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    Not planning my life after retirement: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance CEO Sandeep Bakhshi

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    Here are things we bet you did not know about ICICI Prudential Life Insurance CEO Sandeep Bakhshi.

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    Bakhshi also said he has a fascination for visiting the jungles.
    First Day at Work
    At a computer marketing company, ORG Systems, in 1983. I was lost. I was wondering where did I land

    Fascination for
    I wanted to spend a lot of time outside of normal life… in jungles. There is a lot of fascination around wildlife, watching predators, foxes, jackals

    Favourite Destination
    I normally visit 5-6 wildlife sanctuaries a year. I recently went to Bera in Rajasthan where I had incredible leopard sightings. In Jamshedpur, I used to go to Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. I have very fond memories of the place

    A Terrifying Moment
    For a moment I thought I was facing near-death. It was in the early 90s that I had to cross the Narayani River in Chitwan National Park in Nepal on an elephant. There was massive flood and heavy rains. It looked like the last day of my life

    Hobbies
    Listening to old Hindi songs. My favourite Trimurti composers — SD Burman, OP Nayyar and Madan Mohan

    Books I Love
    Two stories that have stayed with me since childhood are ‘Gaban’ and ‘Usne Kaha Tha’ by Munshi Premchand. There is a lot of learning and very unconventional. It teaches us that values have to remain intact

    Favourite Stars
    Govinda, Dev Anand and Shashi Kapoor. I relate to these stars from my time.

    Work-Life Balance
    I do carry work home and home to work. I am not able to compartmentalise these two. I am never able to take work or family out of my mind. Both these exist with me for 365 days.

    Life After Retirement
    Just like I had not planned my life, I am not planning my life after retirement. Main toh chala, jidhar chale rasta (wherever destiny takes me) — I believe in this

    What’s Incomplete…. Cleared the National Defence Academy tests, but did not pursue


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