What does spirituality mean to you?
Spirituality for me is not religion. Spirituality is connecting with the cosmic forces and we all need that connection. You can do it in a variety of ways, through prayers, religion etc. But for me, it is first and foremost living a very principled life of full integrity while harbouring that innate belief that there is a power beyond you driving your life.

Do you believe you are guided and protected by a superior force?

I do believe that there is always a superior force guiding your path in life. Banker John Vogelstein told me once that if you have some exceptional success in life, especially at a young age and in a short time, there is no question that there is a power beyond you that has come into play. However, to benefit from it, you have to position yourself in the line of spiritual help.

And whereas I would think that whatever I wanted in life, I would move towards it of my own will, my mother would say that whatever you are supposed and meant to get, you start thinking about it and then it can happen…it all comes down to karma really.

Is there a special mission or purpose in this life?

I do believe that one works on a pre-scripted life. Whether it comes from a previous life or not, this script is the path and you have to go through it. And one of the reasons I am never in a hyper stressed mode is this: I feel I was destined to do this job and I thank the Lord that I got this role. I see telecom as a mission. It is a business but it is also a mission to connect the country. We are now also attempting in a very serious way to undertake an economic revolution in the villages through our farm projects just recently launched. So I do transformation through business.

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