1. Q) Tell us about yourself & your prior experience before joining Milaap?
Ans) I am from Kolkata and doing my Engineering from IIT Kanpur. I am an avid reader of social,
political and business news. I am very passionate about blogging and analysing stuffs relevant to the
Indian society. My hobbies are watching movies, tv series (I do that a lot!) and reading books but the
thing I like the most is hanging out with my friends.
I have been involved in many co-curricular activities in my college including the cultural festivals,
organizing the Orientation for fresher, being a part of Alumni Cell, Anti-ragging Committee etc. After
my 2nd
year summer I did an internship in a marketing start-up company and from then I developed
great interest in learning about start-ups. The best thing is it gives you lot of freedom and you
responsibility as well. It gives you a scope to make a huge difference to the company which won’t be
much visible in a large corporate firm.
Q) So how did you hear about Milaap?
Ans) I know an alumnus of my college who is working in social sector. I wanted to utilise my summer to
work in an NGO or a company in social field. He told me about Milaap and after some googling, I sent
a mail to Mayukh with my resume. Fortunately, he liked my CV and I got the internship.
Q) What was your motivation in joining Milaap?
Ans) The primary motivation was to do something worthwhile for the people and contribute to the
society in whatever way I can. I understood that Milaap is driven by a vision to provide financial help to
those people who form the majority of India’s population. It also aims to make the lenders aware of the
conditions of the underprivileged communities in urban and rural areas. Getting involved in Milaap is
actually a win-win situation for both the borrowers and lenders where everybody is benefited. I want to
make use of my social and professional skills to affect the livelihood of the lower strata of the society
and also help the lenders make profit.
Q) What is your expectation from Milaap?
Ans) I am very excited to work with people who share the common objective of uplifting the position of
the people in the society.At the end of this internship I want to prepare a better loan structure for
vocational training courses and make a small contribution to the goal of skilling India’s young
workforce.
