MISHRA, Kousik Kumar
New Citizens,
Accession Number 003929
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 3
Total Reels
- Santanu Gupta
Interviewer
- 02:23:45
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 3
Metadata
- 29 Oct 2014
Recording Date
- 00:58:11
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His date & place of birth. Brief family background.His parents & early years with grandparents. Village primary school, lots of fun. About his siblings. Change to school father studied in. Grade improvements after Std 8. Scholarship while in school. Transferred to Kolkata & college under monastic supervision. Strict hostel life under supervision of the monks. Life change,imbibing independent & self-dependant spirit. Also on scholarship. Favourite subjects at different stages. Excelled in Chemistry. Bachelors degree in chemistry. Then Bachelor of Technology(B.Tech) in rubber technology. Met future wife in same college. Explained education system in West Bengal, India. Entire university study on scholarship. First job in big tyre company & his responsibilities. Left to do Master of Technology(M.Tech) in Polymer Technology in Bombay. Also with scholarship. Life in Bombay.Obtained 1st Class Honours. Got job in CEAT,Bombat ( a large tyre company). Marriage in 1995 after joining CEAT. Decided to settle in Bombay with wife also working there. Birth of 1st son in 1996.Social life in Bombay. His contributions in CEAT. Circumstances leading to family moving to Singapore in 2001. A look-see visit first & initial impressions of Singapore on this visit.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 3
Metadata
- 29 Oct 2014
Recording Date
- 00:58:40
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
2 things he observed in Changi airport on 1st visit.Things noticed once outside the airport. Felt great advantage of wide usage of English in Singapore. Packed schedule during look-see visit. Final relocation to Singapore in mid-2001. Adjustment issues on relocation. Visits to Little India.Contact with own community in Singapore. Accomodation in Yishun.Contact with Singapore Bengali Association. How he got job in Trelleborg Singapore. His first experience in Singapore working environment. Settled into job & given more responsibilities. His opinion of Singaporean workers. Differences in work culture between CEAT & Trelleborg. Rise up the hierarchy in company.Sponsored by company to do MBA. Multi-national staff in company. Comparing Singapore with other countries he had visited.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 3
Metadata
- 29 Oct 2014
Recording Date
- 00:26:54
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
When and why he decided to apply for Singapore PR. About his neighbours. About his short return trips to India. Thoughts of eventual return to India.About his 2 sons & they having to do National Service. Fully adjusted to life in Singapore & no regrets about move.
His hobbies & family outings during weekends. His comments on the anti-foreigner sentiment in Singapore. His views on Singapore’s challenges.
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