HPS alumnus makes it big in Procter & Gamble
The Hindu
Sailesh Jejurikar appointed Chief Operating Officer
Sailesh Jejurikar, who was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of multi-national consumer goods giant Procter and Gamble, was an alumnus of the prestigious Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet. His classmates at school include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and others who made it big like -- Soumya Chakraborty of Deloitte Consulting and D. Nagendra of Tesla. His classmates recalled with fond memories of Mr. Sailesh being the Head Boy of the school in the batch of 1984 and a cheerful student who was a born leader. "He used to take everyone along with him and Satya (Nadella) always hanged around him. They were very close as both of them played cricket," said Pratap Kamat who is a champion race horse trainer in Mysore. Satya also represented the school in cricket.To Urvashi, textiles are meant to tell stories of cultures. “I incorporate a new craft language every year,” she says. Urvashi likes to add modern spins to traditional textiles and techniques. For instance, she brings a geometric arch to block-printing. “In Prana, showcased at Lakme Fashion Week along with other collections curated over 15 years, I worked with tissue and metallic yarn woven in Chanderi, and merged it with jamdani. On the ramp, the collections celebrated lehariya done with kota doriya, a sheer tent dress with chaap silai, metallic block prints, hand-woven denims, Kutch weaves with kala cotton and Maheshwari weaves; you will also find a lot of micro-pleating with kantha stitch,” she says.