Biography

He was a full professor at IIM Ahmedabad from June 2000 till his superannuation in February 2014. His teaching interests are in managerial communication skills and strategies including persuasion and leadership communication. He has conducted numerous workshops in different aspects of communication for middle and senior managers of a variety of organizations apart from PGP/MBA and doctoral students of several IIMs. His most recent books for managers include: The Persuasive Manager (Random House, New Delhi), Academic Writing (Sage, New Delhi), and Business Communication: From Principles to Practice (McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi.
Before joining IIM Ahmedabad, he was a Lecturer, Reader, and a Professor at Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad.
Now he lives on and works from his organic farm in a village in Kottayam district, Kerala.