My Story

“We will provide you with the right equipment at the right time,” is the mantra that has brought Shailendra Kalra, director, Livingston India Pvt Ltd, a long way and helped him become a successful entrepreneur in the T&M industry. In a lively conversation with Sudeshna Das, senior executive editor, EFY Group and Baishakhi Dutta, business journalist for Electronics Bazaar, he shares his exhilarating 22-year journey in the business.

- Sudeshna Das

“I joined Livingston so that I could start seeing the world not from my comfort zone but, rather, through the eyes of an entrepreneur ”

About me

Year of birth: 1973

Favourite music: Rock

Favourite musicians: Richard Marx, Bryan Adams, Def Leppard, The Strings, Gulzar

Favourite movie: Rock On

Favourite actor: Aamir Khan

Favourite actresses: Madhuri Dixit, Deepika Padukone

Favourite political leader: Russian president, Vladimir Putin

Favourite food: Chicken tandoori (has opted for vegetarian food for the last few months)

Favourite book: ‘Conquering the Chaos’by Ravi Venkatesan

Childhood

I was born and brought up in Delhi and had a very normal childhood. I was a happy-go-lucky kind of child but an introvert till the age of 13. That’s when I was pushed into sports by my father, who felt I would make friends in the process. Between the age of 13 and 17, I was more of a sports person than anything else. Unlike today’s kids, who are very clear about their future plans and what to do with their lives, I had no plans for what I wanted to become when I grew up. All I could think of at that time was football and badminton.

Education