Sureshpurohit

Suresh Purohit, also known as Su_hit, born on Shravan Sud Navami in Vikram Samvat 2035, known for his contributions in the field of 'Think without constraints, Innovation, Startup, Quizzing and initiatives towards Environment. He is one of the founding members of Vadodara Innovation Council. He has conducted many live quizzes and also associated with Quiz show on TV channel. He is the founder of innovative quiz based game 'Quizousie'. He is armed with a BE - Chemical Engineering and an MBA. He is the founder of innovative and break-through portal OliveTrips.com. The well-acclaimed, award-winning carpooling and vehicle sharing portal was launched on June 5, 2011 by well-known environmentalist Padma Shri Shri Kartikeya V Sarabhai. Two-year later, the web portal OliveTrips.com won the VNM TV Environmental Excellence Award 2013 in the Individual category on June 16, 2013. He is also a founder of b-2-b pan-India e-marketplace PharmaCupboard.com. It had been nominated for India Pharma Awards as Digital Pharma Innovation by CPhI India for three consecutive years - in 2017, 2018 and 2019. It has been also recognized as 10 Best B2B Marketplace Startups in India in 2020. He has also initiated water saving initiative Tanki Ki Ghanti on the World Environment Day, June 5th in 2018 in Vadodara region, within 5 years of this initiative has already saved over 6 Lakh litre water.

Introduction edit

He (Su_hit) belongs to Rajpurohit clan from Rajasthan. His native village is Parakhiya, adjacent to Sumerpur and Falna, in Pali District, in Rajasthan. He was born at Village Mandal, located near Rani, in Pali District. He shares his birthday with actresses Sridevi, Vyjayanthimala; actor Sunil Shetty and revolutionary Fidel Castro. In India, organ donation day also falls on the same day.
He has done BE Chemical Engineering from DDIT, Nadiad and completed his MBA from FMS-Baroda, The M S University of Baroda, Vadodara. He knows English, Hindi, Gujarati and Rajasthani languages. He served as a President of Rajpurohit Navyuvak Mandal Vadodara for two years starting from 21-Jun-2015 to 5-Jul-2017.

Quiz and Suresh edit

Su_hit is passionate about conducting Quizzes, especially GK and Business Quizzes. He is able to innovate well the format and art of quizzing. He is considered to be one of the finest quiz masters of Gujarat, as he has conducted quizzes in Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Valsad. His command over English, Hindi and Gujarati is an added advantage.

Year	No. of Quizzes	Locations
2001	1	Vadodara
2005-06	3	Atul, Valsad
2007	2	Ahmedabad
2008	2	Ahmedabad
2009	4	Vadodara, Ahmedabad
2010	1	Vadodara
2010-11	1	ETV Gujarati TV Channel (Preparing Quiz)
2011	1	Vadodara
2012	3	Vadodara
2013	0	NA
2014	3	Vadodara, Ahmedabad
2015	1	Vadodara
2016	1	Vadodara
2017	2	Vadodara
2018	1	Vadodara
2019	2	Ahmedabad, Vadodara
2020	1	Vadodara
2021	1	Vadodara
2022	1	Vadodara
2023	3	Vadodara
2024	1	Mumbai

Few of them are:

Management Students' Quiz, on Teacher's Day 5 Sep, 2001 at Faculty of Management Studies, The M S University of Baroda, Vadodara. It is considered to be his first quiz.
Corporate Quiz at Atul Limited, Atul, Valsad, Gujarat, India.
Students GK Quiz for Schools of Atul, Valsad, Gujarat, India. Students from 5th to 12th from Atul Vidyalaya and Kalyani School participated in this event.
GK Quiz at Atul, Valsad, Gujarat, India.
Corporate Quiz/Wonder Quiz at Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Ahmedabad on 5-6 Jul-2007.
Students GK Quiz at Sparsh (Group's a CSR initiative)at Ahmedabad in Sep-Oct 2007. 210 Students from Class 7th from different seven schools of Ahmedabad participated in the event.
Management Quiz at Baroda Management Association, Vadodara on 29-May-2008.
Students GK Quiz at Deepbhoomi Residency-1, Ahmedabad as a part of new year event on 31-Dec-2008.
Popcorn Quiz (Entertainment Quiz) as a part of Khel Milaap 2008 on 11-Jan-2009 at Ahmedabad.
Safety Quiz as a part of "Safety Week Celebration" on 4-Mar-2009 at Ahmedabad.
Management Quiz at Baroda Management Association as a part of celebration of annual Management Week on 28-May-2009 at Vadodara.
Ajab Quiz ki Ghazab Antakshari (Entertainment-Media Quiz and Antakshari) as a part of Khel Milaap 2009 on 27-Dec-2009 at Ahmedabad.
Business & Management Quiz as a part of celebration of annual Management Week at Baroda Management Association on 27-May-2010 at Vadodara.
Associated with a regional TV channel ETV Gujarati for GK Quiz Game Show 'Saval Ek Lakhno'.
Business & Management Quiz as a part of celebration of annual Management Week at Baroda Management Association on 26-May-2011 at Vadodara.
Business & Management Quiz as a part of celebration of annual Management Week at Baroda Management Association on 31-May-2012 at Vadodara. It was the fifth consecutive annual quiz in the city.
Good Manufacturing Practises Quiz on 20-Oct-2012 and 3-Nov-2012 at Vadodara with his team.
14th Inter-school Quiz Competition (Mar Philoxenos Rolling Trophy), Vadodara: for 6th-8th Standard students on 22-Dec-12. 21 schools and 63 students participated. Winner: St. Kabir School, Vadodara.
SMArt Quiz 2014 for members and families of Sabarmati Medical Association at Ahmedabad on 29-Jun-2014.
Maa Tujhe Salaam - Quiz for workers and employees of Cadila Healthcare Ltd. at Vadodara on 15-Aug-2014.
Ek Cheez Milegi Wonderfull - combination of General knowledge Quiz and puzzles at Rajpurohit Navyuvak Mandal Baroda at Vadodara on 30-Aug-2014.
ITM Techno Quiz 2014-2015 sponsored by ITM Vocational University at Sir Sayaji Nagar Gruh, Vadodara on 25-Apr-2015. Total 160 teams (320 students) participated. Electronic circuit lockout buzzers were used for real-time thrill.
Maa Tujhe Salaam 2 - Quiz for workers and employees of Cadila Healthcare Ltd. at Vadodara on 15-Aug-2015.
Innovation Quiz - at 10th Mega VCCI Global Trade Show, Vadodara on 4-Dec-2016. 72 teams participated.
HR Quiz at Regional Conference of Indian Society for Training and Development, Vadodara on 11-Feb-2017.
Quizgadi - chhuk chhuk chhuk - National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara, 4-Dec-2018. More than 200 persons participated.
Sandesh Student of the year 2019 - Season 4 - For students of Gujarat of Class 6 to 9 of Gujarat State. City Finals and State Grand Finale were conducted for 32 students at Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad on 9-Feb-2019. Prelims for over 10,000 students of four cities (Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Ahmedabad) were conducted on 2-3 Feb 2019.
Meridian Quiz Champion - 6 teams consisting of two students each participated at Vadodara on 18-Aug-2019. Electronics-based-circuit-breaker buzzer were also used.
Quizousie - Innovative quiz game show in the format of Housie (first time in India) - Maker Fest Vadodara 2020 - 19-Jan-2020 at Vadodara. 150 individual participated.
Alice in Quizland - a national level quiz competition for students of class 6 to 8 - played amongst five finalist (by virtual meeting mode) - organized by St Kabir Indian International School, Chapad, Vadodara on 8-Aug-2021.
Lata Quizousie - Tribute to Lata Mangeshkar - Quizousie format - Maker Fest Vadodara 2022 - 2022 at Vadodara. 100+ individual participated.
Tod-Fod-Jod Quizousie - Quiz for Class 6 to 9 - Quizousie format - Tod Fod Jod Fest 2023 - Jan 2023 at Vadodara organized by Vadodara Innovation Council. 100+ individual participated.
Entrepreneurship Quiz Quizousie format - for BBA and MBA students - organized by Navrachana University, Vadodara on 20-Apr-2023.
India's Pride Quizousie format - for citizens - organized by Meghdhanush Housing Service Cooperative Society Limited on 15-Aug-2023
Chemical Quiz Quizousie format - for corporates, a part of Advantage India Chemical Conclave 2024 at Mumbai - organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Mazda Pulbications on 23-Feb-2024

Apart from these live quizzes, he has been conducting various quizzes on various forums or networks.

Online Quiz on the corporate portal MyWeb. He has been conducting quiz for more than three years, started in Jan-2007. The series has covered more than 800 questions.
He is known for organizing Quiz Premier League (QPL) during Jun-Aug 2008.
He is also conducting a quiz in Samanvaya newsletter of Baroda Management Association, since Sep-2012.
Wikipedia's India Quiz Portal
He also got the Hall of Fame Prize for his participation in September 2009 from Marchahead.co.in
He stood second in the quiz series conducted by Elite Quiz Club during Oct-2009 to Jan-2010, more than 45 participants participated.
He won the Business Standard (The Strategist) Quiz 141 on March 30, 2010.
Won the Round 47 and became Champion (India Quiz Master) of Wikipedia Portal India Quiz on Dec 1, 2012.
Won the Round 53 and became Champion (India Quiz Master) of Wikipedia Portal India Quiz on Nov 29, 2014.
Won the Round 54 and became Champion (India Quiz Master) of Wikipedia Portal India Quiz on Mar 19, 2015.

Su_hit's contribution through association and forums edit

Baroda Management Association, he is associated since 2001.
Vadodara Innovation Council, he is one of the founding members, founded in 2011.
Yuvalay, associated since inception, founded in 2014
Rajpurohit Navyuvak Mandal, Vadodara

His Contributions on Wikipedia edit

Editing: since 20-Nov-2007
First article creation: 18-Aug-2008
Total Edits: 1796 live (as on 13-Aug-2022)
Pages edited: 150 (as on 13-Aug-2022)
Pageviews: Over 82,000 annually (from following wiki articles created by him)
Contribution in WIPQ: asked 86 Questions & answered 56 (Round 27 to 55)
He has created following articles or contributed major parts of the articles:

FMS Baroda, The MS University of Baroda, Vadodara, India.
Husnlal Bhagatram, the first pair of music directors of Indian Hindi film industry.
Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen, Hindi film featuring Anita Kanwar & Nana Patekar, directed by Amol Palekar
MTV Youth Icon of the Year, an annual award by MTV channel in India.
Yoginder K Alagh, noted Economist, Social Reformer and former Union Minister of Government of India.
Baroda Management Association, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
Atul Limited, one of the oldest and premier chemical companies of India.
Nand Chaturvedi, Hindi Poet, Litterateur and Social Thinker.
Gunvant Shah, Gujarati Writer, Columnist and Thinker.
Mayank Dholakiya, noted Academician and Professor of Strategic Management.
Gita Piramal, Business Historian, Freelance writer and Management Guru.
The Smart Manager, Business and Management Magazine.
Economic Times Awards, awards for Corporate Excellence in India.
Vadodara Innovation Council, the first-city based innovation council in India.
Sayaji Ratna Award, an annual national-level award to living Indian started in 2013.
VadFest, Vadodara International Art and Cultural Festival, 23-26 Jan 2015.
Vadodara Marathon, annual to bi-annual International Half Marathon organized in Vadodara since 2009.