He is fondly known as Murli and is formally
known as Murlidhara. Our request to know his
nickname is politely brushed aside.
A dedicated, hardworking and simple person,
he hails from namma Bengaluru. A person of simple tastes, he doesn’t move
around lot. His travel plans are generally with Family, during vacations.
A Bachelors in Computers from PES College,
he says Masters Education was never on his mind. He completed Masters in
computer applications from SJCIT College, Chikkaballapura, Karnataka as it was
his parents’ wish. He believes that this was the turning point in his life.
After completing MCA, he worked for
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited as SQL support for Human resource department for
very small duration. He dreamt of building a career in the IT field and moved
on to join a start-up company RCS technologies as JAVA/JSP developer.
When quizzed about his family, he says “Hum
Panch”. His Dad is an Ex-HAL employee and Mom, Home maker. His partner
Amitha is a Home maker. They are blessed with a daughter – Nishka who is
studying. They are his pillars of support and encouragement.
A balanced man that he is, he devotes his success to the
belief of his team. He finds strength in his team and recons it is worth more
than anything to work with such concoction of diverse people. With each one
bringing different working styles, he says has helped him both personally and
professionally improvise.
His greatest challenge: “Shuffling
resources when they are already on another Job.”
The Best and Worst: “Best is achievement
and Worst is Opportunity to improve. Both are equally important.”
Best compliment: “To hear that a Projects
Go-Live is a success”
Funniest incident: “I won the first place in Dance [DJ floor]. I am
definitely not good at dance. It felt more like I was exercising to get
slimmer. So yes, it was a surprise that I bagged the first place”
On work/life balance: Things are smooth and
it would not have been possible without Family support. Stress does not have a
place and he steers clear from anything that will bring anxiety. He has his
feet on the ground and holds his head high up, making it easy to strike a
balance.
On a more personal note, he is a Movie buff
and a fan of old classics [Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and English]. In
music, he is partial to Bollywood. MTV was his Favorited channel during school/
college. In food, he savours spices and South Indian food.
In weekends, he prefers to stay at home and
enjoy his favorite activity – watch TV. But more often than not, his family
plans otherwise.
Stories to share:
During my bachelor’s degree, I bunked
classes just like my friends but somehow I never had shortage of attendance. My
friends always whined about this and somehow believed that I had been attending
the classes without their knowledge.
Another instance, it was Diwali time and we
thought of doing something fun. There was a small passage right next to my
class. We fellows lit a small piece of Agarbatti and joined it to the wick of a
cracker. Class was on and after sometime there was loud Boom! Everyone rushed
to see the spot and our gang also joined the mob as if we do not know anything.
First year MCA, again Diwali time, entire
class mass bunked and left to our respective hometown. Next day this message
went to the Principal. One of my friend called me to inform; Principal is
calling everyone back and report immediately. I was not interested to return so
called Principal and told him I have a flat tyre, so will meet tomorrow.
Principal cracked joke angrily, not to worry I will send my car to pick you.
Somehow I managed to stay back home and attended class after Diwali. Everything
was normal.
There are many such funny moments. Good old
college days are always evergreen in our hearts.
Believe in Yourself. Always be satisfied with your
work.
