September, much like any other month, arrives teeming with prospects. At Kreaverse, our campus is a constant hub of activity, always offering something exciting and enriching.

Recently, we came together to celebrate Teacher's Day, expressing our heartfelt appreciation for the educators who tirelessly shape the future minds at Krea University. Their unwavering commitment to research, workshops, and scholarly presentations at prestigious conferences continues to inspire us all.

Following in the footsteps of our dedicated faculty are our very own Kreators, students who seize every chance to excel. Two such students from the School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS) at Krea University recently hosted a photography exhibition, exploring the diverse facets of queerness within the LGBTQIA+ community, and celebrating its beautiful variations. Additionally, we've been hosting successful guest lectures for students at IFMR GSB, Krea University, inviting prominent leaders from various fields to share their wisdom. 

To nurture more potential Kreators, pre-registrations are now open, supported by a compelling campaign featuring our Krea Envoys, who will be sharing their inspiring journeys to guide prospective students through the multifaceted Krea experience.

But that's not all! Exciting events are on the horizon, including the inaugural TEDxKrea University event, featuring expert talks, engaging discussions, merchandise, and more. We're also looking forward to Gender 360°, a thought-provoking three-day film festival aimed at sparking critical thinking and capturing the perspectives of our youth through documentary films, exhibitions, and expert dialogues.

Amidst all this, the well-being of our Krea family remains paramount. Our Wednesdays for Wellness campaign continues to address important topics, one post at a time, while Filter Coffee, Unfiltered Conversations fosters a welcoming and friendly environment.

This is just a sneak peek into the developments taking place at Kreaverse. Follow our social media handles for more updates and if you have news that you'd like for us to share with the Krea community, write to us at all.commsteam@krea.edu.in. We're eager to hear from you!

The External and Alumni Relations Committee at IFMR GSB, Krea University aims to maintain healthy relations with the external stakeholders via brand building, promotions and effective engagements.

Apart from connecting industry leaders with the student community at IFMR GSB through guest lectures, the committee also strives to provide a plethora of opportunities to the students like live projects at companies, enabling students to participate at external events, promoting events at IFMR GSB to the external world, and sharing important updates and success stories with all stakeholders.

On Krea’s social media platforms, in the coming week, we will give you a glimpse of the significant work done by the External and Alumni Relations Committee over the recent months.

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Films and visual media are a connecting thread in understanding the everyday constructions of gender. LEAD at Krea University is anchoring a three-day multimedia festival from 14 - 16 September 2023 on Sri City campus that promises to spark conversations on gender, power, and identity in the South Asian context.

The event will kick off with an inaugural session to set the context. Senior specialists from the gender, policy and media space will delve into ideas and constructs of the region and share their thoughts on the festival.

There will also be an ongoing art exhibit curated by Laxmi Murthy and Pawas Manandhar from Hri Institute for Southasian Research and Exchange which will share glimpses of their journey into exploring the structural roots of sexual violence against women in four countries of Southasia – Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh – in the hope of generating new explorations and thought. An invite with an RSVP link will be sent soon.

TEDxKrea University will be holding an offline sale of tickets at KREA University on the 8 and 9 September 2023. To get your hands on the tickets for TEDxKrea, please join them  on either of these dates at the specified time and location:

8 September 2023: 3.00 pm to 8.00 pm at Atrium

9 September 2023: 12.00 pm  to 3.00 pm and 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm outside the dining hall

The pricing for the tickets is as follows:

Rs 60 per talk

Rs 250 for an all-access pass (allows attendance for all 5 talks)

Moturi Satyanarayana Centre for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences presents a virtual talk by Prof Mahesh Rangarajan titled India Ecologika: Environment and History at Crossroads on 13 September at 5.00 pm. The relationships between environments and histories are being re-thought even as we gather for the seminar today. The larger changes around the world cannot possibly be comprehended without seeing India as a site and arena of change. 

Environmental histories over the last half centuries remind us of how human history is interrelated in complex ways with that of other living beings as much as waters, the land and atmosphere. Much as material changes matter in a literal sense, how humans contest or imagine their surroundings remains important. The colonial era was the focus of much of early historical work but there is a longer history of state-society-nature interfaces prior to that. Similarly, the post-1947 period has been marked by both departures and continuities. Rather than review the tapestry the effort here will be to highlight new questions that have arisen. Unless we think in critical and holistic ways about the past we can hardly prepare for the future.

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On 6 September 2023, a dedicated group of individuals from our campus, led by Suresh, along with the operational team members Krishnakumar and Ramakrishnan, as well as our Chief Administrative Officer, Sathya Saran, came together for an informal tree planting initiative. This effort brought together our staff, support staff, and students, all gathered near RH4 and RH5. The primary objective of this tree-planting event was to raise awareness within the Krea community about the crucial importance of preserving our environment and ecosystem. This marks just the initial step in their collective journey, with many more similar activities planned for the future.

The second session of Filter Coffee, Unfiltered Conversations for this academic year revolved around the theme of Meaningful Allyship. Held on 5 September, it had faculty members such as Sayantan Datta, Faculty Teaching Associate, Centre for Writing and Pedagogy (Krea-CWP); Dr Sabah Siddiqui, Assistant Professor of Psychology, SIAS and Dr Vivek Tewary, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, SIAS as part of the conversation. The idea behind the session was to talk about how one can/should think and build meaningful allies.

Dr Govindapuram Suresh, Assistant Professor of Economics, IFMR GSB at Krea University is one among the many collaborators to have bagged the project Impact of PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana on Water Productivity in Paddy Cultivation: Empirical Insights from Diverse Agro- Climatic regions in South Indian States from the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) under the Special Call for Short-term Empirical Research Project 2023.

He will be one of the Co-PI (Project Director) in this project, representing Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Other collaborators are from different institutions in South India —  Prof Rajendran S, GRI, Gandhigram, Dr Durga AR, KAU, Thrissur, Dr Sabarisakthi, Hindustan University, and Dr Thomas Felix K, ISEC, Bangalore.

Click here to see their project in the ICSSR award list

In an insightful interview with Team Communications, Dr Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor and Area Chair of Economics, IFMR GSB at Krea University, shed light on:

☑️His current research focus

☑️IFMR GSB's nurturing environment for research

☑️Key traits for cultivating a research-oriented mindset in students

☑️The significance of research in the contemporary world

☑️Why IFMR GSB is the ideal hub for researchers to make a meaningful field impact

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Kalyani Pal, PhD Scholar, IFMR GSB at Krea University presented a paper titled: Does Cap-and-Trade Scheme Impact Energy Efficiency and Firm Value? Empirical Evidence from India, co-authored with Dr Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor and Area Chair of Economics, IFMR GSB and Dr Praveen Bhagawan, Associate Professor – Finance, Accounting, and Quantitative Finance and Area Chair —  Accounting and Finance, IFMR GSB at the below-mentioned conferences:

☑️Research Symposium on Finance and Economics (RSFE) 2023, held at IFMR GSB, Krea University in June 2023

☑️2nd Conference on International Finance; Sustainable and Climate Finance and Growth, hosted by Future Finance and Economics Association and held at University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, Slovenia

☑️The 5th International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance (ICFMCF 2023) hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 

☑️The 3rd Annual Conference of the Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability and Governance [ASFAAG] held in Spain

☑️Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in East and Southeast Asia 2023, hosted by Nanyang Technical University, Singapore

On 30 August 2023, students of ARTS315 at SIAS and a few others from other courses, a total of 29, documented the rare Blue Supermoon at Pulicat Lake. They were guided by Prof Anurag Singh from Global Arts and Anten Edilbert from Media Lab. They observed and documented the night sky during this rare occurrence. This trip provided them a unique context to put to use the skills they are learning in the documentary filmmaking course. It was also an opportunity for students to interact with the tutors outside of the formal classroom environment. With added creative support from Siddharth Ravikant from Team Communications, they also had fun with light painting in the moonlight and understood the concept of time lapse.

Say hello to the newest members of our Krea family

Wishing our colleagues all the best as they move on to their next adventure

On 18 August 2023, the HR team conducted a training session on Medical Insurance Policy benefits and the utilisation of the ILTC App. This session was held both in our Chennai office and online, with the primary goal of highlighting the significance of the Medical Insurance Policy benefits and providing guidance on using the ILTC App. Furthermore, the idea was to address and resolve any employee queries related to these topics.

As part of our ongoing efforts to engage our employees, the HR team arranged a virtual farewell event for Ms Raeesa on 22 August 2023.

To help the Krea community maximise the benefits that technology brings while minimising the potential damage to our health and wellness, a digital detox session was held on 11 August on the Sri City campus between 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm. The session was facilitated by Aparna Raghavan, our in-house counsellor, a seasoned Counselling Psychologist, Behaviour Therapist, and Researcher with a rich background in both teaching and practicing Psychology for more than 12 years.

If you have time this weekend, please do check these productions and publications from the recent past, give them a listen, watch or read.