At 72, Vilas Kale lives a full life, pursuing several interests.
He has been actively working for over 53 years, establishing his own businesses. At about 20 years old, he developed a keen interest in social work and continues to be an activist in the field. He assumed the responsibilities of leadership in various organisations like JCI (Jaycees International), Dalvi Memorial Hospital, Vidarbha Economic Development Council (VED), Chitnavis Trusts and a number of others.
Living in Nagpur all his life, he has been actively associated with the city and the region’s development for over five decades.
A trainer in leadership skills, Vilas has been conducting training courses in personality development, purely as a social service.
His passion lies in the performing arts and he has written, produced and directed several plays enjoyed by select audiences. A topical tamasha, Bik gaya Nagpur kishto pey, highlighting the systematic neglect of Vidarbha after its merger with Maharashatra, has been popularly acclaimed.
His passion for travel was awakened in his teenage years and since then he has grabbed every opportunity to wander, in India and abroad.
Painting, music, philosophy, reading and Sanskrit are his other interests. These days he devotes much of his time to the study of Vedanta and the Upanishads.
Neeta, his wife, is equally passionate about travel and together they enjoy their experiences with a characteristic zest for life.
Rahul, their son, is involved in the family business, and Amrita, their daughter, is a freelance CSR auditor. Married to Gautam Nerker, a businessman, she lives in Mumbai and has two daughters, Ilisha (17) and Revati (14).
About the book
Stunned by the silence of Antarctica, the lively streets of Rio de Janeiro, the grandeur of the Forbidden City in Beijing and the beauty of the metro stations in Moscow, inveterate traveller Vilas Kale explored the far corners of the world with enthusiasm and great interest. In his younger days he hitchhiked with his cousins across the Middle East and Europe, a trip that fuelled his need to see more, do more, experience more. And even as he found success as an entrepreneur, that spirit of adventure prevailed, taking him on more exciting trips to Africa, Australia, the United States, Scandinavia, the Antarctic and beyond.
He has wandered through exotic destinations alone and with his wife, with friends and family or with professional contacts, always wanting to go that extra mile to find something he has read about, seen in films or dreamed of, eating usually-delicious vegetarian food of the region and making friends with the locals. And he captured what he saw on canvas, some of his work illuminating this book.
This is a work of love, a chronicle of adventures and expeditions that will inspire the aspiring traveller to pack a bag and take off to new destinations.
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Fantastic Lives at 60: Living a retired life in a modern world--Sutapa Basu, Vilas Kale, Vikash Khurana - In Conversation with Sangeeta Varma
On 19th 03.00 PM To 03:40 PM
The Session was organised for retired People and discussed How they live their retired life. Ms Sangeeta Varma Asked the speakers what Retirement left, and all the people shared their experiences. Mr Vikash Khurana said that is just a number and Retirement is a state of mind, Also Ms Sutapa Basu said that it meant freedom from all the things that bind it thus we are faced to do what we like. All the people shared their different experiences. Mr Vilash Kale - said that we should have the wags to learn something different and spend time for ourselves, Not identifying our profession as it is just a phase of life like retirement, reinventing oneself, finding new things to do learn new things.
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Travel: Transforming your inner-self and building a story for life - Vilas Kale Anuradha Goyal Khyrunnisa A. In Coversation With Ruchi Chaudhary
On 19th 12.00 PM TO 12:40 PM
Mr Vilas Kale: - a true traveller, a wanderer. And a man full of Experience Anuradha Madam: - inspiring every Indian woman with your experience As a solo traveller, your experiences have definitely Taught others how to travel solo, how to take care of Yourself, has to handle situations and not valuable experiences Khairunnisa. Thanks for sharing your first travel experience from start to the beginning and how you chose the name for your hitchhiking experiences. Vilas kale dies - your hitchhiking experiences were really fun to listen to. How wonderful to know that people all around the world understand humanity and can help you "going out of the way. Or whatever it takes.
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Come See the World With Me - A Book launch Ceremony of Mr. Vilas Kale at the Hands of Shri Nitin Ji Gadkari in the presence of Ms. Anuradha Goyal
On 20th 12.00 PM TO 12:40 PM
Mr. Vilas Kale released the book –“Come see the world with me” on his self-experience on travelling, he travelled many countries and had various anecdotes to talk about, whether it is music, to stay to culture to food to mixing, with people like to know the history and beyond. According to Mr. Vilas kale everybody should travel and experience life as a journey and endure in thoughts. He stresses travel and proposes to travel extensively in India as well because we have a lot to explore in India alone. Mrs. Anuradha Goyal intricately brought the history and phrases of routine colloquial normal life and minutely drew analogies to make the book review look so scientific and relevant to all present. Mr. Prahalah Kakad was present as a celebrity & audience supporting the very thought of cuisines that baffles the tourist and also nuances of travel mantras as an endorsement of what Mr. Vilas Kale and Mrs. Anuradha Goyal experienced during travelling.