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About Me

I am deeply interested in Research Methodology, Strategic Management, Business Models and Business Ethics. I have considerable expertise in Multivariate Analysis, using R for statistical analysis and developing pedagogical tools based on theory of multiple intelligences.I love interacting with social entrepreneurs. I am keen on designing training programmes on Business Modeling for profit and non profit organizations and authoring articles and books based on multidisciplinary research. I describe my self as crowd teacher ~ knowledge nomad ~ author ~ passionate about studying poverty, access, injustice in society and frugal innovations.

Location:
India, Chennai
Current organization:
IIIT(D&M)
Past organizations:
Anna University, KSR College of Technology , Jansons School of Business , SRM University
Current role:
Professor - Management
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Research Methodology, Quantitative Techniques , Multivariate Analysis , Structural Equation Modelling , Brain Based Learning, Frugal Innovations , business models, Ethics
I am:
Activist, Agnostic, Business mentor, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Educator/Teacher, Idea generator, Writer/Editor
Associations:
Higher Education Learning and Teaching , Indian Academy of Management , Indian Society of Ergonomics , Hudson Society
Languages:
English, French, Telugu, Tamil
Universities:
Madras University, Aligarh Muslim University, Anna University

More About Me

I'm passionate about

Learning, Crowd Teaching, Nomad of Knowledge

An idea worth spreading

Crowd learning, Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Talk to me about

Learning, brain and its functions, theory of multiple intelligences, learning styles

People don't know that I'm good at

Operations Management, Operations Research

My TED Story

There is no place in the world i have learnt so many diversified subjects; enthused; wept; grew emotional; meditated; used as a method to get away from pain;learnt;met the greatest brains in the world. It is a greatest experience in my life to be experience TED. It is not an exaggeration and I really do not know what i will be without TED.

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    A comment on Talk: Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion

    May 5 2013: Thank you dear sister. You confirmed that what i am doing is right. Accept sincere my congratulations.
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    A comment on Talk: Janine Shepherd: A broken body isn’t a broken person

    Dec 1 2012: Thank you Janine Shepherd; I returned to my body back, it may be sick but useful to the world.

  • A comment on Talk: Shimon Schocken: The self-organizing computer course

    Oct 7 2012: Thank you Shimon for extraordinary passion to demystify education. It is all travelling from one failure to another failure. Thanks.

  • A comment on Conversation: Is the idea of 'practical wisdom' is to provide maximum good to all people or maximum good to large number of people with still some left?

    Apr 24 2011: Thank you Krisztian Pinter for your reply. I do agree with you. However, how to universalize the phenomenon of practical wisdom? Do we have a single solution or multiple solutions? if multiple solutions are available and if they are diagrammatically opposite to each other how to deal with them?

  • A reply on Talk: Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

    Apr 18 2011: Dear Judith, How much we can be cruel towards this excellent scientist; tell me one frame where she has shown the characteristics you portray her? Has she not given a good exposition on the monkeys? what do you expect in a short period? It is unfair, gender biased comments given by you. I am sorry to be rude with you.

  • A reply on Conversation: Who is a great teacher?

    Apr 17 2011: There is no doubt about it Erik. Is it possible to use Socratic method in the class. Do we have time for it?

  • A reply on Conversation: Who is a great teacher?

    Apr 17 2011: Dear Lee, I agree with you. Sir Ken Robinson did made me think and give shape to my own anguish of not being able to deliver what i am supposed to.

  • A reply on Conversation: Who is a great teacher?

    Apr 17 2011: I think Erik, He does put forth his point of view; I do not think it is entertaining~ Of course it is presented in a fun way but the seriousness can be realized by everyone of us. What in your opinion should be the alternative view for the same?

  • A reply on Conversation: Who is a great teacher?

    Apr 17 2011: Dear Scott Armstrong, Thanks for your posting. However, Do great teachers make you think and encourage questions and feel not at all ashamed to say that he does not know the answer. Is it possible to do it in a class and still have the respect of students? In my opinion if a teacher will be more respected if he or she says that he needs time to answer.

  • A reply on Conversation: Who is a great teacher?

    Apr 17 2011: Dear Tom Comerford. Thanks for posting and pointing out the most important role of teacher~ to help students develop critical-thinking skills. Please watch these two videos.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e4iFx2Gm0A&feature=relmfu ( Don't lecture me~ a fascinating journey into history to present).
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSVFZFek4E8&feature=relmfu ( insights on education at Hong Kong experience by one of the finest teachers.
    However, I really do not know how to approach the problem of given syllabus ( as in India) and the teacher is supposed to deliver the same, with least deviations and for examinations. Any thoughts?
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