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 Howrah station and the first day at IIM Calcutta
• Academic culture of MIT vs. IIM Calcutta: the “de-vocationalisement” of management culture at MIT; how using case studies developed at IIM Calcutta and Ahmedabad.
• The Indian industrial environment; the assault against the public sector in the late 1960s
• Professors at IIM Calcutta; the computers; IIM Calcutta and “Indian-ness”
• The political movement in Calcutta in the late 1960ss; being an election worker; the effect of the violence on IIM Calcutta students
• First job after graduating from IIM Calcutta; working at Rediffusion; creating new organizational structures at work; hiring practices.

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Amitava Bose’s Office, IIM Calcutta, JokaInterview Date: 2nd August 2011

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 environment, challenges and impact on work.
• Working with Mother Teresa’s home; Impressions of Calcutta.
• Coming together of various architects.
• Architecture of IIM-C; Increasing its visual appeal.
• Dissolving hiearchial boundaries; Enduring image of IIM-C.

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 the Navy; Armament department; Socialism.
• Independence in Bombay.
• Conclusion of Naval career; Transfers to Delhi and London .
• Merchant Navy; posting to Hindustan Steel (Bhilai Steel Plant) .
• Attending Pittsburgh Graduate School of Business.
• Flying in Bhilai; General Managership at Alloy Steel Plant, Durgapur .
• Union problems at Alloy Steel.
• Interactions with K. T. Chandy; Director Commercial of Steel; offer to join IIM-C.

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 and IIM-C; Changes at IIM-C
• Context of joining; Role as a director

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; starting Rediffusion
• Hiring from IIMs; the impact of IIM learnings on the creative industry in India
• The modern management school; ongoing relationships with IIM Calcutta alumni.
• Entrepreneurship in India; becoming Chairman of the Board at IIM Calcutta; the evolution of how the Chairman is chosen at IIM Calcutta.
• Institution-building activities; curriculum reform
• Decision-making in Calcutta; leadership and institutional alignment
• Administrative staff and administration in IIM Calcutta
• The culture of IIM Calcutta; evolving intra-IIM collaboration and integration

Interviewed by: Indira ChowdhuryInterview Place: Amitava Bose’s Office, IIM Calcutta, JokaInterview Date: 4th August 2011Table of Contents:

• Typical day at IIM-C, Emerald Bower and Naxalbari movement.
• Faculty offices, Emerald Bower and other structures; lack of journals.
• Advanced management programme and shifting of IIM-C from Emerald Bower to Joka campus.
• Change of Directors, problems faced during campus construction; Professor Sengupta, his exit and the ensuing leadership crisis.
• Academic clustering and group.
• Transition from high government funding to no government funding, cost-cutting.
• Postgraduate Programme for Executives (PGPEX) and other program.
• Change in funding, liberalization policy and changes in curriculum, faculty improvement; precedents in other institutes of management.

Interviewed by: Aliyeh RizviInterview Place: CCBA Office, PuneInterview Date: 3rd October 2012

 Table of Contents:

• Family background and early life.
• Fulbright Scholarship; Coming to India.
• Remembering Mr Doshi and Kamala Choudhury.
• New environment, challenges and impact on work.
• Working with Mother Teresa’s home; Impressions of Calcutta.
• Coming together of various architects.
• Architecture of IIM-C; Increasing its visual appeal.
• Dissolving hiearchial boundaries; Enduring image of IIM-C.

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 Directorship of IIM-C by Nitish De; Unions at IIM-C.
• Student placements, changes in admission criteria.
• IIM-C and political events, involvement of students.
• Changing curriculum, regrouping of faculty; management education.
• Institution building; context of leaving IIM-C; T-Group experience.
• Differences between IIM-A and IIM-C, disciplining and teaching.
• Being called Professor, relation between govt. of West Bengal and IIM-C, studies on sick industries; and joining the Planning Commission.
• Image of IIM-C, culture at IIM-C, lack of architectural coherence.

• Involvement with administration, becoming Convener of the Internal Personnel Committee, Faculty Convener and Director; Long Duration Programmes.
• Setting policy of IIM-C, influence of IIM-A; changes brought about as Director, new mode of funding.
• Architecture for auditorium, responsibilities of a Director, IIM administration training, interference of the ministry.
• Fee cut controversy and aspirations for the institution.

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 newly-dug out lake and the first buildings.
• The floods of June 1978: the academic block becomes a shelter.
• Violent politics on the street in the early 1970s: A view from Emerald Bower.
• Tenure as an administrative officer: roles and responsibilities.
• Memories of faculty members Baumgartel, Glenn Decamp, N. Krishnamurthy, And Chandy.
• The challenges of being in personnel department.
• Lasting ties and memories of the institute in retirement.