Personal Philosophy | Sarcha

66 years of My Life Journey empowered by resilience and gratitude in 70 minutes

Share :

Over the years, I’ve been encouraged by friends, founders, and CXOs to document my journey. Many believe that my experiences, culminating in recognitions from Forbes India and Fortune India as one of the top angel investors, are worth sharing. This journey, marked by values and great outcomes, has much to offer.

Recently, serendipity played its part. I received an invitation from Raul Handa , Founder and CEO of Fortune Favours the Brave to share my story on their podcast series. Initially, I was surprised and curious—why me? Raul explained that they seek hiddengems whose stories aren’t widely known. This deeply touched me. In my view the selection wasn’t just about monetarywealth but also the spiritualwealth and values I’ve cultivated.

Growing up in a low-middle-class family, I’ve always been driven by values such as gratitude, humility, surrender, respect, resilience, patience, acceptance, love, empathy, trust, transparency, and acceptance. Raul and Aditii Handa invitation to share my journey was a natural fit. It aligns with my aspiration to write a book on delivering outcomes driven by a higher purpose of spreading happiness and core values.

Condensing 66 years—or approximately 600,000 hours—into a 70-minute podcast was challenging. As it was my first podcast in a studio and in front of cameras, I was understandably nervous. I believe I’ll improve with future podcasts and while writing my book.

Though the video is lengthy, even a 15-20 minute glimpse will reveal insights around the following topics:

  • Some groundbreaking transactions and related philosophies
  • The role and empowerment I got from Mr. Sunil Munjal with regards to harmonious realignment between Hero and Honda, Munjal family realignment, and company turnaround
  • Role of making me tough to face realities to face challenges by Mr DS Brar at Ranbaxy and Mr Rakesh Chopra at Escorts
  • Concept of an owner’s mindset
  • Role of a Guru
  • The philosophy of angel investing
  • My inspiration for version 2.0 and challenges
  • Value of people connection
  • Gut-driven decisions and measured risks
  • Power of gratitude
  • Positive thinking
  • How lucky and blessed I am
  • Influence of my parents and Maa Durga on my life journey

I am extremely thankful to my wife Poonam for being a pillar of strength, my children Rohan Chanana and Ishani Chanana Talwar and their spouses Upasana Bedi and Sirav Talwar for their role as dost and our young prince and grandchild Rihaan who brings smiles on our faces.

I also like to thank all my Gurus and dosts ( names in comments).

I’ve strived to be as authentic as possible and may have overstepped in some areas.

Your feedback is invaluable as I continue to repay my debt to society by sharing knowledge and promoting entrepreneurship.