Transcription: Interview with Subir Chowdhury (February 2012)

Interviewed by: Indira Chowdhury
Interview place: Subir Chowdhury’s home, Kolkata
Interview Date: 20th February 2012
Table of contents:
  • Family and educational background
  • IIT Kharagpur; PhD at Manchester; Joining ICI
  • Teaching at IIM-C; Emerald Bower; Professors from MIT
  • Applying to IIM-A; Turning IISWBM around
  • Joining IIM-C as director; Government pressures on funds; financial situations
  • IIM-C’s academic identity; Future aspirations for management students
  • Weaknesses in the system; Strengths and freedom of choice
  • Democratic values and decision making

     2012-02-20

     IIM Calcutta
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