Core Faculty

Dr. C Babu

Director

Dr. C Babu is the Director of Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies (DSIMS), Mumbai. He is an MBA from Madurai Kamaraj University and has completed his PhD in Management from Faculty of Management Studies, Gurukul Kangri University, Uttaranchal. Prior to joining DSIMS, Dr. Babu was the Director-in-charge at Chetana Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. In the past, Dr. Babu has been associated with prestigious institutes like YMT College of Management, Navi Mumbai, as the Director and ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai, as Assistant Director. He has also held positions of Academic Head, at the Lalita Devi Institute of Management and Sciences, New Delhi Affiliated to Guru Govind University; and as the Dean of School of Management and Media Studies (SAMS), Dehradun, Uttaranchal.

Dr. Babu has conceptualized, designed and conducted unique training programs and introduced Executive Development Programs as a part of his Directorial initiative across various Business Schools in the country. His area of teaching and research are focused on Consumer Behavior and Business Strategy. Dr. Babu has published two books entitled Management and Technology – Emerging Trends and Perspectives (2012) and Management and Technology – Entrepreneurial Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Economies (2013), both published by the Himalaya Publishing House. Dr. Babu was actively involved in Business Simulation based teaching in Management Education with Prof. Pierre Mora, Bordeaux University, France, in June 2007. He was awarded as the Outstanding Dean for successfully setting up a new campus for School of Management and
Media Studies (SAMS) in Dehradun and was also awarded as the Best Professor at ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai in 2006.

Email:director@dsims.org.in

Dr. Sarika Jain

Professor, Assistant Dean – Academics, HoD – Human Resource

Dr. Sarika Jain is a Fellow (Ph.D.) of the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) in the area of Human Resources Management. She holds a first-class Master’s degree in Social Work with a major specialization in Human Resources & Social Work from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). She has experience of teaching of about 17 years. She has worked with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on a national Project “Educational Status of Religious & Linguistic Minorities”. She has received Devang Mehta Award for “Best Professor in CSR” in 2015. She has also published papers in peer-reviewed journals of National and International Repute. Her teaching and research interest areas include Employee Engagement, Work-Family Studies, Employee Well-Being, and CSR.

Email:sarika.jain@dsims.org.in

Dr. Sumana Chaudhuri

Associate Professor, Assistant Dean – Research

Sumana Chaudhuri, Post-Doctoral Fellow of IIT Kharagpur (2018), received her doctorate from National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai. Her area of specialization is in the field of Applied Welfare Economics and Infrastructure Economics. A National Merit Scholar, she is a first class M.Sc. in Economics from University of Calcutta. She has successfully completed a sponsored research project with Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA). She has received the best paper award at the International Conference on Infrastructure Finance at IIT Kharagpur in 2010. She has also published articles in peer reviewed International journals and edited books. Earlier she taught at Institute of Marketing and Management, New Delhi.

Email:sumana.chaudhuri@dsims.org.in

Dr. Sanchita Banerji

Associate Professor

Dr. Sanchita Banerji is a Ph.D(HR), MBA, PGDMM with an experience of more than 14 years in the field of Management Education, Training and Consultancy. She has participated and presented papers in various National & International Seminars and Conferences and has several publications to her credit in Journals of repute. She has been invited as a Chairperson and Forum Speaker and is also empanelled in the Editorial and Advisory Board of various esteemed National & International journals. Her teaching and research interest areas include
Principles of Management, OB, HRM & Personality Development.

Email: sanchita.banerji@dsims.org.in

Dr. Chandrashekhar Kaushik

Associate Professor

Dr. Chandrashekhar Kaushik is a doctorate in Marketing Management from Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune). He holds a degree in Pharmacy and is a post graduate in Master of Business Administration specializing in Marketing. Before joining DSIMS, he was as an Assistant Professor with IES Management College and Research Centre.

Dr. Chandrashekhar Kaushik has more than 14 years of experience in Industry and academics. He has more than 8 years of experience in Pharmaceutical Industry with Production, Sales and Marketing areas. He has more than 6 years of experience in academics with areas of interest in Services Marketing, Retail Management, Rural Marketing and Business Communication. He has interest in Research and has published papers in National and International Journals like Sage and Springer and also written chapters in books.

Email: c.kaushik@dsims.org.in

Prof. Anthony Colaco

Assistant Professor

Prof. Anthony Colaco holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, however he was more inclined towards the chemistry of humans in organization rather than that of organic and inorganic elements. This led him to successfully acquiring a Diploma in Human Resource Management (Xavier Institute of
Management) and Labor Laws & Labor Welfare (Mumbai University). He holds Masters Degree in HRM from NMIMS. He has 15 years of experience in industry and academics. He teaches courses in Human Resource Management. His areas of interest are learning organization, organizational learning and organization development.

Email:anthony.colaco@dsims.org.in

Dr Shailja Badra

Assistant Professor

Dr Shailja Badra has earned Master’s Degree in Financial Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. After graduating several stepping stones- B.Ed, M.Ed and M.Phil; she has completed PhD from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla in the year 2005.

She is currently pursuing Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Research Management from Mumbai University. Dr Shailja has more than nine years of industry experience in different positions and three years of teaching experience in one of the leading Management Institutes. She has published several research papers in National & International Journals. Her areas of interest include Research Methodology, Operations Research, Business Statistics and Financial Markets.

Email:shailja.badra@dsims.org.in

Prof. Maneesh Gupta

Assistant Professor

Prof. Maneesh Gupta has done his MMS (Finance) from University of Mumbai. He has six years of experience in industry and academia. Prior to this he was associated with KJ SIMR.
He has also cleared Financial Risk Management (FRM) Level I.

His research interest are in Credit Risk Management and Finance Analytics.

Email:maneesh.gupta@dsims.org.in

Prof. Kusum Pawar

Assistant Professor

Kusum Pawar carries experience of 18 years in the area of HRD, with industries like insurance, education and consulting.

In her current role she is associated with DSGS as Assistant Professor in the area of HR. She holds a Master of Management degree from D.E.I, Agra with specialization in HR. She was awarded Director’s Medal for securing highest marks in Economics Honors in D.E.I, Agra.

Her professional achievements include:  “Top Professional Agency Builder” degree from Kinder Brothers International, Dallas, TX, USA, “Lead Auditor” certification with Lloyd’s Register Group Limited (IRCA approved training partner), and  “Assessment Expert” Certification from AON Hewitt Learning Center.

Her areas of interest include L&D, Emp. Engagement, Leadership and Performance Feedback.

Email:kusum.pawar@dsims.org.in

Prof. Zubin Sethna

Assistant Professor

Prof. Zubin is qualified as an engineer and as an MBA from Mumbai University. He has passed NET in management as well as in economics.

He has 9 years of corporate experience in following areas : production management, production planning & purchase planning, 5S, housekeeping, safety, vendor coordination, inventory management, warehouse space optimisation, manpower planning and restructuring, scrap reduction, product-costing and new product development. Also, he has been a key user of ERP systems.

For the past 10 years, he has taught a variety of subjects : environmental sustainability, international geo-politics, supply chain management, transportation management, warehousing, production management, operations research and total quality management. He has interests not in only academics but also in sharing knowledge and outdoor sports

Email:zubin.sethna@dsims.org.in

Prof. Beena Menon

Adjunct Professor, Communication Trainer

Prof. Beena Menon, with a Masters in English Literature and a Business English Certification (Advanced) from the University of Cambridge, has been facilitating corporate workshops for the last 14 years. She focuses on Leadership skills in Communication that includes Feedback Skills, Communication within teams, High-impact Presentation Skills and Influencing through Communication.

An ICF Accredited Coach, she supports individuals and organisations through coaching to be more appreciative and nurturing, so as to draw out discretionary potential. A Graduate in Statistics and with a Diploma in Systems Management, her prior experience in the IT Sector included developing customised software solutions. Key responsibilities were Business Analysis, Quality Assurance and Project Management..

Email:beena.menon@dsims.org.in

Core Faculty

Dr. C Babu

Director

Dr. C Babu is the Director of Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies (DSIMS), Mumbai. He is an MBA from Madurai Kamaraj University and has completed his PhD in Management from Faculty of Management Studies, Gurukul Kangri University, Uttaranchal. Prior to joining DSIMS, Dr. Babu was the Director-in-charge at Chetana Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. In the past, Dr. Babu has been associated with prestigious institutes like YMT College of Management, Navi Mumbai, as the Director and ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai, as Assistant Director. He has also held positions of Academic Head, at the Lalita Devi Institute of Management and Sciences, New Delhi Affiliated to Guru Govind University; and as the Dean of School of Management and Media Studies (SAMS), Dehradun, Uttaranchal.

Dr. Babu has conceptualized, designed and conducted unique training programs and introduced Executive Development Programs as a part of his Directorial initiative across various Business Schools in the country. His area of teaching and research are focused on Consumer Behavior and Business Strategy. Dr. Babu has published two books entitled Management and Technology – Emerging Trends and Perspectives (2012) and Management and Technology – Entrepreneurial Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Economies (2013), both published by the Himalaya Publishing House. Dr. Babu was actively involved in Business Simulation based teaching in Management Education with Prof. Pierre Mora, Bordeaux University, France, in June 2007. He was awarded as the Outstanding Dean for successfully setting up a new campus for School of Management and
Media Studies (SAMS) in Dehradun and was also awarded as the Best Professor at ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai in 2006.

Email:director@dsims.org.in

Dr. Sarika Jain

Professor, Assistant Dean – Academics, HoD – Human Resource

Dr. Sarika Jain is a Fellow (Ph.D.) of the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) in the area of Human Resources Management. She holds a first-class Master’s degree in Social Work with a major specialization in Human Resources & Social Work from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). She has experience of teaching of about 17 years. She has worked with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on a national Project “Educational Status of Religious & Linguistic Minorities”. She has received Devang Mehta Award for “Best Professor in CSR” in 2015. She has also published papers in peer-reviewed journals of National and International Repute. Her teaching and research interest areas include Employee Engagement, Work-Family Studies, Employee Well-Being, and CSR.

Email:sarika.jain@dsims.org.in

Dr. Sumana Chaudhuri

Associate Professor, Assistant Dean – Research

Sumana Chaudhuri, Post-Doctoral Fellow of IIT Kharagpur (2018), received her doctorate from National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai. Her area of specialization is in the field of Applied Welfare Economics and Infrastructure Economics. A National Merit Scholar, she is a first class M.Sc. in Economics from University of Calcutta. She has successfully completed a sponsored research project with Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA). She has received the best paper award at the International Conference on Infrastructure Finance at IIT Kharagpur in 2010. She has also published articles in peer reviewed International journals and edited books. Earlier she taught at Institute of Marketing and Management, New Delhi.

Email:sumana.chaudhuri@dsims.org.in

Dr. Sanchita Banerji

Associate Professor

Dr. Sanchita Banerji is a Ph.D(HR), MBA, PGDMM with an experience of more than 14 years in the field of Management Education, Training and Consultancy. She has participated and presented papers in various National & International Seminars and Conferences and has several publications to her credit in Journals of repute. She has been invited as a Chairperson and Forum Speaker and is also empanelled in the Editorial and Advisory Board of various esteemed National & International journals. Her teaching and research interest areas include
Principles of Management, OB, HRM & Personality Development.

Email: sanchita.banerji@dsims.org.in

Dr. Chandrashekhar Kaushik

Associate Professor

Dr. Chandrashekhar Kaushik is a doctorate in Marketing Management from Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune). He holds a degree in Pharmacy and is a post graduate in Master of Business Administration specializing in Marketing. Before joining DSIMS, he was as an Assistant Professor with IES Management College and Research Centre.

Dr. Chandrashekhar Kaushik has more than 14 years of experience in Industry and academics. He has more than 8 years of experience in Pharmaceutical Industry with Production, Sales and Marketing areas. He has more than 6 years of experience in academics with areas of interest in Services Marketing, Retail Management, Rural Marketing and Business Communication. He has interest in Research and has published papers in National and International Journals like Sage and Springer and also written chapters in books.

Email: c.kaushik@dsims.org.in

Prof. Anthony Colaco

Assistant Professor

Prof. Anthony Colaco holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, however he was more inclined towards the chemistry of humans in organization rather than that of organic and inorganic elements. This led him to successfully acquiring a Diploma in Human Resource Management (Xavier Institute of
Management) and Labor Laws & Labor Welfare (Mumbai University). He holds Masters Degree in HRM from NMIMS. He has 15 years of experience in industry and academics. He teaches courses in Human Resource Management. His areas of interest are learning organization, organizational learning and organization development.

Email:anthony.colaco@dsims.org.in

Dr Shailja Badra

Assistant Professor

Dr Shailja Badra has earned Master’s Degree in Financial Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. After graduating several stepping stones- B.Ed, M.Ed and M.Phil; she has completed PhD from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla in the year 2005.

She is currently pursuing Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Research Management from Mumbai University. Dr Shailja has more than nine years of industry experience in different positions and three years of teaching experience in one of the leading Management Institutes. She has published several research papers in National & International Journals. Her areas of interest include Research Methodology, Operations Research, Business Statistics and Financial Markets.

Email:shailja.badra@dsims.org.in

Prof. Maneesh Gupta

Assistant Professor

Prof. Maneesh Gupta has done his MMS (Finance) from University of Mumbai. He has six years of experience in industry and academia. Prior to this he was associated with KJ SIMR.
He has also cleared Financial Risk Management (FRM) Level I.

His research interest are in Credit Risk Management and Finance Analytics.

Email:maneesh.gupta@dsims.org.in

Prof. Kusum Pawar

Assistant Professor

Kusum Pawar carries experience of 18 years in the area of HRD, with industries like insurance, education and consulting.

In her current role she is associated with DSGS as Assistant Professor in the area of HR. She holds a Master of Management degree from D.E.I, Agra with specialization in HR. She was awarded Director’s Medal for securing highest marks in Economics Honors in D.E.I, Agra.

Her professional achievements include:  “Top Professional Agency Builder” degree from Kinder Brothers International, Dallas, TX, USA, “Lead Auditor” certification with Lloyd’s Register Group Limited (IRCA approved training partner), and  “Assessment Expert” Certification from AON Hewitt Learning Center.

Her areas of interest include L&D, Emp. Engagement, Leadership and Performance Feedback.

Email:kusum.pawar@dsims.org.in

Prof. Zubin Sethna

Assistant Professor

Prof. Zubin is qualified as an engineer and as an MBA from Mumbai University. He has passed NET in management as well as in economics.

He has 9 years of corporate experience in following areas : production management, production planning & purchase planning, 5S, housekeeping, safety, vendor coordination, inventory management, warehouse space optimisation, manpower planning and restructuring, scrap reduction, product-costing and new product development. Also, he has been a key user of ERP systems.

For the past 10 years, he has taught a variety of subjects : environmental sustainability, international geo-politics, supply chain management, transportation management, warehousing, production management, operations research and total quality management. He has interests not in only academics but also in sharing knowledge and outdoor sports

Email:zubin.sethna@dsims.org.in

Prof. Beena Menon

Adjunct Professor, Communication Trainer

Prof. Beena Menon, with a Masters in English Literature and a Business English Certification (Advanced) from the University of Cambridge, has been facilitating corporate workshops for the last 14 years. She focuses on Leadership skills in Communication that includes Feedback Skills, Communication within teams, High-impact Presentation Skills and Influencing through Communication.

An ICF Accredited Coach, she supports individuals and organisations through coaching to be more appreciative and nurturing, so as to draw out discretionary potential. A Graduate in Statistics and with a Diploma in Systems Management, her prior experience in the IT Sector included developing customised software solutions. Key responsibilities were Business Analysis, Quality Assurance and Project Management..

Email:beena.menon@dsims.org.in