The one important factor that keeps me going is the kind of people I work with.

The one important factor that keeps me going is the kind of people I work with.

One feels very blessed to be born into a family like the Birla family, which is a household name in India, which stands for tradition, is yet contemporary, stands for trust.

The work environment is very important in determining how enjoyable work is. It is very important to work with smart guys who have a superior level of intellectual bandwidth and still have softer skills as well.

Jack Welch is someone who I have always admired. In India, Narayana Murthy is someone who I have great respect for.

To globalize for the sake of globalizing-as a matter of ego-is perilous. Expanding internationally is hard, risky work. Globalization is not just about putting up a plant. It's not about making an acquisition. It's much, much more.

First create jobs, and then provide skills to people.