Interviewed by: Indira Chowdhury
Interview Place: Amitava Bose’s Office, IIM Calcutta, Joka
Interview Date: 2nd August 2011

 Table of contents:

• Models for setting up new universities.
• Family background, early education and decision to pursue economics.
• Time at Presidency College, Delhi School and PhD in Rochester.
• Application to IIM-C, interview and meeting with the IIM-C board.
• Teaching at IIM-C, course creation, academic culture, and shaping of management education at IIM-C.
• Effect of industry atmosphere on teaching, brain-drain, selection of student.
• Development of the Economics program, relationship to the Calcutta University’s Economics program.
• IIMC’s relationship to IIM-A and IIM-B and different models of management education.
• Unfamiliarity with management jargon, involvement with institutional activities, restructuring the doctoral programme.

     2011-08-02

     IIM Calcutta

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