IFMR GSB’s PhD Scholar Soumyabrata Basu presented a paper that looks into the impact of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code on Indian firms at the Doctoral Colloquium on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance organised by IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. The paper is co-authored with Prof.Praveen Bhagawan and Prof. Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay
Ananya Manikandan, MBA Cohort of 2025, IFMR GSB secured first placein CRE-AI-TIVE Writing at Chrysalis 2024–25, a national-level inter-collegiate competition organised by the Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai, on 12 February 2025.
The contest featured two rounds: Round 1 involved creating a 10–25-line poem using AI text-generation tools, a 100-word AI usage note, and five prompts; round 2 challenged participants to write a 1000 – 1200-word story from two given lines, testing creativity and critical thinking.
Additionally, Ananya’s article, India’s Fintech Revolution: How Startups Are Reshaping the Financial Landscape, was recognised as the “Article of the Quarter” in the inaugural edition of Management Manuscripts, a quarterly magazine by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management & Entrepreneurship (ABVSME), JNU, Delhi. The magazine, launched in collaboration with Gyanmancha – The Literary Society and Hariyali – The Sustainability Club, features 12 articles per issue on diverse management and interdisciplinary topics.
Kashish Ramesh, Cohort of 2023 – 2027, SIAS has been nominated for the Entrepreneurial Excellence Award at the Founders Conference in Marina Bay, Singapore (2026), becoming the youngest nominee in the event’s history.
The nomination highlights her entrepreneurial initiatives, Quope and Cadet & Blu. Kashish founded Quope in 2021, a non-profit inspired by organisations like the Social Media Safety Organization in California, dedicated to combating social media addiction and promoting safer digital spaces. She also launched Cadet & Blu, an inbound consulting agency focused on writing-led strategies and supporting small and women-led businesses.
Pursuing a double major in Economics and Data Science, Kashish leads the Business Club, where she encourages students to pursue their ideas and fosters entrepreneurial spirit within the campus community.
For more details about the conference: https://www.founders2conf.com/
Kashish has also authored a book that can be purchased here:
A blog titled Transgender People in Indian Science Institutions: Identity, Community & Belonging by Purnaa Muthu, a third-year SIAS student majoring in Psychology and a former peer tutor at the Centre for Writing and Pedagogy (Krea-CWP), has been published on CDJ Plus, the blog of the Community Development Journal (Oxford University Press).
In this piece, Purnaa explores the work of Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krea-CWP, focusing on the lived experiences of transgender, gender non-conforming and nonbinary individuals in Indian science institutions. Along with a comprehensive summary of Sayantan’s previous research, published in the Community Development Journal, she offers new insights from her interview with them.
Mohammed Hasim, PhD student, IFMR GSB, won the best paper award and a cash prize of ₹10,000 at the Spatial Econometrics Workshop and PhD Colloquium held at IIT Indore. His winning paper, Illuminating Inequality: Intra-State Economic Convergence and Regional Disparities in Karnataka, India, explores regional economic patterns and disparities within the state.
Jyothis Franklin, PhD scholar, IFMR GSB has presented a research paper titled ‘A Bibliometric Study of the Literature on Advertising Ethics’ co-authored with Dr Jayasankar Ramanathan, Associate Professor, Marketing, IFMR GSB at the American Marketing Association (AMA) Winter Academic Conference 2025 (Virtual) on 10 February, 2025.
Abstract:
This study aims to analyse the research impact, key trends and current state of knowledge in advertising ethics through bibliometric analysis. By examining 233 relevant articles, the study evaluates publication patterns, authorship trends and knowledge structures. It identifies influential works, contributions and evolving trends in the domain. This study guides managers in developing ethical guidelines for advertising campaigns by mapping the evolution of advertising ethics since its inception. The study is the first to employ a quantitative method to map out the relevant literature on advertising ethics.
Three first-year MBA students from IFMR GSB — Rahul Kumar, Jayesh Sharma, and Harsh Verma — secured second place in Entrée-preneurship 7.0, an online case study competition held as part of Tangerine Trails, organised by the Entrepreneurship Cell of IIM Nagpur on 16 December, 2024.
Mugdha Kinhikar, PhD student, IFMR GSB has successfully presented a research paper titled Does The Fiscal Position of States Matter in the Allocation of Climate Adaptation Funds in India, co-authored with Dr Soumya Pal, Assistant Professor, Economics, IFMR GSB at the 6th Annual Conference on Economics and Finance (ACEF 2025), hosted by Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus held from 4 – 6 February, 2025.
Abstract of the paper:
Globally, financing for climate adaptation is switching to fund-based financing that follows the principle of competitive application and allocation. This funding mechanism aims to prioritise the most vulnerable countries. India, on a similar note, in 2015 adopted a National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC), the first-ever fund solely dedicated to climate adaptation for states. For developing countries like India that face resource constraints, parameters for the allocation of such funds within the country are of vital importance. The paper analyses whether the state’s fiscal position is associated with the funds allocated under NAFCC in India.
Further, the researchers study if the allocation of funds is associated with the climate adaptation capacity of the states. The results show a lower degree of correlation between the fiscal performance index of states and grants given under NAFCC. The result highlights that the presence of resource capacity within the states has a minimal role in deciding the allocation of grants to states. Further, the states with higher adaptation indexes receive higher amounts of grants. These results question the NAFCC framework’s logic, suggesting that priority might be given to states with lower adaptation capacities to facilitate their development and narrow the gap. Hence, this raises questions about the effectiveness of NAFCC in targeting the most vulnerable states and promoting equitable distribution of resources.
Pratibha Jain, PhD student, IFMR GSB, presented a research paper at the IMPeC 2025 Conference held at IIM Sambalpur. The paper, titled The Retention Puzzle: A Comprehensive Review of Non-Profit Employee Dynamics, was co-authored and developed under the guidance of Dr Pallavi Pandey, Assistant Professor, OB & HR, IFMR GSB. The conference was conducted from 30 January, 2025 to 1 February, 2025.
Nidhin Donald, Postdoctoral Fellow, Moturi Satyanarayana Centre for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Krea University, has recently contributed to two esteemed publications:
He authored an article titled Displaying the ‘Family’ Online: Reflections on Syrian Christian Visual Life in Family Studies, published in Oxford University Press.
He co-authored an article titled Ambedkar on Indian Christianity: Towards a Critique, published in South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies.
Read article 1: https://academic.oup.com/book/58844/chapter-abstract/489743367?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Read article 2: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00856401.2025.2425563
