Dear Alum, I am delighted to connect with you in my new role of the Dean – Alumni Relations and Development. IIMB has been consistently improving its efforts to seek out and connect with its alumni. Over the years, the alumni pool has gathered strength in numbers due to many...
My dear fellow alums, The duration and period of time that we spent at IIMB may be different, and so may have been the experiences, but there’s a common thread running through all of us: the institute, with its majestic architecture and green forest cover, which has formed the background of...
Amit Bansal, PGSEM ’08, is the co-founder and CEO of PressCoin election journalism platform NextElection. He is a digital rights activist and part of advocacy groups demanding transparency and accountability of government departments, thus positively influencing policies around digital ID, biometrics and privacy. He has been involved in consumer...
Much has been written about the negatives of social media especially with the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal when millions of users’ private data was compromised. The data was largely used to target the users and influence opinions. What happens if this information is used to track and kill wildlife? Difficult...
Gopal Sherigara, the canteen in-charge at IIMB, is a man with many talents. He has been the star attraction of the Founder’s Day and Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations for the past 34 years. Despite being over 50 year s old, Mr Gopal still exudes the energy, positivity and exuberance of a teenager. A...
Prabhakar Coffee Shop has remained a common fixture and midnight adda in the lives of countless students passing through the stonewalled corridors of IIMB. A family-run stall comprising a hardworking couple, Prabhakar and Rukmini, aided by their accommodative children, the cozy, little shop has a homely, warm and affable feeling which...
IIM Bangalore played host to “Water: Act or Perish!” on 28th April, an event organized by the Social Entrepreneurs and Enterprises (SEE), in collaboration with the IIT Kanpur Alumni Association, IIM Ahmedabad Alumni Association, PAN IIT, Technology Alumni Association Bangalore (TAAB) – IIT Kharagpur, and IIM Bangalore Alumni Association. SEE is...