Category : Personal Philosophy

Personal Philosophy - Sarcha

Homemakers as CEOs: How Recognizing Domestic Leadership Can Transform Society

In today’s fast-paced world, the leadership and management skills of homemakers often go unnoticed. Despite handling finances, decision-making, and emotional well-being for their families, they are rarely acknowledged as the true CEOs of the home. Why is this? Cultural norms have long undervalued domestic work, labeling it as much less prestigious than corporate roles even […]

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Personal Philosophy - Sarcha

Launch of LEO1 – Mastercard by Indian Cricket Team Captain, Rohit Sharma

At the outset I want to thank my founder friend, Rohit Gajbhiye for giving me the opportunity to be a part of the launch of Leo1 -Mastercard. I was able to have a one on one with the man himself Rohit Sharma and Rohit Gajbhiye who introduced me as someone who is deeply engaged in promoting […]

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Personal Philosophy

Thoughts on Personal Balance Sheet

As we step into 2024, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on our personal balance sheet. It is therefore important to assess our tangible and intangible assets, liabilities and reserves. In my personal view, the asset side should start with: On the other hand the liabilities could be as under: Financial Debt I […]

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Personal Philosophy - Startup

Thoughts on helping children become great leaders

I believe that every child is born with a potential to be a leader/entrepreneur/intrapreneur. Here are some of my thoughts on helping them become great leaders. A lot of these thoughts have come from observing my grandson, Rihaan. I am deeply impressed by how he has picked up leadership traits even though he has not […]

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Personal Philosophy

Tribute for my dear mother, Lt Smt Sarla Devi on her 100th Birth Anniversary, 10th October 2023

At the onset, I would like to wish my dear mother, Late Smt Sarla Devi, a very happy 100th Birth Anniversary. It was a great coincidence that we were at Mata Vaishno Devi, and we had amongst the best darshan on this wonderful day of my mother’s birthday. This was possible because of blessings and […]

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Personal Philosophy - Startup

Role of foundations in nation building for India @ 100

On this wonderful occasion of 75 years of Independent India, I am sharing my thoughts below on the role of foundations in nation building for India at 100. Firstly, I would like to salute to the people who have committed large amount of funds for making a significant positive impact in lives of people. As […]

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Personal Philosophy

My life experiences and learnings

I was invited by my founder friend Abhishek Shah (co-founder, Almo) to deliver a talk to the young team members at Almo – one of my investee companies. I spent some time talking about my experiences starting with the foundational values and philosophy of my life, besides sharing few learnings based on my personal and […]

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Personal Philosophy

Happy Mother’s Day – Tribute to my mother Lt. Smt. Sarla Devi

My mother, Sarla Devi was born in Pakistan. She was the only child and came from a very rich background. Post partition she had to shift to India with a daughter and had a very challenging time and they were almost surviving by the day. She was blessed with three more children post the partition […]

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Personal Philosophy

My Journey in 2020: Higher Purpose, Startup Investments

The Covid-19 pandemic took over our lives in the year 2020. The pandemic created disruptions in our journeys of life, and we have seen new normal emerge because of this pandemic. I am blessed to have been able to live my values, continue to stay focused on my higher purpose of staying happy, spreading happiness, […]

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Personal Philosophy

Importance of Power of Listening and Life Long Learner – Some thoughts

I have been reflecting on the relationship between Listener and Lifelong learner and its linkage to becoming a successful leader who is loved and admired in the current environment.  Here are some of my high-level thoughts based on my understanding of spirituality, consciousness,  and life’s learnings: We don’t tend to listen with an open mind, either […]

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