Interview place: R. Vaidyanathan’s office in IIM Bangalore
Interview Date: 6th February 2012
Table of contents:
• Family and educational Background; Coming to Calcutta; Joining ISI.
• Naxal movement; Bangladesh’s liberation; Political atmosphere.
• Interaction with IIM-C’s students; Joining IIM-C’s fellowship.
• Structure of the PhD program; Comparison with IIM-A.
• Culture of IIM-C; The IIT backgrounds of students who join.
• Joining IIM-C as a faculty member; Grouping within the institution.
• Recollecting projects; Nature of the business environment.
• Leaving Calcutta; The effect of the Emergency; The Naxal movement.
• Life in Calcutta.
• IIM-C’s impact.
• Differences between IIM-C and IIM-B; Bangalore as a city.
2012-02-06
IIM Calcutta
