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MANAGEMENT MANTRA - “Keep Innovating”: Kishore...
- Mar 05, 2023
One fine day, an IIT graduate with a plush job at Intel quit it to start a farm in India. The farmer in him pushed the IT engineer to go back to...
HOT SEAT - For A Healthy Woman: Richa Pendake, Founder,...
- Mar 05, 2023
A woman herself, Richa Pendake naturally understands women very well. The founder of Mumbai-headquartered Nutrizoe has built her company as a...
AT THE HELM - Sandhya Devanathan, Vice-President, Meta India
- Feb 17, 2023
Sandhya Devanathan has been promoted vice-president of Meta India. The new responsibility, which Ms Devanathan assumed on January 1, catapults her...
HOT SEAT - Making A Fashion Statement: Susmitha Lakkakula,...
- Feb 17, 2023
People are passion for Susmitha Lakkakula. The software engineer with over 19 years of experience in the information technology (IT) sector has...
MANAGEMENT MANTRA - “Greet Problems With A Smile”:...
- Feb 17, 2023
Yuvraj Bhardwaj is a Delhi-based researcher, innovator and business owner with 36 research projects and 15 patent applications to his credit. He is...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - Self-Discipline (Saiyam)
- Feb 14, 2023
Questioner: What is the exact definition of saiyam?Dadashri: There are two types of saiyam (self-discipline); external and internal. The Lord does...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - The Reality Of This World
- Dec 14, 2022
Dadashri: The world is the puzzle itself. Christians, Muslims and Hindus all say that God is the creator of this world. They are correct by their...
Getting The Pricing Right: Vijeta Soni, Co-Founder & CEO,...
- Dec 08, 2022
Vijeta Soni is very passionate about getting the pricing of everything right. So, in 2015, Ms Soni and a group of like-minded people came together...
Showcasing Craft: Sadaf Syed, Founder, Hands of Gold
- Nov 13, 2022
Sadaf Syed is a dynamic entrepreneur who has donned many hats. Based out of Srinagar and New Delhi, Ms Sayed started her first job with PR agency...
“Multi-Tasking Is A Sham”: Mayank Jain, Co-Founder &...
- Oct 06, 2022
It was a tough choice for Mayank Jain years ago. There was a golden opportunity before young Mayank to pursue an MBA from one of the elite business...
Digital Guru: Minal Anand, Founder & CEO, GuruQ
- Oct 06, 2022
Minal Anand has inherited her workaholic trait from her grandfather. At the same time, she draws inspiration from former PepsiCo chief Indra...
Penance, Renunciation And Fasting
- Sep 08, 2022
Questioner: Are penance (tapa), vows (vrat) and disciplined rituals (niyam) necessary, or are they unnecessary?Dadashri: All the medicines that are...
A Foodie & Techie Too: Harsha Parbat, Founder & CEO, AllFive
- Sep 08, 2022
Food and travel are Harsha Parbat’s passions in life. No wonder then that the versatile founder and CEO of AllFive has turned these passions into...
“Keep Trying”: Piyush Raj Akhouri, Co-Founder,...
- Sep 08, 2022
When an engineer employs principles of management in his business, the result will often turn out to be a grand success. An engineer is trained to...
AT THE HELM: Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, National Stock...
- Sep 07, 2022
It was homecoming for Ashishkumar Chauhan when he took over as MD and CEO of National Stock Exchange (NSE) in late July. The former MD and CEO of...
Akram Science – A Completely New Approach!!!
- Aug 10, 2022
The entire worldly life (sansar) is a result of misunderstanding. If I tell people to ‘have compassion, keep peace, and tell the truth’,...
“Gain Your Client’s Trust”: Sanjay Kothari,...
- Aug 09, 2022
Sanjay Kothari may have been born in a flourishing family business of gems and jewellery. But that did not exempt him from the business the hard...
In The Nature’s Lap: Ritika Krit, Founder, Kamree
- Aug 08, 2022
A keen environment enthusiast, Ritika Krit is making sincere efforts in revolutionising the healthcare and skincare industry with her Ayurvedic...
“Focus On What You Know Best”: Ajit Kohli, MD & CEO,...
- Jul 04, 2022
Ajit Kohli comes across as a man with clear and staunch principles. It is perhaps this clarity that has aided him to switch seamlessly and rather...
SPIRITUAL CORNER: The Laws Of Fulfilling Desires
- Jul 03, 2022
Dadashri: The things in the world are limited, but the desires of human beings are endless, are infinite. If you make a note of all the desires...
A Dynamic Mompreneur: Megha Asher, Co-Founder & COO, Juicy...
- Jul 03, 2022
Megha Asher likes to identify herself as a mompreneur (an entrepreneur mom) and aims to inspire other mompreneurs. A co-founder and COO of Juicy...
Parameswaran Iyer, CEO, NITI Aayog
- Jul 01, 2022
Parameswaran Iyer, the man who spearheaded the government’s Swachh Bharat Mission, has been appointed as the new CEO of NITI Aayog with effect...
What is 'I' And What is 'My'
- Jun 12, 2022
Dadashri: Would you like to be immersed in ‘I’ or ‘My’? There are ponds of these ‘I’ and ‘My’. Those who have been immersed in the...
Prabha Narasimhan, MD and CEO, Colgate-Palmolive India
- Jun 11, 2022
After 12 long years, another outsider is set to steer the fortunes of Colgate-Palmolive India. This time, the new MD and CEO of the Mumbai-based...
Getting Vocal About Local: Sakshi Aggarwal, Founder,...
- Jun 10, 2022
With an MBA in finance from New Delhi’s International Management Institute, Sakshi Aggarwal had her career going quite well for her. She had...
“Identify Your Winning Ticket Before You Plunge”: Bala...
- Jun 08, 2022
Bala Sarda has given a new twist to his over 85-year-old family business of tea. The Founder and CEO of Vahdam India started a new tea brand Vahdam...
SPIRITUAL CORNER - The True Understanding of Religion
- Apr 07, 2022
Traditional worldly (laukik) religions give worldly happiness, and the real (alaukik; beyond the world) religion gives eternal bliss. All actions...
“Make Course Corrections Based On Facts”: Krishna Kumar...
- Apr 06, 2022
Krishna Kumar Karwa considers himself as one of the fortunate few whose passion and profession are on the same track. A rank-holder chartered...
Designed To Lead: Pritika Singh, Founder, Mohh
- Apr 05, 2022
Passionate, persistent, calm and action-oriented, Pritika Singh has been a perfect team leader. The young and dynamic founder of Mohh – a...
AT THE HELM: SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch
- Apr 03, 2022
Madhabi Puri Buch’s recent appointment as chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is quite refreshing. It is certainly...
An Artist With A Heart: Meenu Kumar, Director, Cosmo Arts...
- Mar 03, 2022
Meenu Kumar likes to be identified as an artpreneur. An accomplished artist, whose heart also beats for the well-being of society, Ms Kumar is a...
“Understand Your Market”: Nikkhil K Masurkar, Executive...
- Mar 03, 2022
A research pharmacist with a dynamic entrepreneurial streak, Nikkhil K Masurkar is the executive director of ENTOD Pharmaceuticals. Mumbai-based...
Spiritual Corner: You create obstacles for everything by...
- Mar 01, 2022
Questioner: The worldly life is such that there is nothing but obstacles (antaray) in it.Dadashri: You are a Parmatma (the absolute Self), but...
Natarajan Chandrasekaran: The Marathon Man’s second stint...
- Feb 27, 2022
In the early 1980s, a young man graduated in applied sciences from Coimbatore Institute of Technology. Soon after, the bright student returned home...
“Pay Attention To Detail”: Harshal Goel, Founder & CEO,...
- Feb 04, 2022
Harshal Goel was pursuing his under-graduation at City University in London. In London, young Harshal, an avid reader, happened to come across a...
Voice Of The Voiceless: Mohua Chinappa, Branding & PR...
- Feb 03, 2022
A writer, podcaster, voiceover artist and branding specialist, Mohua Chinappa has spent over 15 years in leadership positions as a public relations...
Alka Mittal, CMD, ONGC Ltd: First woman to head one of...
- Feb 01, 2022
The new year began on a grand note for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on the gender parity front. New Delhi-headquartered ONGC named Alka...
Spiritual Corner: Dhyan (Meditation) as explained by...
- Feb 01, 2022
What is meditation (dhyan)? Meditation is not something that one has to ‘do’. Meditation (dhyan) happens naturally. Meditation is a result....
Leena Nair, CEO, Chanel
- Jan 03, 2022
The long list of Indian origin executives heading global operations of multinational companies is getting longer. Leena Nair, who has adorned this...
Life Without A Goal
- Jan 02, 2022
Dadashri: What is the goal of this life? Do you understand it? Surely, there has to be some goal for this life. A person is born, grows old and is...
“Focus On The Right Problem”: Diwesh Sahai, CTO,...
- Jan 02, 2022
With a BTech graduate in aerospace engineering from IIT Kanpur, Diwesh Sahai has worked across segments, such as e-commerce, digital (e-books,...
Engineer & Entrepreneur: Ria Rustagi, Co-Founder, PankhTech
- Jan 01, 2022
A family tragedy turned Ria Rustagi into an entrepreneur. Pankhuri, Ms Rustagi’s sister, suffered from a rare brain infection in 2016 at the age...
Falguni Nayar, founder and CEO of FSN E-Commerce Ventures...
- Dec 06, 2021
Falguni Nayar stands out starkly in the action-packed world of startups and unicorns – companies with $1-billion valuation. The founder and CEO...
“Be Honest To Yourself”: Shashank Agarwal, MD, Salasar...
- Dec 06, 2021
Shashank Agarwal firmly believes that there is no substitute for hard work. The managing director of Salasar Techno Engineering has, in fact, been...
Worries: The Best Foolishness
- Dec 06, 2021
Dadashri: Worries cause damage to work. Worries reduce the quality of work from 100 per cent to 70 per cent. Worries obstruct work. If there are no...
Slicing & Dicing Data: Kavita Shenoy, Founder & CEO, Voiro
- Dec 06, 2021
Kavita Shenoy straddles the world of media and entertainment with equal ease. The young and dynamic founder and CEO of Voiro worked with many...
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Investor
- Nov 01, 2021
No stock market news appears to be complete without the mention of ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. Investors, analysts and the media keep a close...
Dada’s Novel Science – Adjust Everywhere
- Nov 01, 2021
Questioner: Now, I want a straightforward path to peace in life. Dadashri: If you simply assimilate the phrase ‘adjust everywhere’ in your...
A Multifaceted Philanthropist: Geetanjali Chopra, Founder,...
- Nov 01, 2021
An academician, researcher, columnist and philanthropist, Geetanjali Chopra is all of these rolled into one. With over ten years of experience in...
“Decide To Succeed”: Nitin Mittal, Mentor,Shanti Devi...
- Nov 01, 2021
Nitin Mittal is one of the leading charted accountants (CA) in the country. Nitin Mittal & Co, his CA firm based out of New Delhi, has been in...
“Stay Focused”: Ravinder Deep Singh Sethi, COO,...
- Oct 06, 2021
Ravinder Deep Singh Sethi has spent 22 years of his career, shaping successful business strategies. The COO of New Delhi-based...
Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon
- Oct 06, 2021
Workaholic Andy Jassy has become busier since stepping into the big shoes of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos three month ago. Mr Jassy, the former CEO...
Tapping Talent: Yogita Tulsiani, Co-Founder, iXceed...
- Oct 06, 2021
Yogita Tulsiani believes that a fusion of technology and talent provides businesses a competitive advantage. The dynamic co-founder and director of...
Science Behind Coming & Going of Money
- Oct 06, 2021
Some people believe that if they work very hard, they will be able to earn a lot of money, while others think that they can earn more with the use of...
Sudhir Sitapati - New MD and CEO of Godrej Consumer Products
- Sep 14, 2021
Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) scored a masterstroke in May by roping in Sudhir Sitapati to take over as its MD and CEO. The appointment is quite...
Messenger Of Wellness - Upasana Kamineni Konidela, Founder...
- Sep 02, 2021
Healthcare is a passion with Upasana Kamineni Konidela. Hailing from an illustrious family of healthcare professionals – Ms Konidela is...
“Embrace Change Without Fear Of Failing”: Shruti...
- Sep 01, 2021
Shruti Shibulal has always believed that value-based businesses that create lasting jobs and opportunities for diverse segments of society also end...
The purpose of human life is humanity, but how to practice...
- Sep 01, 2021
Everyone is already living life as an ordinary human being; one is born, acquires education, works, gets married, becomes a parent, becomes...
Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary...
- Aug 03, 2021
Gujarat has emerged yet again as the country's top FDI destination in FY21, accounting for about 37 per cent of India's total foreign investment...
Passionate & Resilient: Reshma Dalal, Founder & Creative...
- Aug 02, 2021
Creativity is in her blood, and she channels it into designing women’s clothing. Meet Reshma Dalal, the founder and creative director of tara and...
“Don’t Quit When The Chips Are Down”: Arjun Sagar,...
- Aug 02, 2021
Arjun Sagar never compromises on quality. The founder of Coco Leni – a sustainable, bespoke, eyewear brand, based out of Panaji, Goa – believes...
“Believe In What You Are Doing”: John Thomas, Founder,...
- Jul 04, 2021
Serial entrepreneur John Thomas was in search of a new adventure. Around the same time, he developed a serious respiratory infection, which the...
“I am FAB”: Dipali Patwa, Chief of Brand and Community,...
- Jul 03, 2021
Dipali Patwa is the group head of brand, media and community of Fabindia – a store chain, retailing garments, furnishings, fabrics and ethnic...
Tata Steel chief T V Narendran takes over as President of...
- Jul 01, 2021
T V Narendran has taken over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2021-22. The Tata Steel MD and CEO takes over as...
Anish Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,...
- Jun 01, 2021
In early April, Anish Shah took over as managing director and chief executive officer of Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M). Mr Shah – who was...
Shining Success: Rushika Kothari, Co-founder, Talisman
- May 31, 2021
Rushika Kothari has always been passionate about jewellery. The co-founder of Talisman, a Jaipur, Rajasthan-based fashion jewellery e-commerce...
TRAVELOGUE: A visit to juSTa Mukteshwar Retreat & Spa gets...
- May 31, 2021
In today’s tough times, it is no surprise that we are looking to take time off from the stresses of crazy lifestyle and unplug from webinars and...
“Respect And Care Are A Two-Way Street”: Neeraj Balani,...
- May 31, 2021
Neeraj Balani is managing director of International SOS, India, a medical and healthcare assistance provider based out of Bengaluru, Mumbai and...
“Listen Very Carefully To Negative Feedback”: Varun...
- May 03, 2021
Over a decade ago, Varun Malhotra took an interest in stock markets. Mr Malhotra’s liking for the share market was aroused when he began reading...
“AlUla Is A Heritage & Cultural Destination”: Melanie...
- May 02, 2021
Melanie DeSouza is Executive Director (Destination Marketing) of the Royal Commission for AlUla. She leads a team of specialists to develop the...
Healthy Designs: Maninder Kaur, Co-Founder, Creative...
- May 02, 2021
Maninder Kaur is one of the co-founders of Creative Design Architects, a New Delhi-based architecture firm with notable projects of diverse...
Mallika Srinivasan, Chairperson, TAFE Becomes First Lady to...
- May 01, 2021
The government seems to have taken its own privatisation drive too seriously, if the recent appointment to the Public Enterprises Selection Board...
Beyond Yoga and meditation, there is something for everyone...
- Apr 02, 2021
It is not often that one gets a chance to raft through the gushes of water; go flying fox; step into the most funky cafe; sit by the tranquil...
Sandeep Kataria,Global CEO of Bata
- Apr 01, 2021
Last December, Bata India CEO Sandeep Kataria scripted a new chapter in history when he was named the global CEO of Bata. Mr Kataria, in fact,...
Building Urban Spaces: Mitu Mathur, GPM Architects and...
- Apr 01, 2021
Mitu Mathur grew up seeing her father, Gian P Mathur, drawing up plans and designing big, architectural projects. Today, Ms Mathur is director of...
“Be At The Right Time With The Right People”: Sajeev...
- Apr 01, 2021
It would not be exaggerating to say that Sajeev Nair, the chairman and founder of Vieroots Wellness Solutions, literally breathes marketing....
“Think Long Term, Act Short Term”: Vikas Malpani, CEO,...
- Mar 02, 2021
Vikas Malpani, a seasoned technology entrepreneur, is currently the CEO of Leher, a social network app related to live-video discussions....
Prashant Kumar, CEO, Yes Bank
- Mar 01, 2021
This March, it will be a year since Prashant Kumar took charge of troubled Yes Bank. In early March 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a...
Swapna More, Co-Founder, Kagaay Technosolv
- Mar 01, 2021
A successful serial entrepreneur, Swapna More is a realtor, restaurateur and educator. She is a co-founder and joint managing director of many...
Soma Mondal takes charge as Chairperson of SAIL
- Feb 01, 2021
Soma Mondal has got off to an exceptional start in the new year. Ms Mondal, who until recently was director (commercial) of Steel Authority of...
Bianca Louzado, CEO & Founder, Code Beauty
- Feb 01, 2021
Meet Bianca Louzado, one of the most highly-regarded celebrity makeup artists on the beauty and fashion circuit today. Having honed her skills for...
“Stay Relevant”: Jaideep Mahajan, Co-Founder & CMO,...
- Jan 31, 2021
Amidst a pandemic that caught everyone off guard, Jaideep Mahajan, began his entrepreneurial journey with launch of SVISH, which claims to be the...
Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of HCL Technologies,...
- Jan 01, 2021
Roshni Nadar Malhotra, the chairperson of HCL Technologies, has been hitting the headlines quite too often this year for all the good reasons, of...
“Deliver Experience & Not Product”: RAJESH KHOSLA,...
- Dec 25, 2020
Rajesh K Khosla is extremely passionate about his work. The president and CEO of AGI Glaspac, a part of the Packaging Products Division (PPD)...
A Beautiful Life - Vasundhara Patni, Entrepreneur &...
- Dec 20, 2020
Coming from a family of industrialists, Vasundhara Patni – she is daughter of RPG Group Chairman Harsh Goenka and is married into the Patni...
Passionate Filmmaker: Deepmala, Founder & CEO, The Visual...
- Nov 30, 2020
A self-driven and free-spirited individual, Deepmala is founder and CEO of The Visual House, a Faridabad, Haryana-based video production and...
“Success is a journey”: Karanpal Singh, Founder, Hunch...
- Nov 30, 2020
Karanpal Singh is the founder of Hunch Ventures, an investment vehicle headquartered in New Delhi. Hunch is rooted in the idea that investment...
Skilling Children: Lisa Heydlauff, Founder & Director,...
- Oct 31, 2020
Lisa Heydlauff is founder and director of Going To School, a creative, not-for-profit, education trust based in India. Going To School...
“Be ready to unlearn & upgrade”: Deep Bajaj, Founder &...
- Oct 31, 2020
An award-winning, social entrepreneur, Deep Bajaj is founder and CEO of Sirona, a modern, intimate and menstrual-hygiene brand. The New...
"Use your instincts": Philip Samuel, CMD, Indfrag...
- Aug 31, 2020
Philip Samuel, the chairman and managing director of Indfrag Bio-sciences, is a serial entrepreneur, venture idea generator, inventor and...
"Play with disruptive technology": Pankil Mehta, Chief...
- Aug 01, 2020
Pankil Mehta, the chief business officer of the Alchemy Group - a leading digital media and content agency - handles businesses, such as...
