Poddar has served on the advisory committees of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bengaluru and is currently on the advisory panel of the Foundation Inde-Europe de Nouveaux Dialogues (FIND) or the India-Europe Foundation for New Dialogues, headquartered in Rome,[1] Trustee of the Art & Photography Foundation, Bengaluru and on the Board of the Museum of Art & Photography, Bengaluru.

[4] Poddar is married to Radhika Sanghi, founder of the design and lifestyle store Cinnamon.

Poddar worked initially at Khaitan & Co., and later at the Standard Chartered Bank before joining the family businesses.

In the 1970s, the Poddar family acquired Matheson Bosanquet, an 80-year-old company with activities in tea production, trading and export, and shipping.

[5] With his family, Poddar donated $7 million and 7,000 pieces from their personal collection to the Museum of Art & Photography in Bangalore.