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Gurumaa Yogita Khatri: Building a Life Around Preventive Wellness, Natural Living and Community Care
For Gurumaa Yogita Khatri, wellness is not something that begins when illness appears. It begins much earlier, through everyday food choices, movement, sleep, thoughts, emotional balance and a closer relationship with nature. With more than 27 years of experience as a Yoga and Naturopathy professional, motivational speaker, healer and wellness practitioner, Gurumaa has spent her career encouraging people to take greater responsibility for their health. She is the founder of N
2 days ago4 min read


The Smarter Way to Borrow: How Rama Samudrala & Sasha Lucas Built BankEzee
Rama Samudrala and Sasha Lucas are the co founders of BankEzee, a financial advisory company built around a simple belief that borrowing should not add more stress to people’s lives. Their work focuses strongly on Loan Merge and debt consolidation, helping individuals and businesses manage multiple EMIs, credit card dues and high interest loans with greater confidence. For both Rama and Sasha, entrepreneurship was never only about building a successful company. They believe t
3 days ago3 min read


Dr. Srikanta Kumar Padhy: Redefining Healthcare from City to Village
For Dr. Srikanta Kumar Padhy, healthcare has never been confined to a clinic or hospital. His journey has been shaped by a simple belief that quality medical care should reach people regardless of where they live or what they can afford. In rural communities, where distance from hospitals can become a serious barrier, Srikanta believes the doctor sometimes has to go where the patient is. His work carries a strong community focus. There have been nights when a phone call from
3 days ago2 min read


Beyond Profit: The Entrepreneur Turning Ideas Into India’s Next Big Businesses
Dr Periasamy Pradeep’s entrepreneurial journey was shaped by personal experience, setbacks, and a growing understanding that meaningful business begins with taking ownership of a problem. His experience of building and running a business, including the painful lesson of seeing something he had built being sold, changed the way he looked at entrepreneurship. It moved him beyond simply building a company and towards becoming a venture builder and investor who helps founders fac
3 days ago3 min read


Pankaj Shah: Building METRO Elevators Through Engineering, Manufacturing and Trust
When an elevator carries hundreds of people every day, the machinery behind it has to deliver far more than movement between floors. It needs careful engineering, dependable components, precise installation and regular maintenance. For Pankaj Shah, these requirements have shaped a professional journey that has been closely connected with the growth of METRO Elevators Company Private Limited in Ahmedabad. Founded in Ahmedabad in 1998, METRO has grown around the manufacture, su
3 days ago3 min read


Ajit Sharma and the Push for a More Trusted Indian Relocation Industry
For Ajit Sharma, the idea behind the Movers Federation of India was born from a simple belief that the Indian relocation industry could become more professional, trusted and respected if genuine movers came together. After spending years watching the industry grow, he also saw the problems that came with it. Many honest and capable packers and movers were working hard to serve customers, yet there was no strong common body bringing them together, giving them a collective voic
3 days ago5 min read


Beyond the Dental Chair: Dr. Rajat Miglani’s Journey of Care and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Rajat Miglani’s journey in dentistry began with a fascination for medicine and science and a desire to work in a profession that could make a real difference in people’s lives. After completing his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Government Dental College, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak, he began building his career as a dental surgeon. Dentistry taught Dr. Rajat patience, precision, discipline and the responsibility that comes with a patient’s trust.
Sep 32 min read


Maliha Bano: Building The Blue Chef Through Creativity, Passion and Personal Touch
For Maliha Bano, The Blue Chef was never meant to be just another café. It began as a deeply personal idea shaped by years of working across fashion design, interior design, jewellery design, makeup artistry, styling, food styling and personality development. Each discipline taught her to look at people, spaces, presentation and detail differently. When these experiences eventually came together, hospitality became the natural place to bring them all to life. The thought behi
Sep 34 min read


Ar. Shikhar Gupta: From Architecture to a Diversified Entrepreneurial Journey
For Ar. Shikhar Gupta, entrepreneurship did not begin with a business plan. It grew from curiosity, creativity and a desire to build something of his own. With more than 17 years of experience in architecture, interiors, construction and Vastu, Ar. Shikhar gradually discovered that the skills he developed as an architect could be applied far beyond buildings. His entrepreneurial journey took shape through ARYAVASTU, his design consultancy bringing together Architecture, Inter
Sep 32 min read


From Curiosity to Calling: Pratiksha Ghodke’s Journey Into Tarot
Pratiksha Ghodke never planned to build a career around Tarot. While pursuing her Master’s degree in English Literature, her mother came across a Tarot reading video on YouTube and suggested that she watch it. She watched the video, then a few more, and by the end of the day, she knew she wanted to learn Tarot and use the skill to help people. What began with curiosity slowly became a profession and later, a business through AnkharaTarot. Tarot appealed to Pratiksha’s creativ
Sep 32 min read


Turning Financial Complexity Into Opportunity: The Amita Goyal Story
Amita Goyal’s journey with Glasba Services began with a simple observation about the MSME financing market. Many business promoters were unable to access the right funding, not because their businesses lacked potential, but because they did not always have the knowledge needed to understand financial products, funding structures and the requirements of different lenders. Amita saw a gap between promoters and the right financial institutions, along with the complexity that oft
Sep 33 min read


From Failure to Fine Jewelry: The Remarkable Journey of Punit Sahu
Punit Sahu’s entrepreneurial journey began during his college years between 2015 and 2018, when business was already on his mind. He wanted to understand how businesses work, gain real experience and build something of his own. His first attempt was a small clothing business, but it failed. Instead of stopping there, Punit learned from the experience and returned to business with lessons from his father and their family business. His next chapter came through his father’s loo
Sep 32 min read


From Helping Hands to Changing Lives: The Vision of Vijin V
For Vijin V, entrepreneurship was never about building a business for personal success. It started with a simple wish to improve the lives of people who needed help the most. Growing up, he saw children struggling to access education, families facing financial hardship, and many people living without proper healthcare awareness or emotional guidance. His experience in healthcare, counselling, and community service gradually shaped his purpose. That purpose became Helping Hand
Sep 32 min read


Dr. Sreenivasu Pethakamsetti: From Indian Navy Service to Building a Health Focused Mission
Dr. Sreenivasu Pethakamsetti was born into a humble farming family in Kasimkota, Andhra Pradesh. Despite limited resources, his parents placed great importance on education, hard work and perseverance. Determined to serve the nation, he pursued his dream of joining the Indian Navy and went on to serve for nearly two decades. His years in the armed forces shaped his approach to discipline, leadership, responsibility and resilience, qualities that would later become the foundat
Sep 35 min read


The Conversation India Was Afraid to Have: Dr. Vikram Dukle’s Vision for INTIVIV
Dr. Vikram Dukle has spent years helping women and couples through some of the most personal moments of their lives. As a Cosmetic Gynaecologist and Sexual Medicine Expert, he came to understand that medical treatment alone could not address every concern. Many patients needed trusted guidance, accurate information, empathy, and the confidence to speak openly about intimate health. Those conversations gradually changed the direction of his career. Instead of building another
Sep 33 min read


Dr. Shafiulla: Building a Future for Diabetes Care in Koppal
Dr. Shafiulla never saw City Sugar Clinic as just another medical practice. From the beginning, he believed people in Koppal deserved access to quality diabetes care without travelling to bigger cities. That belief became the reason he built a clinic focused on diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disorders, obesity, and dyslipidemia, giving patients one place where they could receive personalized treatment, regular follow ups, lifestyle counselling, and access to specialist care.
Aug 313 min read


Brijendra Singh: Building FinceptPro Around the Capital Gap
Brijendra Singh built FinceptPro after spending years watching a gap that many growing businesses struggled to cross. India had no shortage of ambitious founders, yet many companies lacked the financial guidance and access to capital needed for steady expansion. That thought stayed with him through a decade of work across India, Europe, and the Middle East. Those experiences shaped his belief that good businesses often miss opportunities because the financial side is not buil
Aug 312 min read


Meenakshi Agrawal: Bringing Ancient Wisdom Into Modern Life
Meenakshi Agrawal has built her work around an idea that is both timeless and increasingly relevant to contemporary life: the spaces people live and work in can influence how they feel, think and make decisions. Through Meenakshi Method and Tathastu World, she has created two distinct ventures that bring together Fengshui, Vastu, Astrology, Numerology, Mantras, rituals, crystals and spiritual practices in a contemporary format. With more than 20 years of experience, Meenakshi
Aug 313 min read


S. Tanuja Sri Sasi Kumar: When Writing Became a Way of Finding Herself
S Tanuja Sri Sasi Kumar has loved writing stories since childhood. During her teenage years, writing became more than a hobby. It became a friend, a way to express thoughts, escape difficult moments, and understand herself better. Before publishing her debut novel, she had already written essays, articles, poems, and short pieces, slowly discovering that writing was the talent she could truly call her own. Her debut novel, If You Had Loved Me APPA, grew from an interest in a
Aug 312 min read


Sheetal Goradia: Turning Health Challenges Into a Purpose-Driven Wellness Ecosystem
Sheetal Goradia’s entrepreneurial journey did not begin with the ambition to simply start a business. It began with a desire to understand health. Personal health challenges made her question the conventional idea that health should receive attention only after something goes wrong. Her interest grew around nutrition, daily habits, stress, sleep and lifestyle, and gradually developed into professional education. She saw a gap between knowing what is healthy and actually being
Aug 312 min read
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