Beyond the glass ceiling

Beyond the glass ceiling The Women in Management (WiM) Club at IIMB recently hosted a panel on reimagining the new generation of business leaders. Dr Deepti Ganapathy shares her takeaways from the discussion

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Deepti Ganapathy FEATURED 0

This year, the 7th edition of the Women Leadership Summit at IIM Bangalore hosted a thought-provoking panel discussion with speakers who work in the private sector, government as well as entrepreneurs. The theme for this year- “Re-imagining the New Generation” where we set forth to re-imagine a future generation by setting a frame of reference from our present actions in moving one step closer toward gender parity. As the moderator of the panel, I sought to peel through these questions, layer by layer so that our audience were able to…

Ikshana: Another way to look at eyewear

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 admin1 FEATURED Opinion 0

Set up in March 2021, eyewear accessory brand Ikshana aims to be the most creative and sought-after platform for eyewear accessories that changes the way people look at eyewear. The brand consists of a range of products such as charms, arm covers and crochet covers which are used to add to the users’ existing frames and sunglasses. “The easy to slide on and off products promote sustainability of glasses and create an affordable fashion solution with unique styling. Ikshana also makes eyewear accessories that kids would appreciate and easily add…

Kids fashion…the sustainable and eco-friendly way

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022 admin1 FEATURED Opinion 0

Kids outgrow clothes very fast and significant amounts of non-renewable resources get used to make their clothes that are used only for a short time. The start-up PureCloth.co has found a way to reinvent the way kids’ clothes are made. To extend usage, PureCloth has devised the ‘Grow-with-me’ collection which applies the art of design featuring extendable outfits that grow along with the kids. The firm follows Circular Fashion Design Principles; all their outfits are designed and manufactured to be disassembled so that they can be repaired, reused, remade and…

Meet the founders from NSRCEL who wowed the Sharks on Shark Tank India

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 admin1 FEATURED MOOCs 0

This year, Shark Tank India, the Indian franchise of the popular American business reality show, set foot into its maiden season. Shark Tank India’s premise revolves around entrepreneurs making presentations to a panel of investors, popularly known as Sharks. The entrepreneurs pitch their respective ventures to these sharks decide whether they would like to invest their time and resources in the said venture. This maiden season of Shark Tank India proved to be a matter of pride for NSRCEL, the innovation and entrepreneurship centre of excellence at IIMB, as it…

2021: Looking back at the venture capital industry

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 admin1 Books By Faculty FEATURED 0

Prof. G.Sabarinathan1 examines the swelling tide of capital, the growing allocation to alternative investments, institutional evolution and demand-supply dynamics that have impacted the role of the VC industry in the governance of investee firms It has been an eventful week for venture capital (VC). In USA, which I will focus on for now, Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos was convicted.2 Interestingly, Holmes’ conviction coincided with the end of a year when the US VC industry hit a funding record of $ 330 billion in 2021! Coincidentally, perhaps, the Indian VC…

From safe childhood to secure future… NSRCEL-incubated start-up Hapchi aims to build a safe childhood for every child by accompanying children along their transformational journey through all the years of pedagogy

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 admin1 FEATURED Opinion 0

Hapchi is a body safety and skill development organization that aims to empower children from an early age. The firm’s age-appropriate, structured, step-by-step holistic program is designed for children aged between three and sixteen years, to help them develop skills such as assertiveness, resilience, persistence and emotional regulation. This in turn will help the children cope with and handle issues such as threats of abuse, bullying, cybercrime and mental health concerns, with the involvement of parents and schools. The Hapchi team works at the grassroots level with children as the…

Towards green jobs and cleaner air As COP26 is all set to start on Nov 1, Dr Deepti Ganapathy, faculty in the Management Communication area at IIMB, whose soon-to-be-published book on ‘Media and Climate Change’, talks to Vancouver-based Brent Perry, CEO, Sterling PlanB, who is spearheading SHIP Zero, on what is takes to chart a course to true zero emissions for trans-oceanic shipping

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 admin1 FEATURED Opinion 0

Studies have shown that annual UN climate summits receive intense global media coverage. This coverage not only keeps the local public engaged and leads to an interesting exchange of knowledge about climate politics but also mobilizes people to combat Climate Change. In my soon-to-be published book on Media and Climate Change, I noted that this was evident at COP 19 held in Copenhagen, where nearly 130 heads of state from 191 countries and over 40,000 scientists, activists and industrialists registered for the convention. Alok Sharma, President for COP26 and Minister…

Making eating out safe Incubated at NSRCEL, FSG FoodWorks helps restaurants maintain food safety standards

October 21, 2021 admin1 FEATURED News and events 0

Food Safety Genie (FSG FoodWorks) is a year-old startup that aims to enable food establishments meet and maintain hygiene standards and make each of these food establishments a safe place to eat. “Each year, it is estimated that 48 million consumers become sick from contaminated food. There is a rapid increase in demand for restaurants due to India’s growing middle class and spending power leading to a shortage of staff. Restaurant staff also are not aware of required food safety standards compounding the problem further. With complex and ever-changing regulations,…

Building a better skyline As a SAAS platform, All About Architecture, incubated at NSRCEL, aims to introduce the concept of circular economy for the real estate sector and popularise the use of products and technologies that are environmentally safe and financially viable

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 admin1 FEATURED News and events 0

Sayari De is the Co-Founder of the tech-driven community-based platform ‘All About Architecture’, which aims to empower and give access to information to the construction community to help them make smarter choices. She has worked as an architect for about 15+ years. While pursuing her Master’s degree at the University of Glasgow, she was exposed to the way data-driven decisions were made. But when working on projects from inception to construction to handover and use, she says she found this data-driven approach, missing. “There is also an inertia when it…

Striking the right note Aimed at inculcating a sense of joy in Indian classical music among children, ShrotaHouse is the brainchild of Madumita Bhaskar who quit a career in computers to pursue and nurture the arts

September 24, 2021 admin1 FEATURED Opinion 0

ShrotaHouse is a hub for preschoolers and primary school children to help them explore and enjoy Indian classical music. It has designed programmes to provide novel music learning experiences. Launched as a pilot in 2021 and incubated under the Women Startup Program at NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore, they have reached over 200 children till date. Madhumita Bhaskar, the founder, is a student of Hindustani classical music. A singer and composer, she has been a disciple of Prof. Milind Malshe of Mumbai, an exponent of Jaipur-Atrauli gharana of Hindustani khayal music,…