MonicaUpasani
Reflections on the approaching 25th year reunion
On the face of it the years sit heavily on me, mostly around the hips and waist and some on the face as well! I am amazed at the clarity of the memories that some of you have of the years we all spent together , for me the years at Bajaj are more of a feeling – that of having had the time of my life with some of the best and brightest. Life post Bajaj took on a trajectory of its own going from management trainee at Lakme to full time mom in what seemed like seconds. Being a Mom is a full time job especially with two boisterous boys Aditya (23) and Karan (20). Somewhere along the way I got bitten by the entrepreneurial bug – comes from spending so many years with a serial entrepreneur , and set up a kids garment supply unit to some of the big retail players like Westside, Shoppers Stop and Pantaloons among others. Great fun while it lasted but rolled that up as I was drafted by the husband to come work for him, which I have now been doing for the last 12 years! When asked what I do at the company, I am always at a loss – it covers all aspects except the deals themselves, how does one put a job description to that. After years of living and working in Mumbai, seven years ago we pulled up our roots and moved bag and baggage to Singapore to set up a new home and office. Life seems to have come full circle with one child at University and the other working in New Yorkand possibly moving back home to Singapore . The journey has been chaotic, fun, exciting and scary all at the same time.
On the face of it the years sit heavily on me, mostly around the hips and waist and some on the face as well! I am amazed at the clarity of the memories that some of you have of the years we all spent together , for me the years at Bajaj are more of a feeling – that of having had the time of my life with some of the best and brightest. Life post Bajaj took on a trajectory of its own going from management trainee at Lakme to full time mom in what seemed like seconds. Being a Mom is a full time job especially with two boisterous boys Aditya (23) and Karan (20). Somewhere along the way I got bitten by the entrepreneurial bug – comes from spending so many years with a serial entrepreneur , and set up a kids garment supply unit to some of the big retail players like Westside, Shoppers Stop and Pantaloons among others. Great fun while it lasted but rolled that up as I was drafted by the husband to come work for him, which I have now been doing for the last 12 years! When asked what I do at the company, I am always at a loss – it covers all aspects except the deals themselves, how does one put a job description to that. After years of living and working in Mumbai, seven years ago we pulled up our roots and moved bag and baggage to Singapore to set up a new home and office. Life seems to have come full circle with one child at University and the other working in New Yorkand possibly moving back home to Singapore . The journey has been chaotic, fun, exciting and scary all at the same time.