012 Table of Contents: Educational Background; Interest in teaching The CA institute vs. the IIM system; Flexibility at…
Transcription: Interview with Mrityunjay Athreya (March 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Mrityunjay Athreya’s house, New DelhiInterview date: 12th March 2012 Table of Contents: Family background and education Learning stenography and typing; Initial work experience Studying at…
Transcription: Interview with Amitava Bagchi (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira Chowdhury Interview Place: Heritage Institute of TechnologyInterview date: 22nd February 2012 Table of Contents: Family and educational background. Teaching in IIT; Context of joining IIM-C; Move to Joka. PGDCM courses;…
Transcription: Interview with Geeta Athreya (March 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Chittaranjan Park, New DelhiInterview date: 12th March 2012Table of Contents: Introduction Family; Early education Bachelors; Masters; and getting into IIMC Getting to Calcutta Earliest memories…
Transcription: Interview with Biju Paul Abraham (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Swati SenguptaInterview Place: IIM CalcuttaInterview date: February 2012 Table of Contents: Introduction; Context of joining IIMC General environment at IIMC Changes after liberalisation; pressures to professionalise management…
Transcription: 1st Interview with Hiten Bhaya (September 2011)

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Vasanth Kunj, DelhiInterview Date: 7th September 2011 Table of Contents: Education; Bihar Earthquake; Quit India Movement. C. Joshi; politics and political inclinations; move to Bombay. Joining…
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