ABOUT MADHAV
Madhav Das grew up in Ras Al Khaimah (in United Arab Emirates) and Pattambi, a small town in Kerala. After his graduation from Government College in Pattambi, he went to Delhi to do MBA. He stayed in Delhi for 15 years and then moved to Hyderabad.
He is currently the Associate Vice President – People & Culture in a global marketing technology company headquartered in New York. He has won several national awards for leadership and HR Excellence. He is also a social media influencer and speaker at various leadership conferences and B schools across India.
He finds time for writing during the weekends. House #872 is his first book, and it is a well spun fiction with interesting narratives about his B school days in Delhi, the friendships he formed during that time and some of the roller coaster rides in their lives. House #872 is a bestseller with readers in 20+ countries.
He is also fond of acrylic painting. A major portion of the sale proceeds from his paintings go to charity.
Madhav lives in Hyderabad with his wife Divya, an ex banker and two lovely kids, Avantika and Avinash.
ABOUT
HOUSE #872
Summary
Four friends started their B-school journey together, in House #872 near the Delhi – Faridabad border.
Neeraj, an Oriya boy with very high aspirations, focused all the time on studies and really helped many of his batchmates pick up complicated concepts with lot of ease and pass exams in flying colours. But he did not do that well in the final year exams. Struggled a lot to get his first job but finally he landed his dream job! Few years later, he realized that destiny had something else in store for him!
BOOK REVIEWS
Madhav has a fine eye for detail and a very compelling narrative style.
It’s amazing to see the success of your book!
You have gone global!
Congratulations!
Heartfelt congratulations! So proud of you buddy!
So happy to see the success of your book!
Fantastic!
Congrats Madhav!
The author has treated the narration in a simple and beautiful way When you read the book,you know it’s straight from the authors heart. A Tale of friendship and growing together in it. It felt like I had snatched the authors personal diary and read it, but not guilty
Amazing story!
It will hook you like an interesting web series!
This is an amazing feat,
Maddy! So happy and proud of you. Always knew your great professional and humble personal side. Keep soaring high brother.
Cheers!!
Super! On my reading list for the summer.
Congrats Madhav once again!
Best, Corinne
House # 872′ is about four young aspirants, gathered from the length and breadth of the country to pursue their studies in business management. How they converge into completing their studies and bonding forever over friendship, is worth a read. The characters mentioned within are quite relatable and stroll you back to your college days. I personally believe Madhav has immense potential that is waiting to be discovered further. This book is a good start to his writing journey and I am confident of more to be written by him.
Wow! Congratulations Madhav! Did not have any idea you would be writing a book!
Best wishes!
Great Going Maddy!
Super writing and articulation… Your book took me to the old memory lanes… Great to have you as a friend!
Very interesting read!
I really enjoyed the narrative!
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
LINKEDIN RECOMMENDATIONS
During my tenure in Wolters Kluwer, Madhav led the HR team for India, Emerging and Developing Markets. He supported in lot of strategic initiatives for talent upgrades and worked on projects to strengthen the talent engagement across teams. He is highly motivated, enthusiastic, solution oriented and has great interpersonal skills. I value his ability to partner in strategic priorities of the organization and deliver great results. It was great to have him on the team and I wish him all the very best!
Corinne Saunders, Global Senior Leader, Managing Director, EMEA @ LionbridgeI had the pleasure of hiring Madhav to join our Division Human Resources team during his initial tenure at Wolters Kluwer. Our primary reasons for hiring Madhav were his leadership skills, strategic perspective, and his track record in transforming HR functions. Madhav did not disappoint us. He was well respected by our business leadership as well as employees in establishing a more credible HR function in India.
Patricia Nolan, VP Human Resources, Global Service Delivery, Wolters KluwerAs the Country HR Director for Wolters Kluwer India, I had the privilege of working with Madhav for well over two years. Madhav is a well-recognized HR leader in India and has helped Wolters Kluwer in terms of consolidating the HR policies, processes across India. He is good in defining HR, Organizational and Talent Management Strategies and will be an asset to any company.
Shanmugham (Shan) Nagappan, Global Technology Leader, Angel Investor, and Startup AdvisorI had the pleasure of partnering with Madhav at Wolters Kluwer as he sponsored the first and very successful Leadership Essentials workshop to be delivered in WK India. Working with Madhav, I found him to be the consummate professional with extensive knowledge and passion for developing the leadership pipeline and building organizational effectiveness in Wolters Kluwer India.
Paul Picciani, Global L&D Leader, Ex – Wolters Kluwer, Pfizer and The Bank of New YorkGreat HR partner. Can balance the needs of the people with the needs of the company.
Neil Schmidt, Executive Vice President, Wolters KluwerI have found Madhav to be extremely committed and passionate to his role. His positive attitude and ever smiling demeanour has been an asset for the organisation.
Shireesh Sahai, Ex- CEO – Wolters Kluwer India, President – Hitachi MGRM Net Ltd.Madhav was a key member of the 2016 Talent Planning implementation team, charged with building the roadmap to introduce talent assessment and succession planning processes aligned with the CEO’s business priorities. Madhav made significant contributions to the team in aligning local/regional practices in the Asia Pac emerging markets sector with the global strategy, always keeping business impact top of mind. He is a strong partner and pleasure to work with.
Peggy Wagner, Global L&D Leader, Ex – American Express, AT&T and Wolters KluwerMadhav is a hands-on HR professional who has great clarity in what he is doing and understanding of the business requirements of his stakeholders. In the moment of truth, while he upholds the processes of the company, but he also delivers customer delight! I wish him the very best for his future.
Dr. Meenakshi Sarkar (FHEA), Lecturer, Leeds University Business School, UKI have had the pleasure of working with Madhav as part of the APAC HR team at Wolters Kluwer for over 2 years now. He is a consummate HR professional who demonstrates credibility and authenticity in his interactions and in his knowledge. I have found him to be a practical and results driven individual with a willingness to work collaboratively and be solutions focussed.
Ritu Ahlawat, HR Leader, Commonwealth Bank, Australia
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