We usually learn about money when we are already making decisions with it. For IIM Bangalore alumni Abhishek Anand and Faiz Azim, that raised a simple question: why not start earlier? Their own professional journeys took them through banking, entrepreneurship, education, consulting, technology and e-commerce, but eventually brought them to...
The IIM Bangalore campus came alive with the energy of sport and camaraderie as alumni returned for Shaurya 2026 on 19 and 20 September. IIMB’s annual Alumni-Student Sports Tournament brought together 317 alumni from across batches for two days of competition, connection and a return to campus. Organised jointly by...
Celebrating IIMB alumni named among The Economic Times 40 Under Forty Four IIM Bangalore alumni have been recognised among The Economic Times 40 Under Forty, which celebrates young leaders making their mark across India’s business landscape. Mohit Arora (MBA 2012), Managing Director at Blackstone, Parul Bajaj (MBA 2010), MD and...
CFO of Web3 – Devi Prasad Choudhury, EGMP 2016 About the Author Devi Prasad Choudhury is a finance leader with over 25 years across banking, manufacturing, startups, and Finance Shared Services at a Fortune 100 global capability centre in Bengaluru. An IIM Bangalore alumnus and Certified Blockchain Specialist, he has...
IIMB marks India’s 80th Independence Day with a celebration of service and community IIM Bangalore celebrated India’s 80th Independence Day with students, alumni, faculty, staff and their families coming together for a morning of patriotism and community spirit. The celebrations began with a march past by campus security personnel, followed...
IIMB receives ELCITA Gold Award and three Excellence Awards for sustainability IIM Bangalore has received the ELCITA Gold Award, the highest honour at the ELCITA Sustainability Awards 2025–26, along with three Awards for Excellence in Water, Biodiversity, and Social Welfare and Community Services. The recognition reflects IIMB’s continued efforts towards...
– Prof R Srinivasan & Dr. Amar SaxenaIIMB & RT-MSSU As AI transforms management education, experience, critical thinking, judgment, and innovation become essential. One of the cornerstones of the educational system has been innovation. Every business school, every management programme, and every corporate initiative uses it with almost religious reverence....
Tickle Your Art Tickle Your Art, a start-up of NSRCEL from the Women Startup Program, powered by Kotak BizLabs, is using art to create greater visibility and opportunities for artists with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities. The social enterprise brings artwork created by its artists into thoughtfully designed lifestyle...
– Dr. Jitamitra DesaiIIM Bangalore From low-cost disruptor to market leader, IndiGo’s two-decade rise mirrors India’s transformation into the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market, democratising air travel for millions and reshaping connectivity across metros and emerging cities alike. On August 4th, 2006, IndiGo took to the skies with a simple...
– Srinivasan R and Amar Saxena IIM Bangalore & RT-MSSU AI is transforming management education, but critical thinking and judgment remain essential for learning and decision-making. AI may be replacing the “knowing”, but it cannot replace the “thinking”. In fact, the quality of AI’s output depends critically on the quality...
– S. Ramesh Kumar and Sairam KrishnamurthyIIM Bangalore & CEO, Bombay Shirt Company Brand loyalty has shifted from past repetition to real-time negotiation with consumers. Infinite choiceand digital influence now define the consumer environment. Consumers exhibit paradoxical behavior,seeking discounts and luxury simultaneously. Availability, price, and speed often supersede brandpreference in...
– Dr. M S SriramIIM Bangalore What can we learn from self-help groups about saving, borrowing, and building financial independence? This piece looks at the lessons SHGs offer for policymakers and the banking system and why their experience may be worth paying closer attention to. Source: Business Standard
– Dr. Jitamitra DesaiIIM Bangalore What if India’s examination system could move away from high-pressure, one-day tests towards a more continuous, flexible and accessible model? In this thought-provoking piece, Jitamitra Desai examines how technology and year-round assessment could reshape examinations while making public services more inclusive and less stressful for...
– Prof. Sreelata JonnalageddaIIM Bangalore I discovered, during a brief visit to Yangon or Rangoon, the former capital of Burma, that Burmese Days was Orwell’s first novel. I left the country thinking about his other famous novel instead. I was not on a planned holiday but an accidental vacation to...
– Prof. Abhay Sobhanan IIM Bangalore The future of order picking is being written in software as much as in hardware, and India already builds that software Inside one of the world’s most automated distribution centres in Europe, a scene unfolds that still feels like science fiction. On top of...