fter nearly two decades in Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Ashok Venkatramani moved out to join MCCS, which has channels such as STAR Ananda, STAR News and STAR Majha. Why did a hardcore FMCG person get into media? And more importantly, why did he leave HUL?

According to Venkatramani, he was reaching a stage in life where he had to rejuvenate himself. Also, �the way Unilever is changing, our careers had become global in nature. Hence, I was required to move out of India and work,� he says. ... more