Venki Prathivadi
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Occupation | IT Services Delivery Director |
| Location | Wheelers Hill, Victoria, Australia |
| Introduction | I was born in Bangalore, India - a long time ago. At least it seems like that. I mostly studied in Bangalore and Kanpur and worked for a few years in Bangalore and Pune (HAL & TCS. I migrated to Sydney, Australia in 1991 and have lived in Melbourne since 1993. I joined Satyam Computer Services in Dec 2003 and am currently the Delivery Director for Telstra account. |
| Interests | Reading & Writing Music Photography Working out in the Gym Bushwalking Offbeat movies Electronic Gadgets (Digital and Video Cameras, Home Theatre, Computers) |
| Favorite movies | English 1. Shawshank Redemption 2. One flew over the cuckoo's nest 3. Gandhi 4. Godfather 5. Kramer vs. Kramer 6. The good, the bad and the ugly 7. Driving Miss Daisy 8. Proof 9. The cinderalla man 10. The Oyster farmer Kannada 1. Bangarada Manushya 2. Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane 3. Chomana Dudi 4. Vamsha Vruksha 5. Yeradu Kanasu 6. Nagarahavu 7. Katha Sangama 8. Edakallu Guddada Mele 9. Ghata Shradhdha 10. Parasangada Gendethimma Tamil 1. Paasamalar 2. Vasantha Maaligai 3. Ilamai Oonjaladugiradhu 3. Mouna Raagam 4. Rhythm 5. Sindhu Bairavi 6. Moondram Pirai 7. Nenjathai Killadhey 8. Bombay 9. Kandukondain Kandukondain 10. Kannathil Muthumittal Hindi 1. Guide 2. Do Aankhen Baraha Haath 3. Deewar 4. Sholay 5. Saaransh 6. Salaam Bombay 7. Lagaan 8. Swadesh 9. Mr. and Mrs. Iyer 9. Cheeni Kum 10. Sarfarosh |
| Favorite music | U2 Deep Purple Carpenters Phil Collins Simon and Garfunkel Harry Belafonte All Mohammed Rafi songs (Hindi) All P.B. Srinivas songs (Kannada) |
| Favorite books | Business and Leadership Books Changing Minds by Howard Gardner Images of Organization by Gareth Morgan Social Intelligence by Karl Albrecht, Un-Stuck by Yamashita and Spataro, The effective executive by Peter Drucker, Learning to lead by Warren Bennis, The power of persuasion by Robert Levine, Walking the talk by Carolyn Taylor Results Rule by Pennington The power of simplicity by Jack Trout The "J" curve of change by Jellison Culture matters by Harrison and Huntington Who am I by Steven Reiss Non-Fiction Resilience by Anne Deveson, Fiction The chicken soup series (Vol 1 to 6 specifically) by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Malgudi days by R.K.Narayan Ramayana and Mahabaratha by C.Rajagopalachari Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri |