On 7th August 2014, Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur, welcomed Mr. Shyamsunder Panchavati, Member Advisory Council at Harvard Business Review to enlighten the students about Creating Sustainable Business Models.
Bangalore, Karnataka, August 31, 2014 – Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru is all set for ALCHEMY- the Annual Management Conclave 2014 to be held from the 4th Sept to 6th Sept.
This year I had multiple opportunities to speak to doctoral students and faculty at some of our leading institutions. IIM Rohtak had organized an internal Faculty Development Workshop; IIM Ahmedabad invited me to speak to their new cohort of doctoral students; and we had our own Faculty Development Programme (see picture below) as well as the Conference for Excellence in Research & Education (CERE) at IIM Indore.
In the middle of all the anti-Section 377 videos released, possibly the one that best summarizes Indian attitudes and perceptions towards same-sex love or attraction is ‘Coming Out Of The Kitchen Closet’, the recent sketch published by The Viral Fever on YouTube.
(This is based on the Adventure Camp organized for students of XLRI Jamshedpur by Tata Steel Adventure Foundation at Tumung, Jharkhand.)
Has the so-called “Mad Men Era” rested in peace forever? Have the perspectives towards women changed permanently? Has the globalization helped women come out of the cocoon? Has the empowerment overtaken the objectification of women? Has the society evolved in a true sense?
Robert was perceived as a strict individual. He commanded respect in society but much of that respect emanated out of fear for him. It was not that he was aggressive or boisterous or displayed a raging temper. But it was his quiet and grim demeanour coupled with his broad chest and a six-and-a-half-foot tall frame that evoked a sense of awe among people. Robert had a booming voice but not many had heard it. He was the silent-kind who let his presence do the talking.
