Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

• 🌿 NECTARforLongevity.com: A Holistic Blueprint for Longevity🌿
• Developed by Dr. Arindam Chaudhuri, NECTAR integrates six evidence-based pillars—Nutrition, Exercise, Cognitive Vitality, Tests & Technology, Addiction Avoidance, and Rest & Rejuvenation—to extend lifespan & healthspan. Backed by science, it promotes optimal aging through concepts like epigenetics, regular screenings etc. NECTAR helps reduce chronic disease risk & enhances vitality, aligning with current science for longer, healthier lives.
• TO THE SPREAD NECTAR,
• THE ZEUS AGASTHYA KRISHNA CENTRE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS & LONGEVITY has been started as a not for profit initiative started by GIDF

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

• The Institute of Entrepreneurship (IoE) is a nation-building finishing school dedicated to delivering world-class entrepreneurial education and unparalleled global exposure to aspiring leaders at the most affordable price possible.
• Nestled in the serene campus of the Himalayan Adventure Institute (HAI) in Mussoorie, the IoE program—led by eminent doyens of management education—focuses on cultivating exceptional leaders and entrepreneurs. While its core mission is to foster entrepreneurial mindsets, the curriculum is meticulously designed to make it one of the most placement-ready programs available, with a strong emphasis on personality development, communication skills, and practical readiness.
• This intensive 21-day certificate program spans two continents (7 days in Asia and 14 days in Europe) and five vibrant cities—Mussoorie, Paris, Zurich, Amsterdam, and Brussels—providing participants with extraordinary cross-continental exposure and real-world insights.
• Participants emerge with heightened job readiness, sharp leadership skills, outstanding communication abilities, and a truly global perspective.
• Please note: IoE is not a placement agency and does not offer placement assistance. As a private initiative offering a non-degree, non-diploma 3 week certificate program, it operates independently without requiring government accreditation.

Aug 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

• Since the time IIPM shut down its operations in 2017, Arindam has taken up the voluntary role of being the Chief Evangelist of the IIPM Alumni Association. As a passionate alumni of IIPM of the batch of 94, and former Honorary Director of IIPM Think Tank (till the year 2017), the task since then has been to promote IIPM’s vision and mission globally in coordination with other members of IIPM alumni and celebrate everything IIPM was about.
• Communicate the IIPM value proposition and built enthusiasm around the depth and quality of IIPM education. This role focuses on creating a passionate following and fostering a sense of community around IIPM’s macro vision for the betterment of society at large.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Communicating the Vision:
• Articulate the IIPM’s mission in a compelling and engaging way.
• Building Relationships:
• Establish strong connections with the academic world, media and influencers to build trust and advocacy.
• Driving Adoption:
• Actively promote IIPM’s USP of National Economic Planning & India centric management principles, encouraging others to become passionate ambassadors.
• Creating a Community:
• Create a sense of belonging and built a loyal following.
• Inspiring Passion:
• As a passionate champion of IIPM, effectively convey enthusiasm to others, making them want to be a part of the movement.
• Shaping the Narrative:

Apr 2005 – Aug 2017 · 12 yrs 4 mos

• In 2025 we completed 30 yrs of #IIPMTHINKTANK—The reason IIPM has time and again been ranked No.1 in Intellectual Capital in past.
• Started by me in 1995, our first book ‘PLANNING INDIA’ came out in 1997.
• In 30 yrs. we have brought out 21 books, 5 mainstream magazines, 7 Coffee Table books (with biennial editions), 8 academic journals, 1 Alumni Magazine— ‘Dare to Think Beyond’ & launched the Indian PC MAG. Many of its books were published by mainstream publishing houses like Times Books, Macmillan & Vikas Publishing. Since 2005 all our magazines & journals were brought out by The Daily Indian—ie Daily Indian Media which was earlier known as Planman Media.
• The 21 books:
• Planning India ‘97
• Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch ‘01
• The Great Indian Dream ‘03
• Orangutan as Your Brand Ambassador ‘05
• A Branded Life ‘05
• Power Business Strategies for Winning Corporations 05
• Dead or Alive: The Power of Communication ‘05
• EASY (Economic Analysis Simplified for You) ‘05
• Discover the Diamond in You ‘09
• Thorns to Competition ‘11
• CULT ‘11
• What Marx Left Unsaid ‘19
• Discover the Superhero in You ‘19
• School of Silence ‘19
• Beyond God & Capitalism ‘19
• Win Right ‘22
• Tiger Roars ‘22
• 2047: A roadmap to beating USA & China ‘22
• Cracking The Glass Ceiling in High Heels ‘23
• The Greatest Salespeople ‘23
• Boss Ladies ‘24
• Our 6 magazines (they had multiple supplements in addition):
• Business & Economy (2005-2015)
• 4Ps Business & Marketing (2006-2015)
• The Sunday Indian (The world’s only news weekly in 14 languages 2006-2019)
• The Human Factor (2008-2015)
• MYOD (2011-2015)
• Indian PC Mag (2007/8)
• Our 7 Coffee Table Books which had multiple editions:
• Power Brands
• Indian Power Brands
• Star Brands
• Star Realty
• Power Brands Rising Star
• Global Power Brands
• Bollywood Power Brands
• The 8 Research Journals:
• India Economy Review
• TN Technology Next
• Media Watch
• Governance Watch
• Need the Dough/BFM
• Power Women
• Theory I Management
• Strategic Innovators

Apr 1994 – Mar 2005 · 10 yrs 11 mos

• As the Honorary Dean of Center for Economic Research and Advanced Studies, I set up the IIPM THINK TANK in 1995 and took the IIPM research activities mainstream with mass market best selling books and magazines that in effect helped IIPM become the largest B-School in the world by 2010, in just a matter of 25 years!
• In the CERAS initially we took research fellows just to think.
• Post that they had you incubate and grow their ideas into actionable projects.
• Under the guidance of the Founder Director, Dr. Malay Chaudhuri; Imitated IIPM’s landmark global initiative— Global Opportunities & Threat Analysis (GOTA) which eventually lead to 25,000 plus students doing International Certification & Residentship Programs in the likes of NYU Stern, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Imperial College, HASS School of Business, Cornell University, UT Austin, SDA Bocconi, Nanyang Technological University & National University of Singapore amongst others!!
• The initiative lead to a phenomenon growth of IIPM, getting it ranked No.1 year after year in various B-School rankings and numerous awards and accolades across the globe. IIPM still remains the only institute globally to have implemented such a large scale exposure program and its numbers still remain unmatched globally.
• Was also instrumental in making IIPM the first B-School in India with 1:1 student completer ratio, way back in the early 2000s by introducing the original concept of FREE LAPTOPS for all IIPM students, which was later followed by institutes across the globe.

Apr 2017 – Present · 9 yrs

• Power Brands Bollywood Film Journalist's Awards organized by Planman Motion Pictures and DailyIndian.com, was started with the clear ambition of being the Oscars of India. This is India's only film awards decided on the basis of Open Ballot Voting— with high integrity and transparency, the true voice of creative filmmaking. .
• The voting is done only by film journalists of India & the detailed results of who has voted for whom can be seen on our website at least a fortnight before the ceremony. Apart from being Open Ballot & highly credible due to voting being restricted only to film critics, the award also is unique as it honours not just the winner but the associate winner as well. Also unlike other awards, since the winners are declared before hand, the awards are given irrespective of the presence of the winner.
• BFJA was launched in 2017 with the passionate support of Rishi Kapoor—by him & Neetu Singh. While launching the awards & 3 Coffee Table Books he virtually took over the entire ceremony & lauded BFJA idea saying “it was high time Bollywood awards got credibility”.
• At the launch, man behind this unique concept Dr. Arindam Chaudhuri says "Awards are given even if you merely attend an award ceremony, or at the diktat of channels that want viewership. At PB-BFJA we decided to entrust the selection to critics who have been watching films every week for years. I do hope one day Aamir Khan takes back his vow of not attending any awards functions & makes his first appearance here due to its completely transparent nature." Coincidentally in 2017, Manoj Bajpayee won the best actor award & it’s Aamir Khan who won the associate best actor award!
• Recent surveys have proved that viewers are being dismissive of the plethora of popular awards being dished out, which have been ‘contaminated’ with star power, and have wandered away from celebrating true talent, to become a big publicity party.
• PB-BFJA has no nominations. Film critics are free to decide their choice.

Apr 2011 – Present · 15 yrs · Delhi, India

Apr 2011 – Present · 15 yrs

• >>An effort to bring world class Career Counselling to Indians
• >>Brought out a regular Career Counselling Magazine— MYOD
• At MYOD we understand the process of International Admissions better than anyone possibly can. Our to the point, simplified No-Nonsense counselling will help your mind become focused and clutter free in no time and you will realise the strength of having a great counsellor beside you – for life.
• Our consultants spread across the world – with whom you will personally interact till your admission process is complete – place 100s of students every year in the world’s best universities and colleges.
• Our Specialisation:
• >> International Admissions Consulting
• >> Essay writing and profile building for International Admissions
• An SBU of Planman Marcom, MYOD was founded by Shikha Ghosh, a PR & International Film Marketing Consultant, an acclaimed Sales Coach and an International Certified Career Coach (ICCC) & Masters Level Graduate from NCDA & CDA, USA.
• Author of ‘The Greatest Salespeople' - A Cinematic journey into the Billionaires Club, ‘Cracking the Glass Ceiling in High Heels’, ‘Boss Ladies’ and Co-Author of 'Indian Power Brands', Shikha was also the Editor of 'Power Women' supplement of 4Ps B&M- http://shikhaghosh.blogspot.com/?m=1 and is now writing her fifth book— ‘Make Your Own Destiny’
• Shikha who has certificates in Negotiation Skills from Yale School of Management, Leadership from Harvard University & Psychology from Yale University; Is a Certified Career Services Provider & US Admissions specialist - having done ‘Applying to US Universities’ from UPenn & being a member of NCDA, USA. She is a British Council Certified & Approved counselor for Higher Education in UK. She has counselled more than 25k students & provided more than 10k admissions to various institutions.
• In 2009, she additionally took up the challenging role of Chief Global Career Counselor at IIPM & IMI - a passion that resulted into www.MYOD.com.

Jul 2010 – Jan 2021 · 10 yrs 6 mos

• As a part of Contentra Technologies, I also founded Contentra Inc., USA. the excellent team took it to great heights and then we sold off both the companies in Jan, 2021
• Contentra Inc. delivers full life-cycle content management services to leading publishers, content aggregators, Fortune 500 companies and government organizations such as national libraries — all from its ISO-certified facilities. Contentra has offices across the United States, Europe, and India.
• Trusted for more than 14 years and by more than 100 delighted clients.
• Website
• http://www.contentra.us
• Industry
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• Company Size
• 51 - 200 employees
• 328 associated members i
• Headquarters
• New Delhi
• Type
• Privately Held
• Founded
• 2004
• Specialties
• Editorial Development K-12, Textbooks, Editorial Development Higher Ed, Digital Media, Design, Art & Illustration, Production, mobi, Data Conversion, eBooks, Newspaper Conversion, Newspaper Digitization, ePub3, HTML5, iBookAuthor, Indesign

Aug 2006 – Present · 19 yrs 8 mos

• An SBU of Planman Marcom, Power Brands started as a Brand Research & Recognition platform for our magazines Business & Economy and 4Ps Business & Marketing when we declared the first edition of B&E Power 100. Today, Global Brands use PB logo in their communication materials to enhance their credibility.
• By 2010 with some of the Greatest Brand Coffee Table books, we became one of the biggest global platforms for Brands — helping Brands strengthen themselves & generate global opportunities during our global events.
• In 2017 we introduced PB Bollywood Film Journalist's Awards (BFJA), the only award of its kind that recognizes the best of the year on the basis of online OPEN BALLOT voting by a jury of 20 plus respected film journalists of India.
• At “PB London International Forum for Equality” (PB-LIFE), we bring some of the most powerful and humane minds from across the globe. PB-LIFE awards (mostly with monetary value attached), have gone to the likes of Dr. Zlatko Matesa- 6th PM of Croatia, H. E. Dr. Mohammed Waheed Hassan - 5th President of the Maldives, Laimdota Strajuma – 12th PM of Latvia, Laurent Salvador Lamothe- 16th PM of Haiti, David Trimble- 1st First Minister of Ireland, Nobel Laureates Muhammad Yunus & Leymah Roberta Gbowee, Shri Pranab Mukherjee the 13th President of India.
• PB global events have had Global Civil Rights Activist Jesse Jackson, British MP Caroline Nokes (who read out the then PM David Cameron's personal message), The Right Honourable Andrew Mitchell, CEO of Mayor's Fund for London Matthew Patten (who read out the mayors Sadiq Khan's message), Richard Dawkins, Heather Mills, British MP Priti Patel and Canadian MP Ms. Ruby Dhalla, British MP Former Captain of the English Cricket Team Alec Stewart, Graham Gooch, the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team Kumar Sangakkara, Gary Linekar, Paralympian- Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, British MP The Right Honourable Andrew Mitchell amongst other global celebrities and politicians.

Mar 2005 – Present · 21 yrs 1 mo

• Now known as “Daily Indian Media” (erstwhile Planman Media),it is an SBU of Planman Marcom—in the online news & analysis space through dailyindian.com & in the Global Events space under the unique initiative- POWER BRANDS.
• We brought out THE SUNDAY INDIAN— the World’s only NEWS WEEKLY in 14 languages viz English, Hindi, Bangla, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannadiga, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Assamese, Punjabi & Bhojpuri.
• Our other magazines have included
• BUSINESS & ECONOMY
• 4Ps BUSINESS & MARKETING
• THE HUMAN FACTOR
• MAKE YOUR OWN DESTINY
• INDIAN PC MAGAZINE
• Our magazine 4Ps conducted the IIPM-4Ps Business & Marketing International B-School Quiz with Shah Rulh Khan for three years!
• We have been the publishers of the Grand Coffee Table books:
• Power Brands
• Global Power Brands
• Star Brands
• And their multiple editions and Industry specific sub-editions like
• Star Realty
• Power Brands Rising Stars
• Bollywood’s 70 Greatest Power Brands
• In our book publishing business, apart from publishing some of the most Impactful books of today’s India like— “2047– A Roadmap to Beating USA & China” & “Beyond God & Capitalism”; DIM since August 2021 holds all the book publishing rights of all of IIPM Think Tank’s 21 books, including it’s landmark book, “What Marx Left Unsaid”, its Coffee Table Book “Bollywood Power Brands”, it’s #1 Monster Best Sellers “Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch” & “Discover the Diamond in You “ & other #1 Best Sellers like “The Great Indian Dream”, “Thorns to Competition” & “CULT” which were all original published by leading publishing houses like MacMillan, Times Books & Vikas Publishing House.
• In 2017 we partnered in introducing the most noble & unique Power Brands Bollywood Film Journalist's Awards (BFJA), the only award on the basis of online OPEN BALLOT voting by a jury of 20 plus respected film journalists of India.
• We also organise the annual Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskar & London international Forum for Equality amongst others.

Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 · 1 yr

Jul 2003 – Jan 2021 · 17 yrs 6 mos · India

• Founded it in 2003 (initially known as Planman Technologies)
• Sold off in 2021.
• Contentra Technologies is a Content Digitization & Publishing KPO with business in the USA and India that provides Digital Content & Mass Digitization-XML,EPUB, Full service Publishing services for K-12, Children's Publishing, Content Management, Digital Asset Management, Document Management Solutions, Archive/Born Digital Content Strategy, Digital Preservation, Web Archiving, Media Monitoring, and Digital Media Content- Publishing in Media and Large Libraries across the world.
• Went from the startup stage to significant global content solutions player. Contentra was launched as an Intrapreneurship driven Incubation project within the Planman Consulting and was taken from zero to 10 million USD operations with 500+ employees and contractors.
• Contentra became an ISO 27001 & 9000 company with Global footprint of 150+ Clients in more than 30 countries across India, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Americas. With large multi-year contracts from National Libraries of Norway, Singapore & New Zealand, Google, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Pearson, Mcgraw Hill, HMH & Government of India among others.
• Website
• http://www.contentratechnologies.com
• Industry
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• Company Size
• 1,001 - 5,000 employees
• 66 associated members

Apr 2002 – Present · 24 yrs

• SPORTS MANAGEMENT | ROCK CONCERTS | CELEBRITY MANAGEMENT | CAR RACING | GLOBAL SPORTS AWARDS
• >>Started as an SBU of Planman Marcom in 2008, to cater to the Sports Management needs as IPL got launched & sports became big in India! Became one of the top players in the segment in no time and Introduced some of the most innovative branding and advertising tools for clients. Planman Stars brought in innovative advertising on Indian TV through the launch of Virtual advertising — continuous addition of digitized imageries during live TV broadcast— for the first time in India. Planman Stars managed multiple cricket tournaments around the globe and partnered with Indian Cricket Team as well as IPL teams for their sponsorship needs.
• https://www.afaqs.com/news/media/27972_ten-sports-adopts-virtual-advertising-for-micromax-cup
• In 2010 as a part of Planman Stars and Arindam Chaudhuri bought the Delhi Franchise of i1 Super Series (also known as Indian Racing League) which eventually got shelved.
• In 2011, gave the entire sports management part of the business away to the heads who were managing it and they started ITW which is now the leader in the Sports Management in India!
• >> Organised rock concerts across states in India of AIR SUPPLY, MLTR, BONEY M amongst many others
• >>Started Power Brands as a strategic brand strengthening & consulting tool for corporates!
• >>Started Global Sports Awards under Power Brands London International Forum for Equality because nothing in the universe is a greater symbol of equality than sports
• The Global Sports Awards for Equality have been received over the years by:
• Graham Alan Gooch
• Tracy Edwards
• Homeless World Cup Foundation
• Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
• Kumar Sangakkara (Advocate for reconciliation and education in post-conflict Sri Lanka).
• Gary Lineker (Supporter of refugee and equality causes).
• Kashif Siddiqi (founder of Football for Peace).
• Elías Figueroa (Chilean footballer)
• Street Child United
• Alec Stewart

Mar 2002 – Present · 24 yrs 1 mo

• Founded in 2002, our 9 Feature Films (one in English- 'The Last Lear'; 5 in Hindi- 'Do Dooni Chaar', 'Mithya', 'I'm 24', 'Rok Sako Toh Rok Lo', yet to be released 'Sunglass' -bi-lingual- in Hindi & Bangla- and 3 in Bangla- 'Dosar', 'Faltu', 'Saanjhbaatir Rupkathara') have got 5 National Awards (including 3 for best films), 4 Filmfare awards, 2 Star Screen Awards, 1 Stardust award & many others.
• National Award winning actors Amitabh Bachchan, Soumitra Chatterjee, Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Rishi Kapoor, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Konkana Sen, Indrani Halder, Arjun Rampal, Rajit Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Shefali Shah, Divya Dutta, Saurabh Shukla, Suhasini Mulay and acclaimed Bollywood actors like Jaya Bachchan, Neetu Singh, Preity Zinta, Madhavan, Neha Dhupia, Namrata Shirodkar, Deepti Bhatnagar, Raima Sen, Rajat Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak, Pankaj Tripathi, Lillete Dubey & Archana Puran Singh and many more have done films with PMP. Amongst some others, PMP launched actress Manjari Faddnis in Bollywood.
• Planman Motion Pictures gave BBC Actor of Millennium, Amitabh Bachchan his first English Film & relaunched the most loved and acclaimed Neetu Singh back into Bollywood by bringing her together with Rishi Kapoor on Screen after 30 years.
• Few other Awards & Accolades:
• 2 official invites at Cannes (https://bollyspice.com/dosar-and-mithya-invited-to-cannes/)
• 'The Last Lear' got selected for the centerpiece red carpet event at the Toronto Film Festival.
• PMP’s film Rok Sako To Rok Lo was the first film ever on earth to premiere on Mobile Phone back in 2004 https://m.economictimes.com/communicators-the-mittals/bharti-televenture/now-watch-a-film-on-your-mobile/articleshow/951570.cms)
• In 2002 under the leadership of Yash Chopra, Arindam Chaudhuri was taken as a part of FICCI’s Entertainment Committee that lobbied for Industry Status for Bollywood
• PMP’s films were India entry vehicle for Hollywood’s Walt Disney & Columbia Tristar in different categories

Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 · 3 yrs

Apr 2000 – Present · 26 yrs

• PLANMAN STARS (SPORTS MANAGEMENT) | ROCK CONCERTS | AD FILMS | AD AGENCY | DAILY INDIAN MEDIA (dailyindian.com) | POWER BRANDS (Global Events) | ICPAR (PR & ACTIVATION)| ICMR (Market Research)
• >>Started Planman Stars as an SBU in 2008, to cater to the Sports Management needs as IPL got launched & sports became big in India! Became one of the top players in the segment in no time and Introduced some of the most innovative branding and advertising tools for clients. Planman Stars brought in innovative advertising on Indian TV through the launch of Virtual advertising — continuous addition of digitized imageries during live TV broadcast— for the first time in India. Planman Stars managed multiple cricket tournaments around the globe and partnered with Indian Cricket Team as well as IPL teams for their sponsorship needs.
• https://www.afaqs.com/news/media/27972_ten-sports-adopts-virtual-advertising-for-micromax-cup
• In 2010 as a part of Planman Stars and Arindam Chaudhuri bought the Delhi Franchise of i1 Super Series (also known as Indian Racing League) which eventually got shelved.
• In 2011, gave the entire business away to the heads who were managing it and they started ITW which is now the leader in the Sports Management in India!
• >>Started the Advertising & Activation Agency, Marcom with Ad Guru Aleque Padamsee on board! Did some amazing advertising & activation work for leading corporations of India!
• >>Amongst many ad films, Marcom has made ad films with Sachin Tendulkar (Directed personally by Dr. Arindam Chaudhuri), Katrina Kaif & Bipasha Basu
• >> Organised rock concerts across states in India of AIR SUPPLY, MLTR, BONEY M amongst many others
• >>Started Daily Indian Media as an SBU by taking over the legacy of Planman Media and consolidating it under dailyindian.com
• >>Started Power Brands as a strategic brand strengthening & consulting tool for corporates!
• >>Started One of India’s leading PR agencies, ICPAR
• >>Started One of India’s leading MR agencies, ICMR

Apr 2000 – Jul 2017 · 17 yrs 3 mos · Brussels Region, Belgium

• Adjunct Faculty of:
• Global Opportunities & Threat Analysis
• International Economic Planning
• Beyond Principles of Management & Economics
• TIMI, Belgium is one of Europe’s oldest & leading private Business Schools with more than 25,000 alumni across the globe
• Located in Brussels, headquarters of the EU, TIMI stands at the confluence of ideas and ideologies which are constantly transforming the global business-economic model and reorienting the future of globalization. The proximity to elite organizations like the European Union Headquarters and NATO exposes the students to a unique transnational perspective.
• The institute also offers an International Residentship Programme which gives students an opportunity to participate in study tour to Asia and America.
• TIMI's global faculties, have been handpicked and possess specializations in various fields of management with outstanding academic and research credentials. Most of them have rich consulting experience with leading companies and have traveled around extensively.
• TIMI's postgraduate and undergraduate programmes serve as a platform for the students to launch themselves into the corporate world or explore further learning opportunities at various global centres of excellence.
• The institute traces its roots back to 1973. Over the last 40 years the institution has gone through multiple transformations and changes in the board.
• TIMI's research strength lies where the future of the world economy lies today - developing markets of the world like India, China and Africa. Apart from Europe, over the years students of TIMI have also been largely from the developing markets of Asia and Africa
• TIMI is a private institute established as per the laws of Belgium. Students of TIMI are working in all kinds of corporations around the world which is proof of the international recognition of TIMI credentials. TIMI prides itself in giving unparalleled education in management as would be evident from a look at its course content.

Mar 2000 – Present · 26 yrs 1 mo

• The Aurobindo Chaudhuri Memorial Great Indian Dream Foundation (ACM GIDF) is a private not for profit company Founded by Dr. Arindam Chaudhuri as a part of the social initiative of IIPM Education Foundation & Planman Consulting, It started its activities on 28th March, 2000 as a social action and research organisation of national repute, facilitating research and community development initiatives. GIDF has done work in more than 2000 villages across the length and breadth of India touching & impacting more than 1.5 million lives through Education projects, Livelihood projects, Environment & community development projects like mud water dams, cremation facilities, Night Sheltors etc, Women’s Self Help Groups, Health Initiatives, Social Justice initiatives, Seminars, Research, BMVP (Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskars) Awards, Low cost Bypass Surgery initiatives.
• One of the world’s greatest sports person ever, Sachin Tendulkar was the initial brand ambassador of GIDF and famously said the line — “There’s more to life than cricket” in the GIDF ad campaign.
• During his time as the President of India, Shri APJ Abdul Kalam was the Chief Guest at the First Child Education Summit organised by GIDF & DPS Society. The event was attended by Shri L. K. Advani & CM of Delhi Smt. Shiela Dixit amongst others. In 2003, the first copy of the book carrying GIDF vision statement, The Great Indian Dream was presented to Mrs. Sonia Gandhi.
• The recipients of the annual BMVP awards include the Former President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Kiran Bedi, TN Seshan, Dr. Devi Shetty, Iron Lady Irom Sharmila Chanu, Mahasveta Devi, Medha Patkar amongst many other activists, social workers doyens from the world of art, culture & literature.
• The vision for GIDF is guided by three books written by Dr. Malay Chaudhuri & Arindam Chaudhuri viz. ‘The Great Indian Dream’, ‘2047– A roadmap to beating USA & China’ and ‘What Marx Left Unsaid’ (additionally co-authored by Che Kabir Chaudhuri).

Jan 1998 – Aug 2008 · 10 yrs 7 mos

• Dr. Arindam Chaudhuri has been a regular columnist with more than two dozen News Papers around the world including ‘The New Indian Express', 'Asian Age', 'Deccan Chronicle', 'Mid Day', 'Pioneer', 'Central Chronicle', 'The Sunday Standard', 'The North East Sun Magazine', 'Meghalaya Guardian', 'Echo of Arunachal', 'Nagaland Post', 'Sikkim Express', 'Kashmir Times', 'Millennium Post', 'Dainik Bhaskar' (Hindi edition; The No.1 daily newspaper in India), 'Navabharat' (Hindi), 'Asomiya Pratidin' (Assamese), 'Dharitiri' (Oriya), 'Poknapham' (Manipuri) and Urdu dailies 'Etemaad', 'Kashmir Uzma' and 'Sahafat'; making his columns at one time amongst the most widely read in India covering all parts of India in every other language.
• In the past, he has also been a columnist with 'Hindustan Times' and 'The Times of India' ‘Project Syndicate’ and a guest columnist with 'The Economic Times', 'The Indian Express', 'Business Standard', 'The Financial Express', 'The Sunday Observer', 'India Today Plus', 'Dash', 'Gentleman' and 'Life Positive'.
• Apart from writing on issues of burning national importance, he writes extensively on China, Africa and America.

Apr 1995 – Present · 31 yrs

• Planman Motion Pictures| Planman Marcom (Power Brands; Daily Indian Media; ICPAR; ICMR; Planman Stars)| The Great Indian Dream Foundation| Contentra Technologies| HRIC
• Established in 1995, Planman Consulting group has touched millions of lives through its pathbreaking training programs; Tens of thousands of families through the employment opportunities it created for them across industries; Thousands of corporates globally by providing them 360 degree Management Consulting services spanning across verticals of Technology, HR, Finance, Marketing, Branding, Advertising; Hundreds of CEOs by helping them achieve their full potential and Tens of Governments across the world by helping them in multiple areas of economic activities.
• The group had 10,000 plus employees by 2015 and diverse interests in Consulting, Media, Education, Motion Pictures and Philanthropy has won numerous awards & recognition globally.
• From Governments and Government Departments to Topmost Leaders to the Indian Army & Delhi Police to Fortune 100 companies like Amazon, Google & Microsoft, Planman has touched every sphere of economic activity globally. From placing CEOs to helping organizations with their temp staffing needs- Planman enabled Human Resource are there in every company and city of India.
• Some of its group initiatives have included Planman Motion Pictures (makers of multiple National Award Winning Films like Do Dooni Chaar); Daily Indian Media (which took out Magazines like Business & Economy, 4Ps Business & Marketing and the World’s First News Weekly in 14 Languages - The Sunday Indian);The Great Indian Dream Foundation and Business Consulting subsidiaries like — Contentra Technologies & Planman Marcom (ICPAR, ICMR, Power Brands & Star Brands) to name a few.
• Planman Consulting today helps transition start-ups to large organizations looking towards the next big leap, with 360 degree Consulting solutions —beginning Market Outreach & Management Consulting to Investments & Funding.

Apr 1994 – Aug 2017 · 23 yrs 4 mos

• Adjunct Professor of:
• National Economic Planning
• Beyond Principles of Management & Economics
• Leadership & Strategic Vision
• Comparative Economic Systems & Development
• Executive Communication
• Over the last 30+ years also taught a few semesters of:
• Statistics
• Operations Research
• Management Accounting
• Financial Management
• Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management
• Advertising Management
• Introduction to Management
• Economic Analysis
• Organisation Behaviour
• Transactional Analysis
• Organisation Development

Apr 1992 – Mar 1994 · 1 yr 11 mos

• As an associate research fellow, Arindam got teaching assistantship and taught National Economic Planning, Quantitative Techniques for Business & Introduction to Management to the final semester students of 90-92, 91-93 & first semester onwards for batches starting 1992 at IIPM