Mangalurean Dr Amitabh Anand among top 50 best business professors in the world

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November 18, 2018

Mangaluru, Nov 18: Dr Amitabh Anand, hailing from Mangaluru, the port city of coastal Karnataka, currently residing in France, has been chosen one among ‘the top 50 best undergraduate business professors in the world’ by the American-based Poets and Quants, a web-based communication Institute.

Dr Anand, who is the Assistant Professor & Head of International Business Program for BBA at SKEMA Business School, University of Cote d’Azhur in French Riviera, is the only Kannadiga and only professor from France and Europe to get this recognition this year.

Poets and Quants, which has been focusing and helping many aspiring students to choose business courses worldwide, annually picks a select group of professors from across the world to inspire students with their charisma, creativity and learning inspiration.

This year, it received close to 400 nominations worldwide and the final list of 50 best professors was posted on Nov 13, 2018 on their website officially. This list is dominated by the American professors from universities such as MIT Sloan, Michigan Ross, Berkeley Hass, and Wharton School.

On the other hand, SKEMA Business School, a top ranking business school in Europe and one of its programmes is ranked within top 10 in the world.

According to Poets and Quants, Dr Anand was among the top three to get highest nomination worldwide and poets and quants quoted that, the micro-pedagogical method he deploys ensures students learn with keen interest, both in and out the class. Students cite the rapport he builds with them is the reasons he’s so popular. In addition, Dr Anand is well-networked and frequently brings industry experts to class. Above all, he has made his mark with his passion and kind attitude which attracts students and colleagues alike.

Students describe that Dr Anand’s class is always full of curiosity and makes everyone hungry for more knowledge, to help students better make the most use of the class, his contents go way beyond what’s in the textbook.

Dr Anand has inspired many young researchers in Europe aiming for good teaching and inspiring students. This news has come as a proud moment for France as this Dr Anand is the only member to reach the Top 50 in the world.

Dr Anand feels his mission as a professor is accomplished when students can help their fellow classmates in learning and be bold enough to express their honest opinions. He gave the credit of his achievement to his parents and people of Karnataka, who, have been a constant support for him and to his colleagues and students at SKEMA. A special support from Madam Alice Guilhon, the Dean of Skema for her constant support and encouragement. Dr Anand has inspired many young researchers aiming for teaching and it is a proud moment for people of Karnataka and India.

Dr Anand holds Engineering degree from Mysore, MBA from Stockholm University and Ph D from NEOMA Paris.

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Mahesh Belthangady
 - 
Sunday, 18 Nov 2018

Young achiever, wonderful achievement...

Preethi
 - 
Sunday, 18 Nov 2018

Mangaloreans really proud of him.

Nisan Dubai
 - 
Sunday, 18 Nov 2018

Congratulations. That’s a great achievement.

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June 2,2020

Udupi, June 2: The number of positive cases may continue to be more in Udupi district since the results of more than 3,000 samples are pending with Labs.

The district total cases to 260. The figure had seemed far-fetched on May 15, when the number of cases stood at just three. The latest spike has been attributed to the return of migrants from other States as well as from abroad. These samples are from people who returned to the district in the last two weeks.

This delay is because the laboratories testing samples from Udupi are burdened with a high case-load after more than 8,500 people returned to the district, particularly from the neighbouring state of Maharashtra.

"Samples have piled up after the influx of people returning from other states and from abroad," says Dr Prashant Bhat, nodal officer for COVID-19 in Udupi. This delay has caused returnees in institutional quarantine to stay on for as long as 18 days.

The designated laboratory for coronavirus testing in Udupi is Wenlock District Hospital in Mangaluru. The district administration also sends samples to laboratories at the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangaluru, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangaluru, and Viral Diagnostic Laboratory in Shivamogga. Apart from Udupi, the laboratory in Manipal is also testing samples from Uttara Kannada district. The laboratory in Shivamogga is also testing samples from Shivamogga and Bijapur districts. The laboratories in Mangaluru, similarly, have samples from Dakshina Kannada district.

Dr Avinash Shetty, Medical Superintendent of Kasturba Hospital in Manipal, one of the private laboratories being used by the Udupi district administration, said that they are testing samples in batches. "We received around 600 samples today and we will be testing them now. The backlog of samples should be cleared in the next few days," Dr Avinash said.

All 73 cases reported in Udupi on Monday were patients with travel history of returning from Maharashtra or patients with travel history of returning from abroad.

In cases of some patients who tested coronavirus positive in the past week, people were released from institutional quarantine after a stipulated period only to be tracked down again and admitted in hospitals after their results returned positive.

While two such cases emerged in Belapu and Belman in the district, the administration is now following up with others who were released from institutional quarantine to ensure they remain in home quarantine till their test results are confirmed.

The spike in cases among returning migrants in Udupi also comes at a time the Karnataka government reduced restrictions on interstate travel.

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July 21,2020

Mangaluru, July 21: Putting an end to all speculations, district in charge minister Kota Srinvas Poojary on Tuesday said that the lockdown in Dakshina Kannada will not be extended beyond Wednesday.

In a video message, the minister said that all the shops in the district will remain open from July 23 morning. He said district administration will make a formal announcement soon.  

Meanwhile chief minister B S Yediyurappa said: “There’ll be no lockdown from Wednesday, people need to get back to work, economy is also very important. We have to fight COVID-19 while maintaining stable economy. Lockdown is not the solution, now restrictions will be placed only in containment zones.”

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June 19,2020

Mangaluru/ Udupi, June 19: As many as 13 fresh coronavirus positive cases were reported in Dakshina Kannada on June 19, taking the total number of cases in the coastal district to 414. In Udupi, the total number of covid cases mounted to 1,050 with 11 new cases.

Four among the 13 patients in Dakshina Kannada had returned from Saudi Arabia and seven had returned from Sharjah recently. Two others were suffering from an influenza-like illness (ILI). All the 13 patients have been shifted to the designated COVID hospital in Mangaluru.

In Udupi, three among the 11 new covid patients are children. Four are Maharashtra returnees and two had come from Tamil Nadu. Five others have contracted infection from other positive patients. 

Only 98 cases are currently active in Udupi among 1,050. As many as 950 patients have been discharged from hospital. Two deaths have occurred in the district including one on Friday.

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