K Venkataraman

PGDIE 15th batch

Mr. Venkataraman
Managing Director,
Silent Valley Corporate Resorts.

Mr. K. Venkataraman (popularly known as Venkat amongst the student community and his many friends) is a creative thinker, environmentalist and practical mathematician. He obtained his Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University in 1985, where he was the University topper. He went on to complete his post-graduate diploma in Industrial Engineering from NITIE, Mumbai in 1987. He has worked in various techno-managerial capacities in organizations of repute, such as Bharat Electronics Ltd., CEAT Tyres, MICO and Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Venkat is also a practicing environmentalist and has promoted India's first unique eco-friendly resort called Silent Valley Corporate Resort in the Kudremukh Valley in Karnataka. This resort is the only resort to be certified by TERI (The energy Resource Institute of India) as a resort with energy efficient buildings. Venkat is the president of Karnataka Tourism Forum. He was the General Secretary of Karnataka Tourism Forum in the last year. He has designed and trained several programs for taxi drivers, auto drivers etc. The heritage hunt an annual road show of Karnataka Tourism Forum is Venkat's own concept and he has designed the game completely.

As a member of Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering, Venkat has presented several papers at National Conventions. In addition, he helps young graduates turn themselves into experienced software professionals by employing and guiding them on challenging R&D projects. Venkat has authored a bestseller titled 'Think without Ink'. 'Think without Ink' is Venkat's own concept and is quite popular amongst students and corporates.

He has been associated with Career Plan, a Bangalore based education and training firm, as a director since 1991. Venkat has counseled thousands of students over the last 14 years in the area of aptitude training and critical thinking. He has introduced several new techniques and concepts in this area through continuous research of the testing methodologies; especially those used by the IIMs and other top B-schools.

http://www.heenatravels.in/edutours/venkat.htm

Think without Ink,
An adventure with quantitative problems
by K Venkataraman

Think Without Ink, an adventure with quantitative problems

Already a best seller in India, it gearing towards the west helping MBA applicants to improve their quantitative skills for the admissions test, the GMAT. Venkat has put 14 years of his business school experience into this thrilling and rewarding quantitative skills improvement book.


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After counselling thousands of students over the last 15 years in the area of aptitude training and critical thinking, K Venkataraman, popularly known as Venkat, has evolved the concept of “Think Without Ink” (TWI).

TWI is a concept of solving problems in the smartest way. In today’s resource-crunched times, every individual has to become an efficient problem solver. All of us need to deal with real life problems without losing our cool. TWI helps one to develop a mindset that relishes the mental exercises associated with problem solving. Explains Venkat, “TWI is achieved thr-ough regular practice, and can be adopted by any person. It calls for a sense of optimism that all challenges can be overcome using our mind.”

Venkat has now put this concept in the form of a book called, “Think Without Ink - an adventure with quantitative problems.” The book espouses common sense and simplicity in the way we respond to new challenges. It urges readers to constantly innovate and hone their critical thinking ability. Venkat has a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Bangalore University and a PG dip-loma in Industrial Engineering from NITIE, Mumbai. He has worked in various techno-managerial capacities in Bha-rat Electronics, Ceat Tyres, Mico, Godrej, etc.

He has been associated with Career Plan, a Bangalore-based education and training firm, as a director since 1991. He has introduced several new techniques and concepts in aptitude training and critical thinking through continuous research of the testing methodologies especially those used by IIMs and other top B-Schools.


Venkat can be contacted at: TWI Foundation, 7/46/2 II floor, 4th cross, Malleswaram. e-mail twi@trytwi.com; Telefax: 3342521.

http://www.thinkwithoutink.com/