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Dr. '''V.V.L.N. Sastry''' is an Indian [[economist]] and [[financial analyst]] who works for an [[investment banking]]company by name [http://www.firstcallindia.com Firstcall India Equity Advisors Pvt.Ltd] in [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. He has earlier held positions with [http://www.rabobank.com Rabo Bank, Netherlands]as an Associate Director and [http://www.kslindia.com Khandwala Securities, as CEO at Mumbai,India]. ==Early life== Sastry is the son of a High School Principal and has a Ph.D in Banking from [[Banaras Hindu University]] and M.P.F. from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Indian_Institute_of_Management_Bangalore_alumni Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B)].<ref>(Source: Business India)</ref> He worked on a research thesis on Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Markets as a Function of Capital Markets. Studied 27 emerging markets in the world with a hypothesis of "FDI as a function of rise in capital markets". As a part of Ph.D from B.H.U, worked on a thesis, on "Industrail Development of Backward Areas-Role of Development Banks". A Topper in his M.B.A from SKIM, he is well regarded as an 'all rounder' in financial circles in India.<ref>(Source: Business India and Fortune India)</ref> ==Academic Achievments== Topper in his school, college and univeristy level courses. In a multi linguistic country, to excel one needs to have command over '''Hindi''', the national language of India. Sastry successfully pursued "Rashtrabhasha Praveena", graduate hindi course to improve his command over Hindi. As a disciplinarian, during college days, joined National Cadet Corps (NCC) and successfully completed NCC-'C', Certificate, highest at the college level and served NCC during his college days as a 'Corporal'. As a part of extra curricular activities, represented at college and University levels in various debating, essay writing competitions and won more than 100 prizes in inter-college and inter-univeristy competitions. Pursued "Computer Courses" from College of Engineering,Guindy, Anna University, Madras. Currently pursuing another Ph.D as an external candidate on the most interesting topic, "Sub-Prime Crisis, Impact on World Economy" ==Career== Sastry has become one of the <ref>[http://www.firstcallindiaequity.com/documents/credentails__awards.html Asscoiate Director at Rabo Bank]</ref> Associate Directors at Rabo Bank at an young age and later on moved to a Leading Investment Banking Organization in 2003 and currently <ref>[http://www.firstcallindiaequity.com/documents/ceo.html Heads the Organization, Firstcall India Equity Advisors]</ref> heads the organization from Mumbai. {{gkgoogle}} Sastry's contributions are well placed in leading [http://books.google.com/books?&as_brr=0&as_pub=-icon&q=%22V.V.L.N.Sastry%22 books]and magzines. His [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?&q=%22V.V.L.N.Sastry%22 scholarly] articles on steel industry and clinical research organization's got good reception from the Industry. He is a columnist for magazines including "The Analyst" published by CFA Institute and also contributes for weekly columns of Gujarati Economic Times, Sakshi (Telugu) and has been quoted in ''Economic Times'', ''Financial Express'', ''Business Standard'' and other publications covering India. His comments are quoted in leading international papers like [http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:BrvPa2Fia5cJ:online.wsj.com/article/SB123366131257843223.html+v.v.l.n.sastry,+wall+street+journal&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk Wall Street Journal]<ref>[http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:BrvPa2Fia5cJ:online.wsj.com/article/SB123366131257843223.html+v.v.l.n.sastry,+wall+street+journal&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk Wall Street Journal] </ref> and news wires like Reuters, Thomson, Dow Jones and Bloomberg. He appears on various business electronic [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22V.V.L.N.Sastry%22 media channels]<ref>[http://www.google.com/search?q=%22V.V.L.N.Sastry%22 Media and Channels]</ref>namely [http://www.filestube.com/search.html?q=v.v.l.n.sastry&select=All NDTV Profit], CNBC TV18, CNBC Aawaz, Zee Business, DD News, Bloomberg UTVI and TV9 on discussions relating to [http://news.google.com/archivesearch?&as_src=-newswire+-wire+-presswire+-PR+-press+-release+-wikipedia&q=%22V.V.L.N.Sastry%22 capital markets and economy].<ref>[http://news.google.com/archivesearch?&as_src=-newswire+-wire+-presswire+-PR+-press+-release+-wikipedia&q=%22V.V.L.N.Sastry%22 News Results]</ref> Sastry visits freequently the [http://www.wirc-icai.org/DwnLdNewsLetter/june08.pdf WIRC] (Western India Regional Council)of ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants) as a Guest Speaker.<ref>[http://www.wirc-icai.org/DwnLdNewsLetter/june08.pdf WIRC]Western India Regional Council</ref>. He is also a member of the Small Investor Protection Committee, a voluntary organization for protecting the rights of small investors in India.<ref>Small Investor Protection Committee, NGO based at Mumbai, India</ref> In 1997, much before [[NASSCOM]] in India came out with Software Industry Report, Sastry brought the software industry report and he was acclaimed as the First Software Business Analyst of India.<ref>Business India, Profile of Dr.V.V.L.N.Sastry</ref> Later in 2000 again he got the distinction of presenting the Biotech Opportunities in the form of an Industry Report, which has lead to the emergence of various biotech parks in India.<ref>Biotech Opportunities in India, Released by Rabo India</ref> This young man says that he is inspired by Chanakya in Economics and also equally respects the economics of Karl Marx and Jawaharlal Nehru.<ref>Understanding Economics, speech delivered by Dr.V.V.L.N.Sastry at SKIM</ref> He believes in Three Ancient Sages of India, namely [[Bhagiratha]] (The person who brought the river Ganges to the earth by his sheer hard work and tapasya) and [[Dhruv]] (The human who achieved the ambition of becoming a [[Planet Star]] by his sheer hard work and tapasya) and [[Viswamitra]] (The sage who created a Heaven as a competition to [[Indra]] (The king of heaven) with his hard work and skills). Born in a Hindu Vedic Brahmin Family, he believes in Nature as the "Living God" for all human beings. ==Founder of India Change Foundation== Sastry, founded India Change Foundation, a forum meant for progressive ideas for the development of India. www.indiachangefoundation.com, is the forum through which ideas germinated are thrown open for suggestions. Staunch believer of the need for "Barrack Obama" like, change agent for India from India. ==Awards== 1) Super Intellectual Award -1997 for his contributions on Indian Capital Markets. 2) Industry Excellence Award-2007 3) Udyog Rattan Award, 2007-08 ==References== {{No footnotes|date=October 2009}} {{reflist|2}} == External links == * [http://www.firstcallindiaequity.com/PDF/dr.Sastry.PDF Profile of Dr.V.V.L.N.Sastry] * [http://www.utvi.com/experts-opinions/market-experts-column/268/satyam__nationalisation_or_mbo_.html MBO or Nationalization of Satyam Computers]MBO or Nationalization (Good Contribution for the revival of Satyam Computers) * [http://www.iupindia.org/204/an.asp Contributions in ICFAI Analyst Magzine] * [http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/~jrvarma/papers/ET-27Jan2004.pdf Debate on Hot Topics,Forum IIM-Ahmedabad, ernet] * [http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/india/article.cfm?articleid=4346 Quoted on Indian Knowledge at Wharton] * [http://www.aima-ind.org/COMMUNIQUE-Jan09/QP_DEC2008/DFM08.htm His Restructuring of a sick software company is a case study on the way he has revived it for DBF Exam held by AIMA] * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banaras_Hindu_University Noted Financial Analyst and Young Economist, B.H.U Alumni] * [http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2007/10/25/afx4263365.html Quoted freequently in Forbes Magzine] {{DEFAULTSORT:Sastry, V. V. L. N.}} [[Category:Indian economists]] [[Category:Indian Institute of Management Bangalore alumni]] [[Category:Banaras Hindu University]] [[Category:Telugu Brahmins]]

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