Traditionally in India, a new born child's first outing is to a place revered by the parents. This Theater artist in Allahabad was no different. He took his 2 months old to a person he revered, his Guru. Upon arrival, the child was blessed and named by the Guru, none other than the renowned Hindi poet Sumitra Nandan Pant as Vinay. It was the child's good fortune that he also received the blessings from the visitors who were maestros in their chosen field - Mahadevi Verma, Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Suryakant Tripathy Nirala
With so many blessings and good wishes, the child grew into a successful person, and he is now standing in front of you and is always working on improving himself. Today, I am also embarking on my journey of Toastmasters and taking my first step towards the goal of becoming a better communicator and leader.
Going back to childhood, my father was a very renowned Hindi Theatre Artist and book addict. He loved the smell of books and was instrumental in inculcating the habit of reading in me. The addiction was so much that after watching “Yes Prime Minister” I purchased the book and read so many times that I learned the dialogues. I still remember a scene Sir Humphrey Appleby tells the Prime Minister Jim Hacker “So that means you need to know things even when you don’t need to know them. You need to know them not because you need to know them but because you need to know whether or not you need to know them, So even if you don't need to know them you still need to know things to know that there was no need for you to know them.”
My father was like a friend to me. We lost him suddenly after a brief illness which was a big shock for me. It was my mother who took up the job in his place so that I could continue with my studies. I studied in St. Joseph’s College, Allahabad and did my graduation and MBA from Allahabad University. I started my career in Indian Rayon and after working in companies like Reliance and Pantaloons, I am currently working as a Head of Procurement, Real Estate and Administration in Blue Dart Express Ltd. In my 22 years of career I have worked in many industries but essentially in procurement function only. It is very difficult to make my children understand what I do in procurement. Once I tried to explain to them in Ahmedabad when I was working in a Pharma company, they thought that I was a chemist, I again tried when I was working in Pantaloons, they thought I sell clothes in a showroom, so I gave up after that.
My wife Madhuri is a Co-coordinator and a Teacher. Our relationship achieved adulthood last year as I completed 18 years of my married life. I have two children. My daughter Avantika is in 11th standard and son Aarav is in 4th standard.
Other than my professional commitments I love taking workshops and trainings related to procurement function within my organization. I am very passionate about my work and like to have fun while working. Once, I was negotiating a deal with a vendor and his name was Kamlesh. He was very adamant and not reducing the price at all. But I had to crack the deal. Before he left, I just remarked, who has given you the name Kamlesh, neither have you done kam (in Hindi) nor less. He started laughing and agreed to my demand of price. So, a little sense of humor bails you out of difficult situations. I have been invited to give guest lectures in SIES College, Nerul and Pillai’s institute in Panvel. I am also associated with Teach for India initiative.
I got another shock of my life two years back when my mother suddenly passed away after a brief illness. It was particularly shocking for my daughter who was with her at home. Thankfully, she recovered from the shock and has done us proud by scoring perfect 10 CGPA in recently declared results of 10th. CBSE
In my journey of toastmasters, I hope to share many such things with you. But for now, I am signing off. As you can see my life’s struggles are depicted in my signature. There are ups and downs, lows and highs but the aim is to always go up and high. The small circle that you see signifies the moon which is the symbol of love.
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