Debapratim Purkayastha
{{Short description|Indian academic (1976–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Debapratim Purkayastha
| image = Prof Debapratim Purkayastha.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date text|1976}}
| birth_place = Assam, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|05|07|1976|05|24}}
| education = {{ubl|B.Sc. (Honors)|MBA|PhD}}
| alma_mater = {{ubl|Cotton College, Gauhati University|Utkal University|Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology}}
| occupation = {{Hlist | Professor | academic leader | author}}
}}
Debapratim Purkayastha (Bengali: দেবপ্রতিম পুরকায়স্থ; born 1976) was a professor of strategy, academic leader and case method expert.{{Cite web|last=Chakravorty|first=Reshmi|date=13 December 2016|title=Professor Debapratim Purkayastha: The case study expert|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/131216/professor-debapratim-purkayastha-the-case-study-expert.html|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Sauerbronn, Fernanda Filgueiras, Diochon, Pauline Fatien, Mills, Albert J. and Raufflet, Emmanuel (Eds)|title=The Dark Side 3: Critical Cases on the Downside of Business|publisher=Routledge|year=2017|isbn=9781783537570|pages=XI}}
Early life and education
Purkayastha was born in Hailakandi, Assam, to Dilip Kumar Purkayastha, a bureaucrat and former Regional Passport Officer, and Anima Purkayastha.{{Cite web|date=17 November 2016|title=Cotton alumnus bestselling author of case studies in management|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov1716/city051|access-date=2020-08-18|website=The Assam Tribune Online}} He spent most of his childhood and did his early education in Guwahati, completing his BSc from Cotton College, Gauhati University.{{Cite news|date=25 February 2015|title=Āntaḥrāsṭriẏa pōrajāẏōt jilikila adhyāpak Dēbapratim Purakāẏastha|work=Ājir Dainik Bāṭōri (Assamese Daily Newspaper)}} Purkayastha completed his MBA from Utkal University, and PhD from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar.{{Cite web|last=Team|first=E. I. S.|date=26 October 2020|title=Case Method Virtuoso Debapratim Purkayastha Tops Bestselling List Again!|url=https://eastindiastory.com/case-method-virtuoso-debapratim-purkayastha-tops-bestselling-list-again/|access-date=2020-11-07|website=East India Story|language=en-US}}
Career and roles
Purkayastha joined ICFAI in 2006 after a stint in the pharmaceutical industry.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} Before that, he had worked in sales, sales force management and product management, at companies such as Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Zydus Cadila, Themis Medicare, and Hetero Drugs.
In addition to teaching Strategy at ICFAI Business School Hyderabad (ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad), Purkayastha headed the IBS Case Research Center first as an Associate Dean,{{Cite journal|date=13–26 April 2015|title=Case for a Cause|journal=Business India Magazine|pages=96}} Dean and then as Director.{{Cite web|last=BLoC|first=Team|date=27 April 2020|title=ICFAI Business School among world's most successful case publishers|url=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/b-school-corner/icfai-business-school-among-worlds-most-successful-case-publishers/article31447853.ece|access-date=2020-06-03|website=@businessline|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=McCracken|first=Richard|date=16 November 2019|title=Teaching cases: Vision, realisation and impact|url=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/b-school-corner/importance-of-case-study-method/article29991706.ece|access-date=2020-06-04|website=@businessline|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=InsideIIM Career Services|date=28 August 2020|title=Dr. Debapratim Purkayastha's Expert Views Published In "India's Top 500 Companies 2020"|url=https://insideiim.com/dr-debapratim-purkayasthas-expert-views-published-in-indias-top-500-companies-2020|access-date=2020-09-09|website=InsideIIM|language=en}} His main areas of scholarship include corporate social responsibility as strategy; inclusive business models; and social entrepreneurship.{{Cite web|title=40th anniversary bestselling author: Debapratim Purkayastha|url=https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/aboutus/40anniversary/bestsellingauthors/purkayastha|access-date=2020-11-07|website=thecasecentre.org|language=en|archive-date=14 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114081530/https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/aboutus/40anniversary/bestsellingauthors/purkayastha|url-status=dead}}
Purkayastha was also the consulting editor of Case Folio – The IUP Journal of Management Case Studies,{{Cite book|last=Diochon, Pauline Fatien, Raufflet, Emmanuel and Mills, Albert J. (Eds)|title=The Dark Side 2: Critical Cases on the Downside of Business|publisher=Greenleaf Publishing|year=2013|isbn=978-1-906093-92-1|pages=126}} a member of the Editorial Board for Case Research Journal, published by North American Case Research Association; and an Editorial Advisory Board member of ‘The CASE Journal’, the official journal of The CASE Association (published by the Emerald Group) and ‘Case Focus’, published by The Case Centre.
Awards and recognition
Purkayastha was conferred the 'Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method' award in 2015, from The Case Centre's executive committee.{{Cite web|title=Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method 2015 winner|url=https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/casemethod/awards/winners/contribution2015|access-date=2020-06-03|website=thecasecentre.org|language=en|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603160528/https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/casemethod/awards/winners/contribution2015|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|last=Kamath|first=Vinay|date=9 June 2015|title=Case studies help students apply theories and concepts in a real-world scenario|url=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/b-school-corner/case-studies-help-students-apply-theories-and-concepts-in-a-realworld-scenario/article7298776.ece|access-date=2020-06-06|website=@businessline|language=en}} He was the youngest, and the first educator from India to receive this award.{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=B. S.|date=27 February 2015|title=ICFAI B-school professor gets global recognition|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/icfai-b-school-professor-gets-global-recognition-115022701381_1.html|access-date=2020-06-04}} He was also the first educator from outside North America and Europe to feature on the list of The Case Centre's all-time top authors list{{Cite web|last=Open Magazine|date=8 November 2019|title=Dr. Debapratim Purkayastha: Best Selling Case Author|url=https://openthemagazine.com/open-avenues/dr-debapratim-purkayastha/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Open The Magazine|language=en-GB}} (covering 40 years, i.e., from 1974 to 2014) released in 2014.{{Cite web|last=Hindustan Times|date=9 April 2015|title=Achieving New Milestones in Education|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20150409/281895886761430|access-date=2020-06-04|via=PressReader}}{{Cite web|title=40th anniversary bestselling authors|url=https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/aboutus/40anniversary/bestsellingauthors/intro|access-date=2020-06-19|website=thecasecentre.org|language=en|archive-date=26 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426035331/https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/aboutus/40anniversary/bestsellingauthors/intro|url-status=dead}}
Purkayastha was The Case Centre's bestselling author every year since 2016, when the list was first made public.{{Cite web|title=Top 40 Bestselling Case Authors 2018/19|url=https://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/casemethod/bestsellingauthors/2019/intro|access-date=2020-06-03|website=thecasecentre.org|language=en|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616095148/https://thecasecentre.org/educators/casemethod/bestsellingauthors/2019/intro|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=ICFAI Business School Professor Tops 2018-19 Bestselling Authors List|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/icfai-business-school-professor-tops-2018-19-bestselling-authors-list20191023190157/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=ANI News|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=The New Indian Express|date=28 October 2020|title=Hyderabad prof in bestselling author list|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2020/oct/28/hyderabadprof-in-bestselling-author-list-2215826.html|access-date=2020-11-07|website=The New Indian Express}} He was recognized for developing case studies in different innovative topics and formats including graphic novel (comic book) format.{{Cite web|last=Dhoul|first=Tim|date=Spring 2017|title=Cinematic Scenarios and Comics: The Case Method in Context|url=https://www.topmba.com/why-mba/faculty-voices/cinematic-scenarios-and-comics-case-method-context|access-date=2020-06-04|website=QS TopMBA Career Guide. pp. 16-17|language=en}} For instance, in 2019, his case 'Turbulence on the Tarmac', illustrated by Sid Ghosh, won the 'Outstanding Compact Case' award from The Case Centre.{{Cite web|last=Ethier|first=Marc|date=25 February 2019|title=Who Is Writing, & Who Is Teaching, The Best MBA Cases?|url=https://poetsandquants.com/2019/02/25/who-is-writing-who-is-teaching-the-best-mba-cases/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Poets&Quants|language=en-US}}
Purkayastha's other awards are from the Academy of Management,{{Cite web|last=Telangana Today|date=3 September 2018|title=ICFAI Business School Wins Dark Side Case Award in the US|url=https://telanganatoday.com/icfai-business-school-wins-dark-side-case-award-us|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=BLoC|first=Team|date=21 August 2018|title=ICFAI Business School wins Dark Side Case Award|url=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/b-school-corner/icfai-business-school-wins-dark-side-case-award/article24744637.ece|access-date=2020-06-04|website=@businessline|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Telangana Today|date=28 August 2017|title=ICFAI Business School case on sexual harassment wins award|url=https://telanganatoday.com/icfai-business-school-case-award|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}} Association of MBAs, EFMD,{{Cite web|last=Bradshaw|first=Della|date=19 April 2012|title=Oxford and IBS in photo finish for case competition|url=https://www.ft.com/content/13de5212-8898-11e1-a526-00144feab49a|access-date=2020-06-04|website=www.ft.com|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|last=The Hans India|date=1 May 2019|title=IBS wins three EFMD Case awards|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/young-hans/ibs-wins-three-efmd-case-awards-525810|access-date=2020-06-04|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad Wins EFMD Case Award|url=http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/ICFAI-Business-School-Hyderabad-Wins-EFMD-Case-Award/23-06-2017-120713|access-date=2020-06-04|website=BW Education|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=BLoC|first=Team|date=17 June 2016|title=Authors from IBS Hyderabad win big at European case study awards|url=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/b-school-corner/authors-from-ibs-hyderabad-win-big-at-european-case-study-awards/article8742063.ece|access-date=2020-06-04|website=@businessline|language=en}} CEEMAN,{{Cite web|last=CEEMAN|date=4 September 2013|title=19th CEEMAN Case Writing Competition in Cooperation with Emerald|url=http://www.ceeman.org/news/19th-ceeman-case-writing-competition-in-cooperation-with-emerald|access-date=2020-06-04|website=www.ceeman.org}} Emerald Group, North American Case Research Association,{{Cite web|date=14 November 2011|title=IBS Hyderabad wins CMA-Alberta Award for outstanding case in Corporate Governance|url=https://indiacsr.in/ibs-hyderabad-wins-cma-alberta-award-for-outstanding-case-in-corporate-governance/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=India CSR|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=BLoC|first=Team|date=17 October 2015|title=Case from ICFAI Business School Wins Best Case Award at NACRA 2015|url=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/b-school-corner/case-from-icfai-business-school-wins-best-case-award-at-nacra-2015/article7774638.ece|access-date=2020-06-04|website=@businessline|language=en}} oikos International,{{Cite web|last=Vatyam|first=Nirupa|date=8 June 2018|title=ICFAI Business School sweeps Oikos Case Writing Competition 2018 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/icfai-business-school-sweeps-oikos-case-writing-competition-2018/articleshow/64506304.cms|access-date=2020-06-04|website=The Times of India}} The Case Centre,{{Cite web|last=BLoC|first=Team|date=26 February 2020|title=ICFAI Business School bags two Case Centre awards|url=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/b-school-corner/icfai-business-school-bags-two-case-centre-awards/article30921669.ece|access-date=2020-06-04|website=@businessline|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Telangana Today|date=6 March 2018|title=IBS wins 'Outstanding Case Writer' Award|url=https://telanganatoday.com/ibs-wins-outstanding-case-writer-award|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Bradshaw|first=Della|date=22 February 2015|title=Harvard scoops the trophies in the business school 'Oscars'|url=https://www.ft.com/content/0b601360-b8fa-11e4-b8e6-00144feab7de|access-date=2020-06-04|website=www.ft.com|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=23 September 2014|title=ICFAI Business School faculty wins The Case Centre, UK Award|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/on-campus/ICFAI-Business-School-faculty-wins-The-Case-Centre-UK-Award/article20873695.ece|access-date=2020-06-04|website=@businessline|language=en}} John Molson School of Business (Concordia University),{{Cite web|date=2 July 2019|title=ICFAI B-school wins two prizes in an International Writing Contest -|url=https://unstop.com/bites/icfai-b-school-wins-two-prizes-in-an-international-writing-contest/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Unstop|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Past cases {{!}} John Molson MBA International Case Competition|url=https://mbacasecomp.com/past-cases/|access-date=2020-06-04|language=en-US}} China Europe International Business School,{{Cite web|last=Sridhar|first=G. Naga|date=26 May 2016|title=ICFAI Business School authors win global case studies contest|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/icfai-business-school-authors-win-global-case-studies-contest/article8649325.ece|access-date=2020-06-04|website=@businessline|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Eds.|title=China-Focused Cases Selected Winners of the CEIBS Global Case Contest|publisher=Springer|year=2019|isbn=978-981-13-2706-3|pages=57 and 137}} AESE Business School,{{Cite web|date=5 March 2014|title=ICFAI study wins Case Award|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/on-campus/ICFAI-study-wins-Case-Award/article20734249.ece|access-date=2020-06-04|website=@businessline|language=en}} Syracuse University,{{Cite web|last=BLoC|first=Team|date=7 June 2019|title=ICFAI B-school wins two prestigious awards|url=https://bloncampus.thehindubusinessline.com/b-school-corner/icfai-b-school-wins-two-prestigious-awards/article27682949.ece|access-date=2020-06-04|website=@businessline|language=en}} etc.{{Cite web|date=2 March 2016|title=Faculty from ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad, win Case Centre awards|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/faculty-from-icfai-business-school-hyderabad-win-case-centre-awards/article8304700.ece|access-date=2020-06-04|website=@businessline|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Irish Sun|date=30 October 2020|title=ICFAI Business School Professor Tops Case Authors List|url=https://www.irishsun.com/news/266835881/icfai-business-school-professor-tops-case-authors-list|access-date=2020-11-07|website=Irish Sun|language=en}}
In March 2018, Purkayastha received the Career360's “Faculty Research Awards”, which recognized India's top educators. The award was presented by Prakash Javadekar, the then Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India.{{Cite web|last=Telangana Today|date=26 March 2018|title=IBS professor in top faculty|url=https://telanganatoday.com/ibs-professor-top-faculty|access-date=2020-06-03|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}
In 2021, Purkayastha won his eleventh Case Centre Awards, placing him just two awards behind the record thirteen awards won by Sumantra Ghosal.{{Cite web|last=Team|first=E. I. S.|date=5 March 2021|title=ICFAI Prof Purkayastha Wins 11th "Case Oscars"|url=https://eastindiastory.com/icfai-prof-purkayastha-wins-11th-case-oscars/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-12|website=East India Story|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306072216/https://eastindiastory.com/icfai-prof-purkayastha-wins-11th-case-oscars/ |archive-date=6 March 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Financial Express|date=3 March 2021|title=ICFAI Business School Winner in 31st Case Centre Awards|url=https://epaper.financialexpress.com/m5/3013348/Hyderabad/March-03-2021#page/18/1|access-date=2021-03-23|website=epaper.financialexpress.com}}
Death
On 7 May 2021, Dr. Purkayastha passed away due to COVID-19.{{Cite web|title='A true explorer': COVID-19 claims ICFAI's Debapratim Purkayastha|url=https://news.careers360.com/debapratim-purkayastha-covid-19-death-coronavirus-icfai-b-school-mba-ibs-hyderabad|access-date=2021-06-08|website=news.careers360.com|date=25 May 2021 |language=en}}
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