Retirement

We give below the views and information of some of our executives retired during last two months.

Shri Badal Chandra Das, Retirement

Shri Badal Chandra Das joined the Bank as a Probationary Officer on 3rd December 1984, with having a memorable and enriching experience in these 35 years at SBI. Having worked in a variety of positions with people from diverse backgrounds, he feels enriched with the love and affection of his teams that has showered on him over the years. Parent Circle being West Bengal, Shri Das held various positions at Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai. From Kolkata to one of the world’s most populous megacities, New York has been both exciting and enriching. He served as a VP, Personnel & Administration at New York branch, five years were fully memorable and has many moments to cherish. Five years with serving as DGM, Project Finance-II, CBG, GM, Project Finance and GM, CAG Branch-II, CBG; Shri Das took over the Thiruvananthapuram Circle as Chief General Manager in 2014. Being a true State Banker, Shri Das believes what makes the Bank stand out is its transparency, fair play, service to the nation and caring for its own.

In 2016, Shri Das took over as Deputy Managing Director, Internal Audit Department at Hyderabad. On his achievements at the workplace, pat comes the reply- Achievements are results of team efforts. In every success of mine, important role was played by others. One of his memorable experiences which still remains close to his heart is the Computerisation at Commercial Branch, Kolkata in the year 2001 despite many odds. Bud Meyer has correctly said, “The moment may be temporary, but the memory is forever” On Fond memories, Shri Das recalls the time spent with his daughter when she was growing up. His only daughter Ms Dipanjana Das is pursuing her Final Year Ph. D at University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. His father is his inspiration for life. His spouse Mrs. Rupa Das preferred to stay at home and stood by him to take care of his family. Her contribution is immense as she has almost single handedly raised their daughter. Reading books, listening music, travelling and photography are some of the hobbies to be cherished. Science Fiction, The Foundation Series by American Author Isaac Asimov is his favourite read and Renowned Director Satyajit Ray’s the Apu Trilogy comprising three Bengali films- Pather Panchali, Aparajito and The World of Apu are his big screen favorites. His motto for life is inspiring- “To serve to the best of my ability and not to forget my roots.”

Smt Anshula Kant, Retirement

Smt. Anshula Kant

12th July 2019 was much more than a date to remember. In fact, it was a moment of pride for all of us when President of the World Bank Group Mr. David R Malpass, made an announcement that Smt. Anshula Kant, M.D (Stressed Assets, Risk & Compliance) has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at the World Bank Group. An alumni of Delhi School of Economics and Lady Shri Ram College for Women; she has brought in the gentle nuances of Human Resources in all her interactions during her career span of 36 Years. Smt. Kant joined the Bank as a PO on 9th December 1983 and worked as a Branch Head for five years in various branches in her initial career. With direct responsibility for the Bank’s Risk, Compliance, and Stressed Asset Portfolio, Smt Kant led the creation of investment opportunities while empowering risk management throughout the bank. She held several positions across the Bank and helped navigate a diverse array of leadership challenges. She took over as Manager (Credit Administration) in Singapore with later serving as CEO, Singapore branch from 2006 till 2009, with responsible for launching the retail operations, making SBI the first Indian bank to do so in that geography. Smt. Kant has held several key assignments in SBI including Chief General Manager (CGM) of Mumbai Circle (Maharashtra & Goa), DMD (Operations), NBG and DMD & CFO at Corporate Centre in Mumbai with taking over as MD (Stressed Asset, Risk & Compliance) on 7th September 2018. Constantly moving from one place to another, memories are obvious! On being asked on her memorable experiences, Smt. Kant says, many of them to be narrated. Things about SBI that she will be proud of is the Bank’s ability to think big, its capacity for change leading from the front and willingness to take risks. Her inspiration is her family who has been there with her in all the ups and downs of her life. Her father is her biggest inspiration. Spouse, Shri Sanjay Kant is a Chartered Accountant who plays a very important role in being her pillar of strength. His constant encouragement and support and taking a lot of pride in her achievements motivate her to reach higher. Her children, Nupur is a lawyer by profession working with Swiss Re and settled in Singapore and Siddharth after completing his Engineering with MBA is working with Deloitte and settled in New York. Their good values make them her strength for life. She gives the entire credit to her late parents-in-law who had a huge role to play in their upbringing and carved them into good human beings. Watching movies and plays, reading books and spending time with family keep her occupied. Her favourite read is 2009 published Open, autobiography of one of the loved athletes Andre Agassi and Tim Robbins starrer 1994 American drama The Shawshank Redemption is her big screen favourite.

Blessed being a State Banker, Smt Kant has a motto for life. “Be passionate about the things you do and do them with full commitment and honesty.”

Shri Kumar Sharadindu, Retirement

Shri Kumar Sharadindu, CGM on deputation as MD & CEO, SBI Pension Funds Pvt. Ltd. joined Bank as a Probationary Officer on 4th December 1984. With a motto for life to stay happy, Shri Sharadindu believes that all his assignments were memorable at SBI. He enjoyed his tenure at SBI and gave his best with pleasing results to all the efforts.

With Parent Circle as Patna, Shri Sharadindu was a Branch Manager in RIT Branch and SSI Branch in Jamshedpur till mid 90s before taking over as Manager (NPA & ADV), RNW at Patna LHO. After serving as AGM (Operations) Treasury and AGM Rupee Treasury at Corporate Centre in mid 2000, Shri Sharadindu was also appointed as DGM, Market Risk, Risk Management Department and GM, Pvt. Equity Relity & Vent Funds, Global Market at Corporate Centre, Mumbai On the fond memories, he has already switched his bosses and says that his marriage has been the most beautiful moment for life. His wife, Ms. Madhu Sinha who is working in Service sector has been his inspiration and her role in his life has been tremendous and cannot be measured. His sons Tushar and Tuhin are his strengths and have been doing well in life. Watching Indian team playing cricket is his stressbuster. He was really heartbroken, when India lost out to Kiwis in the World Cup semifinal this year. Books are his good friends with Fountain Head by Ayn Rand his favourite. Keeping trust with citizens of the country is what Shri Sharadindu is proud of SBI and for his second innings, his plans are to enjoy this leisure time.

As it has been said correctly that Retired life is seven day weekend!

Shri Rajinder Mirakhur, Retirement

Retirement is always a mixed bag of emotions! The routine of getting up early, get ready for office, crossing all sort of emotions while travelling till office suddenly comes to a halt. And this all happens to us suddenly, when we realize that we have “retired” Let’s not forget that retirement is not necessarily a teary goodbye from an organisation, where one has invested all his life for a desirable result but at the same time retirement also pave ways for opportunities. Opportunities to excel in life and enjoy the second innings! Shri Rajinder Mirakhur, Chief General Manager, Jio Payments Bank Ltd. retired from SBI in June 2019 after serving the Bank for 37 years. With joining the Bank as a Probationary Officer in 1982, Shri Mirakhur was a seasoned banker in true sense with a rich experience in banking. He has gradually, worked his way up the helms of banking, gaining experience across all segments in various capacities. On his triumph he said, “Someone who had never visited a Bank before joining SBI now retires as a CGM, is no mean achievement and I am really proud of it.” He firmly believed that SBI is an organisation that gives you an opportunity to love your job due to supportive work environment. Encourages you to learn from your mistakes and above all a plethora of Leaders who inspire confidence, dedication and ethics. Shri Mirakhur further adds that there are hundreds and hundreds of memorable experiences at SBI, maybe he’ll pen them down one day in his memoirs. When you retire, you switch bosses. From the one who hired you to the one who married you. Completely agreed by Shri Mirakhur, he believes that his wife Ms. Shailja has been a highly responsible, efficient and a great organizer at home, be it the day to day activities of running the household, managing children, maintaining relations with friends and relatives. She gave up her career to support Shri Mirakhur in all his decisions and made their dream possible. His daughters Nikita and Neharika remain his strengths for life. The older daughter, Nikita, is working as AVP with Axis Bank whereas Neharika just finished her graduation and preparing for professional studies. Undoubtedly his inspiration is his family who has been there with him in all the ups and downs of his life. His parents, who have always inspired him on the commitment and ethics in whatever he does and above all believes in God, who has guided him the right path. With listening to music, photography and gardening as his hobbies, Shri Mirakhur has a special penchant for reading- both fiction/ nonfiction and has recently developed interest in biographies. His all-time favourites being- ‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coeloho and ‘The Prophet’ by Khalil Gibran. Light hearted Bollywood movies- Jaane bhi do yaaron and Hera Pheri and Hollywood action movies of Danziel Washington and Bruce Willis are his big screen choices.

TV is a big no, but addicted to Net Blessed being a State Banker, Shri Mirakhur has a motto for life- a quote from Alchemist, “People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream”

Shri Sandeep Seth, Retirement

With joining the Bank in 1983, Shri Sandeep Seth is a seasoned banker in true sense with a rich experience in banking. During his tenure at SBI, he got multiple opportunities to work in different geographical areas with his first posting at Mumbai, being close to heart, as it shaped the future of his children. For his own achievements, he gives the entire credit to TEAM SBI for all the recognitions achieved. In his last two assignments, the Team SBI delivered TDS centralization, digitization of closing returns, centralization of tax audit and fx out for outward remittances which calls for a huge applause. On being asked on fond memories, Shri Seth recalls, under CSR activities, TVs were distributed to the children at an orphanage in Ooty, and their excitement to catch up Cartoon Network was priceless. Fond memories are many at SBI, but the closest one is during the roll out of Fixed Assets Accounting Software. Issued Email instructions to the Circles/ Branches to park the difference- both credit and debit, in Charges Account at the respective branches. Got dressing down from then CFO for issuing instructions for parking the undefined amount in Charges, but then later on CFO realized that was the best way to operationalize the migration of data from manual accounting to system accounting. His inspiration are his seniors at office for guidance and mentoring which he feels proud

of and at the same time getting the opportunities for wider exposure and development of decision making skills- he gives the entire credit to SBI. You change bosses after retirement- from the one who hired you to the one who supports you through each and every thick and thins of life. His credit for success goes to his wife- Ms. Deepika Seth, who opted to stay at home, manage household and brought up their children despite being shortlisted for Insurance Company. His Daughter Sanchita, Lead Analyst with CRISIL, Son-In-Law Ankit, Vice President with TransUnion CIBIL and Son Dishant, Second Officer with Merchant Navy are his pillar of strength His love for Badminton is known to all and his favourite read is Wings of Fire written by Former President A.P.J Abdul Kalam and Arun Tiwari. Light Hearted movies Hera Pheri and 3 Idiots are a delight to watch. “Finish the first innings with unblemished record” is his motto for life. On being asked on plans for second innings, Shri Seth wants himself to be fully engaged for the next 3 to 4 years. No wonder, it has been said that Retirement is not the end of the road. It is the beginning of an open highway. *****

Shri Siva Nainar, Retirement

Shri Siva Nainar joined the Bank as a Probationary Officer on 25th October 1985. He has achieved tremendous success during his career in SBI. As a banker, customer satisfaction is of utmost importance. Shri Nainar recalls his customers of branches, where he served 15-20 years back, calling him and sharing their life progresses are one of the memorable experiences at SBI. On personal front, he always found meaning in each of his assignments and worked with equal vigour. With Bank posting Shri Nainar at various places, he recalls, that as a family, they have always made it a point to learn new languages and imbibe to their culture so that there is no difficulty. Adapting the culture and languages has helped them to move around the place and they did not find an issue when travelling abroad too. His father is his inspiration for his dedication towards work and values. Being a family man, Shri Nainar believes that his wife Ms. Radha has been a pillar of strength through his journey of ups and downs and have multitasked with giving him freedom to concentrate on work. She is an accomplished painter and good with fine arts. His daughter Vishaka, working at HSBC inspires him to live life fully. As a family, their ability to acclimatise to their work place environment is a trait, which helps them to stand strong together. Travelling and reading books are stress busters and his favourite author Richard Dawkins give him a great company. Boxing Drama, Million Dollar Baby fame Clint Eastwood and English broadcaster David Attenborough are his screen favourites. Shri Nainar believes that serving this institution is like serving the country so every moment in SBI was a matter of pride. His motto for life - “We have two lives and the second begins when you realise that you only have one” For the second innings in life, wish to do something different- may join a NGO, take up part time assignments, travel, learn new languages and spend more time with family. Learning has no age bar. Our late President Dr. Abdul Kalam has said, “Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking provides knowledge, Knowledge makes you great.”