Ajit Balakrishnan
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Ajit Balakrishnan
Ajit Balakrishnan is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta. He is a successful entrepreneur, business executive, and administrator. He had started his entrepreneurial venture with Rediffusion, an advertising firm now known as Rediffusion DY&R which he co-founded with Arun Nanda and Mohammed Khan, when he was 22. He later co-founded PSI Data Systems in mid 80's with two other partners hailing from Stanford. He led Rediff.com India Limited (Nasdaq: REDF) which won the CIO Choice Award for the best Enterprise Email Solution for three consecutive years. He has served as the Chairman of the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India.
Ajit Balakrishnan is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta. He is a successful entrepreneur, business executive, and administrator. He had started his entrepreneurial venture with Rediffusion, an advertising firm now known as Rediffusion DY&R which he co-founded with Arun Nanda and Mohammed Khan, when he was 22. He later co-founded PSI Data Systems in mid 80's with two other partners hailing from Stanford. He led Rediff.com India Limited (Nasdaq: REDF) which won the CIO Choice Award for the best Enterprise Email Solution for three consecutive years. He has served as the Chairman of the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India.
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B school curricula: Time for a reset?
… as the world swings from 'financialisation' to 'artificial intelligence'
 "B school curricula: Time for a reset?")
As work from home deepens …
… are far-reaching social changes coming with it?
 "As work from home deepens …")
Manchester, Silicon Valley…
Why do Innovation Revolutions happen outside India?
 "Manchester, Silicon Valley…")
The threats of 'Western Universalism'
Book review of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power: 5 Battlegrounds
 "The threats of 'Western Universalism'")
Staring at an abyss
Do India's laws governing the internet need revolutionary change?
 "Staring at an abyss")
How India can be great again
Book review of Making India Great Again: Learning from our History
 "How India can be great again")
Speeding up justice delivery in India
Are breakthroughs on this imminent?
 "Speeding up justice delivery in India")
In praise of the bureaucrat
Does India's IAS officers' work go unappreciated?
 "In praise of the bureaucrat")
India's electronics manufacturing dream
…but are we chasing yesterday's dreams?
 "India's electronics manufacturing dream")
Indians' love for things foreign
…is this a virus more dangerous than Covid-19?
 "Indians' love for things foreign")
Sudden rise of online higher education
Will Covid-19 permanently change higher education?
 "Sudden rise of online higher education")
Hail the power of networks!
Not just in Covid-19 but also in politics, economics and society
 "Hail the power of networks!")
Let's stop making cash the villain
A New Year resolution for our policy-makers
 "Let's stop making cash the villain")
Tech giants are watching you
Author Shoshanna Zuboff devotes 100 or more pages of her nearly 700-page book to decode the advertising dependence
 "Tech giants are watching you")
University ranking sweepstakes
Should we really pay attention?
 "University ranking sweepstakes")
From minding cows to minding algorithms
Handling the transition to the Information Age
 "From minding cows to minding algorithms")
Saving the world from AI?
This book is also an eye-opening tour of the contemporary method of opinion-formation as used by the Rationalists
 "Saving the world from AI?")
Elitism, populism, meritocracy…
Decoding the angst-ridden discourse of the day
 "Elitism, populism, meritocracy…")
Network science, the new ABCs of life
A new way of looking at the world is emerging by studying the patterns in everyday life
 "Network science, the new ABCs of life")
The vanishing middle manager
Can business schools re-invent their role?
 "The vanishing middle manager")
