Author: Ram Kumar

Sayantan Datta authors an article published in The Hindu

Ram Kumar Faculty & Staff Spotlight

Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krea-CWP has authored an article titled A random number generator using quantum physics and a blockchain published by The Hindu. While a new study isn’t the first to describe how quantum phenomena can be used in the service of generating random numbers, the technique incorporates a cryptographic tool called blockchains in their protocol. This makes the technique fully traceable and certifiable by independent parties, making it the first of its kind.

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​Sathyanarayanan Ramachandran an expert speaker at National Conference on emerging trends in AI and reverse logistics

Ram Kumar Faculty & Staff Spotlight

​Sathyanarayanan Ramachandran, Sundram Fasteners Associate Professor, Marketing, IFMR ​G​SB, was invited as an expert speaker to address the National Conference on emerging trends in AI and reverse logistics organised by the University of Madras in collaboration with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) on ​5 August​, 2025.

​Sathyanarayanan Ramachandran shared his practical insights on the marketing and sustainability perspective, the short and long-term impact of reverse logistics management on net promoter score and customer lifetime value and the artificial intelligence trends in the industry with several success case studies from Amazon, H&M and Apple during the panel discussion on reverse logistics. The session was well received with several sets of questions and requests for elaboration.

Prajwal Parajuly’s latest book to be published by Tate Publishing, HarperCollins and Nepalaya

Ram Kumar Faculty & Staff Spotlight

Karma and Lola, the next book in line by ​Prajwal Parajuly, Assistant Professor of Practice, Creative Writing, SIAS will now be published in 2026 by Tate Publishing in the United Kingdom, HarperCollins in the Indian Subcontinent and Nepalaya in Nepal. Illustrated by Ubahang Nembang, Karma and Lola is about an eight-year-old who lives in a whimsical hotel in the Himalayas with her parents and beloved dog.

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Dr Proma Raychaudhury​ represents Krea University at the 2025 Scales of Governance Conference

Ram Kumar Faculty & Staff Spotlight

​On her recent official visit to Colombo Dr Proma Raychaudhury, Assistant Professor, Politics​, SIAS represented Krea University at the 2025 Scales of Governance Conference (jointly organised by the Bandaranaike Academy for Leadership and Public Policy (BALPP), Colombo, and Sciences Po, Paris, a partner university of Krea). At the conference. Dr Raychaudhury presented a paper titled, ‘Sub-nationalism and (Gendered) Social Welfare Regimes: A Study of West Bengal under the All-India Trinamool Congress Government’.

​Dr Sabah Siddiqui​ presents at IACS 2025 Conference​ and pens commentary in Mad in South Asia

Ram Kumar Faculty & Staff Spotlight

​Dr Sabah Siddiqui, Assistant Professor, Psychology​, SIAS presented a paper at the IACS 2025 Conference in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand on July 24, 2025. The paper was titled ‘Faith Healing and Distributed Subjectivity’.
D​r Siddiqui also wrote a commentary piece on the Anti-Superstition Law titled Superstition, Science, and the limits of Law that was featured by Mad in South Asia Expert Opinions blog​.

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Dr Suresh Govindapuram presents at 23rd Annual Conference and 30th Anniversary of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies

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Dr Suresh Govindapuram, Assistant Professor of Economics, IFMR GSB presented a paper on Women’s Financial Inclusion and Economic Development: Evidence from India at the 23rd Annual Conference and 30th Anniversary of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies from 22-25 July 2025 at Luxembourg.

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Sayantan Datta authors an editorial in Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

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Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krea-CWP has authored an editorial titled Recording sex and gender data in clinical settings published by the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. In the editorial, they highlight potential issues in the collection of sex data in clinical settings, and suggest that an accurate, ethical, and transgender- and intersex-affirmative medical practice entails the mandatory collection of both sex and gender data, and in more than two categories.

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​A paper co-authored by Dr Suresh Govindapuram published in the Energy Nexus journal.

Ram Kumar Research Spotlight

​A paper co-authored by Dr Suresh Govindapuram, Assistant Professor of Economics, IFMR GSB titled Assessing Energy Efficiency of Indian Chemical Industry: Examine the Role of Innovation and Regional Heterogeneity has been published in the Energy Nexus journal.

This study aims to measure energy efficiency levels and the impact of technological innovation and regional heterogeneity on energy efficiency. Hence, the team uses Indian chemical industry data covering 85 firms from 2003-04 to 2018-19. First, they employ the stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) to measure total factor energy efficiency (TFEE). Second, they use truncated regression to assess the effect of innovation and other factors. Their time-varying TFEE has a mean level of 0.84. Most firms can improve their energy efficiency by 15%. Hence, a substantial energy-saving opportunity exists in the case of the chemical industry in India. The second-stage results suggest that firms’ innovative capability accumulates over time, enabling them to achieve higher energy efficiency. Additionally, older firms perform better than younger ones in terms of TFEE. However, having facilities at different locations reduces energy efficiency, while the number of products produced does not significantly impact energy efficiency. The study emphasises the need to consider regional heterogeneity and technological gaps when developing strategies to enhance energy efficiency at the firm level. The findings have significant implications for regulating the manufacturing sector, providing insights for policymakers and industry practitioners to design effective strategies to promote energy efficiency.

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