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Giri Balasubramanium

Residence Bangalore,India

Nationality Indian

Other names 'Pickbrain'

Education Post Graduatein Media Management

Occupation Quizmaster

Years active 1996-present

Organization Greycaps India Private Limited.

Website

www.greycaps.com

Early Life and Career[edit source|editbeta]

Giri has an MBA in Media Management and a Masters Degree in Gandhian Philosophy and

Thought.[2]

Giri started his career in 1992, withThe Economic Times, and was later part of the team responsible

for successful relaunch of the TheBangaloreEdition of theTimes of Indiain 1996. He then worked

withWalt Disneygroup for three years before serving as the youngest Vice-President in-charge of

Content and Strategy forIndiainfo.

Thereafter, he founded Quizbrain.com and he launched his own companyGreycaps India Pvt. Ltd.in

1999.[2][3]

Work[edit source|editbeta]

Giri is a noted quizmaster and author of several quiz books. He is also the mind behind the Global

Awareness Program (GAP) one ofIndias first focused, structured knowledge enhancement programs

for school children and KnowledgeHub & Global Business Review (GBR) for management students.

Over 25,000 children are part of these programs. He and his team have presented close to 1000

shows across 48 destinations ofIndia,Sri Lanka,Oman,Singapore,LondonandUSAto emerge as

one of the fastest growing quiz hosts from the region.

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He is a regular guest speaker and advisory panel member at several Bschools, educational

institutions and corporate houses inIndia. During his visits toMuscat,Oman;Sri Lanka he has been

invited regularly by leading schools in that country to address their students.

In 2007, as recognition of his growing popularity and contribution to learning and development

TheTimes of Indiaidentified him amongst Potential Future Leaders of India as part of its Lead IndiaInitiative. LateDewang MehtaofNasscomfame had once remarked about him We are moving into

an era where education and knowledge will carry great value and people like Pickbrain will be the

icons of that generation.

Accolades[edit source|editbeta]

APJ Abdul Kalam: The former President of India, has appreciated and recognized the work

done by him and his team from Greycaps and has given them the honour of being associated

with his new

project for children in India titled Billion Beats.[4]

Dr. Edward De Bono: Dr. Edward De Bono remarked humorously about him,

With all my lateral thinking, I dont think I can crack Pickbrain. Subsequently,Peter De Bono(Edwards brother), also came toIndiaand witnessed his show

and said Brilliant is his middle name (Pickbrain).[citation needed]

Prof. CK Prahalad: He appreciated the work done by Pickbrain and his team in rural areas

ofIndiaand gave the quizmaster an audience to understand the quiz initiatives in theseareas better.

Awards[edit source|editbeta]

Nominated the Global Innovator Award 200506 byMassachusetts Institute of

Technology,USA.

Recipient ofsevenLimca Book of Recordsfor quizzing achievements .

Nominated for an Internet Oscar in 2001 at the Asian Internet Awards,Singapore.

CM Asia Award 2004 and 2005 .

Nomination to the prestigious Dewang Mehta Award given by the Ministry Of Information

Technology,Govt. of India.

References[edit source|editbeta]

1. ^"Pune Final last stop over for Tata Crucible Campus Quiz".CNBC-TV18. Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at

20:02. Retrieved June 18, 2012.

2. ^ab"Interview with Giri". Retrieved 21 February 2013.

3. ^"SmartCEO - Magazine - Starting Up - Grey Matters". Retrieved June 18, 2012.

4. ^Jagmeeta Thind Joy (Sep 12, 2008 at 0428 hrs IST)."Man of questions". Express India.

Retrieved June 18, 2012.

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