Category: Student Spotlight

IFMR GSB’s PhD Scholar Soumyabrata Basu presented a paper titled Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and Firm’s Cost of Debt: Empirical Evidence from Indian Firms, co-authored with Dr Praveen Bhagawan, Associate Professor & Area Chair – Finance, Accounting and Quantitative Finance, IFMR GSB and Dr Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor & Area Chair – Economics, IFMR GSB at the Annual Research Workshop on Insolvency & Bankruptcy, organised jointly by IIM Ahmedabad and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI). 

Our four-member Indian Dance Crew from the SIAS, Krea University recently showcased their talents at Riviera, the cultural festival hosted by Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT). Led by Pramati Anand, the crew, including Alankrita Krishnan, Siri Jois, and Ananya KV, mesmerised the audience with their performances. While Pramati specialises in Kathak, Alankrita, Siri, and Ananya specialise in Bharatanatyam. The dynamic duo of Alankrita Krishnan and Siri Jois secured the third spot in the duet category. Congratulations!

Shreya Kabadi, a third-year student at SIAS, Krea University won the first prize in the photography competition at Abhisaranga, the annual fest hosted by the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Sri City. The preliminary online round witnessed 110 participants from various parts of the country, culminating in the showdown at IIIT, Sri City. Shreya expresses gratitude to the Media Lab for their invaluable support.

Mohammed Hashim, PhD student, IFMR GSB, Krea University presented his paper titled Caste and COVID-19: Exploring Variations in Health Expenditures among Different Caste Groups in India at IISC Bangalore and won the best paper award in the ‘Sustainability impact’ track. The conference was conducted by the Centre for Society and Policy, IISC and India – Japan Laboratory at Keio University, Japan. 

We are excited to share that the Women’s Badminton Team from the School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS), Krea University, has secured second place at Rivera, the sports festival hosted by Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT).

At the ‘Zero to One’ pre-seed funding round by the Centre for Entrepreneurship (CFE) at Krea University, Sibling, a mental health platform co-founded by Mitansh Aggarwal and Viney Jain from SIAS, Cohort of 2025, received a grant of ₹1.5 lakh, highlighting CFE’s commitment to supporting projects with significant social impact

The Centre for Entrepreneurship (CFE) at Krea University serves as a hub for students and faculty to explore their entrepreneurial aspirations and turn groundbreaking ideas into reality.

The ‘Zero to One’ pre-seed funding round, a significant event in CFE’s calendar, took place at the Krea University Admin Office on 3 February, 2024, marking a milestone in the organisation’s efforts to support aspiring entrepreneurs.

A Winter that Burned Delhi: Silent Screams and Broken Promises of 1984, shot and directed by Rahul Milind, a Krea alumnus from the SIAS Cohort of 2023 as part of his History Capstone Thesis, has been awarded a Special Jury Mention for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 16th Jaipur International Film Festival 2024

We’re delighted to announce that A Winter that Burned Delhi: Silent Screams and Broken Promises of 1984, shot and directed by Rahul Milind, a Krea alumnus from the SIAS Cohort of 2023 as part of his History Capstone Thesis, has been awarded a Special Jury Mention for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 16th Jaipur International Film Festival 2024.

This was Rahul’s first-ever film festival entry. Out of the 329 nominated films from a total of 63 countries, 64 films were awarded, and Rahul’s documentary was one of them, under the documentary feature and student category.

Taking an ethnographic approach, his documentary film looks at the events of 1984 in Punjab and Delhi through the lens of collective memory and generational trauma. It was made under the mentorship of Dr Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi, Dean and Associate Professor of History, SIAS, Krea University, and Professor Ramachandra Guha, Distinguished University Professor, Krea University.

Rahul acknowledges that their role has been crucial in the entire journey and extends his gratitude to the faculty of SIAS who encouraged and supported his vision.

Congratulations!

The Dance Club at SIAS, Krea University participated in Kurukshetra, the inter-college student run-fest of FLAME University. The team took part in both solo and crew dance competitions. Diya Gupta, Cohort of 2025, won second place in the solo dance competition. However, the crew, while not securing a position, was placed 4th and gained valuable insights on how to improve and excel in future competitions.

Congratulations to Harshi Shah, Ansh Bhargava, Tejas Narayan, and Krithi Raghavan from the School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS) at Krea University for advancing to the national round of the HSBC India Business Competition.

Out of the 12 participating teams from prestigious institutions, they were selected as one of the six to proceed to the nationals, scheduled to be held in Mumbai this month.