Nagpur: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur’s Director, Dr. Bhimaraya Metri, has been bestowed with the esteemed Ravi J Matthai National Fellowship Award by the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) at the 34th AIMS Annual Management Education Convention held in Coimbatore.
This accolade stands as a testament to Dr. Metri’s exceptional contributions to the realm of management within the country. A distinguished memento and a citation were presented to him during the convention in recognition of his achievements.
Following the long-standing tradition of AIMS, this award, named in memory of the inaugural full-time Director of IIM Ahmedabad, Mr. Ravi J Matthai, is bestowed upon distinguished management educators, professionals, and industrialists who have achieved remarkable eminence in their respective domains.
The roster of prior recipients of this esteemed award includes luminaries such as Dr. V. Kurian, the Founder of Anand Dairy Cooperative and Chairman of NDDB; Dr. I. G. Patel, Former Governor of the RBI; Dr. C. Rangarajan, Former Governor of the RBI; Prof. Ramaswamy P. Aiyar, Former Director of IIM Calcutta; Prof. Ishwar Dayal, Former Director of IIM Lucknow; Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group; Dr. Abad Ahmed, Former PVC of Delhi University and Head of FMS New Delhi; Mr. Harishanker Singhania, Chairman of J K Group; Dr. Anish Shah, Managing Director and CEO of Mahindra Group; Dr. Pritam Singh, CEO of LEAD Centre in Gurgaon, among other distinguished personalities.