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5 hours ago

Education vs. Empathy: The IIM-B Controversy

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This case highlights a systemic failure where professional success masks a vacuum of moral values. It forces us to ask: Does our education system prioritize IQ over EQ and basic human dignity? While IIMs are often viewed as the pinnacle of leadership training, incidents like these suggest that leadership without ethics is merely a hollow exercise in power.

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  • Khushi Sharma
    Khushi Sharma

    4 hours ago

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    That’s the most heartbreaking part. The systemic "prestige" of an institution like IIMB can inadvertently act as a shield for abusers. We need better internal vigilance and third-party audits for domestic staff working within these campuses. Ethics shouldn't just be a course module; it has to be the culture.

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  • Amit
    Amit

    4 hours ago

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    Why does it take five years for these cases to surface? It’s the power dynamic. A young girl from Manipur, isolated in a high-profile campus she likely felt she had zero recourse against someone of his "stature."

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  • Lovely Sen
    Lovely Sen

    4 hours ago

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    Exactly. The irony is that management education is moving toward "conscious capitalism," yet the personal lives of some faculty seem stuck in a feudal mindset. If the allegations are true, a mere suspension isn't enough; it should be a lifetime ban from any educational role.

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  • Aashu Deswal
    Aashu Deswal

    4 hours ago

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    This is the ultimate "Cognitive Dissonance." You teach organizational behavior and ethics to the country's brightest minds by day, and then go home and deny a human being food? We need to stop equating degrees with "decency.

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