Rishikesh Manuprasad Upadhyay
Rishikesh Manuprasad Upadhyay is an engineer and an executive from India’s corporate world. He has worked for several business organisations for more than 25 years. This also involves Fortune 50king odf 0 companies. His expertise in project management has enabled him to approach each project with a methodical and scientific approach, giving it shape.
His passion for learning new things was the reason for him to expand his knowledge through various educational programs ranging from a few hours to a few years. He has earned a “Project Management Professional” certificate from a prestigious PMI body. He is a life member of BMA Mumbai.
He is passionate about doing new things and seeing various matters from different angles. That led him to present unique ideas. He always believes in walking in uncharted territory. His area of interest is innovation and doing things differently.
He was an avid member of “Toastmasters International” and was awarded “Competent Communicator” and “Competent Leader.
His paper on “Social Entrepreneurship” (http://iibmjournalofmanagementstudies.in/index.php/iibm/article/view/1233)
was well appreciated by the management gurus. That research conference was organised by the Indira Institute of Management, Sanpada (Navi Mumbai). The Management Institute used to arrange the conference every year under the name of Ektaara.
His passion for writing encouraged him to create a variety of blogs. He has also composed and performed “rap songs” for his college alumni’s entertainment events. During his school days, he received a scholarship for five consecutive years in the field of “DRAMA” from the central government under the scheme of CCRT (Centre for Cultural Resources and Training).
As part of his social service, he used to donate blood regularly. He also served as secretary of his religious organisation for the members residing in and around Navi Mumbai. As a secretary, he was involved in arranging annual get-together functions, student appreciation functions, picnics, and other charity programs. He was an active member of the Rotary Club of Satellite City to quench serving society.
He is the founder and secretary of Progressive’s Signature CHS Ltd., located in Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai. As the secretary of this residential complex, he fixed maintenance charges and was actively involved in finalising various service contract work. He was also instrumental in opening a society bank account.
He strongly believes in our rich culture and its power. That inspired him to associate with ISKCON, SWAMINARAYANA, BRAHMA KUMARI, PATANJALI, ART OF LIVING, and HEARTFULNESS organisations.
He has attended “Vipassana Shivirs” at Igatpuri and the Global Pagoda at Borivali.
He is impressed by Swami Vivekananda’s messages and life lessons, especially the one in which he inspires the youth to have ‘ muscles of iron’ and ‘nerves of steel’. He used to participate in the “MUKHPATH” competition organised by Ramkrishna Ashram, Rajkot.
His personal experiences have prompted him to share knowledge for the benefit of others, the aspiring leaders and the corporate honchos who used to face the challenges. This inspired him to write three unique books: “Cycling – The Real Wealth,” “Pearls of Wisdom,” and “The Corporate Yoga Anatomy.“
He is a fitness enthusiast and always looks for excellence. He also believes that sports are a stress buster and loves to play “table tennis” and recently started learning “lawn tennis” at Rajkot.
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