I retired from State Bank of India under VRS in March 2001. For some time I felt proud for having no work and getting full salary and pension as well. I had in mind to look after the family business in automobile service and spares of bajaj auto. It may be to my ill luck the whole thing vanished in a few months and I was left with no work. As it was irritating to sit idle tried to do some work like working for some construction, firm which was tedious for me. I tried my luck in real estate which again ended in futility. I got a massive heart attack which led to open heart surgery in 2003.
Thereafter, I tried to do some internet marketing with help of my brother in U.S(srinisaripalli.com,gorichonline.com) who gave me all support with men and material. We could not live up to their expectations as we could not hire the right people for the right work and added to this there was a recession in their economy and the whole project was shelved.
During this period Sales Manager of INGLife Kirti Ranjan Mohapatra, a son of my class mate who stays very nearer to my house started pressurising me to take up Advisorship in INGLIFE Insurance. No doubt it was a good proposition but I had my own doubts as I lost the relationship with the front office clients after my exit from Banking. Not only he, the Branch Manager of our Berhampur Branch Mr.Sisir Sahu and the then Area Manager (now Geeral Manager) Mr.Satyabrata Dash were two more leaders who inspired me to take up the job. Initially ING Life insurance gave me an LG code and with that I did some sizable business thereafter I got the IRDA code.
