Re: [AI] Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA
I read story on Rediff Site & passed for other to read & get inspired. No idea about his Email id , sorry for that. Amit -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Madhu Singhal Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 07:34 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA Dear Amitji, If you have email id of mr. Ashish Goyal share with me. I would like to wish him. - Original Message - From: "Amit Sanghvi" To: ; "'Voice Vision. '" Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:55 PM Subject: [AI] Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA > Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA taken from rediff site > > > > > > Years ago as an NMIMS Mumbai student, during placements a corporate house > told Ashish Goyal to find himself a job in the government sector, since it > has a quota system for the physically challenged. Having turned blind in > his > teens because of an eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa, Ashish did > not take the advice lightly. > > > > He not only got himself placed at ING Vysya but also stood second in his > batch at NMIMS. Later, Ashish went on to do an MBA from the Wharton > School, > University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. > > > > Today, the Mumbai boy has a plum job at JP Morgan's London operations. > > > > Over the years, Ashish has not only earned milestones in his professional > space but also done plenty in his personal life -- from learning to play > Brazilian drums and learning the Argentine tango to boxing and performing > on > stage, besides many other things. > > > > He was in India to receive the National Award for the Empowerment of > Persons > with Disabilities, 2010 from the President of India. > > > > PagalGuy.com's Lajwanti D'souza talked to him what success means to a > visually challenged person, what inspired him in life, how he handles > depression and... his dream date woman. > > > > What does this award mean to you in real terms. Do awards make a > difference > at all? > > > > This award means a lot to me; it's special to be recognised and I am > really > humbled. Frankly it has not sunk in, meeting the President, meeting other > award winners. I am really excited. The difference that this will make, > well, the most important thing is that encouragement works wonders for > everyone I would think. > > > > We get lost in this race called life so much, that a special moment like > this makes you take a step back, acknowledge the recognition and thank God > for all that has happened. It's reinvigorating to keep doing the best you > can. Also, if this award helps spread awareness and change people's > attitudes towards people with disabilities... that will be the best > outcome. > > > > > > Describe what you do for a living and whether it has enriched your > existence > and vice-versa. > > > > I work for JP Morgan's Chief Investment Office and we help manage the > bank's > exposure in various markets across different geographies. It's a very > significant and satisfying role at a bank like JP Morgan, which has a huge > balance sheet and large exposures. Proper balance sheet management can > make > a tremendous impact to all stakeholders from depositors, clients to > shareholders and employees. > > > > Vice-versa, well all I can say is that I am happy that I have been able to > live up to expectations and hope to keep doing the same going forward. > Also > being a student of macro-economics and geo-politics, my job keeps me sharp > and interested in this ever changing dynamic world. > > > > Do you think Indian B-schools are responsive to people with mental or > physical challenges? There is this physically challenged boy fighting a > long > legal battle with the IIMs after being denied admission. > > > > My answer will be a little dated, as I have not lived in India for 5 years > now and I applied to Indian business schools back in 2000. The main > difference in my two experiences (in India and in the US) is this: abroad, > there is a clear process and system to deal with students and applicants > with disabilities, of course helped by regulations. > > > > Internationally, as with Wharton, it was pretty easy when it came to > following the process and providing a level playing ground. Where as in > India, the process was not streamlined and a lot of ad hoc decision making > would need to happen on the basis of perceptions even though regulations > existed. > > > > This was not just the case
Re: [AI] Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA
hello friend, it is certainly an inspiring story of achievement of a person of our comunity, thanks for sending this. this story reminded me so many experiences of my own life. actually i live in himachal predesh and here plight of visually challenged persons is not so well. We have no even a single school for blind which is run by government. for the higher education, we have to go to other states like punjab, haryana or chandigarh etc. in short i want to say that such stories inspires us to have a strong and firm determination and encourage us to struggle against the barriors and difficulties of our path. thanks again with more regards. sohan. - Original Message - From: "Amit Sanghvi" To: ; "'Voice Vision. '" Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:55 PM Subject: [AI] Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA taken from rediff site Years ago as an NMIMS Mumbai student, during placements a corporate house told Ashish Goyal to find himself a job in the government sector, since it has a quota system for the physically challenged. Having turned blind in his teens because of an eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa, Ashish did not take the advice lightly. He not only got himself placed at ING Vysya but also stood second in his batch at NMIMS. Later, Ashish went on to do an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Today, the Mumbai boy has a plum job at JP Morgan's London operations. Over the years, Ashish has not only earned milestones in his professional space but also done plenty in his personal life -- from learning to play Brazilian drums and learning the Argentine tango to boxing and performing on stage, besides many other things. He was in India to receive the National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2010 from the President of India. PagalGuy.com's Lajwanti D'souza talked to him what success means to a visually challenged person, what inspired him in life, how he handles depression and... his dream date woman. What does this award mean to you in real terms. Do awards make a difference at all? This award means a lot to me; it's special to be recognised and I am really humbled. Frankly it has not sunk in, meeting the President, meeting other award winners. I am really excited. The difference that this will make, well, the most important thing is that encouragement works wonders for everyone I would think. We get lost in this race called life so much, that a special moment like this makes you take a step back, acknowledge the recognition and thank God for all that has happened. It's reinvigorating to keep doing the best you can. Also, if this award helps spread awareness and change people's attitudes towards people with disabilities... that will be the best outcome. Describe what you do for a living and whether it has enriched your existence and vice-versa. I work for JP Morgan's Chief Investment Office and we help manage the bank's exposure in various markets across different geographies. It's a very significant and satisfying role at a bank like JP Morgan, which has a huge balance sheet and large exposures. Proper balance sheet management can make a tremendous impact to all stakeholders from depositors, clients to shareholders and employees. Vice-versa, well all I can say is that I am happy that I have been able to live up to expectations and hope to keep doing the same going forward. Also being a student of macro-economics and geo-politics, my job keeps me sharp and interested in this ever changing dynamic world. Do you think Indian B-schools are responsive to people with mental or physical challenges? There is this physically challenged boy fighting a long legal battle with the IIMs after being denied admission. My answer will be a little dated, as I have not lived in India for 5 years now and I applied to Indian business schools back in 2000. The main difference in my two experiences (in India and in the US) is this: abroad, there is a clear process and system to deal with students and applicants with disabilities, of course helped by regulations. Internationally, as with Wharton, it was pretty easy when it came to following the process and providing a level playing ground. Where as in India, the process was not streamlined and a lot of ad hoc decision making would need to happen on the basis of perceptions even though regulations existed. This was not just the case in B-schools, I would say that was true of most institutes. What Wharton did, was it gave me a level playing field to compete and learn on merit and that's all we require I guess... the rest is up to ability. Is there anything that you are doing or would like to do in the sphere of helping those visually challenged? I have fleetingly been in touch wi
Re: [AI] Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA
Dear Amitji, If you have email id of mr. Ashish Goyal share with me. I would like to wish him. - Original Message - From: "Amit Sanghvi" To: ; "'Voice Vision. '" Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:55 PM Subject: [AI] Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA taken from rediff site Years ago as an NMIMS Mumbai student, during placements a corporate house told Ashish Goyal to find himself a job in the government sector, since it has a quota system for the physically challenged. Having turned blind in his teens because of an eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa, Ashish did not take the advice lightly. He not only got himself placed at ING Vysya but also stood second in his batch at NMIMS. Later, Ashish went on to do an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Today, the Mumbai boy has a plum job at JP Morgan's London operations. Over the years, Ashish has not only earned milestones in his professional space but also done plenty in his personal life -- from learning to play Brazilian drums and learning the Argentine tango to boxing and performing on stage, besides many other things. He was in India to receive the National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2010 from the President of India. PagalGuy.com's Lajwanti D'souza talked to him what success means to a visually challenged person, what inspired him in life, how he handles depression and... his dream date woman. What does this award mean to you in real terms. Do awards make a difference at all? This award means a lot to me; it's special to be recognised and I am really humbled. Frankly it has not sunk in, meeting the President, meeting other award winners. I am really excited. The difference that this will make, well, the most important thing is that encouragement works wonders for everyone I would think. We get lost in this race called life so much, that a special moment like this makes you take a step back, acknowledge the recognition and thank God for all that has happened. It's reinvigorating to keep doing the best you can. Also, if this award helps spread awareness and change people's attitudes towards people with disabilities... that will be the best outcome. Describe what you do for a living and whether it has enriched your existence and vice-versa. I work for JP Morgan's Chief Investment Office and we help manage the bank's exposure in various markets across different geographies. It's a very significant and satisfying role at a bank like JP Morgan, which has a huge balance sheet and large exposures. Proper balance sheet management can make a tremendous impact to all stakeholders from depositors, clients to shareholders and employees. Vice-versa, well all I can say is that I am happy that I have been able to live up to expectations and hope to keep doing the same going forward. Also being a student of macro-economics and geo-politics, my job keeps me sharp and interested in this ever changing dynamic world. Do you think Indian B-schools are responsive to people with mental or physical challenges? There is this physically challenged boy fighting a long legal battle with the IIMs after being denied admission. My answer will be a little dated, as I have not lived in India for 5 years now and I applied to Indian business schools back in 2000. The main difference in my two experiences (in India and in the US) is this: abroad, there is a clear process and system to deal with students and applicants with disabilities, of course helped by regulations. Internationally, as with Wharton, it was pretty easy when it came to following the process and providing a level playing ground. Where as in India, the process was not streamlined and a lot of ad hoc decision making would need to happen on the basis of perceptions even though regulations existed. This was not just the case in B-schools, I would say that was true of most institutes. What Wharton did, was it gave me a level playing field to compete and learn on merit and that's all we require I guess... the rest is up to ability. Is there anything that you are doing or would like to do in the sphere of helping those visually challenged? I have fleetingly been in touch with this organisation called Enable India. It's a great model, training disabled individuals to become independent and acquire the right skill sets for a job, then working with companies to get them to hire these people, and finally making sure that the first few months the transition goes smoothly. I am also involved with 2 other issues, education through Pratham which reaches out to the poor and educating kids for free, and the Akshay Patra Foundation, which is Asia's largest mid-day meal programme. Is there a better sense of concern for those '
[AI] Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA
Inspiring story of a blind Indian MBA taken from rediff site Years ago as an NMIMS Mumbai student, during placements a corporate house told Ashish Goyal to find himself a job in the government sector, since it has a quota system for the physically challenged. Having turned blind in his teens because of an eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa, Ashish did not take the advice lightly. He not only got himself placed at ING Vysya but also stood second in his batch at NMIMS. Later, Ashish went on to do an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Today, the Mumbai boy has a plum job at JP Morgan's London operations. Over the years, Ashish has not only earned milestones in his professional space but also done plenty in his personal life -- from learning to play Brazilian drums and learning the Argentine tango to boxing and performing on stage, besides many other things. He was in India to receive the National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2010 from the President of India. PagalGuy.com's Lajwanti D'souza talked to him what success means to a visually challenged person, what inspired him in life, how he handles depression and... his dream date woman. What does this award mean to you in real terms. Do awards make a difference at all? This award means a lot to me; it's special to be recognised and I am really humbled. Frankly it has not sunk in, meeting the President, meeting other award winners. I am really excited. The difference that this will make, well, the most important thing is that encouragement works wonders for everyone I would think. We get lost in this race called life so much, that a special moment like this makes you take a step back, acknowledge the recognition and thank God for all that has happened. It's reinvigorating to keep doing the best you can. Also, if this award helps spread awareness and change people's attitudes towards people with disabilities... that will be the best outcome. Describe what you do for a living and whether it has enriched your existence and vice-versa. I work for JP Morgan's Chief Investment Office and we help manage the bank's exposure in various markets across different geographies. It's a very significant and satisfying role at a bank like JP Morgan, which has a huge balance sheet and large exposures. Proper balance sheet management can make a tremendous impact to all stakeholders from depositors, clients to shareholders and employees. Vice-versa, well all I can say is that I am happy that I have been able to live up to expectations and hope to keep doing the same going forward. Also being a student of macro-economics and geo-politics, my job keeps me sharp and interested in this ever changing dynamic world. Do you think Indian B-schools are responsive to people with mental or physical challenges? There is this physically challenged boy fighting a long legal battle with the IIMs after being denied admission. My answer will be a little dated, as I have not lived in India for 5 years now and I applied to Indian business schools back in 2000. The main difference in my two experiences (in India and in the US) is this: abroad, there is a clear process and system to deal with students and applicants with disabilities, of course helped by regulations. Internationally, as with Wharton, it was pretty easy when it came to following the process and providing a level playing ground. Where as in India, the process was not streamlined and a lot of ad hoc decision making would need to happen on the basis of perceptions even though regulations existed. This was not just the case in B-schools, I would say that was true of most institutes. What Wharton did, was it gave me a level playing field to compete and learn on merit and that's all we require I guess... the rest is up to ability. Is there anything that you are doing or would like to do in the sphere of helping those visually challenged? I have fleetingly been in touch with this organisation called Enable India. It's a great model, training disabled individuals to become independent and acquire the right skill sets for a job, then working with companies to get them to hire these people, and finally making sure that the first few months the transition goes smoothly. I am also involved with 2 other issues, education through Pratham which reaches out to the poor and educating kids for free, and the Akshay Patra Foundation, which is Asia's largest mid-day meal programme. Is there a better sense of concern for those 'challenged' abroad than in India? Here, even getting a ramp made in a housing society is a big hassle. Yes, as mentioned, there is a difference in terms of infrastructure and facilities, but hopefully that is changing, as the government and a lot of non-profit organisations are working towards that change. But most importantly I feel individuals like you and I need to b
