Over a cup of chai

Over a cup of chai Chaika, an instant tea premix firm, part of the Launchpad program at NSRCEL, has used the lockdown to successfully pivot their business model

August 20, 2020August 21, 2020 admin1 FEATURED News and events Opinion 0

“The idea for Chaika started when we were working in Singapore, where we craved masala chai but didn’t know how to make it. Even when we tried, we failed! Moreover, the process took 15-20 minutes – we just didn’t have the time in the mornings. This craving made us quit our finance jobs to take the entrepreneurship route,” chuckles Aradhita Agarwal, Co-founder and graduate of Economics from the National University of Singapore. “We also realised that people were switching over, from masala chai, the beverage they grew up with, to…

The First Among Equals As strategic leader, collegial individual and catalyst, Professor G Raghuram combines personal humility and professional will, say his colleagues at his farewell

July 20, 2020December 8, 2020 admin1 FEATURED News and events 0

20 JULY, 2020: The IIMB family bid adieu to Professor G. Raghuram whose term as Director came to a close today and welcomed Professor Rishikesha T. Krishnan as Director of the school. Dean Faculty Chetan Subramanian welcomed the gathering, virtually. “IIMB would like to place on record its deepest appreciation for Prof. G. Raghuram. His boundless energy and his willingness to reach out to colleagues, especially on contentious issues, are remarkable,” he said. Listing Prof. Raghuram’s achievements as Director, he said 23 new faculty had been hired during his tenure,…

Business simulation games, social media break distance barriers Despite not being able to visit markets, the interactions with various stakeholders and working with cross-functional teams and creative agencies added a lot of value to my internship experience, writes Rituparna Ghosh

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Rituparna Ghosh FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

After being selected for the prestigious Aditya Birla Group (ABG) Internship Program, I was naturally very excited, and I was looking forward to the summers. Unfortunately, the unprecedented situation due to COVID-19, followed by the lockdown resulted in a two-month online internship. However, the management took care of easing out our apprehensions and planned the online internship seamlessly to ensure that our experience was not compromised. Along with our respective project commitments, we were kept engaged in regular social media activities that pushed us out of our comfort zones and…

Virtually perfect! Sirigauri N credits HUL’s Employer Brand Team for delivering a holistic internship experience

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Sirigauri FEATURED Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

This summer, I had the opportunity to be a part of the Unilever Leadership Internship Programme (ULIP 2020) as a finance intern. On 15th March 2020, two weeks before I was scheduled to begin my internship, I received a mail from the Employer Brand Team stating that the internship would be virtual until further notice. It was an overwhelming situation. The world was battling the spread of a pandemic, and abundant precaution was the need of the hour. However, a virtual internship also meant that I would be missing out…

Let’s hear it for work sans long commutes The hiring managers at Flipkart did a lot of homework while providing real work assignments and modifying project objectives to minimize impact to the virtual job, writes Sameer

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Sameer FEATURED Global MBA Stories Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

I had a fantastic experience as an intern with Flipkart this summer. It taught me more than I could have imagined. I got to work on a data science project that was interesting and important, and could make a significant difference in the way the company operates. It allowed me to learn, think, and execute constantly. I felt that hiring managers at Flipkart did a lot of homework while providing real work assignments and modifying project objectives to minimize impact to the virtual job. The work from the home culture…

How to make WFH impactful Having a change-embracing, flexible, dynamic attitude helps deliver even in times of disruption, writes N Ramarajwho interned with the Royal Bank of Scotland

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 N. Ramaraj FEATURED Global MBA Stories Student Connect 0

I interned at the Royal Bank of Scotland (Operations). Since the bank’s HR informed me in advance about Work From Home (WFH), I had time to be prepared. Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan’s article in BusinessLine offered some great tips. RBS was incredibly supportive in setting up remote system access. The project was about process improvement. I explored ways of enhancing customer experience and improving productivity, using a range of Six Sigma tools like SIPOC, Pareto, RCA and statistical sampling. I was also able to apply learnings from analytics, marketing and product…

Quick response from mentors made my virtual internship fulfilling, writes Anindita Rohi who worked with Ola Electric

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Anindita Rohi FEATURED Global MBA Stories Life @ IIMB – Student Speak Student Connect 0

As a student at a B-school, one of the major milestones is landing a coveted internship. Personally, this was my first ever internship experience, and I was fortunate to land an internship which linked both my undergraduate and B-school experiences. On the day of my orientation, I was allotted the Ola Electric Mobility division as a vertical. I felt both excited and nervous. Ola Electric is a completely new idea driving to revolutionize the electric domain with the technology of battery swapping. Being an electrical engineer, I was excited to…

“दो परिंदों के सवाल”

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Nilam Kaushik FEATURED Opinion 0

As we reel under the Coronavirus crisis with lives and livelihoods destroyed, I recently recited my poem “दो परिंदों के सवाल” at Harvard’s 24th Annual India Poetry Reading* over Zoom. The theme for this year was “Justice”. The poem personifies two birds that wonder whether humans regret the destruction to nature caused by their activities in the garb of modernization. The birds point out that while we may pride ourselves in developing machines and sophisticated technology to protect ourselves against nature’s fury, we stand so helpless in front of something…

School of Meaningful Experiences: Bengaluru based EdTech institute teaches life skills to students and young professionals

May 13, 2020 admin1 FEATURED MOOCs 0

School of Meaningful Experiences (SoME), a Bengaluru based Education-Technology (EdTech) Institute was established to elevate learning and skills development among students and young adults to the next level by encouraging them to embrace the innovative idea of six Cs – confidence, curiosity, communications, collaboration, creativity, and competence. Dr. Rakesh Godhwani, SoME’s founder and IIMB alumnus, formulated the approach aimed at enhancing participants’ scientific temper and creative thinking. He was also the Head of IIMB Alumni Association from 2008 to 2014 and continues to teach at the Institute as an Adjunct…

IIM Bangalore: An unforgettable experience to cherish for life Challenging roles, a plethora of opportunities to learn and grow, and a long career with a lifetime of memories are some of the things Vedy A will take back as he retires from IIMB service

April 29, 2020 admin1 FEATURED Opinion 0

Before joining IIMB, I worked for ITI Ancillary Unit Pvt Ltd as Power Press Operator for about four years. In 1982, I got an opportunity to work for IIM Bangalore. Since then, my journey here has been a memorable one working her for the last 38 years. When I joined the Institute, I was posted in Hostel mess for five years, during which I worked 16 hours a day. Being new and unaware of the responsibilities the role entailed, I worked hard to understand the process and enjoyed working here.…