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“Growing up in Puttur, I was raised in a home that didn’t believe in the constraints of formal schooling. My father, Shivarama Karanth , was a polymath and a famous Kannada writer who believed that…

“As a child in the 1950s, my world was shaped by the vibrant streets of Matunga, Mumbai. I attended the Amulakh Amichand School, did my graduation in Ruia College to study Economics. My academic jo…

Shachi Maheshwari is a seasoned Chartered Accountant and Executive Leadership Coach who seamlessly blends financial mastery with human-centric leadership transformation. With over three decades of…

“I’ve often described my life as a bit like Forrest Gump. Not because I had a grand plan, but because opportunities kept appearing and I kept responding to them. Growing up, I wasn’t extraordinary.…

“I have been fortunate to sit in leadership roles for over two decades. I credit this to three things: sincerity in whatever I do, consistency in how I take things forward, and, most importantly, o…

“I am proud of the work we have done in waste management. In Koramangala, we process 18 tonnes of wet waste per day through a decentralised system, and the biogas generated powers the entire Empire…

“As a child, I resisted the rigid walls of formal education. Each day, I’d march off to school, only to have my lunch stolen by bullies and my bag hidden away. One day, I couldn’t bear it anymore a…

“My brother opines that I love jumping into the deep end of a pool without knowing how to swim and then ‘learning on the job.’ This has been my mantra as challenges excite me. In hindsight, this tr…

“Early in my naval career, I made a decision that changed everything—I shifted from the Administrative to the Operational Cadre in my eighth year of service. Many would have seen that as a late and…

“ I graduated from IIT Kanpur in 1971 and did my MBA from UCLA in 1975. I spent a decade honing my skills in marketing and sales within the aerospace sector thereafter. A pivotal juncture arrived i…

“After the early loss of my father, my mother took on the responsibility of raising three children alone, balancing both work and home—a challenge that profoundly shaped our values and resilience.…

“My life is marked by the birth of my middle child. It was a life-altering event that compelled my husband and I to make serious decisions around values we would align with, our perspective of soci…

“ My father was in the army, and we grew up in different stations across India. I got married to an army officer as well, after a course in Textile Design. When my husband was posted in Chennai, I…

I was born in the craft-rich state of Orissa and was surrounded by handlooms from a very young age. I recall creating clothes for my dolls from leftover hand-woven cloth as early as age 4. My fathe…

I was born in Madhepura, a small town in Bihar. My father was exceptionally intelligent with mystifying math skills but became a victim to our family tradition of running a business. I was deeply i…