Socials
Outside work, 2007 to now: book drives for rural schools, Toastmasters, yoga, talks at colleges and more. 55 entries in 7 activities. Each card opens every entry in that activity.
2015 to 2026Outside work
₹37,500 to ₹2.35 lakh
raised per book drive for rural schools, with colleagues and friends
Nine drives, ₹9.6 lakh+ in all. Contributions per drive grew from 9 to 22.
2011 to 2024Outside work
9
Toastmasters meeting awards in two years, then Leadership Advisor to a new club
Toastmasters and leadership
2009 to 2013Outside work
3 in 19 months
yoga qualifications earned while working full time at IBM, the last two with distinction
- May 2011M.Sc. Yoga, first class with distinction
- May 2010PG Diploma in Yoga, first with distinction
- Oct 2009Yoga instructors' course, S-VYASA
I am a certified yoga instructor and have taught it at a college and at work.
2011 to 2017Outside work
9.12 / 10
my average presenter rating from 128 engineering students, 2019 and 2020
Responses per college feedback form
494 feedback responses from six colleges and one company session. Orange forms used a 10-point scale; the 5-point forms averaged 4.58.
2014 to 2020Outside work
3
more ways I gave back, beyond the book drives
- 2020Invited interview panellist for an IAS training scholarship selection
- Jul 2016Donated blood at a voluntary drive and received a certificate of honour
- Oct 2014Diwali giveback: ₹35,432
Giving back
2007 to 2012Outside work
24
personal blog posts from 2007 to 2012
Personal blog
2014 to 2015Outside work
1st
place in volleyball at Exeter Tarang, two years running
- Mar 20151st place in volleyball at Exeter Tarang 2015
- Mar 20141st place in volleyball at Exeter Tarang 2014
Volleyball
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Community givebacks
2015
2015 book drive: Rs 37,500
2015 book drive: Rs 37,500
Undated
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Year by year
- 2026
2026 book drive: Rs 235,218.
1 entry
- 2025
2025 book drive: Rs 207,429.
1 entry
- 2024
Personality type: ENFJ.
1 entry
- 2023
2023 book drive: Rs 134,954.
1 entry
- 2022
2022 book drive: Rs 119,617.
1 entry
- 2020
Interview panel: civil services scholarship.
1 entry
- 2019
2019 book drive: Rs 63,700.
1 entry
- 2018
2018 book drive: Rs 75,404.
1 entry
- 2017
2017 book drive: Rs 69,652; Seminar: Java and placement preparation.
2 entries
- 2016
2016 book drive: Rs 25,000; Talk: Lessons from 50 failed interviews; Seminar: SOLID principles.
4 entries
- 2015
2015 book drive: Rs 37,500; Talk: Web technologies and us; Workshop: Design patterns.
5 entries
- 2014
Diwali giveback: Rs 35,432; Recommended by a professor I taught for; Talk: Building a successful IT career.
4 entries
- 2013
Leadership Advisor for a new Toastmasters club; Talk: Technical writing and presentation skills; Talk: Behind the scenes of social networks.
6 entries
- 2012
Workshop: J2EE and advanced Java; Workshop: J2EE and advanced Java; Talk: Web 2.0.
10 entries
- 2011
Toastmasters Competent Leader; Toastmasters Competent Communicator; Master's in yoga.
9 entries
- 2010
Talk: Yoga and its practical applications; Postgraduate diploma in yoga; 2 blog posts.
3 entries
- 2009
Certified yoga instructor; 7 blog posts.
2 entries
- 2008
6 blog posts.
1 entry
- 2007
5 blog posts.
1 entry