IIM-A to host 3rd international conference on Indian business & economic history
Updated: Aug 31st, 2023
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The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A), is set to organise the third international conference on Indian business and economic history from Sept 1 -2. To be organised at the institute campus, the conference’s spotlight will be on the keynote address by esteemed IIM-A alumnus Harish Bhat, the brand custodian of Tata Sons.
His address, titled ‘Can Corporate History Become Bedtime Tales?’, discourse on the potential of corporate history to resonate as engaging narratives.
Marked as a biennial event, the conference is touted to be a platform for scholars, researchers, experts, and students from various corners of the world to convene and present their research endeavours centred around the trajectory of India’s business and economic evolution.
The two-day programme will feature research paper presentations, along with the talks hosted by industry leaders.
Throughout the conference, participants will delve into an array of subjects, relating to history and transformation of numerous business practices.
These include explorations into facets like cotton capitalism, the intricacies of banking in erstwhile princely states, and the origins of capability building in India’s IT sector.
On the second day of the conference, Rajendra Narla, the archivist at Tata Central Archives, and Harsh Manrao, the principal designer of Figments Experience Lab, will participate in a discussion led by Sanghamitra Chatterjee, the founder of the Mumbai-based Past Perfect Heritage Management Agency.
The dialogue will revolve around the captivating theme of ‘archiving business history’.
(Source: IANS)
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