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Rashi Agarwal, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer, Zypp Electric

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Roadblocks To India’s Global Status Ambitions

While the Modi government was wallowing in self-praise for having beaten the Covid-19 pandemic, images of burning corpses told a different story. T.V. Paul, in his book The Unfinished Quest: India’s Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi, explores India’s desire to achieve influence in the changing world order and highlights the challenges that stand in its way

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Nature Beckons

When not busy at work, Naivedya Agarwal, co-founder and CEO of manufacturing start-up Runaya, indulges in activities that keep him close to nature, like wildlife photography, safaris, flying and holidays at beaches and the hills 

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Complexities of Governance in a Democracy

Democracy is a work in progress and needs careful monitoring, managing, nurturing and protecting, writes entrepreneur and policy maker Sam Pitroda in his latest book The Idea of Democracy. He examines its workings globally and in India, observing distraction, distortion and derailment in democracy over the past few years

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In the Right Ensemble

Manish Kapoor, MD and CEO of clothing brand Pepe Jeans India, finds happiness in spending time with his family and bonding with them over leisure trips, Formula One races, cricket matches and cooking 

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The Joy of Adjusting a Little

Partha DeSarkar, executive director and CEO of Hinduja Global Solutions, not only advocates making small adjustments but also taking oneself less seriously to remain happy

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Amit Jain, Global CEO, Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy

Reading rejuvenates the mind and body, feels Amit Jan, an avid reader himself

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A Nation Stuck Between Missing Jobs and Growth Ambitions

India grapples with a job crisis fuelled by factors including high youth unemployment, educational and skill imbalance and low female participation, among others. In their book, The Elephant Moves: India’s New Place in the World, Amitabh Kant and Amit Kapoor explore India’s economic evolution through the lens of competitiveness, stressing the need for, and challenges to, policy changes in its run to becoming a developed economy by 2047

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Getting Her Priorities Right

Smita Jatia, vice chairperson of Westlife Foodworld, has donned many a hat—she is a wife, mother, grandmother, businesswoman, mentor and philosopher. While she feels there is no work-life balance for women, she believes it is important to set priorities and say no when necessary

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Taking Off On The Right Foot

Hailing from Amarkantak, a town nestled amid mountains in Madhya Pradesh, love for activities like mountain climbing, paragliding and bouldering came naturally to Abhimanyu Saxena, co-founder of edtech start-up Scaler

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Wipro's No to Narayana Murthy: A Rejection That Changed Indian IT Sector’s Face

Before he set up what was to become one of Indian IT sector’s biggest success stories, Narayana Murthy was rejected by Wipro chairman Azim Premji. The Infosys chairman later found out that Premji considered this one of his gravest errors of judgement. In her latest book An Uncommon Love Story, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores little known facets of Murthy’s life and the influential role his wife Sudha played in it

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Vijai Kishan Radhakrishnan

Head, Fidelity Wealth, India and Regional Chair, Fidelity Investments India