One of the pre - requisites for children becoming proactive and responsible citizens is the availability of enough role models inside and outside the school.

A girl child who is even a little bit educated is more conscious of family planning, health care and, in turn, her children's own education.

Inflation is taking up the poverty line, and poverty is not just economic but defined by way of health and education.

With the attention I got on my wealth, I thought I would have become a source of resentment, but it is just the other way around - it just generates that much more ambition in many people.

Leadership is the self-confidence of working with people smarter than you.

People are the key to success or extraordinary success.

I was 21 and had spent the last few years in Stanford University Engineering School at California. Many people advised me to take up a nice, cushy job rather than face the challenges of running a hydrogenated oil business. Looking back, I am glad I decided to take charge instead. Essentially leadership begins from within. It is a small voice that tells you where to go when you feel lost. If you believe in that voice, you believe in yourself.