Brief
Sivasankar Babu is a seasoned TechnoBanker with over 40 years in banking and 25 years in IT-enabled services, having led Banking & Finance related business units at Hexaware, Wipro, and Capgemini. At 55, he transitioned into entrepreneurship, founding TechnoBankers for his Business Process consulting work, and soon after, discovered a deep passion for history, heritage, temple architecture and sculptures . Blending his Business Analysis l and marketing expertise with cultural storytelling, Babu began creating accessible, visually rich presentations for beginners—now shared widely through his YouTube channel, Babu4Heritage. His signature strength lies in simplifying Temple art and architecture, which he teaches through structured 7-week online courses with institutions like Amrita University. Babu actively participates in heritage organizations like Tamil Heritage Trust and Educational Institutions as a Heritage Awareness Speakers. A Central Government–licensed Level 2 Heritage Tourist Guide, He supports tour operators across South India. His interests span travel, food, and cultural documentation, reflected in his popular talks on topics like Technology for Senior Citizens, Halwa – An Emotion, Biryani – One Dish, One 1000 Flavours, and Engineering Innovations of Colonial Chennai. Through his umbrella organization Babu4Heritage Initiatives, he is committed to spread heritage awareness among younger generations. This book marks his next leap—from passionate documentation to authorship—offering a practical, engaging guide to Tamil Nadu’s temple architecture
Multi- Dimensional capabilities in related domains
Banking & Finance
- Worked in Indian Overseas Bank (15years) in Retail & Treasury
- Worked in ITES – Hexaware, CapGemini, Wipro (25years)
- Manages “TechnoBankers” for Domain Consulting in Banking & Finance
- Whole-sale Banking - Treasury, Money & Capital Markets
- Retail Banking – Micro Finance, Wallets , Payments, Trade Finance
- Investments – Asset Mgmt , Custody, Mutual Funds
- Back Office – Settlements , Reconciliation , Reports
- Products – Treasury, Micro Finance, Wallets , Factoring
- Instruments – Equity , Bonds , Forex, Derivatives, MBS
Heritage
- Babu4Heritage umbrella for spreading Heritage Awareness
- PG Dip. in Archaeology & Architecture from TN Open University.
- PG Dip. In Tamil Scripts from International Institute of Tamil , TN Govt
- Heritage Talks in forums – available in “Babu4Heritage” Youtube
- Training – 7 days – Architecture, Iconography at Amrita and others
- Training – 3 batches of 250+ Teachers in Heritage for THT
- Paper Presentations in History Congress, Intl. Seminars on Heritage
- Authored a Guide Book “Tamilnadu Temple Architecture “ in 2025
Tourism
- GoI – Incredible India – Tourism Facilitator (2020)
- GoI – Incredible India – Heritage Guide ( 2024)
- Trained 50+ Heritage Guides for Tamil Heritage Trust
- Trained 40+ Tourists Facilitators of TN for Temples Interpretation
- Resource Person for TN heritage Groups Tours
- Services – Itinery Planning , Logistics and Guidance
- Facebook Albums of his South India tours for reference
- Tours and Talks on Major Heritage spots of South India
Logistics & Communications
- Handled IOB HO Treasury FEDAI chapter with queries across 1000+ branches
- Managed Business Units in Hexaware, CapGemini & Wipro with 1000+ staff
- Overseas Travel ( USA, SEA, Europe) for Client Discussions and Solutioning
- Finance domain mentoring Freshers and Final –year students of IIT- Madras
- Handled Large Sized tours – 800 pax 20+ vehicles - SPICMACAY - THT
- Event Manager for 2-day 12 talks Site Seminars for THT- Pallavas, Cholas ,
- Tour Manager for 7-day THT Site seminars to Kanchi , Thanjai for 60 Pax - 6 Vans
- Handled Cap Gemini Food Committee for 2 years – Familiar with F & B Circuit
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