KREC'89ERS

In this episode, I connect with Akshay Jain from Electrical & Electronics a.k.a Oxy. An achiever in his own right who did not hesitate to take professional risks, grabbed available opportunities, adapted and moved along successfully. Presently working as the Managing Director of Thyrocare at Bahrain, he is helping his Organization help millions of people in the Middle East Region and India amongst other countries, with rapid tests and diagnostics for CoVid. Hear about his passion for trekking that took him to the Everest Base Camp. HIs wife, Pallavi is a star in her own right. Check out her Instagram and Blog posts on topics ranging from Hindi/English Poetry, Home remedies, sustainable environment, repurposed toys, amongst others. 

https://pallavigoa.wordpress.com 

https://grandmasecretsrevealed.wordpress.com 

https://www.instagram.com/5rs_bh/?igshid=dkrx9nm1fz9 

https://instagram.com/littlefriendsbh?igshid=yx4bb89fx9qb

Episode #009 - In this episode, I convinced Veena Hegde from Civil to record at short notice :-). An Entrepreneur who stayed the course with her Civil Engineering Consulting Company coming out with a patented Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC) software solution for mega projects by the Public /Government sector as well as the Private sector. An outdoor person who loves hiking, travelling and photography. However, her concern for the Civic society at large stands out with her deep involvement in a variety of causes including blood donation, child abuse, education and many others. She has been a sterling contributor to our batch' Alumni events & activities. Do check her venture and her patented platform, Vyavastha at http://backend.co.in.

P.S: Minor technical note: We had a few technical glitches with connectivity while recording this episode. There are a couple of spots in the podcast that may have a slight audio fade. (Bear with me :-) )

In this episode, I chat up with my ever eloquent classmate, Neelanjan Patri or Neelu from E&C.  He shares his journey after graduating from KREC and talks about his learnings along the way. Die-hard fan of "Grateful Dead" , his music interests  co-exists with classical Indian as well as Hindustani music.  Tagged as one of the top 25 Thought Leaders in Utility Analytics in the USA, he talks about his evolution as well  his payback to the Community in the form of running a Day care center for under privileged sections of his City, Chattanooga at Tennessee, USA and being a member of the Board of the local University. He describes quite vividly about Leadership, the importance of mentoring and experimenting with roles in one’s career.

I open the New Year chatting up  Biju Balendran from E&E. Get some fascinating insights of his ongoing stint in the Automotive industry ranging from being Employee #1 and setting up the Renault Nissan Chennai Factory from scratch to  his cross skilling journey from Electrical & Electronics to Mechanical Engineering aspects besides his cultivated interests in fine Wine and his travels across the World. His Employee-first outlook, keeping things simple and being expressive are noteworthy.

And do check out his wife, Shano's website, Soulful Bakes at shanobiju.com, for some awesome organic baking recipes. 

A huge shoutout to Anshul, the budding musician and son of Vinay Rao (E&C), who has composed a topical New year piece that closes this episode.

In this episode, I chat up with Ravindran Kotieth from the Mechanical Branch who lives the maxim of "I exist as I am, that is enough". A trail blazer in his own right who chose to follow his dreams outside of the Corporate arena after a stint of over 20 years.  Simple and uncluttered thinking ! Hear him out.

His favourite inspiration :

“I exist as I am, that is enough,

-Walt Whitman