Forbes India - Zen Garden, Update
A few days back, I get this interesting proposition from Charles Assisi, Executive Editor at Forbes India - would I agree to a televised conversation on the purpose of wealth between Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar and celebrated entrepreneur GVK Reddy whose organization has done infrastructure projects like the Mumbai Airport and the Taj Krishna at Hyderabad among several other things.
I readily agreed and what a delight it was to meet both men!
The occasion was the launch of a special issue of Forbes India that listed the 100 richest Indians at The Taj Residency in Bangalore on the 20th of November.
It was an unusual experience for me to host a conversation with two very different individuals.
I am sure, all of you want to know how it went. So, here it is: you can watch the conversation televised this coming weekend.
See it on:
Forbes India show on CNBC tv18 Saturday 12:30pm and repeat on Sunday 10:00pm.
Do let me have your feedback if you get a chance to see the program. And guess who is the next in Zen Garden?
It is Cherie Blair!
So, look out for the next issue of Forbes India as well to meet another unusual individual.
My Mother is an Ugly Woman
My sense of shame in being an Indian in front of foreigners has somewhat changed over time.
When I was younger, I used to be very bothered whenever I saw people begging, pestering a visitor at the traffic intersection and of course, the sight of people defecating in full public view.
These sights do not put me to shame anymore.
I have come to terms with the underlying causes that make my countrymen beg, bother foreigners near touristic places or live in squalor next to heritage sites and five star hotels.
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