Interviewed by: Indira Chowdhury
Interview place: Professor Dilip Lahiri’s Residence, Kankurgachi
Interview Date: 18th February 2012

Table of contents:
• Introduction; Background; Education .
• Receiving the UGC scholarship; joining IIM-C and faculty members.
• Relationship with MIT professors; PGP programme and students .
• Nitish De, McGregor; Differences between IIM-A and IIM-C.
• Professor – student relationship; Udai Pareek; research work.
• Laboratory method versus traditional lecture-based classes; Case method.
• Training for trade unionists, personnel administration; Naxal attack.
• Return to IIM-C after two years in Kanpur.
• Groups at IIM-C; Wang and Honeywell computers .
• K. T. Chandy, Ravi Matthai; Jeep scandal; Ashok Mitra.
• Warren Bennis and ‘T’ Group.
• Development and groups of IIM-C.
• Level of Director’s influence at IIM-C; Krishnamoorthy and Nirmala Moorthy; Paresh Chattopadhyay; murder at IIM-C campus.
• Classes at IIM-C; image of IIM-C and management education; anecdotes.
     2012-02-18

     IIM Calcutta

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