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2003-05, those 2 years transformed my life. Thanks to various non-classroom learning at SPJIMR that I had an opportunity to gain wisdom from real life and not get over obsessed with rankings. Let me highlight 4 things in particular that planted seeds which germinated at appropriate stage in my life. 

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1. I trekked a lot in Western Ghat - Sahyadri’s. 

I was born amidst mountains & rivers of Aravalli’s in Jawai, Rajasthan but grew up in concrete jungles of Mumbai. It was during these treks that I once again got up, close and personal with nature, both inner and outer. Now I run dJED Foundation that restores and regenerates natural resources.

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2. I went to Ladakh for my Development of Corporate Citizenship (DoCC) internship.

Here I met my friend, philosopher & guide – Sonam Wangchuk. I took voluntary sabbatical, worked with him on Ice Stupa Project and co-founded HIAL. He had great influence on my life & many choices that I made. Today, I try to walk the path out of my free Will!

 

3. I fell in love with a girl, who is bit different.

She taught me to see beyond eyes, listen beyond words, think beyond brain, and feel beyond touch... This enables me to look at the reality without getting much influenced by the narrative of time or circumstance. 

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4. I participated in many Entrepreneurship/ Business Plan competition.

This exposed me equations of risk & reward, failure & success. After few years in corporate sector, I became an entrepreneur – ran operations, did marketing, raised/ exited PE investor. 

 

All the above experiences early on ingrained in me Love of Nature, Spirit of Adventure and Service of a Volunteer. These virtues of Courage and Heart reflect in my every day being & doing. I am also good at Strategy & Finance, Philosophy & Bio-diversity but these are just tangible subjects. I am a Chartered Accountant, an MBA graduate but still a long way to become the best version of myself. 

 

I believe that people like me who are educated, privileged and have support system, have responsibility to rise and participate in solving real world problems instead of being in the (virtual) cloud. They should be the guiding light instead of hiding deep in dark comfortable caves.

 

In this Uni-verse, there is no meaning if few advance tremendously on economic & technology front but vast majority (including other species) retreat due to collapse of ecology, social & spiritual fabric. I doubt if the western model of materialistic growth & development is best for the planet & people. It is high time to draw lessons from the rich heritage of the East… because that’s where the Sun rises!

For me, life is no more about speed (quantity) but direction (quality). I am searching & moving… higher & upward.