Joined Planning Commission after IIMA and spent 2 years there. Enjoyed everything about it – valuable nature of work, relaxed atmosphere and a great bunch of people. 

 

In 1978 joined TCS in Management Consultancy. In 1980 when IT was becoming all the rage, moved to their IT business and spent 6 years. 

 

During 1981-83 was based in New York and saw the explosion in IT industry losing practically all assignees from India during to the US firms. Spent 1984-85 in New Zealand. Moved to Australia in 1986 and in 1988 joined IBM. 

 

Spent next 25 exciting years there and saw near death experience for the company in 1991. Became part of their services business in 2002. 

 

During 2005-6, based in Bangalore, ran IBM India BPO business. In 2013, after 25 years in the company called it quits.

 

On the personal front, married Sunita in 1976. Sunita worked with young kids as primary care/education provider. 

 

Our first son Gaurav was born in 1978 and the second son Gautam in 1987. Gaurav did his schooling at United World College (UWC) Hong Kong, BA from Oxford, and MA in Development Economics from Yale. 

 

After 6 years with BCG in Sydney, went to Mumbai in 2006 to run Climate Project India. Since 2010, based in Mumbai, he runs Asia Pacific arm of Dalberg, a development advisory firm. In 2012, Gaurav married Disha, a LSE graduate and UWC alumni. 

 

In July 2016, Gaurav and Disha were blessed with a baby girl in Mumbai which has promoted us to the rank of grand parents. 

 

Our younger son spent only 23 joyful years with us and died in 2010 at a young age of 23. This has changed our life for ever, especially Sunita’s.

 

Since 1986, we have lived in Sydney. Over the years have made many good friends and enjoy constant interactions with them. I have continued to enjoy/develop activities/hobbies like reading, playing bridge, tennis, and playing golf (a recent addition). 

 

As part of TSA, a medical support group, help families whose member(s) have been affected by Tuberous Sclerosis, a rare medical condition, and run the Community Association for the neighborhood. 

 

After retiring in 2013, we have started travelling visiting places more frequently. With my son living in Mumbai for last ten years, have been making frequent trips to Mumbai and catching up with friends there, and now with the arrival of our grand daughter the frequency of these trips is likely to increase to our delight.