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A small town guy, he did his schooling at Athavale Vinay
Mandir, Sangli and HHRC Patwardhan High School, Sangli.
He went on to Haribhai Deokaran Prashala, Solapur and
attended Junior College at Sangameshwar College, Solapur.
A brilliant student from the beginning, his primary
school promoted him from standard 3 to 5th. He, thus,
passed SSC at the age of 14 & graduated at 20! |
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A scholar throughout, he won Primary and Secondary Scholarships.
Acquired more than 97% marks in both PCB & PCM, in standard
12! He had a choice between Medical and Engineering! He actually
wanted to become a Doctor, but was denied admission to the
Medical college as he was underage. He graduated in Mechanical
Engineering from Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli in
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He was also a rank holder during his post graduation
in Management. He has always been a versatile all-rounder
and was active in his college days in sports and debates
too. No ‘dull Jack’ with all study, he loves
sports, socializing, partying and has plenty of friends
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| A Multi-Faceted Professional
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is the Director and CEO of Autoline Dimensions
Engineering Services Private Limited, a Pune based
Global Engineering Services company. They specialize
in Engineering Design and Support, Product Lifecycle
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has over 21 years of rich experience in diverse industries,
mainly Manufacturing, Engineering & Retail IT Consulting.
He has worked with several Global Corporate clients
in the area of eBusiness, Business Process, Re-Engineering,
ERP, SCM, Customer Relationship Management and Knowledge
Management.
Deepak's 21 years of experience has taken him across
several industries in scope of direct employment, training
as well as consulting. He spent over 16 years in the
IT department of Telco, now Tata Motors. His professional
experience includes various assignments and responsibilities
undertaken from 1985 to 2004 for Tata Motors, Tata Technologies,
Zensar, Persistent Systems Pvt Ltd, Satyam Computer
Services and Computer Society of India.
When the rest of the IT industry was
busy only in offering services through ‘body shopping’
he pioneered marketing of the Software Product, Turbo
Analyst, for bringing discipline in software development
life-cycle. He was involved in setting up two B2B exchanges.
A multi-faceted personality sure needs
a multi-faceted profession!
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| Looking Beyond Himself For
Other Professionals |
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Everyone
works for oneself... but distinct is the man who strives
to bring about a change - a positive alteration around
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Deepak holds the coveted position
of Chairman of the IT sub-committee of the Maratha
Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture, Pune.
He is also the Chairman (IT Applications) of Computer
Society of India, a prestigious body of IT professionals
in India. He counsels IT professionals for better
career, becoming entrepreneurs and attracting IT investment
to Pune.
An activist by nature, his mentor late Mr.
Dewang Mehta nurtured him to realize this potential.
In spite of all these activities, his priority is
to develop Pune as an IT / BT hub. He is an active
participant in the Pune Vyaspeeth’s efforts
to attract IT / BT companies to Pune.
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| An Avid Traveler |
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He
has visited 29 countries in the last 15 years for professional
and personal reasons. He loves to travel. He has seen
most of India, Mahabaleshwar, Goa and Kerala being his
favorite holiday destinations. He hates to drive and
is a good companion if you are willing to drive!
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| A Voracious Reader |
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He
is a voracious reader. Humor, suspense and philosophy
being his favorite. He has always been a fan of Late
Shri. P. L. Deshpande. |
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| An Enthusiastic Rotarian
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Mr. Shikarpur
is currently the President of Rotary Club, Shivajinagar,
Pune and is leading very actively. He was a Rotaractor
from the year 1982 - 85 and a Rotarian since the year
1991. He has brought the Club’s name to the forefront,
deploying various innovative strategies. |
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‘One man makes the difference’
goes the saying in Management Principles. Given a similar
situation, opportunities and resources, he makes the
best of it, gives best results and is successful. Somebody
who applies his mind, utilizes resources optimally,
achieves the best results and surfaces as a leader.
“I am not exaggerating when I say that Deepak
Shikarpur is a person of this tribe” says Dr.
Sudhir Rashingkar, Past District -Governor, Rotary dist
3130.
Year 2005 - 06, Deepak’s tenure
as President, has seen the club perform excellent projects,
thereby enhancing the image, which is Rotary’s
area of high importance.
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| Major Donor of Rotary Foundation |
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| A Dedicated Mentor - The
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to uplift standards of IT education is his passion and
on a weekend you will find him tutoring students.
The University of Pune has appointed
him the Chairman of Adhoc Board of Studies of Computer
Management for revitalizing IT education in Pune. He
is the member of Governing Council of Vishwakarma Institute
of IT and Suryadatta Group of Management Institutes. |
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| Awards And Felicitations
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Was
invited to present his views in the World Software Conference
in 1992
Lions International Vocational Excellence Award, 2000
Cosmos Puraskar, 2000
Veer Savarkar Award for Marathi Science Literature,
2005
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| His Passion |
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When
he is in town, he loves trekking the Vetal Tekdi, Parvati
hills and National Defense Academy hills. He enjoys
Badminton and Table Tennis, takes to water like a fish
and even enjoys Bridge as nourishment to analytical
and logical mind!
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Walking is his passion too and many times you will find him
walking the streets of Pune. And guess what, our multi-faceted
personality loves Bollywood movies too and sometimes even
attends premiers of new releases!
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Table Tennis tournaments during his school / college years.
He was selected to represent Shivaji University for the same
in the year 1983. Also won many trophies in Table Tennis /
Bridge at the Rotary Sports Hungama. |
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Deepak
has faith in God. He seeks blessings of the almighty at the
Kasba Ganapati, Dagadusheth Ganpati, Mali Maharaja Math Ravivar
Peth and Datta Mandir near Kamla Nehru Park too. |
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| Fun and Cheer |
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is a light eater and enjoys simple home cooked food.
His all time favorite are Shevayachi Kheer, Puran Poli,
Missal, Kandepohe and Upama.
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Low calorie sandwiches from Marzorin on
Main Street or Dwarika on Laxmi Road make his gastric juices
flow. He is a curd / buttermilk addict and in fruits he freaks
out on apples, watermelon, papayas. He loves to snack at Vaishali
on F C Road, his favorite being idli and dosa. He is a connoisseur
of seafood and enjoys fish. Vanilla with hot chocolate is
some thing he can’t resist. At parties you will see
him either with black label or white wine or champagne.
He loves to party and celebrate success, his own and of friends
too. He is generally the life of a party.
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| The Author and The Tutor
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Deepak
has been authoring various articles for newspapers and
IT magazines. His contention is that more and more people
should become aware about information technology.
He has promoted Pune on a range of platforms and focuses
on helping people understand technology and benefiting
from it. On an average he delivers 3 public lectures
per month on enlightening people about IT. |
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| The Family Man |
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He is married to Gauri a commerce graduate and post graduate in law. She is
currently a classical music teacher and a versatile person in her own right.
They are blessed with a son Vedvrat who has just appeared
for SSC exam. Vedvrat is an IT buff, outgoing and a
potential model in 2010. |
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His
parents, Vasudha and Vasudeo are enjoying their retired
life in Pune.
His sister, Priya, a cost accountant, is married to
Manoj Hardikar an entrepreneur and they have a son Tarang. |
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