“Kishor da is my all time favourite”

href="http://dqchannels.ciol.com/content/spotlight/110071402.asp">Sudarsan
Ranganathan, CEO, Veeras
Infotek

Spouse: Rekha Sudarsan

Children: Sarvajith, Sathvick

Favorite:

Holiday destination- Sydney,
Cape Town

Pastime-Play badminton, listen
to music and read books

Gadget-iPhone, iPod touch

Food-Indian street food (Chaats)

Movie-Kuruthipunal (Tamil
psychological movie)

Sport-Cricket, football,
basketball and tennis

Color-Black

Accessory-My Mount Blanc pen. I
love collecting watches. Few from my collection include Omega, Tag
Heuer, Longines

What is that one thing that you
would like to change in yourself?

I would like to be a little more
disciplined in time management. I would also like to be able to
refrain myself from certian desires that might be a hindrance in
achieving my goals.

If you were reborn, you would like
to be born as?

I would like to be reborn as 'ME' only.

Who is your favorite writer?

My favourite writers are Stephen Covey
who is a management expert; Arthur Hailey; TT Rangarajan; Leo
Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo); Ashok Banker (fiction writer) and Chetan
Bhagat.

Five things you cannot live without?

I don't think there is anything one
cannot live without but if I have to choose it will be my car,
watches, badminton and music.

What's your most embarrassing
moment?

In Tamil language there is a word which
has two meanings 'to know' and 'to see.' Once in college, a group of
boys was standing approximately 50 ft away from me. A guy from that
group asked me in tamil “Do you see me?” I thought he was asking
whether I know him or not. I shouted back saying, “No I don't.”
He again asked me the same and I replied the same. While crossing me
those guys commented, “Poor chap, he is blind.”

Apart from this, another one was a
speedometer needle prank that mt friends played on me. Both these
incidents were funny and embarrassing as well.

Your favorite artists are?

My favorite artists in music are
Karthik, Sonu Nigam and my all time favourite Kishore da. In movies I
like Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Surya and Vikram.

The best complement you have
received so far?

When I started my business, I had
almost no money left and one day my mother asked me to get a packet
of salt. I asked her to give me money to buy it and she exclaimed
that I did not even have enough money to buy a packet of salt! Then
times changed and in 1998-99 The DQ Week wrote about me. My mother
read that and gladly said, “I am extremely enthralled and proud to
have you as my son.”

Most memorable event of your life?

It is when I held my elder son in my
arms for the first time.

Your idol in life?

My friend, philosopher and guru for
life is TT Rangarajan. He is the one who has helped me in being
whatever I am today. I have also got tremendous support from Peter
Theobald, who has been an inspiration and Prabakar Kini who is a
father figure. My wife has been a strong pillar of support throughout
my life.

Your advice to upcoming
entrepreneurs?

I would just like to say that a winner
never quits and a quitter never wins. Our greatest glory is not in
never falling but in rising every time we fall.

Where do you see yourself five years
down the line?

I see myself contented. A satisfaction
of having contributed to the society in its upliftment.