1. Where you did your CS course? How was your journey as a CS Student
Cs. Achuthan
I
did my CS Inter in Coimbatore and CS Final in Chennai.
During
the journey as a student we had the opportunity to mingle with students from various
backgrounds and also had the privilege to interact with successful
professionals which provided the impetus for us to move forward over coming the
challenges.
Cs Indrani
I did my CS Foundation in Hyderabad, CS Inter in Coimbatore and
CS Final in Chennai.
In the whole CS journey we were fortunate to meet our mentors,
experienced professionals, and many more interesting people who gave us the
confidence and a glimpse of what life would be as a CS Professional which
always kept us moving forward towards our goal.
2. Husband and Wife
being in the same profession – How do you see it. In your case, there is one
more very young CS in your family.
Cs. Achuthan
Every
profession throws its own challenge to work life balance. The positive side of
having the spouse in the same profession brings an understanding of these
challenges in a much easier manner.
Cs Indrani
I see a growth when both the partners are in the same profession
as one would always lend a helping hand for the other enabling both to grow together.
The young man is one and half yr old and has a lot to see before
he chooses what he likes.
3. What are the
positivesand challenges in husband and wife being in the same profession.
Cs. Achuthan
Positive
is, you can understand what your partner is going through. Challenge is, both
have the stress period around the same time.
Cs Indrani
Better half being in the same profession is always an added
benefit as one is always able to understand what the other is going through
even without uttering a word. The challenge is managing work life balance during
the stress period.
4. Do you discuss Companies
Act at home? Who wins on subject related arguments?
Cs. Achuthan
Yes,
a CS can't live without Companies Act. Most of the time my partner is the first
person whom i reach out, to discuss.
Cs Indrani
Discussions do take place at home leading to a healthy argument
enabling us to understand and look at things from a different perspective.
5. One of you is
employed and the other is practicing; Is that a planned move. Tell us about
your journey in corporate
Cs. Achuthan
The
choice of practice or employment is more of a need based decision. We wanted
one of us to be always available for our kid. We decided mom is a better choice
in the initial years.
My career has progressed through roles in various companies in manufacturing
and financial service sectors, handling secretarial, compliance and legal
portfolios giving me the confidence to move forward.
Cs Indrani
Moving
into practice after our baby’s birth was a planned move as we wanted one of us
to be with our Little Prince who is our Whole World.
My journey in corporate as a
CS took me through roles in general insurance company, financial service
sector, manufacturing and aviation industry, which taught me how to perceive
things/ situations from corporate perspective, which is helping me in my
practice to now sit on the other side of the table and satisfy my client’s
requirements.
6. Both of you had
been a great resource persons by writing backgrounders and remember you taking
a Quiz for students in SIRC conference earlier, but has been inactive now in
that front
Cs. Achuthan
We did take a short break for family reasons, but now, we are
back and see a big window of opportunity with most of the things going online.
Looking forward to contributing in any possible way to the profession.
Cs Indrani
As family was our priority we happened to pause for a while,
however we are making a comeback shortly.
7. How do you think
that the profession will grow in the coming years
Cs. Achuthan
With the growing focus on transparency and governance, the
avenues for a CS are likely to move from the traditional secretarial &
compliance, to governance . Hence we should gear up and be ready to adapt on
the go.
Cs Indrani
There are a lot of opportunities for a CS professional invarious roles as a company secretary,
compliance officer, in house legal expert, board advisor, corporate and
strategic planner, valuation professional, insolvency professional and so on.
With an urge to expand our wings in various areas we can fly high raising ourselves
and our profession to great heights.
Interview by: CS A Mohan Kumar, Past Chairman
ICSI SIRC
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