Before becoming Commissioner, I was a Mumbaikar, and afterwards also I will remain a Mumbaikar. The only difference is that I am now looking from the inside, and I would like to share some glimpses with you, so you can peep into what the BMC is doing for the city of Mumbai. BMC and Mumbai are...
Ashish Hemrajani, Founder and CEO, BookMyShow, on building a sustainable business Thank you for having me. I'm honoured and truly happy to be here. A lot of people ask me, how did BookMyShow happen? It happened because of smoking and drinking. I don't smoke. I like a cigar once in a while, but Hindustan Thompson Associates...
Nazim is an extraordinary human being. He was born and brought up in Mumbai and lives here with his family and four children. Today, he has also brought his brother Mohsin, who is amongst us. As a day job, he does very ordinary work, selling pav and bread from home to home, especially in Khusro Bagh....
I want to thank you very much for this honour. In doing so, I think you are also honouring hundreds of people who have helped me grow over the years, and I am very grateful for that. I want to share a few ideas as an educationist with a passion for education. I could talk for...
PP Vineet Bhatnagar: So, we’ll start with family businesses. We are seeing that many next-generation heirs prefer to manage family investment offices rather than run family businesses. You have a long history of a family-run business house. How do you think business families can change the scale and scope of their traditional businesses, or even set...
Dr. Tarang Gianchandani, Group CEO, Healthcare Initiatives and CEO, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, in conversation with Rtn. Dr. Aashish Contractor on the transformational healthcare perspective of a healthcare leader and a doctor. Rtn. Dr. Aashish Contractor: It's nice to be on the other side of your CEO, asking the questions today. So, let's get started. Dr....
I am humbled to speak from this podium today at a club with an almost century-old legacy that has been known to give back not only to our city but to our country. I want to start by saying that I follow in the footsteps of many great people who have spoken here before me...
Rtn. Nandini Sampat: First, let me say it is our absolute pleasure at the Rotary Club of Bombay to welcome you both this afternoon for a thoughtful and forward-looking conversation that explores the possibilities that emerge when heritage and development are not at odds, but in meaningful dialogue. To set this panel off, a bit of background:...
It's a great afternoon. What a wonderful turnout for the legendary Mr. N.R. Narayana Murthy. I don’t know how many of you recall that Mr. Murthy has been to our Club before. And when I say before, I mean long back, around 2000, when I was the programme committee chairman for PP Adi Dastur. I...
Hon. Rtn. Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Enterprises, in conversation with Amit Chandra, Chairperson, Bain Capital India Advisories, on profit, purpose, and can making wealth coexist with spirituality? Amit Chandra: It’s truly a wonderful privilege to interview my friend, who’s been not just a friend for longer than I’ve known Archana, actually, but also an inspiration and a...
Rtn. Priya Tanna: Forty years of acting, 250 movies, 13 languages. Multiple accolades including many Filmfare Awards and that's just a part of it. Rarely does this level of achievement come with that level of personality as a person. That's really what he is, to not just me, but to a whole lot of us....
Rtn. Ptn. Sharan Jagtiani: Thank you, Akhil. And let me start by saying what a singular honour it is for me to be addressing this particular Rotary Club because of the several years of association. And there's another thing which comes to mind. When I was listening to the two introductions and thinking of the topic...