We extend a warm welcome to our new students as they join us on campus!

"We extend a warm welcome to our new students as they join us on campus! This issue is the fourth and final issue of the first volume of our Newsletter. As we move into the second year of the newsletter, we thank all those who have helped in its production; we also thank our readers for the positive feedback we have received."

OUR FOUNDERS AND BUILDERS: How did 'Management in Agriculture' enter IIMA's Mandate?

"Many people may not know that it was Dr. Vikram Sarabhai who was responsible for making 'management in agriculture' part of the Institute's mandate. Dr. Sarabhai was a visionary who clearly understood the significance of rural and agriculture development for a developing India."

CONTINUITY AND CHANGE: Facilitating the Establishment of the IIMA Computer Network and The History of Computer Networks at IIMA

"I decided to find out what I needed to do to set up a computer network. I learnt that IIT Kanpur already had one, and I think IIT Bombay was about to get one."

STORIES THE ARCHITECTURE TELLS US: IIMA's Private Pedestrian Underpass

"The Institute and the architect were clear that the underpass was meant only for pedestrians-the design would have to prevent powered two-wheelers from entering the underpass."

STUDENTS' CORNER: Prayaas

"The children thus started attending school during the day, and came to D-20 for home work and other activities like dancing, artwork and singing, in the evenings. The efforts of the teachers whom Prayaas employed were supplemented by student volunteers and volunteers from outside the IIMA community."

SEPIA ECHOES: Preparing Management Teachers and Researchers: The Doctoral Programme at IIMA

"The faculty members at IIMA decided to go ahead with an Advanced Programme in Business Administration that would lead to the title of Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management (equivalent to a PhD degree). The advertisement for the programme was released on March 1, 1971."

HERITAGE NETWORKS: Gujarat State Archives (GSA)

"The primary objective of GSA is to archive and preserve the public records of the Government of Gujarat. In addition, it preserves the private papers of eminent personalities and other documents of archival value."

NEWS AND EVENTS

"On May 29, 2023, the IIMA Archives launched its second monograph from the IIMA Archives Monograph Series, in collaboration with Gujarat State Archives (GSA), Gandhinagar, 'Maritime Trade of Gujarat's Princely States: Nawanagar and Porbandar' and a digital exhibition of selected archival records from the Jamnagar and Porbandar offices of GSA, pertaining to the sea trade of these two states during the five decades preceding Indian independence."