NEWS AND EVENTS | Issue 1 @ IIMA Archives

NEWS AND EVENTS

"We are pleased to announce the addition of a fascinating special collection to the IIMA Archives. This collection consists of 25 pamphlets from the pre-independence era, titled 1940s Oxford Pamphlet Series on Indian Affairs."

The IIMA Archives cordially invites visitors to explore its treasures on all working days, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. As part of the Communication Department's efforts, participants of IIMA's esteemed executive education programme are treated to a tour of the Brick by Brick exhibition. Over the past three months, this exhibition has attracted an impressive number of 859 visitors.

Moreover, the Archives has had the pleasure of hosting an additional 983 visitors, including 13 visitors through the IIMA Endowment Fund and 128 students through Virasat: The Heritage Club of IIMA.

Virasat: The Heritage Club organized a
tour for the PGP students, July 6, 2023

***Dr. Palakh Jain, FPM 2013, July 12, 2023***

Prof. Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Ahmedabad University,
along with some architects, July 26, 2023

Ms. Sindhu Gangadharan, Senior VP and MD
of SAP Labs India, July 28, 2023

Research Scholars, 3rd International Conference on
Indian Business & Economic History, August 31, 2023

(L-R) Ms. Shweta Sawant and Ms. Vrunda Pathare from Godrej Archives,
and Ms. Deepti Anand from Past Perfect Heritage Management, 3rd International Conference on
Indian Business & Economic History, September 1, 2023

***Exchange Students, September 13, 2023***

***Prof. Mohan Kaul, September 18, 2023***

***Mr. Ashu Khullar, CEO, Citi Bank, India, PGP 1988, September 29, 2023***

The IIMA Archives is dedicated to promoting historical research and warmly welcomes scholars from India and abroad. We strive to provide authentic historical information to all stakeholders, both internally and externally. In the previous quarter, we received a total of 225 requests, both from within our Institute and from outside. Allow us to share an intriguing note we received from one of our users:

"My name is Susmita Das. I received my PhD in Communications Research in 2022. During my archival research in Ahmedabad for my postdoc, I explored the IIMA Archives, looking for sources relating to the advertising industry in India from 1960-1990. I discovered that IIMs played a crucial role in advertising management education, offering one of the country’s first (known) courses in 1972, aimed at equipping management graduates with knowledge about advertising’s role in marketing. I found a valuable source - a course packet - titled "Advertising Management 1970-72," donated by S. V. Ramani, PGP batch of 1972 which was a great artifact and made my trip to Ahmedabad from Kolkata even more worthwhile! As an advertising industry historian such discoveries make research exciting. I hope that more institutional archives can come together to preserve the rich history of Indian advertising, which will enrich the study of business history in India." Dr. Susmita Das, ICSSR Post-Doctoral Fellow at Jadavpur University, West Bengal

The IIMA Archives is committed to preserving the historical records of IIMA and records related to Business History. As part of our ‘collections building’ efforts, we are pleased to announce the addition of a fascinating special collection to the IIMA Archives. This collection consists of 25 pamphlets from the pre-independence era, titled '1940s Oxford Pamphlet Series on Indian Affairs'. These pamphlets were published between 1942 and 1946, donated to us by Prof. Gyanesh Kudaisya from the National University of Singapore (NUS) (as received from Prof. Robin Jeffrey, Visiting Professor at NUS and an Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University (ANU), and originally belonged to the late Prof. B. C. L. Johnson from ANU).

***'1940s Oxford Pamphlet Series on Indian Affairs'***

The IIMA Archives made a successful contribution to the National level exhibition by showcasing a captivating story titled "Technology for Development: Story of Computing." Additionally, we displayed some of our notable publications, such as the IIMA Archives Monograph Series, the IIMA Archives Quarterly Newsletter Series, and informative brochures. This exhibition was curated by 'Curating for Culture' and organized by the 'Ministry of Culture' as part of the international event called the "Festival of Libraries." The event took place on August 5-6 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.

IIMA Archives exhibits at ‘Festival of Libraries’,
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

The IIMA Archives proudly unveiled the physical edition of its second monograph, titled 'Maritime Trade of Gujarat's Princely States: Nawanagar and Porbandar,' during the 3rd International Conference on Indian Business & Economic History held at IIM Ahmedabad on September 1-2, 2023. The release of the monograph was graced by Prof. Vijaya Sherry Chand, former faculty member and former Chairperson of IIMA Archives, along with Dr. Shailesh Solanki, Director of Gujarat State Archives (GSA), and Prof. Chinmay Tumbe, Chairperson of IIMA Archives.

Soft copy of the monograph is available [here].

The launch of the physical edition of the monograph,
'Maritime Trade of Gujarat's Princely States: Nawanagar and Porbandar' on
September 2, 2023

IIMA Archives
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Main Campus
IIM Ahmedabad
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Ahmedabad - 380015
Email: archives@iima.ac.in, phone number: (079) 7152-7528.