Shamit Khemka

Shamit Khemka (born May 27, 1974) is the regional director of Entrepreneurs' Organization, South Asia, CEO & founder of SynapseIndia, an IT service provider, Co-founder of ScheduleDoc, an online health care appointment booking facility, and Co-founder of Foodcloud an online food ordering portal. Along with these he has also been associated with quite a few NGOs such as International Chandramauli Charitable Trust and Yogamission Charity for a long time. Khemka was arrested in 1999, for operating a website that indulged in hate speech against the Bengali community.
Education
Shamit Khemka attended Scindia School in Gwalior (1985 - 1992) and completed his Bachelor of Commerce from St. Xavier College (1990-1992) with specialization in International financial management. He also attended the EO/EMP (Entrepreneurial Masters Program with M.I.T) in 2009 and EO/EBGP (Entrepreneurial Business Growth Program with I.S.B) in 2012.
Shamit has also done additional courses in Management Policy, Organizational Behaviour, International Economics, Financial Management, Operations Management, International Management, Marketing Management, Negotiations, Financial and Managerial Accounting. He holds comprehensive business expertise in areas of executive management, business ownership, project management, consulting, and e-business.
Career
In 1998, Shamit launched Sampatti - an online database for the real estate sector that served as an interactive solution platform. Shamit founded an IT outsourcing firm, SynapseIndia in 2000. He also worked as the Director in Bharat Marketing & Advertising. Shamit has also served on the regional as well as local boards of Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) in various capacities. He has been recently appointed as Regional Director for South Asia by EO Global. Shamit has also conducted informative technical workshops & training sessions for various organizations like The National Police Academy, The Scindia School & All India Management Association, Microcomputer Users Club, FICCI (FLO), etc. Shamit has recently acquired another IT company Cross Section Interactive in New Delhi and is the current Director and has co founded an online food portal with Vedant Kanoi.
Arrest and Hate Speech Controversy
In 1999, Khemka was arrested in Calcutta for operating the website www.bokachoda.com (the term "bokachoda" being a vulgar Bengali expletive). <nowiki/>Khemka's website made offensive jokes about the Bengali community and the then Chief Minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu. The Telegraph newspaper described Khemka's website as a "hate site" but argued that his arrest was an over-reaction. Writing in the New York Times, the former editor of the Statesman, Sunanda Datta-Ray, expressed a similar view. However, the Financial Express described Khemka as "obsessed with his hatred" against the Bengali community.
Personal life
Shamit Khemka is married to Yamini Khemka, a professional dessert chef & connoisseur and has three children. He is a hobbyist chef and hence co-founded the innovative food based platform FoodCloud operating currently in Delhi/NCR region.
Current executive roles
*Shamit is the Regional Director, Entrepreneurs' Organization, South Asia.
*He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer (since 2000) of SynapseIndia.
*At another IT & Web design company, Cross Section Interactive, he is Director.
*He is co-founder of Foodcloud, an online food portal which connects food lovers with home chefs.
*He is co-founder of ScheduleDoc.co, an online appointment portal which connects patients with doctors and improves medical practice workflows.

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