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A Roundup of the Kreaverse
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December carries its own spirit—while it closes a year, it opens space for new beginnings. Despite dark, rainy days, the campus spirit stayed bright. Academic energy continued with new research projects and faculty initiatives, while students contributed actively across classrooms and activities. Reflecting the campus’ commitment to inclusion, an Accessibility Awareness Booth was hosted for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, fostering awareness and engagement across the community. In the same spirit of growth and achievement, a significant recognition for academic leadership and excellence marked another milestone. Continued dedication across teaching, learning, and research fuels our dynamic academic journey, with promise yet to be realised.
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Dr Sureshchandar G S, Adjunct Professor, Operations, IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB), has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Baldrige Foundation’s 2026 Award for Leadership Excellence in Education by The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Washington DC. This award recognises exceptional leadership in the promotion of performance excellence across the globe and is given to individuals who have contributed outstanding service on a sustained basis, or a single achievement of a magnitude worthy of this recognition.
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Dr Shanti Pappu, Adjunct Professor, Archeology and History, School of Arts and Interwoven Sciences (SIAS) was invited to Paris to participate in and present at the International Conference ‘Technological behaviours of Hominins over Eurasia?’, held on 19–20 November 2025. Dr Pappu jointly presented a paper titled ‘Persistent Places, Differing Trajectories: Exploring Lower Palaeolithic Technological Diversity in South India.’
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Dr Vijaya C, Assistant Professor, Finance, IFMR GSB, has authored a research paper titled Can Smart Beta Funds outperform Human-managed Funds Across Market Phases? Evidence from India, published in Springer's Asia-Pacific Financial Markets journal. Know more
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Dr Preeti Gulati, Assistant professor, History, SIAS, was invited to the Manorama Hortus Art and Literature Festival in Kochi, as a panelist to discuss her new book Women Writing History. Author Sindhu Rajasekaran led the conversation on history, sexuality, pedagogy and being a woman historian.
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LEAD at Krea University, in collaboration with The/Nudge Institute and supported by the Gates Foundation, has released a new study examining how women engage with India’s rapidly expanding digital economy and what it will take to build a more inclusive digital future. Read More
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Discover IFMR GSB: A Glimpse into Your MBA Experience
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7 December 2025 | 7 pm Zoom
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Kutcheri - An OSL Initiative
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8 December | 6:00-7:00 pm SH3
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Krea Biological Sciences Talk
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11 December 2025 | 10:30-11:30 am | JSW-2F
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Krea Computer Science Talk
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18 December 2025 | 3:30-4:30 pm | Media Lab
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Sociology and Social Anthropology Talk
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19 December 2025 | 2: 30-3:30 pm | JSW 1-D
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Krea Open House - SIAS City Editions
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Banglore, Chennai and Mumbai
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On 28 November 2025, the Psychology Society hosted a panel on language in psychology, focusing on how psychological terms are often overused and simplified on social media. The panellists were Dr Akanksha Adya, Assistant Professor, Psychology, SIAS; Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Centre for Writing and Pedagogy (Krea-CWP); Dr Geeti Das, Assistant Professor, Politics, SIAS, and Dr Shiv Issar, Assistant Professor, Sociology and Social Anthropology, SIAS. They discussed how alienation and loneliness can lead people to adopt labels that create a sense of community outside clinical contexts. The panel also examined how meanings shift over time, using “homosexual” as an example—drawing on Foucault and Ian Hacking. The session concluded with a reflection on who holds authority in defining terms, followed by a Q&A.
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Input by Trishna Saha, SIAS UG Cohort of 2023-27
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Ops Storm: Triumphant Trio!
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IFMR GBS’s IT and Operations Committee, OPTEMUX, successfully hosted Ops Storm on 30 November 2025, featuring keen competition among 30 teams. The event kicked off with a challenging pen-and-paper quiz. The top 6 teams advanced to Round 2, an exhilarating whole-campus QR Hunt (treasure hunt). The winners are: 1st - Sriya M, Kingshuk Banerjee, and Soubhagya Biswas; 2nd - Rushil Gupta, Radhika Gupta, and Sristi Bagdi; 3rd - Kamal Dhaker, Aryan Bhansali, and Daksh Jain.
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Input by Kingshuk Banerjee, MBA Cohort of 2025-27
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The Office of Inclusive Learning Support (ILS) hosted an Accessibility Awareness Booth this week to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The booth highlighted how academic accommodations work and offered guidance on responding to mental-health emergencies, identifying red-flag concerns, and accessing existing ILS and mental-health support services.
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Discover more of the Kreaverse
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Say hello to the newest members of our Krea family
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Farewell and Thank you 🙏🏾
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Wishing our colleagues all the best as they move on to their next adventure
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Employee Training and Development
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The HR team organised training on communication as part of the soft skills programme on 21 November 2025 at the Sri City campus. Participants engaged in practical activities, group discussions, and reflective exercises. The training also focused on interpersonal skills, active listening and feedback technique, presentation skills, conflict resolution, assertive communication and collaborative competencies.
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