In a country like India, where summer temperatures regularly cross 45°C, and power cuts are part of daily life, you learn to innovate differently. For Indian engineers and manufacturers, the central question cooling aims to answer is not one of comfort, but survival. Limited

What if kids were taught how to run businesses before they even hit their teens? Not just reading about finance in textbooks, but actually building something from scratch. Managing money. Taking risks. Even giving back. Back in 2022, when I was the Chairman of Young Indians

Recently, We had the privilege of attending a talk by Revant Himatsingka (Food Pharmer). Revant is a well-known name by now, especially after his Label Padhega India campaign was acknowledged by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The setting was close to my heart:

How often do leaders put themselves last? While moderating a session with Sohrab Khushrushahi few days back, I had to confront this question in the most direct way. My journey with Young Indians (Yi) has given me many opportunities to learn, lead, and grow alongside some

At most companies, employees are told what they can’t do. At Netflix, they’re told the opposite. I’ve been reading No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer, and one story in it struck a chord. It was a case study on company dinners. In one organisation, employees were

It wasn’t supposed to be a work trip. But it turned into one of the most insightful ones I’ve had. I recently visited Sri Lanka for a short break. I wasn’t there for work. But I came back thinking about it anyway. Everywhere I went, from resorts and restaurants to even small

Travel changes how you see the world. For me, it also changes how I build. Over the past few months, I’ve travelled to Europe and Sri Lanka. Two very different countries that gave two very different lessons. Over the years, I’ve developed a habit. One born out of sheer

What if you could take someone’s dream…and make it fly? On one 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲, we tried to do exactly that. A few years ago, I had helped run a project as the Chairperson of Young Indians Kolkata, Chapter. A project aptly called ‘𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲.’

Sometimes, we find the seed of an idea in the most unexpected places. For me, it was years ago, at a traffic light. Those who know me might have heard about the ‘Make A Wish’ project I started during my time as Chairperson of Young Indians Kolkata Chapter. We started

Some legacies are inherited. Others are rebuilt, from the ground up. When I think about resilience, I think of my grandfather, Sushil Chand Soni. At just 17, he faced what most adults wouldn’t recover from: a collapsed family business, legal battles, and betrayal that cost the

It’s not every day that a conference makes you feel like you’ve stepped into an old chapter of your life. Recently at NAPCON, that’s exactly what happened. I met Chetan Bhagat again…two years after he launched my book 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 on stage in 2022.

You don’t expect to attend a medical conclave and walk away having witnessed a world record being made. But sometimes life surprises you in the most unexpected ways. Recently, I attended NAPCON, and I’m still processing what I witnessed. Not just the scale of it, but the

On 6th December 2025, Yi chapters across the country welcomed new leadership. At Yi Kolkata, it was a moment of particular pride. For the first time, the chapter will be led by two women: Nupur Vaish as Chair and Rashika Jain as Co-Chair. It’s easy to treat this as a symbolic

On 2nd and 3rd January, a team of 11 from our organization, Dynamic Engineers Pvt Ltd, attended a Scaling Up workshop led by Naren Agarwal. From the workshop, we took away an arsenal of tools and frameworks. But I also took away something else: renewed clarity about my role as a

This Valentine’s Day, I’ve found myself thinking about Valentine’s Day, 2022. At the time, I was serving as Chair of Young Indians Kolkata. And the question that kept coming back to me that February was this: If Valentine’s Day is meant to celebrate love, why not celebrate it

"Boring" isn't bad. In fact, for entrepreneurs, MSMEs, and global investors, boring is often brilliant. If you're building a business, what you really want from the government is stability. Predictability. A sense that the rules won’t change overnight. Budget 2026 seems to

Recently, I had the privilege of joining Akshar Yadav's session, ‘Marketing Demystified’, alongside close to a hundred peers from across industries. It was a learning packed session, with case studies, storytelling, real-world examples, analyses, but one analogy really stayed

Seven generations of my family have worshipped at the Nasiyan, the Jain temple in Ajmer. Every time I step inside, I am reminded that this temple was once just a dream. The Nasiyan was completed in 1865 by my ancestor, Seth Moolchandji Soni. But the story of its creation begins

Last month, I had the opportunity to spend three days at FAN Expo Hyderabad. It was a meeting point of innovation, expertise, and ambition, of legacy manufacturers and emerging designers alike, coming together to push the industry forward. Between February 12th to 14th, I met

A few weeks ago, I visited Rajasthan. There, I encountered something incredible: the coming together of the present and the past. I was exploring the old havelis of Jaipur, some of them were now 200, 300 years old. What fascinated me was some of these havelis were being