Devan Bhalla

A doctor who became an #IAS officer with a 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡. An MBBS graduate from the renowned King George's Medical University (Lucknow), Priyanka Shukla's life took a turn when she visited a slum to conduct checkups.

She saw a woman and her child consuming unhealthy water and she asked as to why they were doing so. “𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫?“, asked the woman and this surprised her.

This single incident prompted her to pursue a career in civil services and in her second attempt she cracked the exam with an 𝐀𝐈𝐑 73.

Ever since, she has worked for the community in the state of Chhattisgarh and has also been the recipient of the Census Silver Medal for her outstanding performance and an award from the President for her literacy campaign.

We sincerely hope that there are more leaders like you who follow their conscience and act.



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How many people come forward to assist someone when they are in need? Imagine someone losing a job, going through a life crisis, or feeling lonely. How often does someone step up to guide you or even listen to you?

While talking to a friend of mine who recently lost a job, he found out that no one in his vicinity supported him or even 'heard' him out to understand his side of the scenario.

I was left stunned by this.

“Family and friends don't want to talk to me. It is like that my worth was equated with what I made and did for them and not who I am.“

I utilized this understanding to address a gathering of students at a top college in Delhi University where I cited this as an example in order to address success and failure (privacy taken care of).

Here's what you can do to bring in empathy for others who might REALLY need it:

▶️Understood the difference of opinion and value a unique POV

▶️Be willing to have a conversation with people (and not just 'hear' them)

▶️ Realize that 'oxytocin' promoting responses of eye contact and soft touch can actually bring in a change of response

Try these out and watch this video to understood how an empathetic society will look like👇

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She went from being a 45 percent scorer in school to being the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. A middle-class upbringing to being #2 at IMF, the journey of Gita Gopinath is inspiring👇

A Gold medallist in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College For Women and Delhi School of Economics, Gita went on to become a tenured professor at Harvard University.

Just like a regular student, she intended to do an #MBA and also try a hand at #UPSC CSE before making a career in #Economics.

She initially got into the University of Washington for a 5 year Ph.D. program but such was her credibility that her mentor wrote her letters of recommendation to move to a top school.

She completed her Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2001 and joined the University of Chicago as an Assistant Professor and then to #Harvard.

She worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, National Bureau of Economic Research and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a part of her assignments before she went on to work for the #IMF.

Her story only makes one point right - If only we put in our heart to what we do, we can achieve anything along with the support of one's family.

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He was an all-rounder - brilliant in academics, a green belt in karate, a national level table tennis player and the best #NCC cadet of North India but dreamt of just one thing - serving in the Indian Army.

Born in 1974, in Palampur, the story of Captain Vikram Batra is one which is a classic.

Since 1999, Captain Vikram Batra's story has been legendary. He was awarded the 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗩𝗶𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗿𝗮, India's highest award for gallantry in battle.

He cracked the CDS exam in 1996 and went on to serve in the Kargil war where his deeds made him a true hero.

He captured Peak 4875 along with his team of brave soldiers but laid down his life in return while saving a junior's life.

He is popularly known as the 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙡

Here was his quote when he chose not to serve in Merchant Navy and chose Indian Army instead:

“𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲; 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆.”

Salute to the brave personality.

If only each one of us has such conviction in life, can we achieve greatness.

P.S.: Inviting thoughts from military leaders who have served the nation.

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Tamil Nadu (India) produces more wind power than Sweden/ Denmark and is an emerging leader in the renewable energy scene!!

That's a feather in the cap for India and a valid lesson which can be learnt by other Indian states to boost their green energy plans :)

Loved this video from the World Economic Forum!



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From being college dropouts to building a $ 2 billion firm, #Zerodha’s Nikhil and Nithin Kamath rose from a humble middle-class background as they built one of India’s largest brokerage houses – all on bootstrap! Read on (+ a gym connect who got Nithin his 1st break as a stock broker and connection with ‘Tarzan’ and ‘Columbus’)👇

Nikhil and Nithin Kamath, the face of India’s financial landscape have rose to prominence in the last decade BUT life wasn’t always rosy.

Sons of a bank employee, both had their unique journeys before they became billionaires.

Nithin, having had started stock trading at 17 while donning multiple hats like MLM scheme agent, had faced losses during the dotcom bubble burst of 2001.

This left him with a job at a call centre but a gym connect turned out to be fruitful.

An HNI handed him a cheque of Rs. 25 lakhs for portfolio management.

Soon he started managing this for a few more clients just through that one gym friend.

Nithin decided to become a stockbroker with Reliance Money.

Nikhil joined in soon after and the firm was named as ‘Kamath Associates’

Nithin parallelly built stock trading communities under the pseudo-names of ‘Tarzan’ and ‘Columbus’ on Yahoo and Orkut for scouting customers.

Nithin had started trading on NSE through a free trading platform (Neat on Web) which got him curious.

The platform idea to bring in accessible trading options to users with issues pertaining to the high brokerage fees and transparency w.r.t. brokers.

Bam!

Zerodha was born in 2010 but gaining those initial 5k customers was a task.

Built on free-and-open-source software, Zerodha has been led to superstardom by its CTO (Mr. Nadh) as well.

Macro-economic factors like Aadhar linkage and COVID contributed to the rising number of users on the platform (atleast a 5X growth).

It isn’t just the profitability that the two brothers are pursuing but also their philanthropic efforts which make them stand out.

Indeed, a fan of the Kamaths and the entire team at this firm :D

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From a beauty queen to an Indian Army officer, the story of Lt. Garima Yadav’s story is one of inspiration. Read on for more👇
 
An alumna of St. Stephen’s College (Delhi University), Garima won a beauty pageant, and she was expected to travel to Italy for the international round.
 
BUT,
 
She chose to serve her country instead as she went on to join OTA Chennai instead of appearing for the pageant’s international appearance.
 
Not only did she appear for the Combined Defence Services (CDS) exam but also cleared it along with the Services Selection Board (SSB) interview.
 
She cleared the training from OTA Chennai and got commissioned as an Army officer.
 
“The weather was also unfavourable, I did not have very good physical standards but somehow I managed for the first few months, I didn’t give up and improved drastically.”
 
It is surreal to read such stories where an individual exercises their choice and chooses to serve the nation.
 
Hats off Garima ji.
 
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How do you react to a situation which might make you feel uncomfortable? A bad appraisal. An ugly situation with a friend. A job opportunity not converting. Situations test us and our reactions almost on a daily basis. How do you respond to them? Read on for more 👇

3 situations were shared by people from the network with me over the last 4 days:

▶️ “I was in the process of a job opportunity for the last 3 months. In the end, it went on hold,” a grad from one of the IIMs quoted.

▶️ “Boss is so derogatory towards me. He appears to support but is the reason why I am not getting growth,” a working professional with over 9 years of experienced vented out.

▶️ “A friendship turned toxic which has given a lot of heartache. Unable to cope up!” a friend recently reached out with this.

Whether personal or professional, all of us have something or the other going on in our lives.

Now, not everyone might be facing issues of the same intensity but how you REACT to it makes a big difference.

Here’s how a checklist on how to handle a situation better:

▶️ Take a deep breath and a glass of water before you say/ do anything.

▶️ Distract yourself for a while to take your mind of something disturbing.

▶️ Move away from the source of the problem immediately without responding.

▶️ Write down your thoughts and tear up the piece of paper.

▶️ Return to the situation in a calmer state and then respond.

A lot of the pain moves from being an active cause of stress to the backburner once you have created a gap in your reaction.

Never react in a charged up state.

Smile.

Forget.

Move on.

P.S.: This will save you from a lot of regret later on as anger damages a lot inside out.

Try it.
 
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𝐀 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 10 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬. He was worried and dejected. A graduate from a good B-school, the search was proving to be tiring for him. But, then something unexpected happened (+ secret hack that helped 2,000+ job seekers so far)👇

It was June 18th, 2023 around 4:30 PM.

He reached out with his query on my Instagram.

I read the complete chat and shared my contact number.

We got on a 30 min. call where I listened to his queries.

He was suffering from anxiety and had lost close to 8 kgs of weight due to the stress and agony that stems in.

I asked him to continue to power through and that a breakthrough was near.

We reviewed his resume together and rectified all the changes in real-time.

Got him connected to a few recruiters and hiring managers.

2 months passed.

I got a box of sweets a few days back which read:

“Thank you sir. Very few understand empathy. I secured a job and the moment I got the offer I thought of your support. Tysm.“

This episode has made me realize that a single instance is enough for someone to feel supported.

Reach out to someone who might be suffering silently.

You never know what a few words of encouragement and kindness can do them at this point of time.

We grow by lifting others NOT be degrading them.

Check out this short video which showcases the power of kindness👇

+ A message for job seekers:

2000+ job seekers are accessing this #FREE job search tracker! Are you? Now search from thousands of jobs - ALL in ONE place. Compiled a list of the latest jobs across engineering, management, sales, marketing, IT, HR, etc. for YOU👇

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1 out of 6 deaths is caused by cancer and 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. A stat that is worrisome but with real stories like that of Delilah's, gives one hope. An 8 year-old cancer patient who has been fighting it for the last 4 years.

Her dream got fulfilled and do check out the video as its one of the most wholesome videos on the Internet today💗👇

Love Isaiah for his amazing work!

Reach out to someone in need today. You might be there only hope.

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He is known as India’s ‘Cola King’. A net-worth of $10 billion, he is the owner of multi-baggers like RJ Corp, Varun Beverages, and Devyani International! It’s none other than Ravi Jaipuria and here’s how he built a business empire from a family division👇

With #Marwari trading lineage in his genes, his father, Chunilal Jaipuria was the man behind Bank of Rajasthan and owner of a bottling franchise for Coca Cola.

Driven by a desire to start a career in the West, Ravi left for a business management program in New York and then later on settled in Montreal to pursue his interests in textiles and real estate.

But fate had something else in store for him.

1985 turned out to be a difficult year as he lost his wife in a plane crash who had set out to bring back their daughter from India.

This incident made him return to India where he has continued to be ever since.

1987 was another difficult year as his family business was divided and he was left with just a single bottling plant in Agra.

This did not deter his will.

He took to bottling for Pepsi and expanded into fast food business.

He picked up franchises of KFC and Pizza Hut.

Went on to establish critical partnerships with Costa Coffee, Vaango, and Swensen.

With businesses named after his two children – Varun Beverages and Devyani International, he is working on a global mission as it spreads its footprint in Asia, Africa, and the Western world.
Here’s how both the major subsidiaries of RJ Corp performed Y-o-Y:

▶️ Devyani International: Revenue jump of 44.2% at INR 3030 cr.
▶️ Varun Beverages: Revenue jump of 75.5% at INR 3903 cr.

With a firm based on a clear vision, RJ Corp is poised to take on the world!

P.S.: This post is in no way promotional in nature of any product type.

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From Chennai to Yale via IIM Calcutta! She became the 1st woman of color and 1st immigrant to ever lead a Fortune 500 company. She grew PepsiCo’s revenue and profit by 2X during her 12-year reign as its CEO. This is the story of the icnonic changemaker, Mrs. Indra Nooyi👇

Born in 1955 in Madras (Chennai) in a middle-class household.
She was a brilliant student in school, was a part of a rock band as a guitarist, and a cricketer.

She graduated from Madras Christian College in 1974 and then went on to pursue her masters from IIM Calcutta.

She worked as a product manager at Johnson & Johnson before heading off to Yale for pursuing her second masters.

She used to work as a receptionist to make ends meet while at Yale University.

Post graduation she worked as a strategy consultant at BCG for 6 years, then for firms like Motorola, ABB, and finally at PepsiCo.

She joined PepsiCo as a SVP – Strategy Development and within a few years, went on to become its President and CFO.

Under her guidance, three major corporate initiatives were taken, which included:

▶️ Sale of Yum! Brands (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut) (1997)

▶️ Acquisition of Tropicana (1998)

▶️ Merger with Quaker Oats (2001)

She became the chairperson of the PepsiCo board in 2006 and under her leadership, PepsiCo’s revenues increased from $35 billion in 2006 to $63.5 billion in 2017 and net profit rose from $2.7 billion to $6.5 billion in 2017.

Her vision to strategically reposition the brand with ‘Performance with a Purpose’ was a stellar success.

Her book ‘My Life in Full’ has been absolutely insightful!

Thank you Indra ma’am for this motivation!

Image Credit: Fortune

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