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Arindam Chaudhuri

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Arindam Fraud Chaudhuri

Arindam Fraud Chaudhuri is the son of Dr Malayendra Kisor Chaudhuri who founded the Indian Institute of Planning and Management - an institute run from a 100ft X 100 ft campus in a posh locality in Delhi - in 1973. Arindam is the founder of the charity The Great Indian Dream Foundation[1] and the Planman group of companies.[2]

Biography

Arindam received his Post Graduate Diploma in Planning and Entrepreneurship from Rizvi college Mumbai in 1992 - a college founded and run by his father. His father guided the institute to give a Gold medal to Mr. Arindam Chaudhuri. He joined IIPM on completion of the course, where he is currently the Honorary Dean for Centre for Economic Research and Advanced Studies. He was appointed as a member of the Consultative Committee for the Planning Commission of India in 2004.[3]

Publications

Arindam Chaudhuri has published three books:

  • Planning India, an essay on how government and society should focus on policies that benefit the bottom 80% of society.
  • Count your chickens before they hatch, a self-help guide.
  • The Great Indian Dream, (co-authored with his father Dr. Malay Chaudhuri) a compilation of essays on how India can grow at over 10% to create per capita income levels of a developed country by 2025.

Planman group of companies

In 1996, Arindam Chaudhuri founded Planman Consulting, a management consultancy. In 2001, he founded Planman Motion Pictures, a film production company, which has till now produced movies like Saanjbathir Roopkathara[4] and Dosor[5] in Bengali, Faltu[6], Rok Sako To Rok Lo[7] - a big flop - in Hindi, The Last Lear[8], Mithya[9] , and Sunglass[8]. In 2004, Arindam Chaudhuri founded Planman I:TES (renamed in 2006 as Planman Technologies), an IT services company and Planman Life, an advertising and television production company.

Controversy

IIPM and Arindam have regularly been part of various controversies.[2] Most them involve misrepresentation of accreditation and placements. Over the years, IIPM has claimed to have placed students in some of the top companies around the world.[10]

References

  1. ^ NGO India Delhi, Non profit organization India, NGO Delhi, Education NGO India, Healthcare NGO India, Environmental NGO India
  2. ^ Planman Consulting Services provides Management Consulting, Outsourcing, HR Consulting, Marketing Consulting, Social Sector Consulting from India
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Setting his sights on Hollywood-Lucknow Times-Cities-The Times of India
  5. ^ The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Taking Indian ideas to the West
  6. ^ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood
  7. ^ The Hindu : Rok sako to rok lo
  8. ^ a b Businessofcinema.com - Cinema Business News and Information
  9. ^ The Hindu : Metro Plus Delhi / Music : The debutante
  10. ^ IIPM--best only in claims
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