IIMBue 2025 – Where Ideas, Community, and Futures Converge We are delighted to invite the IIM Bangalore alumni community to IIMBue 2025, the flagship global leadership conclave of the IIMB Alumni Association (IIMBAA). More than an event, IIMBue is a celebration of community, curiosity, and collective growth. Dates: August 2–3,...
Payal Agrawaal has always followed her curiosity and embraced change without fear. From consulting at BCG to leading businesses across industries and countries, she believes that good leadership is about people, clear strategy, and strong execution. Now at PerkinElmer, she is focused on driving quality and impact across sectors while staying...
From balancing early mornings of doodling with leading global analytics teams to finding joy in small moments of quiet reflection, Shruthi Harikrishna (PGP 2009) has always believed in pausing to let the heart smile and the mind breathe. An alumna who has seamlessly blended sharp problem-solving with warm storytelling, Shruthi...
The Store of Life – Shruthi Harikrishna, PGP 2009 About the Book What would you put in your basket if you were to shop at the Store of Life? Your decisions fill the basket of your existence. This insightful and imaginative book takes you on a curated shopping experience through life...
Prof. U. Dinesh Kumar Steps in as Interim Director at IIM Bangalore Prof. U. Dinesh Kumar has assumed charge as the interim Director of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore while the search for the next Director is underway. A pillar of IIMB for over two decades, Prof. Dinesh Kumar...
Prof. Pulak Ghosh Joins Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Prof. Pulak Ghosh, faculty in Decision Sciences at IIM Bangalore, has been appointed to the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, strengthening the country’s policy ecosystem with data-driven insights. A respected statistician and economist, Prof. Ghosh focuses on...
– Dr. Sreelata Jonnalagedda,IIM Bangalore Unfavourable financing terms (lower loan-to-value ratio and short tenure) make it economically unviable for them to stimulate demand by reducing lease rent. While cheap electricity brings significant relief in running costs for the fleet owners, higher rent is a challenge. Light commercial electric vehicles (EVs)...
HealCycle HealCycle, a standout from NSRCEL’s Women Startup Program (supported by Kotak Mahindra Bank), has been named one of the ‘Top 10 Most Promising Women-Founded Healthtech Startups in India – 2025’ by Asia Business Outlook. The startup offers a digital health solution and community platform to improve awareness, diagnostics, and...
IIMB Community Contributes to Book on Grassroots Entrepreneurship A new book, Context-Inspired Entrepreneurship: Cases from India, brings grassroots entrepreneurial stories into classrooms to make entrepreneurship education more accessible across India. Part of the Scopus-indexed Springer Nature Sustainable Development Goals series, the book captures 25 real-world cases to inspire students, especially...
– Dr. Sreelata JonnalageddaIIM Bangalore Leasing dominates India’s commercial EV sector as fleet operators seek to mitigate high upfront costs, battery uncertainties, and infrastructure gaps, contrasting with ICE vehicle trends where outright purchases remain the preferred ownership model. In the Indian company car market, outright purchases dominate ICE vehicle acquisitions,...
– Dr. Amar SapraIIM Bangalore When massive crowds turn deadly, it’s not just bad luck-it’s a failure of planning, policing, and personal responsibility This year has been particularly bad for crowd management in India. At least four major incidents have been widely reported: the Kumbh Mela (January 29), New Delhi...
– Deepti GanapathyIIM Bangalore This World Environment Day, the Government of India has called for One nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution and launched a nation-wide campaign to promote eco-friendly alternatives to single use plastic. While India is in the race to the podium as the fastest growing economy, we...
– Dr. Rajendra K BandiIIM Bangalore As Gen AI begins to permeate all aspects of our lives— from the hedonic to critical use cases— data privacy is being significantly compromised. The last couple of years have witnessed rapid advancements in generative AI, with little control over its explosive growth. While the...
– Prof. Srinivasan R and Balakrishnan MIIM Bangalore India’s digital public infrastructure has delivered mixed results. What separates runaway successes like Aadhaar and UPI from under-leveraged platforms? The answer lies in purposeful design, centralised orchestration, and a clear reason to use it. In both Aadhaar and UPI, centralised orchestration met...