ParagGude
Let me divide my life in 2 parts: Professional. And Personal
On the professional front .. post Bajaj I joined Hindustan Lever and worked on here till 1994 when I started feeling that this was not the industry in which I wanted to spend my life .. young age, a willingness to take risk and some help and guidance from our own Victor Fernandes got me into stock broking .. I joined a local broker called SSKI (now called IDFC securities) .. and rose to head of sales in two years .. that's when a lot of international brokers and investment bankers were setting shop in India. I got an opportunity to join Morgan Stanley in 1996 and have stayed there since then .. now I co-head the equities business in India and am on the board of the company .. it's been a long 21 years with the firm.. very enjoyable .. but have made me forget all my other skills.. On the personal front.. I got married in 1994 to Shraddha .. who spent 15 years in the teaching profession before giving it up a few years ago.. Shraddha is a fitness freak and loves to travel. I have 2 kids.. Eesha (20) who is doing her CA and is currently doing her articles training with KPMG .. and Neel (14) who is in class 9 and has no idea about what he is doing .. After abusing my body for a good 40+ years .. I have given up smoking and have started taking an active interest in gyming, yoga and Pilates.. I do a little bit of charity am fairly religious and live in Prabhadevi .. always have .. and have a flat in Pune and a house in Goa .. Goa being my retirement plan some day ... |