KAKANI.NET - Whats New!

2026

May

Ten Characteristics of an Ideal Academic Administrator: Notes from RV University - A working framework drafted for academic administrators at RV University with ten cultural premises on language, judgement, accountability, and community in a multidisciplinary university. Offered here as one practitioner's notes, not as policy, in the hope that colleagues elsewhere may find some of it useful.

April

Introducing a new section Writing & Ideas.
A Quest for Insight, an active journey to discover meaningful truths, ideas, and perspectives.

New entry:

Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Framework: A First-Time Visitor’s Orientation Guide - A concise, accessible guide to Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory - showing how human development is shaped by five nested layers of influence, from family to culture to historical time, with practical applications for education, families and students in Indian contexts.

January

Sharing a Happy New Year message, authored by Dr. Pushp Kumar Joshi, Ex-CMD, HPCL.

Wishing you a very Happy New Year 2026!

September 2025

I've been appointed as Vice Chancellor of RV University, Bengaluru.
The following pages are added / updated to reflect the change.

June 2025

A new section Awards and Accolades is created to have a consolidated view of the recognitions for my contributions to research, teaching, and service.

Review the Awards and Accolades section for the latest mentions in the media.
Renamed the In the Media to Press and Media and updated with latest public appearances.

November 2024

A new section is created to showcase my various appearances in public media.

Welcome to In the Media section.

September 2024

I got back to regular #PGP teaching this year (after a two-year gap) by picking two sections of #FinancialAccounting in Term I.

Sharing the question paper IIM Raipur - PGP Batch 2024-26 End-Term (Term 1) here in Question Papers and Caselets section.

May 2024

Homepage, and all sections' landing pages are redesigned with new colour scheme and content.

The Professional Life section is reconstructed to give more space to individual pages.
The Director's page is redesigned with updated content.
The Teaching section is regrouped with relevant content.
Content and Resources are consolidated into Hubs. The Academic Hub - here, and here, The Publication Hub, and The Training Hub.
Content is updated in Publications section.

April 2023

Giving Back page is updated with latest content.
Latest Curriculum Vitae [Updated: April 2023] is uploaded.
There's a new Lesson - Essentials of Success in Contemporary Lessons.

August 2021

Site is redesigned with new colour scheme.

Content is updated through out the site - from Homepage to Stay Connected page.
Student Resources are now grouped into Subjects and Courses for easy navigation and access.

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Course Outlines

Presentations

Projects and Assignments

Question Papers and Caselets

We have a Sitemap now!
Latest Curriculum Vitae [Updated: May 2021] is uploaded.

July 2019, April 2020

Faculty Page link is updated throughout the site to reflect my recent move to IIMK from XLRI.

Content is updated, mostly within Publications section.

A Contemporary Lesson is added in Training Resources section.

Latest Curriculum Vitae is uploaded. [April 2020]

March 2017

The design of the website is completely revamped to accommodate mobile browsing.

Content is as well updated to demonstrate my recent Professional endeavours.

Resources section is now consolidated to have everything available from one place.

The History of Kakani.net

I am thankful for the many people who have worked hard on this website. It was first set up in 2004, and over the years they have worked hard on this website and helped me maintain it with regular updates.

Images in this section are from my Professional and Life at LBSNAA collections.