October 2020

Upcoming Events

A Hysterical Zoom Show by IIMBAA Mumbai Chapter WHEN YOU CANNOT COME TO THE SHOW, WE BRING THE SHOW TO YOU! IIMBAA Mumbai Chapter presents the first-ever, whacky and hysterical event that you can enjoy within your living room. Live Virtual Stand up Comedy Act by none other than Kunal...

Snippets

Amrapali Kata appointed as Deputy Secretary at the PMO Amrapali Kata, PGP 2006, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office(PMO), till October 2023. Amrapali is an IAS officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre. She is a civil engineer from IIT Madras and an alumnus of IIMB. She...

Student’s Corner

The student corner is an exclusive section of LSquare which brings to you the literary creation, pen-craft, creative content contributed by students. The Other side “Group 1, you are up!” the Professor called out. I was in nervous anticipation. Over the past few nights, we had been working hard on...

NSRCEL Startup: Supply6

Do you grab a banana in the morning instead of a hearty breakfast because you want to beat that rush-hour traffic? Are you constantly stuck in meetings or on the go during lunch hours? An average individual needs about 2200 calories a day with 6 macro & micro nutrients in...

NSRCEL Startup: Hexpressions

About us: Hexpressions started a year ago as a social impact venture to create disruptive change in the society through innovative design ideas. We believe that disruptive design ideas can bring significant revolution in the society. We are a team of designers and when we got to know about the...

First Stride 2020

It is that time of the year, when the campus is buzzing with the word that fills one with anticipation and dread alike – placements! Having cleared the first milestone of resume preparation, the PGP1 students at the Place to B, safely ensconced in their homes, embark on the next...

Gandhi’s relevance in a populist world

Has Gandhi been relegated to the shadows because his ideas seem no longer relevant to the world we live in? Gandhi was not a perfect man. Yet, Gandhi is not so much criticised in today’s world as he is ignored. His ideas are appropriated by many, but often only symbolically,...

The Tata-Mistry Dispute: Quo Vadis

– Prof J Ramachandran, Savithran Ramesh, Prof K S Manikandan If the reported efforts of the two groups to settle their dispute before the next hearing were to succeed, it would mean a lost opportunity to not have the Supreme Court of India weigh in on the foundational principles of...

NEP 2020: How early should children start school?

– Prof Shabana Mitra, Public Policy IIMB The National Education Policy hopes to restructure schooling such that students begin at age 3, rather than 5 or 6 currently. Such a policy, being debated across the world, could provide especially rural parents with much-needed daycare support, and upgrade the existing Anganwadi...

Challenges of online education in rural Karnataka

– Prof Gopal Naik and Narasinga Rao In villages, students face challenges to access the online courses conducted by their institutions mainly due to poor data connectivity, lack of access to laptops and smartphones, and power issues. Corona virus has created a disruptive situation in India as well as in...

In Memoriam

We are very saddened to inform of the sudden demise of Madan Kumar, PGP 1994 on 27th Aug 2020. He met with an accident and succumbed to injuries. We would like to express my heartfelt condolences on behalf of the entire IIMB community and wish that his family will be...