Alok Asthana
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Human Resources |
| Occupation | Innovation & Leadership consultant |
| Location | Thane, Maharashtra, India |
| Introduction | A retired army officer, I have thereafter been a Head HR, Head OD,Head TA ( Training Academy ) of different organisations at different times. Also been a senior consultant with the niche innovation people, Erehwon Innovation Consulting. Thereafter, been a free-lance trainer on creativity, innovation managerial/leadership skills and positive lifeskills and then Director _Executive Programs with Northpoint Centre of Learning ( www.northpointindia.com. Back to being a free lance consultant on Innovation & Leadership. The best 27 years of my life were spent with 4/4 Gorkha Rifles and 8 Rashtriya Rifles soldiers of the army. No finer human beings breathe on this planet. It is a pity we do not get full mileage from such good stuff.Not even half of what they are capable of delivering. I am anti-establishment------- ALL the way. |
| Interests | Reading - just about anything - the more varied the better, Shayari - novice, Philosophizing - mostly gossiping with myself. You see, I like good company. Agonizing with Nietzsche - considering whether man has been God's mistake or God has been man's! Generally, agree with the latter statement. |
| Favorite movies | Mughal-e-Azam,Masoom,Umrao Jaan, Arth, Chak-de India ( Can a man make such a movie? I think God made this one), Rang-de Basanti, Do dooni char |
| Favorite music | Ajeeb daastan hai yeh - kahan shuru kahan khatam, Mein jindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya, na mein dhan chahhon na ratan chahoon, aaj hum apni duaoon ka asar dekenge |
| Favorite books | Siddhartha (by Hermann Hesse), Fooled by Randomness |