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About Bakul Harshadrai Dholakia
- Bakul Harshadrai Dholakia (born 15 July 1947) is the former Director of IIM Ahmedabad (2002–2007).
- Prior to that, he was the Dean at Ahmedabad (1998–2001) and a professor in Economics He was also the Director General of International Management Institute, New Delhi..
- Prior to joining IMI New Delhi, he was the Director of Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management and Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj.Dholakia is a Gold Medalist from Baroda University and holds a Doctorate in Economics.
- He has 45 years of teaching experience, including 33 years at IIM Ahmedabad. He has served as a board member of the Reserve Bank of India Western Area Local Board from 1993 to 2001.
- He has guided 20 PhD students specialising in Economics, Finance, Business Policy and Public Systems at IIM A. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2007 for his contributions in the field of Literature and Education.
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