The IIMA Story (Paperback)

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About the Book :

How was IIMA born?

Who were the key players?

What has made it synonymous to success?

These questions become even more relevant as the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) marks its Golden Jubilee year in 2011. Established in 1961, IIMA is the first Indian business school to achieve international recognition. In 2002, Economist Intelligence Unit’s list declared IIMA as the most selective management school in the world. And in 2011, IIMA has been ranked number 7 in Financial Times (FT)’s global ranking of Masters in Management Programme.

In this well researched and timely book, Prafull Anubhai charts the journey of this premier institution from its inception to what is it today—the construction of its iconic campus by American architect Louis Kahn, policies and processes that set the benchmark, exemplary leadership exhibited by its various chairmen and directors, and the vision and future challenges for the institute. In the IIMA Story Prafull weaves all the threads together to present a vivid history of one of India’s greatest institutions that has shaped the lives of many individuals through generations.

About the Author :

Prafull Anubhai has been associated with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) for over forty-five years as visiting faculty and as a Board member. He did his BSc (Economics) from the London School of Economics and attended the Programme for Management Development (PMD) at Harvard Business School. He has thirty years of experience as chief executive of textile manufacturing operations and has been a corporate advisor associated with educational institutions like IIMA, Ahmedabad Education Society (AES), Ahmedabad University, and Centre for Science Technology and Policy (CSTEP).

Prafull is the Chairman of the Board of Management of the Ahmedabad University, a member of the Governing Board of AES and the Honorary Director of Saptak Archives—an institution dedicated towards the preservation and dissemination of Indian classical music. Presently, he is a Director in companies like Unichem Laboratories Ltd., Vardhman Textiles Ltd., Birla Sun Life Trustee Co. Pvt. Ltd, GRUH Finance Ltd. (a subsidiary of HDFC Ltd), and the Emerging Markets South Asian Fund (EMSAF), Mauritius, among others. He lives in Ahmedabad.

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