Interview place: Nirmal Chandra’s Office, Calcutta
Interview Date: 17th February 2012
Table of contents:
• Family background and education; Marxist influences
• Political climate; PhD; Culture of LSE
• Context of joining IIM-C; Political ideology and working with
• the public sector; Formulating the syllabus
• MIT’s Professors and involvement
• Indian-ness of IIM-C; Labour unrest and the business environment
• Relationship with other institutions; Move to the new campus; IIM’s library
• Role of directors in IIM-C; Culture and individualism
• Strenghts of the institute; Government involvement
2012-02-17
IIM Calcutta
