Outside of Work
Fitness & Tinkering with Tools
Well this is a part of the website I can let my hair down (whatever is left ;-))
I enjoy multiple things. Honestly, it keeps evolving. However, some things have stayed constant.
Gym & Meditation
I am into Cardio, Weights and Yoga (mostly meditation). Love to put the headphones ON and immerse. Not a networker in Gym. Headphones are Gym Instructor repellants. Enjoy getting sweaty. Gym Music is in Sanskrit. No hard rock, heavy metal.
All Gym accessories are more than 5 years old. Prioritize Form, Reps, Range, breathing over pushing for poundage. Workout at least 4 times a week.
Tinkering with Tools in my own Home Depot
I have built a wooden table, painted rooms, repaired water pumps, did tiling & flooring, put electrical fittings, plumbing. Enjoy building things with Hand. I have fiddled and spoilt and fixed a lots of electronics.
Don’t do a lot of the physically repetitive and tedious stuff now. But have done it all.
Have few cuts & injuries to show. I am routine Tetanus shot customer.
Built my kit of Electrex Drilling Machine, Stanley Tools, stuff from Sears (ratchet, sockets, wrenches, pliers, power tools and more) from Home Depot. Thats a sure thing on my list as and when I visit a Home Depot or Sears.
Have spent generous amounts at times to buy stuff. All tools very well oiled and maintained.
Once prototyped a Solar Water Heater.
This helped me setup with Operations a lot. Budgeting, Labour, Time & Material, Hardware, Compliances and more.
Setting up Samruddhi Venture Park GreyAtom Office
Feb 2017 - Samruddhi was a 4800 sq.ft office that we occupied for 3 years at GreyAtom. We worked 3 shifts, 10 people for 11 days to get this office ready.
Setting up GreyAtom Classrooms in Chandivili
2018 - Tweaked the office spaces as Classrooms with minimal changes for maximum utilization.
Fun getting going
One of the journeys in Eicher 507.
Setting up ININ Office
Setting up the ININ Office in Mumbai post acquisition
Indexing the Art by my Daughter
My daughter’s artwork is always something I’m proud of. She is now six years old (2021). She has only just begun. This page is simply a way for me to express my support for her.
She mainly works with oil pastels and crayons on white paper canvas. She’s also tried her hand at painting with poster colours.
She does her work in a few hours over several days.
I admire her teacher for inspiring the students to work hard. I think my daughter would not have been able to accomplish so much without her help. I am sometimes amazed to see the choice of colours, the patterns and the maturity she weaves into all of them.
She is just getting started.
My contribution to these drawings is pure moral support. Nothing else.
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