How I WAS EMpowered

VIVEK PAUL
PARTNER, TEXAS PACIFIC GROUP
My moment came when I left to study in the US. I had no funds, and I had opted to go for an MBA where financial aid was rare. From that point on, I knew I had to make it on my own.

It was both scary and thrilling8212;it meant working harder, living on a meal a day, battling uncertainty. Empowerment meant I quickly learnt to trust my judgment.

NAINA LAL KIDWAI
DEPUTY CEO, HSBC INDIA
Empowerment is about having choices, and an empowered India must grant that to every citizen. I have been fortunate in having choices, in having an environment that allowed me to dream, and granted me the means at various key stages to fulfill those dreams.