2022 is here and a new year calls for a different and new perspective on leadership. Today’s leadership challenges include 3 major areas – terrorism, climate change and depression. In my opinion, the remedy for the 3 big challenges lies in the Indian scriptures like Mahabharata, Ramayana and more.  Mahabharata is a big part of...Read More

The journey of being the founder of Bachpan Playschools to co-founding Rishihood University and writing a book about business has been wonderful but challenging. While I experience great success now, my life began in a rather struggling way.  When I was 9 months old, I contracted Polio. It was only at the age of 13...Read More

As I contemplate our participation in Sarvodaya, a Social Business Plan Competition, I realise the value of hardwork, patience and good mentorship. Sarvodaya is an international Social Business Plan Competition organised by IIT Bombay, in collaboration with VES-Yunus Center of Social Business, Deakin Business School, Australia-India Council and the Govt. of Australia.  I had an...Read More

The need for a quality youth leadership that is driven by the values of Bharat has never been as strong as it has been in recent times. To understand its significance, one needs to feel and palpate the collective consciousness. When you do that, what you will see emerging is a scene of chaos and...Read More

Imagine a lighted diya, spreading its warmth and light throughout the room, but the wind starts to blow. A glass covering is placed over the lighted diya to protect it from winds. The covering most certainly protects the diya, but soon the glass becomes black, and it begins to fade away the diya’s light. Now...Read More

“My cousins laughed at me when I first wore spectacles and for the next 3 months, I could not wear them which led to the power getting increased.  My parents got tense but I still don’t feel comfortable.” In the IIMUN session, students were asked about the most embarrassing moments that they had experienced and...Read More

Here’s an interesting thought. What if we really had two minds? Would we be led in two directions when thinking? But, why limit to two when we can have a multitude of ideas and choices that our vastly Creative Mind can conjure up?  The human brain is by far the most advanced computer we know...Read More

Governance is not a modern term; one can trace it in the recorded history of the earliest human civilisation. Yet, it isn’t easy to locate a commonly accepted definition of governance. To put it plainly, ‘governance’ could mean the “process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented)” (UNESCAP1). Depending...Read More

2000 years ago, India was the global seat of higher learning. Universities like Takshashila attracted learners from all over the world and created some of the finest leaders and scholars in human history including Chanakya and Chandragupta, and knowledge systems like Ayurveda and Arthashastra. The hallmark of such education was the emphasis on achieving one’s...Read More

Students feel inspired by motivating stories and case studies. These case studies should be of designs that are the result of collaboration among various stakeholders rather than the effort of a single “talented” designer. As the definition of creativity evolves in the twenty-first century, collaborative case studies are required. So, I’d like to direct your...Read More