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Hello!

A warm welcome to my little corner of the web. So who is this man upon whom you have stumbled? Well I am actually going to give the briefest of overviews, before leaving it to the comments of others … If I am to write positives, I would much rather it be derived from the opinions of those other than myself!

However, I am in a nutshell as follows:-

Thought christened Rohan Alvin Kallicharan, I regularly answer to the names Ernie, Carlton, Bishop Tutu or Chief
A Media Graduate from Liverpool John Moores University who, as with many, ended up in a career alien to that for which I had studied
And found myself as a Recruitment Consultant, specialising in the provision of mid-senior level HR and Finance personnel mainly to the Private Sector
And is now a Business Manager for a niche recruiter focusing on mid-senior level appointments in Procurement / Purchasing
My main passions in life are sports and God, albeit not necessarily in that order
In terms of sports, I have regional or national youth representative honours in cricket, hockey and swimming
Vis-a-vis God, I am enrolled, as my friends describe it, at Vicar School – in other words a P/T Degree in Theology
I am also a Volunteer Youth Leader, Church Warden and teach various adult workshops within St Martin in the Bullring, where I am also a Trustee
I suffered from Bipolar Disorder for several years, much of which shapes my writing, and I am an active fundraiser for MIND
I lost my fiancée, who passed away in November 2009, which has also shaped some of what I write and much of my approach to life
In February 2013, I had reached barrel proportions, but am back in training for the BUPA Great Manchester Run
I have previously run 4 Half Marathons for various charities and have entered the Ballot for the London Marathon in 2014

The Various Faces …

As promised, here are some of the things that people have said about me and my work …

A special #ff for one of the nicest people I’ve met on here. Fine writer, better bloke. That would be @ro_jito.

February 3, 2012 22:34 via Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite

@Okwonga

Musa Okwonga

If anyone is a worthy follow it is @ro_jito passionate, intelligent, gentle, funny and inspiring. #ff you won’t regret it

February 18, 2012 00:43 via Echofon ReplyRetweetFavorite

@MustBeTheJanay

Janet Hopper

#ff to the absolutely lovely @rohan_kalli He’s one of my favourites on here I do admit!

April 8, 2011 23:34 via webReply RetweetFavorite

@LaurasBakery

Lauras Little Bakery

@rohan_kalli #ff a courageous man with a big heart too, nice meeting you feller & thx for you support

August 6, 2010 08:47 via TweetDeck ReplyRetweetFavorite

@krissakabusi

Kriss Akabusi MBE

#ff Sometimes you click that follow button and life changes for the better, mine did when clicked @ro_jito

February 17, 2012 11:44 via webReply RetweetFavorite

@Yess_18

Jessica Blanck

#ff @ro_jito A fantastic person who has no idea how much he regularly inspires me, the special one who makes match days even more fun…

February 24, 2012 11:44 via Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite

@becc_one

Becci

@ro_jito is one of my very best friends and someone who inspires me every day. He radiates calm and peace, I think he’s magic, actually. #FF

October 21, 2011 18:53 via webReply RetweetFavorite

@deemontague

Quaddie Foul-Her #16

Whilst my focus remains on my career in recruitment, which pays my bills, and my walk with God, my media portfolio includes:-

All Out Cricket - Columnist (Present)
Editor of hetoreahamstring.co.uk
Cricket Country - Columnist (2011/12)
Radio Glen (Southampton University) – Presenter (1992/3)
Shout FM (Liverpool John Moores University) – Presenter (2001/2)
Soul FM UK, Liverpool – Presenter on RSL project, guests including Mike Aherne and John Barnes (2002)
BBC1 Xtra – Researcher for documentary celebrating 75 years of West Indian cricket (2004)
Lashings Cricket Club – Live PA and Commentary on Lashings’ Cricket (2002/3)
Work published on various websites to include Motorsport Online, Express Tribune (Pakistan), Kop That, and Football Speak

With this in mind, I hope you will enjoy the site. All I ask is that you use the Livefyre system to comment on posts and chat to me on Twitter. You can also contact me at any time – details are in the contact box on the sidebar.

Kindest Regards and Blessings