Interviewed by: Indira Chowdhury and Mahua Bisht
Interview Place: IIM Calcutta
Interview Date: 21st February 2012

 Table of Contents:

• Introduction; Background.
• TIFR, pressure of taking up science; studying Economics.
• Ds at University of Illinois; working at Arizona State University.
• Applying for jobs in India; selection at IIMC.
• Economics versus HR; Annapurna Shaw and CSSSC .
• Functional versus non-functional areas; informal environment at IIMC; respect for quality research.
• Best teacher award; changing nomenclature of groups.
• Reasons for changing group identity; composition of the current HR group.
• Globalisation, changing academic interests and curriculum.
• Changing nature of research.
• Influence of Naxalite movement on faculty and curriculum.
• Raising revenue for the Institute; publishing papers.
• Calcutta- lack of an industrial environment; recruitments outside Calcutta.
• Vikram Sarabhai, IIMA; Migration of faculty over the years.
• Initial trouble for outsiders with fitting in at IIMC; accommodation at Calcutta.
• Father’s visit to IIMC; Bengali favouritism at CSSSC in the early years.
• Sumit Guha and the history course at IIMC.
• Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Barun De and labour history.
• Archival photos and representation.
• Kendriya Vidyala; Marxists’ children and International schools; exhibition.
• Satyen Chakraborty and his photographs.
• Alumni meetings.
• Campus culture, living on campus and impact on son.
• Son’s education and career.
• Ramu Aiyar; neglect of campus; living in the city.
• Manicured gardens and trees on campus; gymnasium and swimming pool.
• Housing of young recruits.
• Culture of IIMC.
• Autonomy and government control.
• Journal.
• Teacher-student ratios and repetition of classes.
• Minimum teaching and conclusion.

     2012-02-21

     IIM Calcutta

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