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A chartered accountant by profession and qualification, a writer by passion and a teacher by accident.. After a brief stint at a couple of corporates where I worked in their corporate finance, capital market, and management accounting functions, shifted to full time CA practice. Today am part of a public accounting firm that I co-founded, Yoganandh & Ram which is a multi-partner multi-location firm with over a team strength of 80 plus. I work on valuation and strategy. Also, am part of the faculty team of Prime Academy, a CA training institution, that I co-founded with two others. In these several years, I have been into journalism: writing for newspapers and magazines of repute on contemporary issues. There has also been a stint when I authored a number of books including co-authoring First Lessons In Strategic Financial Management for CA final students, which was an ICAI recommended textbook. The other books that I wrote included Roadmap, a self-help book for CA students; How to get the best out of College for collegians, a career book titled CA to CEO. I co-wrote a biography on D Rangaaswamy, the chartered accountant. Later, in 2018, I authored the book Building a Legacy, the biography of A Ramakrishna, former deputy managing director of Larsen & Toubro. The book was released by the Vice President of India. In 2019 three bio-sketches were published. Nightingales is about 11 women CAs who overcame odds to rise to fame. Flying High is about 12 men CAs who shown in different walks of life. A Few Good Men is about 10 businessmen from different verticals. My maiden novel, Ticking Times, is set in the backdrop of the audit profession. A thought-leadership document titled The Future Of Higher Education -Nine Mega Trends written by me was released by thr Vice President at a virtual function and relayed live on Rajya Sabha TV. I speak at various seminars and workshops both in India and internationally.