*tete a tete On 8/5/11, Manoj Das <dasm...@gmail.com> wrote: > 1981, I was a student of Engineering. Sikhaba was a journalist with > National > Herald. We nomadic students, all and sundry, used to visit their house > anytime for 'adda' and hearty meals at 24 BD Estate, where Deepaba (Now > Regional Director , Tourism, Guwahati) and Hemantada (Profy at Ramjas) were > available 24x7 with smiles. There was Sharat (Indian Army Officer) and > Sanjay(IT guy). Soon after Sikhaba got married to Mr Balaji Teeka, a Marine > Engineer from Rajasthan. I met them over lunch, and that was the last > tate-a-tate with them, they were moving to Singapore. > > Off and on we have been exchanging notes, and learnt that they have started > a Shipping Management Company with 14 ships in 1998. This has grown to 142 > ships now. They soon realised that unless they have an inhouse maritime > training institute the core business will not run. So came "Samundra > Institute of Maritime Studies" at Lonavala, amidst picturesque Western > Ghats. > > They have a target to manage 200 ships by 2015 AD and proportionate > increase > in manpower recruitment and trainees in SIMS. Thats a huge success from a > First Generation Entrepreneur. > > Any regrets- yes, youth from Assam is not taking advantage of the training > facility, which in 10 years time can fetch upto $10000 per month in salary. > > I thought I should share this story of a girl from from Guwahati making > waves in Singapore. > > Relevant websites- > http://www.executiveship.com/index.htm > http://www.samundra.com/html/index_PreAboutUs.htm > > -MKD >
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