Awardee Profiles

Not every teacher can be a motivator, but she is Not every scholar can be a lifetime learner, but She is.

Professor Archana Shukla is the perfect example of an ideal mentor. She teaches her students, not only how to manage their careers, but how to manage their lives. Professor Archana Shukla is the honourable director at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. Prof. Shukla has been a professor of Organization Behaviour in the Human Resources Management Group at the institute. She obtained her Phd in Organizational Behaviour from IIT Kanpur and has more than 28 years of teaching, training and research experience. She has been a keen researcher and has authored several books and research papers.

She has been the recipient of the first chairperson of Dr. Ishwar Dayal Chair for futuristic Issues in Behavioural Sciences for a period of two years from 2015 - 2017. She conducts sessions in management development programmes on Team Building, Managerial Effectiveness, General Management and Developing strategic mindset. Professor Archana Shukla is a true inspiration for today’s young and aspiring management trainees.

In recognition of Prof. Shukla’s contribution to the management education in Bharat and in appreciation of her years of pedagogic and research experience, we, at MIT World Peace University, Pune, feel privileged, today on 3rd February 2023, to confer upon Prof Archana Shukla the Bharat Asmita Acharya Shreshta Award for the best teacher in Management.