Post-IIMA joined J&J as product Manager followed by a stint with Cipla as its Manager - New products. Joined a startup Zeus Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd which soon collapsed owing to liquidity issues. Thereafter weaned myself from corporate life in 1980, choosing a Bohemian lifestyle. 

 

• 1980 India’s first healthcare consultancy-services organization Proman

• 1986 captained IIMA Silver landmark 2-day-MARTEC at Taj, Mumbai

• 1985 passionate about DTP-multimedia and became the first importer of the iconic Mac SE of Apple Computers and have been a loyal Apple-user since

• 1998 founded Vividh Multimedia, created world’s first digital pharmacopoeia as well as Quadlingual interactive language storybooks with Pied-Piper Pandit Chaurasia employing vector art animations.

• 1999 pioneered digital spiritual art in India with wide media coverage and exhibitions in Nehru Centre

• Continued synergizing my scientific temperament with creative skills. Created and facilitated several Mind Management® workshops.

• 2003, welcomed President APJK as Dean - Times Foundation. 

• 2012 “Seed of Genius” published by Tata Westland breaking fresh ground in content and presentation, simultaneously on iPad-Kindle-Googleplay. 

• 2014 led Maharashtra’s unique project “Learning Outcomes” powered by Accenture to train over 3,00,000 teachers through 3,000 Master-Trainers

• 2017 developed unique Leaf Art using the fossilised web structure of selected leaves after removing the mesophyll. Started with Warli Art now onto portraits. Recently four works had the privilege of being the finalists in International Art contests.

• Developed interest in creating music digitally using Apple's Garageband as well as singing and improving the recording using the open-source Audacity.

 

I have written and produced several books, including two best-sellers on Internet and “Chaitanya Jyoti - Experiencing the Divine”. Also interactive Multi-Touch eBooks for iPad, currently authoring Biorhythms, Zen, Humour & Puzzles. Sunday columnist of “OPEN MIND” in Hindustan Times during 2007. Ashtavakra Gita attempts to rediscover treasures of ancient Indian in a unique multilingual style. 

 

This experience has helped me in evolving as a professional Editor as well as Publisher and I have been responsible for creating several published authors in all genres of both the printed and the virtual world of words.

 

Wife Aarti is a Counseling Psychologist Reikimaster running Healing Circle and Louise Hay’s Heal-Your-Life workshops internationally. She is also an Angel Card reader and trained in the use of the Himalayan Singing Bowls for Sound therapy. 

 

My elder son Abhinav (Columbia University) and Unnati (NYU) work with Core Logic and Elevate respectively. They are based in Dallas with delightful children Shiv-Paree. We continue visiting them every two years on an average.

 

My younger son Ankit is currently managing the Education Vertical in LinkedIn. Daughter-in-law Amrita has  relinquished her professional job and is a home engineer. They are both located in Mumbai with our grandchildren Smahi and Barsh.