One of the strong points of an MBA programme at IIM Bangalore is its ability to infuse latest industry perspective into classroom teaching. And what better for a student when they gain this exposure from their own seniors who are now industry experts! This workshop concept was conceived by Pawan...
Rinchen Kalon returned home to Ladakh after a brief but successful stint working for a corporation, to launch her own venture in the hospitality industry. The Kyagar is a unique boutique hotel that is situated in the picturesque Nubra Valley. Kyagar is bridging the gaps between traditional hotels and carving...
Students at the premier institute learn how to look at any situation in a systematic manner and with a long-time horizon I joined the first batch of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) that was founded in 1973. As a young avionics engineer with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),...
An alumna of the General Management Programme for Healthcare Executives (GMHE), an Executive Education Programme at IIM Bangalore, Dr. Gomathy Narasimhan is a liver and kidney transplant surgeon. She was recently conferred the ‘Woman Leader in Transplantation Award’, a prestigious international award presented by The Transplantation Society. In this first-person...
Sangram 2022: Sports Council of IIMB hosts inter-IIM meet Professor Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director, IIMB, inaugurates Sangram 2022, the inter-IIM sports meet hosted by the Students’ Sports Council of IIM Bangalore, on 18th November 2022. Dean Administration Professor Rajendra K Bandi; PGP and PGP-BA Chairperson Professor R Srinivasan; and Sports...
Workshop Week – Investments: Practitioners’ Perspectives Indian Institute of Management Bangalore is constantly open to fresh and innovative ideas. It has time and again dwelt on the need for re-invention and creativity. In a unique, course offerings in an alternate format, “Workshop Week” was organized ahead of Term 6. This...
Dr. Trilochan Sastry authors book ‘The essentials of Hinduism: An Introduction to all the sacred texts’ A book titled, ‘The Essentials of Hinduism: An Introduction to All the Sacred Texts’, authored by Dr. Trilochan Sastry, faculty in the Decision Sciences area at IIM Bangalore, has been published by Penguin Random House. ...
Dr. Deepti Ganapathy’s book – Media and Climate Change, has been selected for the 2022 Green LIT Fest Honour Books. Dr. Deepti Ganapathy is Chairperson of the Centre for Management Communication at IIM Bangalore. Currently pursuing a multidisciplinary interest in media and communication, she is engaged with exploring the use...
Experts at ‘Drishti 2022’ discuss the progress of India’s sustainability goals for 2030 From EV barriers to enriching talent experience for business sustainability, industry leaders engage in thought-provoking conversations at the summit hosted by students of the Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management at IIM Bangalore. Discussions by academicians and...
Creative positioning of climate action projects, if backed by novel, regulatory and market-based mechanisms, can draw in a larger pool of financing from a diverse set of private donors, including those guilty of creating carbon trails in the first place The ongoing war in Ukraine has perhaps left its deepest...
Start-ups and Entrepreneurs in the news Amagi Amagi, one of the earliest start-ups incubated at NSRCEL, has raised over $100 million in its latest funding round led by General Atlantic. Amagi is the world’s leading cloud-managed broadcast services and targeted advertising solutions company that offers live, linear and VOD programming...
Dr. Shankar is a nuclear medicine specialist in Bangalore with more than 25 years of experience in her specialised area in both the United States and India. The role of Dr. Shankar is multifaceted. Her accomplishments include being a national-award-winning organic gardener, a TEDx speaker, and an author. She aspires...
All India Train Trip – 10,917 kms, 144 stations, 18 states and endless memories On 13th March, 2022, Hemant Albert Soreng (PGP class of 1997) aka HAS completed a mega six-month long All India Road Trip by car covering 26,000 km across all 28 states. A trip that we had...
We have yet to recover from the pandemic that was upon us all, and we were all forced to introspect and retrospect on what life should look like post-pandemic. While some worked on their personal selves, others did so professionally. Ashish Chawla used this time to devote his efforts to...
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore celebrated its 49th Foundation Day on 28th October 2022. The Foundation Day Lecture was delivered by Ms. Madhabi Puri-Buch, Chairperson, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Ms. Puri-Buch spoke on ‘Data and Technology in the Capital Market’. Members of the Board of Governors, Director of IIMB...
Lucidity Raises $5.3 Million In Seed Funding Lucidity, a Cloud storage orchestration platform founded by IIMB Alumnus Nitin Bhadauria, has raised $5.3 million in a Seed fundraising round headed by AlphaWave Investments. Beenext, Blume Ventures, BoldCapital, NuVentures, and Sparrow Capital also participated in the round. The funds raised will be...
Dr. Gopal Das is in the world’s top 2% researchers 2022 by Standford University Stanford University has recognised Dr. Gopal Das, an IIMB professor in the Marketing Area, as one of the top 2% of researchers in the world. The list includes about 200,000 scientists from all over the world...
Student Affairs Council (SAC) and PGPEM office organized the “PGSEM/PGPEM Alumni Engagement Event-2022” on the evening of 6th November 2022. It started with Stand-up Comedy and was followed by interaction/discussion and Dinner. This was one of the largest PGSEM/PGPEM alumni and current student gatherings in the last few years, where...
Fearless Sia and The Mystery of the Spooky Mansion, Write-Along – Saurabh Akhauri, PGP 2004 About the Book Write-Along Stories – Fearless Sia and the Mystery of the Spooky Mansion A one-of-a-kind story book for the young reader and author in you! Twelve-year-old Sia Havmore lives in Oldsville, a sleepy...
At the Asian Conference for Political Communication in 2022 – Dr. Deepti Ganapathy Dr. Deepti Ganapathy, Chairperson, the Centre for Management Communication at IIMB, was one of 57 presenters from 22 nations invited to the second edition of the Asian Conference for Political Communication. ACPC22 was held in Singapore on...