IIM Calcutta to start Prof. Nirmal Chandra lecture series
Team Careers360 | May 10, 2019 | 01:04 PM IST | 1 min read
NEW DELHI, MAY 10: IIM Calcutta is organizing a memorial lecture series to celebrate the outstanding contributions of Prof. Nirmal Chandra who was the former faculty member of the Institute’s Economics group.
The institution has signed an agreement with Jan Chetna Trust, established by the late professor, to conduct the lectures. The trust has granted Rs. 10 Lakhs to IIM Calcutta for the annual lecture series that will be held between November and February.
Prof. Nirmal Chandra was a renowned economist and socialist thinker who encouraged many individuals to undertake research in the field of economics. He joined IIM Calcutta in 1966 as an early-recruit assistant professor and played a pivotal role in shaping not only the Economics group but also the management's perception on education.
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