Life, Learning, and Laughter: A Chat with Pankaj Jha

This lively meeting highlights Pankaj's career adventures, health transformations, and future goals. His journey from textiles to tech, focus on resilience, family, and lifelong learning, and commitment to mentoring and personal growth were all notable.
Pankaj studied Textile Engineering from 1992-96. We enjoyed reminiscing about our college days, laughing about our 28-year connection, and discussing professional and family life.
Career Journey
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Pankaj humorously recounted his leap from textiles to tech, tackling challenges like a superhero.
He shared tales of balancing risk and responsibility, and the freedom of making his own decisions.
Health and Personal Transformation
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Pankaj emphasized his health journey, sharing secrets to energy and fitness: diet changes, breath control, and exercising like a pro.
He turned health issues into motivation for adopting new, healthier habits.
Mentoring and Learning
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Pankaj expressed a desire to mentor the next generation of tech enthusiasts.
Lifelong learning took center stage, with Pankaj discussing his ongoing education and the transformative power of having kids.
Future Goals and Plans
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Pankaj is on a mission to improve his physical & financial fitness and better Shoaib Akhtar as a fast bowler!

[@anuraganand21]

Great to hear Pankaj after 28 long years. And isn’t Vishal using the same Reynolds make pen we all used for writing our exams?

[@vishalbhasin]

Yes, and great observation on the Reynolds pen - I got 2 boxes of them in my last India trip. It is a great pen and I have so many memories with it!