75-421: Caravanalive .com Delhi Press is one of India's largest magazine publishing houses. It publishes 36 magazines in 10 languages, and has a group readership of over 35 million. Some of its popular publications include The Caravan , Champak , Grihshobha , Saras Salil , and Sarita . The company has its corporate office in central Delhi , and 12 regional offices in the state capitals. Delhi Press
150-916: A column "यह किस देश-प्रदेश की भाषा है" which used to present a sample of hard to follow language. The articles and stories in Sarita used to be short and readable. It is now managed by his descendants, including son Paresh Nath (publisher and editor-in-chief) and grandson Anant Nath (editor of The Caravan). Womans'era, Alive and Suman Saurabh are managed by Divesh Nath (Editor). Related organisations including Pramod Engineering and MassCoMedia were founded by Sh Vishwa Nath's eldest son Naresh Nath and are now run by Divesh Nath and Rohit Nath. The magazine business has been very challenging in India as well as globally, with many highly regarded magazines such as Dharmayug (1949-1993.), Illustrated Weekly of India (1883-1993), and Life magazine (1883-2000) ceasing publication. However,
225-485: A complete unit of school curriculum books which are used in Indian as well as International schools. They are exporting a large number of books to various countries as well as selling content rights across the world. Delhi Press, and specially its magazine Sarita has been involved in numerous controversies. Sarita has frequently published articles that are critical of Hindu texts, traditions and institutions. It has been
300-654: A criminal defamation charge against Careers 360 . However, all proceedings in the criminal complaint filed by IIPM against Careers360 was quashed by the Uttarakhand High Court by its judgement dated 8 October 2010. The Court noted that "the sole purpose of the article was to caution gullible students. This court does not find anything defamatory in the article", and that IIPM could show "no proof of their claim that they grant degree from Buckingham University!" In December 2013, Livemint.com reported that public-interest litigation filed in 2010 by Mahesh Sarma,
375-595: A district court in Gwalior passed an order asking India's Department of Telecommunications to block access to 78 URLs critical of IIPM, which led to online protests. The Hindu ' s editor wrote that an IIPM advertisement which stated that The Hindu had called the institute "the B-School with a Human Face" was "illegal and unethical", and said that the quotation was the headline of a paid advertisement and The Hindu has not endorsed IIPM in any way. In December 2013,
450-471: A farmer died in police firing at the ITO intersection on January 26'. The Caravan (magazine) The Caravan is an Indian English-language, long-form narrative journalism magazine covering politics and culture. It was initially launched in 1940 by Vishwa Nath, becoming a prominent monthly magazine before ceasing publication in 1988. The magazine was revived in 2009 by Anant Nath, who aimed to create
525-495: A farmer's death during a protest. In 1940, Vishwa Nath launched Caravan as the first magazine from the Delhi Press; it went on to establish itself as a leading monthly but closed in 1988. It was again revived in 2009 by Anant Nath, the grand son of Vishwa Nath; Nath was deeply impressed by publications like The Atlantic , Mother Jones etc. during his graduation from Columbia University and sought for The Caravan to be
600-531: A formal partnership with IIPM for exchanging students and faculty, and jointly conducting research. The certifications offered directly by IIPM are not accredited by AICTE – a regulating body for technical education in India whose accreditation is a voluntary process. According to IIPM, its courses do not come under the purview of AIU, AICTE, UGC and similar government-established regulatory bodies. The Supreme Court of India agreed in 2019 that AICTE has no jurisdiction over MBA education. In 2005,
675-1159: A global executive management programme with Chicago GSB and the Haas School of Business associated with it. As of 2009 , NUS was conducting workshops on business-related topics in Singapore for IIPM students. Between 2009 and 2012, Singapore's Nanyang Technological University sent students to the institute for a four-week course about Indian culture and economy. As of January 2012 , IIPM claimed that its global partners were: NYU Stern (for International Residency), Imperial College (participating B-school), Haas School of Business (Strategic Marketing Programme), McCombs School of Business (Affiliate B-school), Cornell University ILR School (Participating school for GOTA), National University of Singapore (Wealth management programme) and Nanyang Technological University. IIPM lists Judge School of Business (Cambridge University), Darden School of Business (University of Virginia) and SDA Bocconi School of Management as past partner institutions. The Mercator School of Management of Duisburg-Essen University has
750-420: A home for South Asia's rich literary talents. In Nath's words, "the idea was [] to have a magazine on politics, art, and culture, with a liberal bend of mind." A few months later, Vinod Jose was roped in as the executive editor; drawing inspiration from long-form American magazines such as Harper's and The New Yorker , he designed the magazine as the home for New Journalism in India. The establishment
825-455: A notice on their website informing general public that IIPM is not a university and is not entitled to confer various educational degrees. In September 2019, Kolkata High Court was hearing of a petition of two students who claimed to have been impressed by the IIPM ads featuring actor Shahrukh Khan giving them an impression of IIPM as a trustworthy institution. Following this the court has asked
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#1732801176474900-609: A platform for South Asia's literary talents with an emphasis on politics, art, and culture. Since then, it has received multiple awards, including the Louis M. Lyons Award for Integrity in Journalism. Caravan has faced numerous defamation lawsuits, which are both costly and lengthy. In 2011, it was sued by IIPM for ₹ 50 crore, leading to a court-ordered takedown of an article, which was later republished in 2018. The magazine faced legal action in 2015 from Essar Group over claims that
975-576: A probe into IIPM's advertisements. They suspected that IIPM recovers the cost of GOTA tours and laptops, both advertised as free, from students later on. In October 2007, MRTPC announced that it would not be processing inquiries against business schools because of staff shortages. In May 2007, S.S. Palanimanickam , Minister of State for Finance, answered a question in the Rajya Sabha raised by Dharam Pal Sabharwal , another Rajya Sabha member. Palanimanickam said, "IIPM has not paid income tax during
1050-615: A sample of jobs that IIPM said its students obtained abroad in the Persian Gulf countries. As of June 2010, according to The Pioneer , Standard Chartered and Barclays were offering jobs to IIPM students. In 2009, according to Sarma's article, Judge Business School (University of Cambridge), Darden Graduate School of Business Administration ( University of Virginia ) and Haas School of Business hosted IIPM's non-credit Executive Education program participants and conducted sessions for them. Sarma wrote that McCombs School of Business
1125-445: A variety of books including numerous books written or edited by Rakesh Nath along with books by famous authors such as Tagore , Premchand or Satyabhakta (with expired copyrights). In recent years, his daughter Mudit Mohini has published and authored a large number of popular children's books. These include pop-up books, construction books, books for early learners, "I'm Unique" and graded learning books. She also publishes and manages
1200-415: Is a certificate of attendance which is what we provide to participants on all our programs." Darden Business School told Sarma that "along with Cambridge (Judge) and UC Berkeley (Haas)", University of Virginia's Darden School of Business was providing a series of week-long Executive Education non-credit programs for IIPM. Darden also said it had no partnership agreement with IIPM. Haas Business School confirmed
1275-483: Is facing a legal challenge. In 2016, IIPM withdrew all remaining cases against Peri. In 2009, Mahesh Sarma wrote in Careers 360 that for the class of 2008, three companies mentioned in IIPM advertisements as participants in campus placement said that although some freshers of the institute may have been working for them, the companies had never participated in the institute's campus recruitment process. Sarma profiled
1350-493: Is not a university. In September 2014 Delhi High Court censured IIPM for misleading students and restrained it from using words like MBA, BBA , management course, and B-school to describe the programs it offered. In July 2015, IIPM announced that it would stop offering education programmes directly, and shut down all its campuses outside Delhi. As of 2024, IIPM operates only as a research and training institute in Delhi. IIPM
1425-773: Is not accredited by UGC or All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and is not affiliated with the public Indian Institutes of Management . IIPM has been involved in controversies about its advertising. The University Grants Commission (UGC) – a government organisation responsible for the standards of university education in India ;– and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have repeatedly issued public notices stating that they do not recognise IIPM, and that they deem its technical programmes invalid. IIPM has responded by stating that it does not issue degrees and that it
1500-614: The Delhi High Court barred IIPM from publishing any TV, print or online advertisements without first obtaining the court's approval, given that past IIPM advertisements had potentially misled the public. In 2005, Outlook – whose 2003 rankings IIPM had used in its advertisements – issued a statement withdrawing all rankings awarded to the institute, saying IIPM misguides students through unethical advertising practices and does not fully and truthfully disclose facts. According to Arindam Chaudhuri, this
1575-424: The Delhi Press magazines have not only survived but thrived, and the group has added new publications. Delhi Press' advertising revenues are 60% and circulation revenues are 40%. Its sales through home delivery exceeds 50%. Magazines sell for Rs 30-60 (about US$ 0.45 to $ 0.90), with total revenue about Rs.100 crore (Rs. One Billion). The Vishv Books division was founded by Vishwanath's son Rakesh Nath. It publishes
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#17328011764741650-674: The Delhi Union of Journalists and the Indian Journalists Union in a joint press conference asked the sedition law to be scrapped. The Editors Guild of India spoke against invoking of the sedition charge on journalists. The guild termed the FIRs as an "attempt to intimidate, harass, browbeat and stifle the media". In March 2023, The Caravan was accused of plagiarism after Netherlands-based artist Tijana claimed her artwork of featuring External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar
1725-617: The Dutch or French speaking part of Belgium" and cannot award recognized degrees. According to Careers 360 , the Uttarakhand government appointed the registrar of Uttarakhand Technical University to conduct an inquiry; the registrar recommended banning IIPM. The IIPM reportedly used paid editors to doctor its article and those of its critics on the English Misplaced Pages , for promotional purposes. A Misplaced Pages user identified by
1800-594: The GOTA programme. In 2006, IIPM collaborated with Stanford University 's Center for Professional Development to organise a strategy workshop in New Delhi. In 2008, professors from the National University of Singapore (NUS) conducted a seven-week course on investment banking at the institute for its top 100 students, leading to a joint certification in investment banking. In the same year, IIPM launched
1875-550: The Global Outreach Programme, IIPM invites faculty members from business schools to its campuses to teach its students. IIPM is an academic partner of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University , which issues degrees to IIPM students. According to the institute, it offers international programmes and programmes under its School of Business and Economy. These include undergraduate programs in planning and entrepreneurship lasting three years and postgraduate programs in
1950-498: The IIPM is not accredited by UGC or AICTE. After a court ruling, the article was removed from the internet. JAM 's editor Rashmi Bansal later published similar content in her blog. In response, IIPM called JAM ' s statements an attempt to spread baseless rumours and filed a lawsuit against Bansal. In a court ruling in June 2010, Bansal was ordered to take down her blog article. Gaurav Sabnis, an IBM employee at that time,
2025-509: The Mumbai Press Club for his profiles of Subramanian Swamy and Samir Jain respectively. In 2014, the publication swept Red Ink Awards — Dinesh Narayanan won two in the category of political reporting for a profile of Mohan Bhagwat and in the category of business reporting for a profile of Jignesh Shah , Leena Gita Reghunath won the one in the category of crime reporting for a profile of Swami Aseemanand , Salil Tripathi won
2100-524: The QAA, IIPM does not have consent to mention the University of Buckingham in its advertisements. According to Sarma, after Careers360 published its article, IIPM removed the name of University of Buckingham from its advertisements. Sarma said NVAO – the accreditation organization for Netherlands and Flanders – said that IMI "is not a recognized higher education institution in
2175-559: The Supreme Court of India decided that AICTE has no jurisdiction over MBA education and that IIPM can conduct MBA education without AICTE's permission. IIPM has been involved in controversies related to its claims about infrastructure, job placements and affiliation with international institutes. Journalists and independent bloggers have investigated IIPM's claims in its newspaper advertising. IIPM denies these charges and has filed legal cases against some journalists. In February 2013,
2250-474: The UGC from offering among other degrees, MBA or BBA programs after irregularities surfaced on its claims and functioning. IIPM then closed all its branches save for a research and training institute in Delhi. A UGC notice marks IIPM Delhi as unrecognized. The founding director of IIPM is Dr. M. K. Chaudhuri, and the honorary dean is Arindam Chaudhuri . IIPM has a three-acre campus in New Delhi. The facilities at
2325-486: The acting chairman of UGC, Prof V N Rajshekharan Pillai, said that IIPM's advertisements could be misleading. In June 2008, the Delhi High Court advised the UGC and IIPM to settle the matter amicably through an out-of-court settlement. According to the institute, it had not sought de jure recognition from any statutory body or accrediting authority. UGC and AICTE listed IIPM as a "fake university" and said it
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2400-522: The actor for an explanation on his relationship and business dealings with IIPM. In response the actor's lawyer denied claims in the petition and mentioned the actor had simply appeared in some ads for the institute. Meanwhile, the High court also questioned state government on why should the case have a CBI probe. In May 2007, The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) – an anti-monopoly watchdog – initiated
2475-684: The article and recognizing the need for fact verification. The court accepted the apology, closing the case against Ramesh, while the defamation proceedings against The Caravan are ongoing. In 2021, many journalists and politicians who reported the death of Navreet Singh during the 2021 Farmers' Republic Day parade were charged with sedition by the Delhi Police and the police departments of three Bharatiya Janata Party –ruled states. The police cases were filed against editor and founder Paresh Nath, editor Anant Nath, executive editor Vinod K. Jose and one unnamed person for filing fake news about
2550-526: The article off its website. In 2018, the Delhi High Court vacated the injunction, allowing the magazine to re-publish the article. The magazine was issued legal notices in April 2013 regarding its May cover story about Attorney General Goolam Essaji Vahanvati but the top three editors decided to continue with its publication. In 2015, The Caravan was served a legal notice by the Essar Group because
2625-521: The article, citing ongoing caste influences in the armed forces. Indian Institute of Planning and Management The Indian Institute of Planning and Management ( IIPM ) was an unaccredited institute headquartered in New Delhi , which previously had 18 branches across India. IIPM was shut down after multiple allegations and lawsuits concerning the institute's use of false advertisements and fraudulent practices. After several controversies,
2700-617: The assessment years 2005–06 and 2006–07, claiming exemption under section 10(23C) (vi) of the Income-tax Act, 1961." The ministry also said that IIPM had paid no service tax in the preceding two years. Under a query raised through the Right to Information Act on the institute, the Central Board of Direct Taxes said that the ministry received a "tax evasion complaint in respect of wrong claims of exemption under Section 10(23C) of
2775-650: The authenticity of its courses at its Hyderabad campus. UGC Chairman Ved Prakash said that IIPM was advertising its programs using the names of UGC, HRD Ministry and AICTE, and that "it is indulging in cheating." IIPM Group President for Corporate Affairs Amit Saxena said the institute was not a university, was not empowered to award degrees on its own and was doing neither, and that IIPM was "on-site academic partner of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University which grants its degrees to IIPM students." Saxena also said that IIPM had made representations to UGC and Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education to clarify its position and that
2850-480: The branches vary but are usually less extensive compared to the main campus. The teaching faculty of the institute mostly comprises its own alumni and visiting professors. About 20% of the faculty have doctoral degrees. According to the Financial Times , IIPM has recruited many international professors to teach in India. The institute has built up its teaching faculty by recruiting its own alumni. Under
2925-708: The category of political reporting for investigative reporting on the Rafale scam while Zishaan A Latif won a Ramnath Goenka Award for documenting the struggles of inclusion in NRC. In 2020, Prabhjit Singh and Arshu John's probings into the Delhi riots won them the ACJ Journalism Award in the category of investigative reporting. In 2021, Sagar won Red Ink Award in the category of crime reporting for his fact-checking of claims made by Central Bureau of Investigation in
3000-617: The cause of death of the farmer. Those charged also included Congress MP Shashi Tharoor , India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai , National Herald senior consulting editor Mrinal Pande and Qaumi Awaz editor Zafar Agha . Varadarajan has called the police FIR "malicious prosecution". The Press Club of India (PCI), the Editors Guild of India, the Press Association, the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC),
3075-527: The company had given gifts to influential individuals. In 2019, Ajit Doval 's son Vivek Doval filed a criminal defamation case against the Indian National Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and Caravan Magazine for their alleged defamatory statements and article against him. Jairam Ramesh tendered an apology to Vivek Doval before a Delhi court. The magazine and several of its editors were also charged with sedition in 2021 for their reporting on
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3150-488: The context of Muzaffarpur shelter case . In 2021, the publication was conferred with the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism 's class of the year at Harvard University ; the citation highlighted Caravan's "commitment to conscience and integrity" notwithstanding intimidatory tactics by the state. In addition to receiving threatening messages,
3225-491: The editor of Careers 360 , led to the Delhi High Court barring IIPM from publishing any TV, print or online advertisements without first obtaining the court's approval, given that past IIPM advertisements had potentially misled the public. According to Livemint.com, the interim court order was based on an affidavit by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which stated that IIPM advertisements had
3300-476: The existence of a contract with IIPM and said that IIPM "may represent itself as a business school participating with the Haas School of Business", and that Haas faculty will teach courses in the IIPM program. Sarma also reported that the University of Buckingham had told him that although they were in talks with IIPM, there was no formal agreement yet and that until IIPM's programs are formally accredited by
3375-631: The government. That the Caravan did not receive advertisements from the government, it was not possible for the government to use the traditional " carrot and stick " approach. Multiple journalists have received awards for their reportage published in The Caravan . In 2010, Mehboob Jeelani won a Ramnath Goenka Award for his profile of Syed Ali Geelani. In 2011, Jose won a Ramnath Goenka Award for his profiles of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi ; two years later, he
3450-449: The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party government, notwithstanding state intimidation. In summer 2020, Virginia Quarterly Review commissioned a feature on the magazine, which introducing it as a publication committed to "protecting India’s tradition of democracy and religious pluralism", reiterated Filkin's observation and emphasized the relevance of the publication at a time when the traditional mainstream media had all but buckled before
3525-472: The institute offers certificate courses aimed at making students eligible for degree courses. The IIPM course lasts 22 months and includes 1,944 hours of teaching. The postgraduate programme has 1,920 contact hours. The institute tries to give its students a "hands on" approach to learning, assigning them to work on consulting projects in major firms. In the first year, core subjects include marketing, accounting, finance, economics and organizational behaviour. In
3600-402: The journal had become a monthly and the print-circulation exceeded 40,000; Jonathan Shainin joined the same year as an associate editor. Beginning 2014, with the rise of Narendra Modi in national politics, the magazine has become almost exclusively focused on politics — Nath explains this as a product of mainstream media's increasing reticence to be critical of the government. As of 2020 ,
3675-536: The magazine described the business and the family that runs it unfavorably, including evidence that the business gave iPads to 195 journalists, government employees, and politicians. Essar later filed a ₹ 250 crore civil defamation suit against the magazine; the business did not deny any of the facts presented in the magazine article. In 2016, following the Indian government's demonetization of ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes, The Caravan published an article claiming that Vivek Doval, son of National Security Adviser Ajit Doval ,
3750-489: The magazine employs 38 people and the website gets about 1.5 million pageviews per month. Jose's profile of Narendra Modi in the March 2012 issue won international acclaim and was referenced by The Washington Post , The Wall Street Journal , The Guardian , Le Monde , and The New York Times . Dexter Filkins , writing for The New Yorker in 2019, noted that The Caravan provided generally critical coverage of
3825-470: The magazine has been sued repeatedly for alleged defamation. These lawsuits are costly and typically take years to fight in court. In 2011, the magazine was the subject of a Rs 50 crore defamation suit by the Indian Institute of Planning and Management after it featured a profile of its head, Arindam Chaudhuri . The court awarded an interim injunction to Chaudhuri, ordering the magazine to take
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#17328011764743900-496: The one in the category of human rights reporting for a discussion of the 1971 war-crimes in Bangladesh, Nikita Saxena won the one in the category of health reporting, and Rahul Bhatia won the one in the category of sports reporting for a profile of N. Srinivasan . Bhatia also won a Ramnath Goenka Award for the same article. In 2018, Nileena M S won the ACJ Journalism Award in the category of investigative reporting for detailing
3975-591: The page that reflected the opinion of the IIPM. The effects of these strategies were magnified by the introduction of the Misplaced Pages Zero program, which offers free access to Misplaced Pages content on mobile phones in developing countries—including India. This program thus allowed users to discover the institute's biased article. In February 2015, Wifione was banned from Misplaced Pages by the Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) for these actions. IIPM filed
4050-515: The potential to "mislead innocent students and public at large"; a UGC committee investigating the issue had found that the "practice of issuing such dubious advertisements by IIPM to attract students deceptively should be stopped forthwith". Portions of the UGC document were quoted in the interim court order. In September 2014, the Delhi High Court censured IIPM and its founder Arindam Chaudhuri for misleading students. A division bench restrained IIPM and its management with immediate effect from using
4125-597: The purview of AIU, AICTE, UGC, or similar government-established regulatory bodies. The Uttarakhand University Registrar in February 2010 said that IIPM was running MBA and BBA degree programs without UGC and AICTE affiliations and that IIPM's continuing operation would be detrimental to institutions that operate with affiliations. In July 2010, UGC issued a notice to IIPM after the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education questioned IIPM on
4200-571: The rampant corruption in the allocation of coal-blocks in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. The same year, Reghunath won a Red Ink Award for her reporting of gender-biases in Malayalam television under the women empowerment category while Aruna Chandrasekhar won another in the environment category for reporting on the tribal opposition to bauxite mining in Orissa. In 2019, Sagar won Red Ink Award in
4275-531: The same subject lasting two years. A one-year postgraduate course is available for working executives with at least two years of past work experience. The institute also offers PhD and Fellowship programmes for postgraduates. The institute does not award BBA or MBA degrees; it awards certificates for its students who can then apply for degrees from allied institutions. Since 2010, IIPM students can get MBA and BBA degrees from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. Under its programmes in planning and entrepreneurship,
4350-423: The school's Honorary Dean Arindam Chaudhuri decided to shut down all campuses across India, except the one in Delhi. Founded in 1973, the institute used to offer undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in national economic planning and entrepreneurship, and international and fellowship programmes. Its executive education programmes include non-credit courses and visits to foreign business schools. IIPM
4425-560: The second year, marketing and IT courses are compulsory and students choose a major in human resource or finance. The institute also offers courses that take unconventional approaches to business management. There is a focus on developing executive communication. All students of the institute attend a 21-day compulsory trip to Europe as part of its Global Opportunities and Threat Analysis (GOTA) programme. The programme arranges visits to multinational firms and political organisations. Since 2008, students have visited Africa and Australia under
4500-774: The story under the Information Technology Act . In 2019, following the Pulwama attack, The Caravan published an article analyzing the caste composition of the 40 personnel killed, noting that most were from OBC, SC, and ST backgrounds with limited upper-caste representation. The article drew sharp criticism from figures including CRPF’s chief spokesperson, Moses Dhinakaran, who called it “divisive,” and Union Minister Rajnath Singh , who emphasized that forces should not be viewed through caste or religious lines. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and others echoed similar concerns, while some defended
4575-420: The subject was sub judice at the Delhi High Court. The registrar of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University confirmed that IIPM was authorized to offer Manonmaniam Sundaranar University's MBA/BBA programs in all of IIPM's 18 branches. Students of IIPM's Indian School of Business and Economics (ISBE) were informed by Manonmaniam Sundaranar University that theirs is a distance-learning degree arrangement. In July 2019,
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#17328011764744650-678: The subjects of many lawsuits and government bans. In practically all cases, the lawsuits and bans have been thrown out in the courts. A notable controversy arose on the poem "Ram Ka Antardwand" by Arvind kumar which was published in Sarita on July 1957. referring to the banishment of Sita. Arvind Kumar acknowledged that the poem was inspired by Shailendra 's song in Awaara (1951) "Pativrta Sitamai Ko Tune Diya Banwas". Acharya Tulsi similarly faced opposition because of his poem "Agnipariksha" in 1970. Delhi Police filed complaints against Caravan for 'allegedly misleading and providing false information that
4725-445: The username Wifione was highly involved in such activity, monitoring the IIPM article to remove content that was critical of the institute. After gaining the trust of users, Wifione was also promoted to the position of administrator , and used this new influence to continue these activities. It was also found that Wifione had used at least 60 " sockpuppet " accounts on the website to influence discussions in favor of modifications to
4800-450: The words "MBA, BBA, management course, management school, business school or b-school" in relation to the courses offered by it as well as in representations made to the public. The court noted that IIPM was promoting an impression that it had recognition from a foreign management institute, International Management Institute (IMI), Belgium. The court found that IMI had in fact been set up by Arindam Chaudhuri and his father Malay Chaudhuri, and
4875-672: Was conferred with the Osborn Elliott Prize by the Asia Society for two articles — one on the rebranding of Narendra Modi after the Gujarat Riots, and the other on media ethics. In 2011, Christophe Jaffrelot had also won the Ramnath Goenka Award for a series of op-eds. In 2012, Samanth Subramanian was conferred with Red Ink Award in the category of political reporting as well as media reporting by
4950-449: Was done after he said that Outlook used the perception of qualitative rankings to influence business school rankings. IIPM responded with legal action against Outlook . In June 2005, an Indian online magazine called Just Another Magazine (JAM) published an article accusing IIPM of misleading students and the public with its advertisements by using institutional rankings published in 2003 which were no longer valid. The article said that
5025-486: Was established by Vishwanath (1917-2002) in 1939. The company's first magazine was Caravan in 1940, and its flagship magazine was the Hindi-language Sarita (magazine) launched in 1945. Vishwanath was known for his stable of low-priced magazines that were aimed to the masses, such as Sarita, Saras Salil, Woman's Era, Champak, and Grihshobha. Vishwanath was a proponent of simple Hindi. Sarita used to have
5100-477: Was forced to resign from his post after IIPM threatened to burn IBM laptops in front of IBM's Delhi office. Later, the magazine Careers 360 – published by Maheshwar Peri – investigated the case. IIPM again went to court against Peri and his publications Outlook and Careers 360 on defamation charges. In 2010, Uttarakhand High Court quashed the case. Another magazine, The Caravan , published an article critical of IIPM in 2011 and
5175-410: Was founded in 1973 in New Delhi. According to the institute its first residential, full-time, post-graduate diploma programme began in 1974. IIPM had 18 branches across India; in New Delhi, Mumbai , Gurgaon , Noida , Bangalore , Chennai , Ahmedabad , Kolkata , Chandigarh , Hyderabad , Pune , Lucknow , Indore , Bhubaneshwar , Bhopal , Jaipur , Dehradun , and Cochin . IIPM was barred by
5250-527: Was involved with a hedge fund in the Cayman Islands. In January 2019, Vivek Doval filed a defamation complaint against the magazine and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh for allegedly repeating these defamatory claims. Ramesh had highlighted the article's content during a press conference, which led Doval to assert that the statements were false and damaged his reputation. In December 2020, Ramesh apologized in court, admitting that his remarks were based on
5325-419: Was not aware of a relationship with IIPM, and that IIPM may have a relationship with another University of Texas-Austin college. Judge Business School told Sarma that they were delivering a "five-day non-degree executive education program" to IIPM students at the University of Cambridge, and that "there are no university qualifications awarded from Cambridge University or Judge Business School. The only certificate
5400-553: Was not even recognized by the laws of Belgium. The institute was also "directed to prominently display on the website of IIPM that they are not recognized by any statutory body/authority" and clarify the status of the foreign institutions from which students enrolling in IIPM would be getting a degree or certification In January 2016, IIPM withdrew all cases against Peri, chairman and chief executive of Careers360 when Peri sought to get all cases transferred to Supreme Court. In another setback to IIPM, University Grants Commission issued
5475-496: Was not permitted to confer MBA and BBA degrees or authorised to operate as a university in India. IIPM filed a lawsuit in response. In June 2008, UGC and IIPM reached an agreement in the Delhi High Court. UGC agreed to remove IIPM's name from its list of fake universities and IIPM agreed to clarify that it offers only "certificate courses". The institute says it is an academically independent and autonomous body without affiliation to any university and its programs do not fall under
5550-417: Was successful and its earliest issues featured a host of South Asian Anglophone writers — Pankaj Mishra , Arundhati Roy , and Fatima Bhutto among others. Gradually, both Nath and Jose planned to cover stories that were ignored by mainstream media — Siddhartha Deb notes the magazine to have simultaneously carried traits of being a newsweekly, book review forum, and a litzine, during those days. By 2010,
5625-515: Was used on the magazine’s cover without permission. The magazine later issued an apology, attributing the incident to a freelance artist and adding credit to Tijana with her consent. In February, 2024, The Caravan published a piece, " Screams from the Army Post ", alledging that members of the Indian army had tortured civilians in Jammu and Kashmir . The Indian government ordered them to take down
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