'Show respect to everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job is.' While most of the us started working either during our college or post our graduation, Puneet Singh Pesricha, Founder, Singh Consultancy started off as a newspaper delivery boy during his school days. He lost his

'Meditate because some questions can't be answered by Google.' With a passion for music, Pankaj Nagpal, Director, Travstarz Global Group - A CTRIP Invested Company started learning classical singing from the age of 5. During his early college days, he became 'Artist of the week' on AIR (All India Radio) for

'Fear can only be mastered outside of your comfort zone.' Started off in 1997 with a Mumbai based travel company, Purvi Jhaveri, Director, Sunday Pure Holidays worked in different job titles, roles and departments to reach where she is today. However, each time she had to move out of her comfort

Dear Society, Just because we want our own version of 'Happily Ever After' doesn't mean you have the right to criticise, shame or judge us. From losing her parents to cancer and experiencing anxiety attacks at work, Hiral Somani, Director, Holiday Exotica has faced loads of struggles in life and had to

'You've got one life, one chance. So make the best of it', believes Yatiraj Kabra, Head - Sales & Marketing, Guideline Travels LLP Coming from a small town (in Madhya Pradesh), life moved to fast lane when Yatiraj shifted to Mumbai in 2005 for higher studies. "My uncle started a new

'She needed a hero, so that's what she became.' Raised by a strong single mother and being the eldest in the siblings, Shubhangi Chitre, Founder, BTFL Travel PVT LTD became the 'Man of the house' and started working from an early age of 17. However, she never gave up on her

'Embrace the struggle & let it make you stronger', believes Vishal Bhatia, Country Manager - India, Visit Britain (Love GREAT Britain) At 18, while everyone was enjoying college years and planning a career, Vishal was working part-time with an e-card company to pay his college fees. The family fortune changed and his

Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night," says Nagsri Prasad Shashidhar, Founder, NAGSRI. With a Masters in Microbiology, Nagsri started with Thomas Cook back in 1996 as a Middle Management Trainee. It was here that she found her passion

"Working moms are the real heroes," says Reena Chopra, Director, MAGICAL HOLIDAYS (P) LTD Reena worked with Thomas Cook India in late 90s but quit to attend to her ailing mother-in-law. Alongside, she also started a travel agency (called VR Travels during initial years) from the backyard of her parent's house

Sometimes you gotta be a beauty and a beast, says Reena Sachdev, Director, Travel Arena who claims to be one of the youngest Assistant Manager - Products at one of the leading tour companies in India at a mere age of 24. For someone who experienced corporate world politics in that