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Lessons Beyond Red Bricks and Blackboard - Story of Prof. K Balakrishnan
What makes a great teacher?
For many young teachers, the answer is a list of techniques. This book offers something the story of a teacher who showed, over a lifetime in the classroom, what teaching can be at its best.
Lessons Beyond Red Bricks and Blackboard is the story of Prof. K Balakrishnan (“Bala”), retired Professor of IIM Ahmedabad. It is a tribute and also a guide to the craft and character of teaching, drawn from real classrooms, real conversations, and personal experiences of the author.
You will How a great teacher prepares, engages a class, and connects ideas to the real worldThe values behind good integrity, commitment, and respect for studentsHow a mentor shapes young teachersThis book is for young teachers, PhD scholars, experienced educators, alumni of IIMA, and anyone whose life was changed by a teacher. Written as a Guru Dakshina, a student’s offering to his teacher, this book hopes to help new teachers approach their classrooms with more care, curiosity, and conviction.
About the Author
M Ajoy Kumar is Associate Professor of Finance at Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India. He was Academic Associate at IIM Ahmedabad between 1996-98 when he got the opportunity to assist Prof. Balakrishnan.
For many young teachers, the answer is a list of techniques. This book offers something the story of a teacher who showed, over a lifetime in the classroom, what teaching can be at its best.
Lessons Beyond Red Bricks and Blackboard is the story of Prof. K Balakrishnan (“Bala”), retired Professor of IIM Ahmedabad. It is a tribute and also a guide to the craft and character of teaching, drawn from real classrooms, real conversations, and personal experiences of the author.
You will How a great teacher prepares, engages a class, and connects ideas to the real worldThe values behind good integrity, commitment, and respect for studentsHow a mentor shapes young teachersThis book is for young teachers, PhD scholars, experienced educators, alumni of IIMA, and anyone whose life was changed by a teacher. Written as a Guru Dakshina, a student’s offering to his teacher, this book hopes to help new teachers approach their classrooms with more care, curiosity, and conviction.
About the Author
M Ajoy Kumar is Associate Professor of Finance at Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India. He was Academic Associate at IIM Ahmedabad between 1996-98 when he got the opportunity to assist Prof. Balakrishnan.
78 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 19, 2026
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