People today know me as the President of AM Television Pvt Ltd, an entrepreneur, a producer, a director, a businesswomen. But I did not plan on joining the media house here. It just happened.
I walk through this life of mine as Akshata. When I walk into my office, I am the President of our company, a boss lady and a career woman. But I try to remain myself at any given point of time, on any given day. I make sure that Akshata-my personhood, remains in me no matter what role I play at whatever time of the day.
Hi everyone. This is Akshata Narain. I do not believe in ‘once upon a time’ kind of beginning to a story. A person’s life story is more complex than that. Anyone can start their story from any point in life and still make sense. This story is about a doctor who braved a 360 degree turn to be in a totally different industry- the media industry. That doctor is me. And no, it did not come easy. Writing this piece has put me in a reflective mode, almost nostalgic of the journey I have been through. Ever since I can remember, I always wanted to be a journalist. But life had other plans and I went on to pursue my medical degree. But whatever knowledge I gathered; I make sure to put them to use even today.
For instance, my people skills come from the soft skills I learned during my professional training. People today know me as the President of AM Television Pvt Ltd, an entrepreneur, a producer, a director, a businesswoman. But I did not plan on joining the media house here. It just happened as destiny struck a beautiful serendipity. It so happened that I was in Assam after my internship, to prepare for my Masters and since I was at home, I came to see a shoot at Prag Tower and took part in it. That shoot really changed my life. Joining AM Television Pvt. Ltd (the mother company of Prag News, Rengoni TV, NE NEWS, UPSTREAM among others) was neither a single day’s decision nor was it
a sudden move.
The shoot went on for twenty days and I decided to stay back for post-production because I enjoyed it thoroughly. That’s when something in me shifted. I felt I was born for this. I realized that this was my true calling. I spent about three months in the office figuring it out what I liked, also learning how this industry works. It was only then that I finally made the call to join this field