I was born in an affluent family, but life had different plans for me. During the partition of East & West Bengal, my family & I lost everything. We had to make all ends meet to manage 1 meal for the day. Those days, kids of my age would purposely become country crusaders, to get arrested so that they could eat the jail’s food & satiate their hunger.
I did the same, because of which I landed up in jail for 15 days. But I didn’t complain, because I hadn’t enjoyed a hearty meal in days. We managed to somehow survive those tough times. I was a curious teenager & wanted to study, but my parents couldn’t afford to send me to an English medium school. However, I managed to complete my education & got my first job as a Salesman. I paved my way to success & saved enough to start my own advertising agency. This was when McGrath, an associate of the world’s famous training Institute, spotted me at an event & offered me to get trained under the prestigious Dale Carnegie Institute, New York. I was reluctant as I had found my comfort zone in advertising. But, the curiosity inside me wanted to give this a try.
My trainer & guru McGrath’s skills left me awestruck and were motivated me to start something similar in India. In 1977, became the pioneer in behavioural training programs in India, when I founded MILT (McGrath Institute Of Leadership Training).
l also founded SNEHALAYA, a part of the MILT charitable trust. It is a home of C for children above 5+ years who either have a single parent or no parent. I wanted to do my bit towards them because I didn’t want other children to suffer the way I did. Children here strongly pledge “I WILL DIE, BUT NEVER LIE”.
Now, I am 83 years old. I have lived life king size – partied, got drunk, married, separated, survived poverty, hunger & a pandemic. I want to die with my boots on & not in an ICU. In spite of my poor memory, I attend all training programs even now.
I have challenged everyone that the day they don’t see me for a program, they can presume I am dead. Until then, I am chilling at my cosy house, attending virtual conventions & enjoying each moment because “LIFE IS A GIFT WHICH WE MUST ENJOY EVERYDAY”.