February 2025

Unmaad 2025 – Exclusive Alumni Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion: Navigating Innovation and Security in the Digital Ecosystem On 22nd February 2025, IIM Bangalore hosted a high-impact panel discussion, “Navigating Innovation and Threats in the Digital Ecosystem,” bringing together alumni and industry leaders from the tech, fintech, and banking sectors. The session was moderated by Neeta Shah, Head...

Alumni News

Poonam Bhojani Honored in Forbes Middle East’s ‘100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2025’ Poonam Bhojani, an IIM Bangalore (PGP ’81) alumna, has been recognized as one of Forbes Middle East’s ‘100 Most Powerful Businesswomen 2025.’ As the Founding CEO of Innoventures Education, Poonam has been a driving force in establishing a...

Book Releases

Akashvani: A Century of Stories from All India Radio – Vikrant Pande, PGP 1992 About the Book ‘To harness the ether for those who dwell upon the earth is one of the loveliest services that the modern age can render to humanity-Upward Radio!’-Sarojini Naidu’s note in the AIR visitors’ book...

Events@IIMB

IIM Bangalore Commemorates 76th Republic Day IIM Bangalore celebrated India’s 76th Republic Day with enthusiasm, bringing together students, faculty, staff, alumni, and their families for a memorable event. On January 26, 2025, Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director of IIMB, unfurled the national flag and delivered an inspiring speech, highlighting the...

Get Kids to Play’ (GKTP) Summit 2025

Sportz Village, India’s leading school sports organization, successfully hosted the 5th edition of the ‘Get Kids to Play’ (GKTP) Summit this year at IIM Bangalore. Led by Saumil Majumdar (PGP 1995 alumnus), CEO & Managing Director, Sportz Village brought together educators, policymakers, corporate leaders, young athletes, and parents to discuss...

Yamini 2025

The SPIC MACAY IIM Bangalore chapter, in collaboration with Brigade Foundation and the Indian Music Experience Museum, and with support from Federal Bank, hosted Yamini 2025—a dusk-to-dawn celebration of Indian classical music and dance. Held from January 25 to 26, 2025, at the Open-Air Theatre on campus, the 21st edition...

NSRCEL Startups

Statement Denim Secures £100,000 Grant from Terra Carta Design Lab Statement Denim, a start-up incubated at NSRCEL’s Women Startup Program, has received a prestigious £100,000 grant from the Terra Carta Design Lab, an initiative led by King Charles in collaboration with the Royal College of Art, London. This global recognition...

IIMB Spotlight

Dr. Gopal Das Appointed to Editorial Review Boards of Prestigious Marketing Journals Dr. Gopal Das, faculty in the Marketing area at IIM Bangalore, has been selected as a member of the editorial review board for two distinguished marketing journals—the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS) and the Journal...

How we can spur Indian R&D and innovation

– Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan, IIM BangaloreN Dayasindhu, co-founder & CEO at itihaasa Research and Digital As a nation, we have committed ourselves to a long-term goal of becoming a developed country by 2047. Almost all the nations that made the transition from a developing to a developed country in...

Consumer Rage in the Age of Social Media

– Prof S Ramesh Kumar (IIMB) & S. Swaminathan Marketers must use new strategies such as AI and MarTech to manage consumer rage brand authenticity, credibility, and customer satisfaction should be maintained. Monitoring customer sentiments across platforms is essential. Cognitive dissonance post-purchase can be managed through digital campaigns. Constructive criticism...

Pay-As-You-Wish: Business Model and its Challenges

– Nishant K Verma (Associate Professor, IIMB)Kamalika Chakraborty (Associate Professor, JAGSOM)Sayan Chowdhury (Assistant Professor, JAGSOM) The pay-as-you-wish (PAYW) model in which the customer chooses how much to pay for a product, has been experimented with across different industries with mixed results. What are some of the possible enablers for a...