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Life in academia

In this series of articles, I talk about the things I've learned, the problems I've faced, and the chances I've had as an academic and researcher.

The Essence of Good Assessment

The Essence of Good Assessment

For a long time, I have been writing about topics related to MBA and life. I think that has been the case for almost the whole of the last two years since I started writing. This week, I want to do something different. I want to engage my PhD students

From Enabler to Crutch: The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Education

From Enabler to Crutch: The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Education

We are living in extraordinary times. Things were markedly different around this time last year. Today, almost everyone has access to generative AI, and they use it confidently. This marks a fundamental shift, at least in the domain of education. As an early-career faculty member, I thought it would be

'Problematising' Things

'Problematising' Things

The first time I heard of this word, 'problematizing,' was when Dr. AF Mathews (from IIM Kozhikode) was scheduled to visit our campus and conduct a workshop on the subject. At first, I thought the word meant making a problem out of something (a good guess, I figured)

The Diary of an Unemployed Academic – Part 2

The Diary of an Unemployed Academic – Part 2

The disengagement phase took a rather long duration of time for me. In fact, as of the date of writing, I feel the college still has been in touch with me. Some in the senior management want me to resume my services too. However, I think that is not the

The Diary of an Unemployed Academic - Part 1

The Diary of an Unemployed Academic - Part 1

May 10. 2022. The life of an academic is not a bed of roses, especially when you are very young in the system and trying hard to balance teaching, research, and administration. And if said academic is working in the private sector, life gets to be a little bit tougher.

Ideas to teach the Sales and Distribution Course #1

Ideas to teach the Sales and Distribution Course #1

One of the key concepts that I try to drive home in both my Principles of marketing course and the sales and distribution course is ‘good marketing is what makes sales redundant’. On the techniques that I plan to use to drive home this point is this. Step 1: Just

Iron and Steel

Iron and Steel

Teaching is a wonderful profession. In addition to ‘in class’ knowledge dissemination, teaching encompasses a lot of activities. In any traditional B School (basically a finishing school programme spanning the breadth of the Pacific Ocean), this typically encompasses the set of all activities such as instructing students on proper dressing,