A movie that inspires you…
Pather Panchali directed by the great Satyajit Ray, which is such a well told story on simple living and human relationships.
...and a song?
I am a huge Kishore Kumar fan. The track 'Kuchh Toh Log Kahenge' resonates with reality. I thoroughly believe that one ought to follow one's heart, whatever others may think of you.
When anxiety sets in?
Music works as a great stress-buster. When I am alone at work or home, I put the player on and croon away to happiness!
Other ways to de-stress?
If I think a project could be stressful, I plan and delegate. Stress levels escalate when you are not sure if your plans will give the desired results. So, I take small decisions every day, things turn out as planned and stress goes out the window.
1 December 2025
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An anecdote or lesson you’d like to share?
Once, during the early days of Bizongo, I met a very successful and senior internet entrepreneur and excitedly pitched the idea of our start-up to him. But, he seemed unimpressed. He told me that we should build a B2B chat service instead, because he believed our idea didn’t have a lot of merit. It was disheartening but we stuck to our original plan, and boy, am I glad that we did!
