Aditya’s casual demeanour, his innocent smile and an understated attitude belie his plump position as a consultant with the much-acclaimed Price Waterhouse Cooper Chartered Accountants’ company. At an age when most of the guys his age are chilling out, vying for admissions or jobs , this one has already got the right kickstart and has a bagful of goodies to make guys his age go greeneyed.

Adi , as he likes to be called, had his eyes set right from the beginning on his dad’s profession. “After having studied from Sanawar and The Doon School , I got the right kind of exposure and confidence to take on life head,” he says matter-of-factly. Talking of sincerity in work , Adi says that he has seen days as a trainee at Price Waterhouse Cooper, when his day would start at 8 am and he wouldn’t be back till the wee hours of the next morning, only to be back for work again at 8! “With just four hours to be called my own ,I had to eat ,sleep, bathe and study in that squeezed time period,” he smiles. The result is there for all to see.

His Granny’s baby, Adi loves to spend time with his family whenever he is in town. “We are a close knit family and my family values keep me on terra firma despite so many temptations,” says Adi with a cheeky grin. He loves to holiday with daadi maa in Switzerland. Goa is a fun spot when Adi just lets go with his school time buddies. And when the buddies are the likes of Jyotirao Scindia , Chandrachur Singh and Abhinav Bindra, its easy to lose ground, he agrees. “But the values grilled into me by my school and family have always kept me focused and level-headed,” he confides. No wonder then, that Adi is ahead of all his Dosco batchmates in many ways.

This singleton is as comfortable in a khadi kurta-pyjama at a snooty Delhi party, as he is while flaunting his Rado watch purchased from his own earnings, or for that matter the Armani aviators that glisten on his frame. “I can land up at a five star hotel pillion-riding on a bike and still not care a heck, as is the case with my city pals who are obsessed with cars and seem to be on an outnumbering mission,” says Adi . He drives his own Skoda, and feels there is much more in life than just partying and living it up, or being seen in top-of-the-model sedans or pajeros. It’s hard to believe him, but these sentences come so naturally to Adi, who also does his bit of charity.

And yes, here is this 23 year old who has started saving as well from his earnings. Talk of marriage and this eligible bachelor shies away from shouldering a responsibility for which he feels is not ready. As for now, Adi has his eyes set on having his own consultancy firm and eventually wants to conglomerate with his dad. Long way to go, he tells us, before he calls it a day!!. Its important to face the various challenges in life, as they give you endurance and a reason to go on. And at the end of the day, its important that our lives have a reason, says Adi as he takes leave. You are a winner indeed, young man.