This video features an interview with Dr. Pawan Goenka, President of the Automotive Sector at Mahindra. He shares his early life and education in a small village and how his decision to pursue engineering and attend IIT Kanpur was a suggestion from his father. Dr. Goenka's entry into the automobile industry was somewhat accidental, as a research scholarship led him to the sector, and he enjoyed it so much that he decided to stay.

This video features an interview with Dr. Vivek Mansingh, President of the Comm & Collab Group at Cisco. Dr. Mansingh shares his upbringing in a small city in India, his education at NIT Allahabad, and his career journey through Silicon Valley, including starting his own consulting firm and building Ishoni Networks. He discusses his decision to move back to India due to a family health crisis and his subsequent roles at Portal Software, Dell, and Cisco. Dr.

This video features an interview with Ravi Venkatesan, the former Chairman of Microsoft India, where he discusses his life journey, career, and insights on success. He shares his early life as a shy individual and how his mother and a sixth-grade teacher helped him overcome it and sparked his interest in science. He talks about his education at IIT and his career path from building a diesel engine business to joining Microsoft, a move he considered risky.

This video features an interview with Abin Das, Director of Hinduja Group. Abin Das shares his journey from being born in Shillong to moving to Calcutta at 16 to work due to economic hardships, starting his career at the predecessor of British Airways while attending college. He emphasizes the importance of hard work, personal and professional integrity, and fearlessness as key factors in his rapid career progression, noting that he was never in one job for more than 18 months or two years, constantly moving up the ranks.

This video features an interview with Mr. Ajay Piramal, Chairman of Piramal Group. He shares his experience of being entrusted with running a cutting tools business at the age of 22, emphasizing that his training came from on-the-job experience. He highlights the importance of humility, listening to others, and having the courage to make decisions, even small ones, early in one's career. Mr. Piramal stresses the significance of starting decision-making early in one's career and taking risks. He suggests looking for mentors and studying success stories.

This video features an interview with Mr. Bazmi Husain, the Country Manager and Managing Director of ABB India. He shares details about his upbringing and academic journey, emphasizing that he didn't have a grand plan for his career but rather took opportunities as they came. He highlights the importance of passion in one's work. The conversation shifts to India's electrical energy situation, noting that it's a deficit country with per capita consumption significantly lower than the world average, and that over 70% of electrical energy comes from burning fossil fuels. Mr.

This video features an interview with Mr. Bharadwaj. He shares his early life and upbringing, highlighting a strong academic culture at home. From a young age, he was driven by excellence in everything he did, a value that became central to his pursuits. He recounts how he would focus on the few marks he missed in exams, not just the knowledge gap, but the underlying reasons for it, which helped him develop a strong sense of perfection.

This video features an interview with Mr. Bhaskar Bhat, the Managing Director of Titan Industries. Mr. Bhat shares his early life and career journey, emphasizing the learning experience gained from living in different cities. He explains that Titan Industries prioritizes performance and interest over educational qualifications for most roles, highlighting examples of employees transitioning between departments. Mr.

This video features an interview with Mr. C.K. Ranganathan, the MD of CavinKare. Mr. Ranganathan shares his early life and family background, noting his father's entrepreneurial journey despite family objections. His father's philosophy was that "whatever rich man enjoys common man should be afford to," leading him to innovate by repacking pharmaceutical items into small, single-dosage sachets, targeting the "bottom of the pyramid" where margins were very low and less attractive for larger organizations.

This video features an interview with Deep Kalra, Founder & CEO of MakeMyTrip. The discussion primarily revolves around MakeMyTrip's decision to go public and the intricate process of their IPO. Kalra explains that the IPO served two main purposes: to provide an exit strategy for their financial shareholders and to raise capital to fund future strategies and growth initiatives, particularly in mergers and acquisitions (M&A).