| 1299 | Transcription : Interview with Prof. Prashant Mishra (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 IIM-C.• Changes in faculty-student relationships.• Being both a teaching member and the PGP Chairman.• Evolution of the course over the years.• Traditions and unique experiences at IIM-C.• IIM-C’s campus ;Personal life and hobbies.• Final reflections of IIM-C. [show more] |
Description: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 IIM-C.• Changes in faculty-student relationships.• Being both a teaching member and the PGP Chairman.• Evolution of the course over the years.• Traditions and unique experiences at IIM-C.• IIM-C’s campus ;Personal life and hobbies.• Final reflections of IIM-C. [show more]
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| 1330 | Transcription : Interview with Prof. R. Vaidyanathan (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 liberation; Political atmosphere.• Interaction with IIM-C’s students; Joining IIM-C’s fellowship.• Structure of the PhD program; Comparison with IIM-A.• Culture of IIM-C; The IIT backgrounds of students who join.• Joining IIM-C as a faculty member; Grouping within the institution.• Recollecting projects; Nature of the business environment.• Leaving Calcutta; The effect of the Emergency; The Naxal movement.• Life in Calcutta.• IIM-C’s impact.• Differences between IIM-C and IIM-B; Bangalore as a city. [show more] |
Description: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 liberation; Political atmosphere.• Interaction with IIM-C’s students; Joining IIM-C’s fellowship.• Structure of the PhD program; Comparison with IIM-A.• Culture of IIM-C; The IIT backgrounds of students who join.• Joining IIM-C as a faculty member; Grouping within the institution.• Recollecting projects; Nature of the business environment.• Leaving Calcutta; The effect of the Emergency; The Naxal movement.• Life in Calcutta.• IIM-C’s impact.• Differences between IIM-C and IIM-B; Bangalore as a city. [show more]
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| 1329 | Transcription : Interview with Prof. Sanjeev Vaidya (June 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 impressions of IIM-Joka; Culture of IIM-C.• Student traditions; Subjects taught and their influence.• Teaching IT; Early computers; Projects taken up; Expectations after graduating.• Return to academics; Fellowship.• Change in the culture of IIM-c over time; Employment of students.• Changes in diversity; Context of joining as a faculty member.• Post-graduation courses in computer manages systems.• IIM-C role and influence.• The other IIM’s; Conclusion. [show more] |
Description: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 impressions of IIM-Joka; Culture of IIM-C.• Student traditions; Subjects taught and their influence.• Teaching IT; Early computers; Projects taken up; Expectations after graduating.• Return to academics; Fellowship.• Change in the culture of IIM-c over time; Employment of students.• Changes in diversity; Context of joining as a faculty member.• Post-graduation courses in computer manages systems.• IIM-C role and influence.• The other IIM’s; Conclusion. [show more]
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| 1300 | Transcription : Interview with Prof. Subrata Mitra (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 Management; The Fellowship Program.• Transition from student to teacher; Expectations from teaching.• IIM-C’s relationship with other institutions; Flexibility at IIM-C.• IIM-C’s culture and values; Final reflections. [show more] |
Description: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 Management; The Fellowship Program.• Transition from student to teacher; Expectations from teaching.• IIM-C’s relationship with other institutions; Flexibility at IIM-C.• IIM-C’s culture and values; Final reflections. [show more]
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| 1321 | Transcription : Interview with Puroshottam Sen (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 environment.• Faculty in the Accounting department.• Sitangshu Chakraborty; Management by Objectives; Goodricke’s tea house.• Transition from a British culture to a more local culture in the functioning of industries like Birlas.• Importance of references in the job-market.• Birla-Raheja Combined; MIS.• Teaching as visiting faculty at IIMC at various times; Exide, Chloride.• Wilfrid Laurier, Canada; American University of Armenia.• Faculty teaching Finance and Accounting.• Case study method versus theory; methods of teaching.• Experience at Armenia and its impact on teaching at IIMC.• Loss of interaction between students and faculty; growing numbers.• Understaffed Finance department; industrial environment as determinant of doctoral student inflow. • Industrial environment of the state.• Change in the culture of publishing; Finance Lab.• Academic culture; publishing as incentive.• Character of the Institute; Role of economics and sociology in management education.• Mintzberg on management; Living up to the description of the Institute.• Changing composition of students and faculty at IIMC.• Aspirations for the Institute; Conclusion. [show more] |
Description: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 environment.• Faculty in the Accounting department.• Sitangshu Chakraborty; Management by Objectives; Goodricke’s tea house.• Transition from a British culture to a more local culture in the functioning of industries like Birlas.• Importance of references in the job-market.• Birla-Raheja Combined; MIS.• Teaching as visiting faculty at IIMC at various times; Exide, Chloride.• Wilfrid Laurier, Canada; American University of Armenia.• Faculty teaching Finance and Accounting.• Case study method versus theory; methods of teaching.• Experience at Armenia and its impact on teaching at IIMC.• Loss of interaction between students and faculty; growing numbers.• Understaffed Finance department; industrial environment as determinant of doctoral student inflow. • Industrial environment of the state.• Change in the culture of publishing; Finance Lab.• Academic culture; publishing as incentive.• Character of the Institute; Role of economics and sociology in management education.• Mintzberg on management; Living up to the description of the Institute.• Changing composition of students and faculty at IIMC.• Aspirations for the Institute; Conclusion. [show more]
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| 1286 | Transcription : Interview with Raghabendra Chattopadhyay (November 2011) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 food movement 1965; Association with a secret Left organisation.• Anushilan Samiti; Influence of Naxalbari.• Armed revolution as last resort; Aneek, SRY.• Masters in Economics; Professor Amiya Bagchi; New Alipore College; Anartho.• Goals of Anartho; Publication in the Economic and Political Weekly.• De-industrialisation debate.• Dipesh Chakrabarty; views on Naxalism; battle with tumor; introduction to Subaltern Studies.• Stint at ANU (1982); completion of Ph.D under Dr. Ranajit Guha; Doctoral Thesis.• Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.• Teaching career at IIMC – part time (1985 -1987); Directors of IIMC (1985-1987).• Ramu Aiyar; arrest; return to music.• Sitar as a pastime; time in prison.• The Naxal movement and good students; the politics of education.• Inclination toward CPI (M) ideals; Leftist stance by the Social Science Faculty at IIMC.• The liberal teaching atmosphere at IIMC; informal professional relationships.• Ramu Aiyar’s vote out; support for Ramu Aiyar; Silver Jubilee function.• Publications at the Centre; teaching full time at IIMC.• Economics Department at IIMC; Professor Barun De.• Business Environment Group.• Status of the Business Environment course; freedom to design courses. • Intra-faculty relationships; ‘Politics of Development’; Quality of students; Changing fee structure.• Government fund withdrawal; Five year period to build IIMC corpus; IAS and NGO jobs before the nineties.• Changing career orientation; loans taken; living expenses at IIMC.• ‘Debt traps’; career choice; OBC quota; ratio between the OBC and General students.• Composition of students; admission process; classroom interactions; casteism; failure rate.• Family status of students; ‘destitute’ cases.• Social awareness among students; drop in female composition of students; male dominance of the engineering field.• Double disadvantage for women (gender and caste); ‘Affirmative action’; opposed by the women students. [show more] |
Description: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 food movement 1965; Association with a secret Left organisation.• Anushilan Samiti; Influence of Naxalbari.• Armed revolution as last resort; Aneek, SRY.• Masters in Economics; Professor Amiya Bagchi; New Alipore College; Anartho.• Goals of Anartho; Publication in the Economic and Political Weekly.• De-industrialisation debate.• Dipesh Chakrabarty; views on Naxalism; battle with tumor; introduction to Subaltern Studies.• Stint at ANU (1982); completion of Ph.D under Dr. Ranajit Guha; Doctoral Thesis.• Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.• Teaching career at IIMC – part time (1985 -1987); Directors of IIMC (1985-1987).• Ramu Aiyar; arrest; return to music.• Sitar as a pastime; time in prison.• The Naxal movement and good students; the politics of education.• Inclination toward CPI (M) ideals; Leftist stance by the Social Science Faculty at IIMC.• The liberal teaching atmosphere at IIMC; informal professional relationships.• Ramu Aiyar’s vote out; support for Ramu Aiyar; Silver Jubilee function.• Publications at the Centre; teaching full time at IIMC.• Economics Department at IIMC; Professor Barun De.• Business Environment Group.• Status of the Business Environment course; freedom to design courses. • Intra-faculty relationships; ‘Politics of Development’; Quality of students; Changing fee structure.• Government fund withdrawal; Five year period to build IIMC corpus; IAS and NGO jobs before the nineties.• Changing career orientation; loans taken; living expenses at IIMC.• ‘Debt traps’; career choice; OBC quota; ratio between the OBC and General students.• Composition of students; admission process; classroom interactions; casteism; failure rate.• Family status of students; ‘destitute’ cases.• Social awareness among students; drop in female composition of students; male dominance of the engineering field.• Double disadvantage for women (gender and caste); ‘Affirmative action’; opposed by the women students. [show more]
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| 1310 | Transcription : Interview with Ram Manohar Reddy (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 Emergency; Hanan Ezikiel.• Interactions with other institutions; Move to Joka; Student protests.• Perception of thr business environment; Culture of IIM-C; PhD.• IIM-C influence; Working with Deccan Herald; Conclusion. [show more] |
Description: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 Emergency; Hanan Ezikiel.• Interactions with other institutions; Move to Joka; Student protests.• Perception of thr business environment; Culture of IIM-C; PhD.• IIM-C influence; Working with Deccan Herald; Conclusion. [show more]
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| 1287 | Transcription : Interview with Ranjan Das (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 fields; teaching as career.• Comparing IIMA with IIMC; character of IIMC.• Strategy Management Group – beginnings.• Management Development Programme; gaining strength in various fields;• Long Duration Programmes.• Digitising the Long Duration Programme.• The Strategy Academy; C.K.Prahlad.• Teacher as performer; future of digital education.• Changes at IIMC.• Students at IIMC; changing character of the Institute.• Importance of competition.• Freedom at IIMC; family.• Conclusion. [show more] |
Description: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 fields; teaching as career.• Comparing IIMA with IIMC; character of IIMC.• Strategy Management Group – beginnings.• Management Development Programme; gaining strength in various fields;• Long Duration Programmes.• Digitising the Long Duration Programme.• The Strategy Academy; C.K.Prahlad.• Teacher as performer; future of digital education.• Changes at IIMC.• Students at IIMC; changing character of the Institute.• Importance of competition.• Freedom at IIMC; family.• Conclusion. [show more]
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| 1293 | Transcription : Interview with Ranjan Ghosh (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 methodologies.• Differences in American and Indian education.• Experiences in IIM-C; First memories;• Research projects; Working with the railways.• Shaping the operational research course; Roles as a director.• Perception of IIM-C as a board member. [show more] |
Description: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 methodologies.• Differences in American and Indian education.• Experiences in IIM-C; First memories;• Research projects; Working with the railways.• Shaping the operational research course; Roles as a director.• Perception of IIM-C as a board member. [show more]
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| 1318 | Transcription : Interview with Ranjit Sau (January 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 impressions of Emerald Bower; Initial experiences at IIM-C.• MIT’s influence on course structure; Groups at IIM-C;• Change of directors.• Emerald Bower to Joka; Employability of students.• IIM-C’s culture; Changes at IIM-C. [show more] |
Description: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 impressions of Emerald Bower; Initial experiences at IIM-C.• MIT’s influence on course structure; Groups at IIM-C;• Change of directors.• Emerald Bower to Joka; Employability of students.• IIM-C’s culture; Changes at IIM-C. [show more]
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| 1315 | Transcription : Interview with Ravi Santhanam (August 2011) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 it.• IIM-Joka; Life during the floods.• Classes after the floods; Hiten Bhaya as director; Influence of teachers.• Freedom of the Institution; Distinction from IIM-A.• Accommodating local interests in the curriculum; Applying concepts• to the industry; Alumni workshops. [show more] |
Description: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 it.• IIM-Joka; Life during the floods.• Classes after the floods; Hiten Bhaya as director; Influence of teachers.• Freedom of the Institution; Distinction from IIM-A.• Accommodating local interests in the curriculum; Applying concepts• to the industry; Alumni workshops. [show more]
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| 1311 | Transcription : Interview with Sougata Ray (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 the Steel Authority of India.• Joining IIM-Ahmedabad.• The conception of IIM-Indore.Second Interview:• Environment at IIM-A.• Joining IIM-Calcutta; Introducing the case study methodology at IIM-C.• Differences between IIM-C and IIM-A; Professors at the IIM’s.• Cultural differences between the IIM’s.• Contributions to IIM-C; Reflections on IIM-C and Calcutta. [show more] |
Description: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 the Steel Authority of India.• Joining IIM-Ahmedabad.• The conception of IIM-Indore.Second Interview:• Environment at IIM-A.• Joining IIM-Calcutta; Introducing the case study methodology at IIM-C.• Differences between IIM-C and IIM-A; Professors at the IIM’s.• Cultural differences between the IIM’s.• Contributions to IIM-C; Reflections on IIM-C and Calcutta. [show more]
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| 1312 | Transcription : Interview with Sudas Roy (August 2011) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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.• Peer-learning and curriculum at IIMC.• Research Assistance for Thomas Hill.• Interactions with, and between, IIMC and MIT Professors.• Sports, entertainment, and infrastructure at IIMC.• The first graduation and early placements.• Political consciousness.• The IIMC model of education. [show more] |
Description: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.• Peer-learning and curriculum at IIMC.• Research Assistance for Thomas Hill.• Interactions with, and between, IIMC and MIT Professors.• Sports, entertainment, and infrastructure at IIMC.• The first graduation and early placements.• Political consciousness.• The IIMC model of education. [show more]
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| 1294 | Transcription : Interview with Susanta Ghosh (June 2011) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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.• Reflecting on Emerald Bower.• Recruitment of faculty.• The culture of IIM-C?• Food in Joka.• Faculty for programs.• Administration and integrity.• Convocation boycott.• Corruption in IIM-C .• Appointment as Registrar.• Interactions with, and between, IIM-C and MIT Professors.• Travel to Germany. [show more] |
Description: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.• Reflecting on Emerald Bower.• Recruitment of faculty.• The culture of IIM-C?• Food in Joka.• Faculty for programs.• Administration and integrity.• Convocation boycott.• Corruption in IIM-C .• Appointment as Registrar.• Interactions with, and between, IIM-C and MIT Professors.• Travel to Germany. [show more]
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| 1296 | Transcription : Interview with Sushil Khanna (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 courses; ‘Management game’.• Political atmosphere.• Academic pressures; life at IIM-C; Group dynamics.• The academic vs. business environment; Differences between IIM-C and IIM-A.• Work experience; Coming back to IIM-C.• Fellowship and research.• Becoming a faculty member; Benefits of an IIM-C education.• IIM-C post 90’s . [show more] |
Description: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 courses; ‘Management game’.• Political atmosphere.• Academic pressures; life at IIM-C; Group dynamics.• The academic vs. business environment; Differences between IIM-C and IIM-A.• Work experience; Coming back to IIM-C.• Fellowship and research.• Becoming a faculty member; Benefits of an IIM-C education.• IIM-C post 90’s . [show more]
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| 1317 | Transcription : Interview with Tapas Sarkar (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 faculty.• PGP; Infrastructure of Emerald Bower.• Professors from MIT.• Pursuing further education at Stanford.• Return to IIM-C.• Faculty of IIM-C; Industrial Environment of Bengal Political Turmoil .• IIM-C’s influence; Friends at IIM-C; The campus at Joka. [show more] |
Description: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 faculty.• PGP; Infrastructure of Emerald Bower.• Professors from MIT.• Pursuing further education at Stanford.• Return to IIM-C.• Faculty of IIM-C; Industrial Environment of Bengal Political Turmoil .• IIM-C’s influence; Friends at IIM-C; The campus at Joka. [show more]
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| 1307 | Transcription : Interview with William Pound and Gary Bergstrom (May2011) | Text | Interview |
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Description: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 fieldwork and teaching at IIM-C (Bergstrom); remembering other MIT faculty at IIM-C in the 1960s.• Teaching Production Management in Kashmir (Pounds).• Student problems with applying the teachings to real life scenarios (Pounds); the Indian business environment.• Factory strike on the first day of work (Bergstrom); political crisis in West Bengal in the late 1960s (Pounds); meeting Jyothi Basu (Pounds).• Understanding institutional culture in West Bengal (Bergstrom); remembering David Ensminger.• The political crises across the USA in the late 1960s; culture shock and settling down in Calcutta.• Graduate students in Kashmir (Pounds); graduate students at IIM-C (Bergstrom).• Similarities between MIT Sloan and IIM-C’s institutional goals versus the Harvard Pattern (IIM-A); contemporary convergence of ideals between US business schools (Pounds).• Free market of faculty; current Dean of Harvard; rivalry and competition between IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta; Indian colleagues from IIM-C; remembering the first taught class at IIM Calcutta (Pounds).• The infrastructure and facilities of Emerald Bower in the 1960s.• IIM-C as a “foreign body” of business schools in India; Problems with class structures in Calcutta (Pounds); the effect of the political issues in Calcutta on the MIT Sloan/IIM-C relationship.• The changes in how investing in India was viewed from the 1960s to the 1990s (Pounds); publishing research work based on IIM-C fieldwork (Bergstrom).• The belief in the benefits of economic development (Pounds); early stage career development (Bergstrom); cultural commonalities and differences between India and China.• Concluding comments about the interviewing process. [show more] |
Description: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 fieldwork and teaching at IIM-C (Bergstrom); remembering other MIT faculty at IIM-C in the 1960s.• Teaching Production Management in Kashmir (Pounds).• Student problems with applying the teachings to real life scenarios (Pounds); the Indian business environment.• Factory strike on the first day of work (Bergstrom); political crisis in West Bengal in the late 1960s (Pounds); meeting Jyothi Basu (Pounds).• Understanding institutional culture in West Bengal (Bergstrom); remembering David Ensminger.• The political crises across the USA in the late 1960s; culture shock and settling down in Calcutta.• Graduate students in Kashmir (Pounds); graduate students at IIM-C (Bergstrom).• Similarities between MIT Sloan and IIM-C’s institutional goals versus the Harvard Pattern (IIM-A); contemporary convergence of ideals between US business schools (Pounds).• Free market of faculty; current Dean of Harvard; rivalry and competition between IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta; Indian colleagues from IIM-C; remembering the first taught class at IIM Calcutta (Pounds).• The infrastructure and facilities of Emerald Bower in the 1960s.• IIM-C as a “foreign body” of business schools in India; Problems with class structures in Calcutta (Pounds); the effect of the political issues in Calcutta on the MIT Sloan/IIM-C relationship.• The changes in how investing in India was viewed from the 1960s to the 1990s (Pounds); publishing research work based on IIM-C fieldwork (Bergstrom).• The belief in the benefits of economic development (Pounds); early stage career development (Bergstrom); cultural commonalities and differences between India and China.• Concluding comments about the interviewing process. [show more]
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| 1142 | Transcription: 1st Interview with Ajit Balakrishnan (September 2011) | Text | Interview |
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Description: 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.
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Description: 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.
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| 1132 | Transcription: 1st Interview with Christopher Benninger (August 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: 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.
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Description: 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.
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| 1066 | Transcription: 1st Interview with Hiten Bhaya (September 2011) | Text | Interview |
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Description: 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.
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Description: 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.
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| 1140 | Transcription: 1st Interview with Shekhar Chaudhuri (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: 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
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Description: 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
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| 1144 | Transcription: 2nd Interview with Ajit Balakrishnan (October 2011) | Text | Interview |
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Description: 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
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Description: 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
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| 1143 | Transcription: 2nd Interview with Hiten Bhaya (September 2011) | Text | Interview |
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Description: 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.
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Description: 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.
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| 1141 | Transcription: 2nd Interview with Shekhar Chaudhuri (February 2012) | Text | Interview |
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Description: 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 pressures on IIM-C
- Online education; Revenue
- Research and funds for research; Bhargava Comitee
- Aspirations for IIM-C
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Description: 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 pressures on IIM-C
- Online education; Revenue
- Research and funds for research; Bhargava Comitee
- Aspirations for IIM-C
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