An engineering degree from a reputed institute is often seen as a ticket to a corporate career. But Nikhil Paralikar, a graduate of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), had a different plan. Despite his family's wish for him to become an engineer, he decided to pursue music and see if he could make a living playing the tabla.
That decision has now caught the attention of industrialist Anand Mahindra, who featured the musician in his Monday motivation post. Mahindra highlighted how Paralikar asked his family to give him just one year to try and build a career in music. That one year eventually turned into a full-time profession.
