Leaving his highly-paid corporate job behind, Rathore worked in different verticals on the strength of his talent and today he has earned a good name for himself as a poet. He also believes in helping the poor in the best possible ways and runs a restaurant for them.

V.S. Rathore is a motivational speaker, poet, performer, and writer. He is also a social worker and runs a prominent restaurant in Udaipur where he feeds poor people at nominal rates.

Rathore belongs to Sheoganj in the Sirohi district of Rajasthan. He did his primary schooling till 9th grade from a government school in Guda Balotan village in Ahore Tehsil of Jalore district. He graduated from Government College, Sirohi. Then he did his MBA in Marketing from Udaipur. From there he got placed as an Assistant Manager at Shriram Finance Company. After serving there for five years, he joined Falcon as its Regional Head. He continued to grow in his career and also served as General Manager in the Mangalam Group of Companies. Alongside this, he is also a motivational speaker for big corporate houses.

Recalling his childhood, Rathore says he spent his childhood in the Jalore district which was a pleasant experience. He was very fond of reading, writing, and performing since childhood. He performed his songs and poems many times on his school and college stages. His articles and poems have also appeared in many newspapers and magazines. Besides, he has recited many poems in big forums of Hindi literature.

Talking about his role models, Rathore says he considers his teachers, mentors, and his father as his role models for getting him so far, always believing in him and never putting pressure on him about his career.

Regarding his achievements, Rathore says in 2006, he was felicitated with the ‘Mawar Gaurav Award’ of Rajasthan by the then Cabinet Minister of the government at Hindi Bhawan, Delhi. It was an achievement for him. Besides, he has presented his poems in front of many Chief Ministers, which is no less than an achievement.

About the COVID pandemic, Rathore opines that any calamity comes to teach you something and so did the COVID pandemic. He believes that, of course, this pandemic has created panic all over the world, but we have also witnessed many positive changes in the world. He feels that the higher level of digitization has increased the pace of development of mankind on a bigger scale.

Between education and experience, Rathore opines that both have different roles to play. He feels that education can earn you a degree that acts as a gate pass for you to gain experience. But experience matters a lot ahead of that and the more experience you have, the more your chances of moving forward increase.

In his spare time, Rathore likes to hang out, explore new places, learn about new cultures, and travel abroad. Along with living his life, he also enjoys helping people.

Advising the youth, Rathore tells them to utilize their energy for good things and to give up on laziness. He asks them to become entrepreneurs to promote employment and change the lives of people.

Rathore gives a message to the youth that you should bring out your potential and talent and explore it. He adds that to move forward in life and do something, you should have a mentor. Further, he advises them to stay in the company of the right people, read good books, go to the gym, focus on their health and keep themselves mentally and physically fit.