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SHANTANU KAMRA

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Shantanu (Sanskrit: शंतनु) is a king of Hastinapura in the great epic of the Mahābhārata. He is a descendant of the Bharata race, of the lunar dynasty and the ancestor of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The Rigveda hymn 10.98 mentions Shantanu. He was the youngest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapur and had been born in the latter's old age. The eldest son Devapi suffered from leprosy and abdicated his inheritance to become a hermit. The middle son Bahlika devoted his life to conquer the old Aryan territoties near Balkh and hence, Shantanu become the King of Hastinapur by default.

Shantanu and Satyavati

When Bhishma had grown into a young handsome prince, Shantanu came across Satyavati, a ferryman's daughter, and fell in love with her. The ferryman agreed to the marriage on condition that any child Satyavati bore him would inherit the throne.

King Shantanu was unable to give his word on accession as it would be unfair to Bhishma, the rightful heir to the throne. However, Bhishma came to know of this and in a magnificent gesture of renunciation and sacrifice for the sake of his father, gave his word to the ferryman that he would renounce all claims to the throne, in favour of Satyavati's children. To reassure the sceptical ferryman further, he also vowed life-long celibacy to ensure that future generations borne of Satyavati are also not challenged by his offspring.

Shantanu and Satyavati went on to have two sons, Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. After Shantanu's death, Satyavati continued to rule the kingdom with her two sons, with help from Bhishma.

Early Years

Shantanu Kamra was born on 2nd of November, 1984. He is the only son to his parents, Satish and Harsh Kamra. He attended the Springdales School for the whole of his schooling.

Shantanu remained an active student and did considerably well at academics as well as at various extra-curricular activities. He topped his class in most of the years at school and won numerous awards in elocution and debate contests. He was also a very active Lawn Tennis and Basketball player during his school days. He took Medical subjects in Class 11th and 12th.

Graduation

Shantanu took admission in Jamia Hamdard, for his undergraduate studies in Occupational Therapy. He got his entry into this prestigious university in the year 2002 and completed his internship on 15 March 2007. Jamia Hamdard has been given Grade A by NAAC which is the highest grade given to any university. His 5 year stint in the university was a great learning experience and he was once again involved in all facets of education be it academic or extracurricular.

Projects/Training undertaken during graduation- •Graduation Project Jamia Hamdard : To assess the level of depression using Becks Depression Inventory in subjects with Diabetes Mellitus                                           

•6 months Clinical Internship in various Hospitals (15 Sep 2006 to 15 March 2007) 1. Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Department of Psychiatry New Delhi 2. Majeedia Hospital, Jamia Hamdard ,Department of Rehabilitation Sciences New Delhi 3. National Institute of Mentally Handicapped, Lajpat Nagar New Delhi

Clinical training in various recognized hospitals and Rehabilitation units during 3rd and 4th years         1000hours

Some of his Extra Curricular Achievements include - •1st position in Lawn tennis Doubles, Jamia Hamdard in 2006-2007 •3rd position in Expression (English), Jamia Hamdard in 2006-2007 •1st position in Lawn tennis Doubles, Jamia Hamdard in 2005-2006 •3rd position in Expression (English), Jamia Hamdard in 2005-2006 •3rd position in General Quiz competition (English), Jamia Hamdard in 2005-2006 •3rd position in General Quiz competition (English), Jamia Hamdard in 2004-2005 •3rd position in Rangoli competition, Jamia Hamdard in 2004-05 •1st position in General Quiz competition (Eng), Jamia Hamdard in 2003-04

Hobbies/Co-curricular Activities •Participated in various races at State Level and National Level Debates •Participated in various Medical seminars, CMEs and workshops •Participated in 43rd, 42nd and 41st National Conference of All India Occupational      Therapists Association held in Aurangabad ,Hyderabad and New Delhi respectively as a student ‘delegate’ •Participated in Health Management National Seminar-2006 and 2005 held in Jamia Hamdard Delhi

Additional Courses Studied

While studying at Jamia Shantanu took up some additional courses and passed them with good grades. The extra courses that he took up include:

1. Certificate course in Healthcare Waste Management January-June 2006 IGNOU  New Delhi and did a project titled  “To study legislation and regulatory mechanism in India in the field of health care waste management”.

2. 6 Months Diploma Programme in Business Management January-June  2006 All India     Institute of Management Studies Chennai  1st Class 3. Training Course in MS-Office2000 in  2003 Small Industries Service Institute,Government of India New  Delhi 4. Certificat de Francais Elementaire Session de Juillet 2005 Alliance Francaise New Delhi 5. Certificate course in French 2005-06 University of Delhi Delhi

After graduating with a medical degree Shantanu worked for about 4 months from 17 March 2007 to 17 July 2007 as a Project Assistant Access Ability and provided integrated solutions for people with disabilities and                                                                                                      delivered value by catalysing social change.

AccessAbility is a leading Universal Design and Disability Employment Specialist. AccessAbility aims to unlock opportunities for people with disabilities by facilitating accessibility in the built environment, promoting employment opportunities and providing adequate training. With their motto 'Access = Ability', they strongly believe that an inclusive environment significantly contributes towards making a better tomorrow for all. The aim is to provide the corporate world simple end-to-end employment and environmental solutions to ‘access the ability’ within the persons with disabilities.

Begining of a new story Shantanu gave CAT 2006 and got admission into one of the top Business schools of India. Foundation for Organizational Research and Education (FORE) is a center of excellence in Management Education, Research, Training and Consultancy.

The unique philosophy of FORE since its establishment in 1981, lays emphasis on being reasonable and fair as well as flexible. Constant upgradation of myriad management skills attains utmost importance in order to achieve competence in the fast changing corporate environment. The MDPs organized by FORE have set out to achieve this objective.

Shantanu also worked with HSBC Premier Main Branch at Delhi for 12 weeks from 1 April 2008 to 23 June 2008 during summers while studying at Business school. Worked in the Wealth Mnagement team and was involved in projects like- To Study the Wealth Management Services offered by HSBC, ABN AMRO, Standard Chartered and Citi Bank and to understand the attitude and preferences of Indian HNIs by studying their response to a questionnaire so as to make and execute a Marketing Strategy for potential HSBC Premier customers.

He also did a project with ABN AMRO, where he worked with the NRI Services.