Professor T. Krishna Kumar served at IIM Bangalore from September 28, 1978, to December 16, 1986, a period marked by institutional consolidation and expansion. His primary affiliation was with the Habitat Sector, with a secondary association with the Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD).

The interview traces his transition from academia in the United States to IIMB and highlights his role in shaping the Post Graduate Programme (PGP), the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), and executive education initiatives. As Coordinator of the FPM, he introduced structural reforms to strengthen academic quality, foster peer interaction, and institutionalise review mechanisms. He played a key role in developing and teaching courses such as Regional Economics and Spatial Models, Seminar on Habitat and Environmental Studies, Social Cost Benefit Analysis, and Econometrics, serving both PGP and doctoral students.

Professor Krishna Kumar was actively engaged in management development programmes(MDPs) and organisation-based programmes (OBPs), delivering sessions on traffic management, housing, environmental forecasting, social responsibility, and quantitative planning methods. His consultancy and research work covered major public policy domains, including housing demand, transport infrastructure, water resource projects, and social audit.

The interview also documents his contributions to academic governance, consultancy review, tenure-track advocacy, and campus welfare initiatives, offering a comprehensive account of his multifaceted service to IIM Bangalore.

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