The Mindpower

PDG. Rekha Shetty has been a 2nd Rank Holder from Madras University both graduate and post graduate studies. She has just been granted her PhD degree at the same university in the Management Department. She was a member of the Syndicate of 200 year old Anna University where she introduced a 40 week optional course on Creativity for budding Engineers.

Author of a popular Penguin book ‘Zero Heart Attack Path’, she started her career with United India Insurance Co, and was Vice President of Apollo Hospitals Group. At present Managing Director of Farstar Distribution Network Ltd which consults for Blue Chip Cos. in India & S.E. Asia for CREATIVITY & INNOVATION. She is the founder of the well known Mindspower Brand.

Was 1st Woman President of a Rotary Club outside of USA & Canada. Charter President of RC of Madras Temple City, a club with 50%–50% membership of women & men. Has started many unique programmes in Rotary like Operation Day Break which supports students who come 1st in Corporation school for 7 years and also provides a Mentor for these students. Won the Best Conference Award in Zone 6 during her Governorship for the District Conference and collected the Award at RI Convention in Buenos Aires. Has been active in Population & Development and Avoidable Blindness field at Rotary International level. Has been Area B Co-ordinator for Family Task Force and Zone 6 Co-ordinator for Avoidable Blindness Task Force. She has been Avoidable Blindness Advisor to Health Concerns Task Force of Rotary International. She is on the Organizing Committee of 2006 RI Convention at Malmo–Copenhagen.

She is a recipient of Service Above Self Award from Rotary International. She is a major donor and all her family members are Paul Harris Fellows.

Married to Rtn. PP. Jai Shetty, they have two engineer sons in the US. Her 2nd book is due to be published shortly.