Samrat has a Masters (first class) in History with specialization in Ancient and Modern periods of Indian History. He had a dedicated stint of nearly a decade working as a researcher and workshop coordinator for NGOs based in Australia, USA and Canada involved, among other fields, in facilitating interactive teaching/training workshops on Indian history and culture for short-term international student-faculty groups, as well as broader cultural sensitization and contextualization initiatives and motivational colloquiums for professionals and youth from diverse nationalities and backgrounds.

As part of an international research project made sociological profiles of different People Groups of India which is now available on the net. An avid traveler, and a freelance writer with a penchant for human interest articles, he has been published in varied leading national and local newspapers.

Having joined Pegasus in March 2010 he has leveraged his people development experience in facilitating over 200 Team Building/Bonding as well as Competency-based and Leadership Development programs at various levels for varied industry verticals. Some of his clients include Adobe, Airtel, Claas India, Shiv Nadar Foundation, Syscom and Tata Power. He has been part of designing new activities and also delivered a program abroad in Singapore.

He has successfully completed two Human Process Behavioral Labs conducted by ISABS and is currently pursuing ODLC- the signature OD certification course offered by Pegasus Learning Centre (PLC).

Extended exposure to a cross section of demographics, across borders, stands him in good stead in dealing with, and relating to, a wide spectrum of people, cultures and behaviours