“Thank you so much for your mentorship during our group project on the Indian maritime market entry for Japanese companies. Your insights into our approach, timely course corrections, and constant encouragement were incredibly valuable to the team. We look forward to learning more from your deep industry experience as we move forward.”
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IIT-Madras MBA Transformative Projects
Projects include analyzing terminal operators’ readiness for mega-ships, assessing India’s shipbuilding and marine machinery market, exploring AI-based predictive maintenance optimization and mapping the ship management market across South Asia.
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“Honestly, the most valuable part was the framework we built with Dr. Ahluwalia early on. Going in, the problems felt pretty vague and overwhelming ,, it wasn’t always obvious where to start with something like assessing mega-ship readiness. Having that structure made it much easier to break things down and work toward something genuinely useful, rather than getting lost in the data. He also encouraged us to go beyond surface level answers, which pushed us to be thorough, and I really appreciated that.”
“Working on this project has been one of the most intellectually demanding and professionally rewarding parts of my MBA journey. Translating a live, industry-commissioned market-entry study into an academically rigorous deliverable pushed me to bridge two very different worlds as the fast-moving, commercially sensitive pace of consulting work and the structured, evidence-based rigor expected in an IITM capstone. It sharpened my ability to synthesize dense technical and regulatory data into a coherent strategic narrative, while staying disciplined about confidentiality and stakeholder boundaries throughout. Beyond the deliverables themselves, the experience reinforced how much value sits at the intersection of deep operational/technical grounding (in my case, over a decade at sea) and structured strategic thinking in a combination I now feel far more confident applying to real-world market-entry and consulting problems. I'm genuinely grateful for the guidance through this process; the direction and course corrections at key points made the difference between a good output and one I'm proud to stand behind.”
“The most valuable aspect of this project was undoubtedly your consistent availability and readiness to help us whenever we hit a roadblock. It is rare to have a mentor so accessible. Furthermore, having the opportunity to draw upon your deep industry experience and practical expertise provided real-world insights that went far beyond textbook learning.”