Mahesh Kotecha

mkkotecha@yahoo.com

Running a smallfinancial advisory firm providing advice to emerging markets financialinstitutions on ratings and structured finance.3. Life and times in Jinja: I was a bookworm for the most part. Playedcricket (badly), went to HH Aga Khan Secondary School in Kampala for ALevels and to USA for college. Did radio quiz and debating teams for Gov't.Secondary School in Jinja. Best part of ALL my education were the "hat"speeches in Victoria House. Best part of being in Jinja were

i) beingaccosted at midnight by a hippo when Nizoo Sharif, Prakash Amin and I droveon Crescent Road at midnight after a long evening together preparing forexams and

(ii) listening to Rashmi Paun's radio blaring out Elvis songs, ashe walked by our house on the way to so school.

Mahesh