You all know me as Manish V. Panchmatia.

Family Background

As being the youngest kid, I enjoyed special love and care from my parents, sister and brother. At my home, mother, father and sister.. all primary teachers. So I learn reading quickly at very young age. I participated in public elocution, and grown up in a bit disciplined environment. As being from middle class family, I know value of money.

Education
I was ranker in my school and college. I did my BE+MBA at Gujarat's famous college DDIT(Gujarat University). Now it is DDU. I started writing poems during my college days. Software is my hobby. I developed useful engineering applications in those days. MBA study expand my vision, it gave a holistic view for any organization's internal culture, external macro economical environment that is beyond day to day life. It changes perspectives to get meaningful insight to any situation.

Work Profile
I started my career with Gujarat's largest media group. I met some of the renown journalists, writers, photographers, politicians and observed a typical culture of a family owned business organization. My next jump was in wireless domain, an startup MNC company. It outsourced its work to India in the "flat world". We had innovative ideas/product and when all major giant telecom companies were facing recession, we were hiring. :) Here I blessed with few best and ever lasting friends in my life. Then I came to Bangalore to join Lucent Technologies. A diversified experience of Bangalore, South India and an established MNC telecom company. Here I worked for a challenging tool for wireless network planning with best talented people. It inspired me to expressed my thoughts for product road map and an article about network monitoring, that published in Bell Lab Technical Journal (BLTJ). I visited US for project work and exposed to the whole together different western culture. Currently I am working with IBM.

Spiritual
Since childhood, I am inclined towards science. So I rarely believe in any miracle, superstition etc. Yet the miracles in “The autobiography of Yogi” amazed me. Yes, as being Hindu, I have faith in all traditional rituals. I have vast readings. I read Swami Vivekanada's books in my school/college days. Transcendental Meditation Techniques by Maharshi Mahesh Yogi helped me a lot in my career. My mother cultivated Sanskar to respect all religions. In college days I stayed with Swaminarayan hostel (APC) and listened to philosophical and spiritual knowledge by pujya Saints. I participated in hostel's cultural events with full enthusiasm. I am blessed by Param Pujya Pramukh Swami Maharaj. He is an enlightened person. Later on I met one more such person Sri Sri Ravishankaji founder of Art of Living. I sang “We Are One” group song at Art of Living silver jubilee celebration. A practical wisdom, to deal with the present moment is Art of Living....

Looking Back with Smile
Yes so far life journey has absolutely wonderful and fulfilling. Yes I faced many challenges, struggles but that made me more and more stronger. Life is all about your priority, and the choices you have made