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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] and [http://www.kslindia.com Khandwala Securities, 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. 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>

==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.
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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 He is a columnist for magazines including "The Analyst" published by CFA Institute 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.

==References==
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== 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]

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