Winning Stroke: Interview with Mahendra Rathod, VP, Business Operation

If not in the current Profession, You would be? 

Civil Services (IRS or IPS) especially in some investigative role tracking hawala money laundering scams or tracking criminals.

One tune you always hum? 

Any Hindi Movie tune which makes me happy at that moment in time.

One Book to read when you want to motivate yourselves?

The Richest Man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason (the book is a classic self-help book not in money making but in using one's common sense and self-discipline)

One Dialogue of a movie that motivates you or you like the most? 

"Your mind is like this water, my friend. when it is agitated, it becomes difficult to see. But if you allow it to settle, the answer becomes clear." - Master Uruguay - Kun Fu Panda

The Place you never been to and always want to go? 

On Summit of the Mount Everest

An animal that signifies you & why? 

Rhinoceros (Very Quiet and Strategic)

A Movie Character you most resemble or resonate with?  

Master Sifu from Kun-fu-Panda (for my deep and long thinking spells and gyaan sessions with friends)

Choose one from each below :

 a)      Marvel or DC - Marvel

b)      Batman or Superman - Superman

c)      Tom or Jerry - None (They both could have settled their issues amicably by sitting and talking!)

d)      Chacha Chaudhary or Super Commando Dhruv - Chacha Chaudhary

If your life was to be turned into a movie who would you like to play your part? 

Myself

Luck or Hard Work, What do you think weighs more in defining a successful Person? 

Its Hard work + Smart work. 

One best decision you ever made? 

Started to remove clutter from life, which helped me focus on key things.

A strategy that you always use to take your decisions in Personal or Professional life? 

Keep calm, Analyse facts/data, access damage, plan next steps and execute

Whose advise you seek when in dilemma? 

My Wife (She is making me type this :-))

What has been your biggest achievement? 

Nothing so far, which can be counted as the biggest.

One thing that you want to change in yourself? 

Focus more on health and family

A line said by your closed one that you never forget? Go and make mistakes, but don't repeat them. (My Father - when I joined college)