Shrikant was second son amidst 4 siblings and had his schooling at Somalwar HS school and Engineering degree in Mechanical from VRCE in 1973 (now VNIT) Nagpur. Always a rank holder, was a keen table tennis and cricket player, a voracious reader. He spent 1 year as a GET at TELCO before coming to IIMA. 

 

Married classmate in school and college immediately after IIMA even before re-starting work assignment. Worked with Anand Group and KSB Pumps and can be called a start-up specialist having done work on planning and establishing Anand group’s bearing division at Parwanoo and KSB’s Coimbatore plant. Worked till early 90’s and lost interest in most worldly matters slowly. Known to most of his friends for his fondness for reading and cross-word puzzles his intellectual flair was noticed in his famous one-liners and quips. The books he read and the quips which are fresh in our memory are a legacy he can be attributed to. 

 

Wife Alka made a career for herself in the Auto-Industry before retiring from Kalyani Brakes-Bosch in 2010, dabbles now in consultancy and advises Automotive Skills Development Council for GOI and is based in Pune. 

 

Diversity of careers is seen in their children who have done well for themselves. Daughter Gauri is CA,CFA and Executive Director at Morgan Stanley married to Kashyap Chanchani (IIM Kozhikode & Engg. from Delhi) who has founded Rainmakers (VC setup), live in Mumbai with their son Dhruv now 4. Son Anupam is a Fellow in Infectious Diseases married to Juee a Fellow in Child Psychiatry ; residing in St. Louis, USA.