• The plants do not come to the gardener; the gardener must go to where the plants may be.
  • Each plant has different needs at different times and the gardener must anticipate those and be proactive.
  • However tall a mountain is, and however torrential the rain on it, it cannot hold water. To hold water, you need to make your mind a valley.
  • I am not the purpose, I am the mode of conveyance; like a municipal water pipe, my job is to deliver the water and not quench my own thirst.
  • Imagination is everything. If we can imagine a future, we can create it, if we can create that future, others will live in it. That is the essence of success.
Category Archives: Monthly Archives: November 2009

November 26, 2009 |
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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 … Continue reading


November 20, 2009 |
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“So, when I saw this plot, I decided I was going to build this ideal hotel. I started designing this hotel which was to be mid-market and ratio-driven. We built it in 14 months. It worked. It gave a return … Continue reading


November 18, 2009 |
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November 6, 2009 |
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We started from scratch. I studied in Delhi Public School, joined St. Stephens college. My father said, do law or journalism, be self dependant and then join politics. So, I did my law, and my father got me attached to … Continue reading


November 2, 2009 |
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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 … Continue reading