Leaders Speak

Devika Saigal is a woman entrepreneur who designed her own path and founded M2M Ferries. This ferry service offers year-round...

Adhyayan is an education movement of Indian and international educationists, dedicated to improving the quality of leadership and learning in schools. They work alongside school leaders embedding internationally accepted approaches and practices contextualised for India. Kavita is Founder Director of both, Adhyayan Quality Education Services and Adhyayan Foundation.

India Development Review (IDR) is India’s first independent media platform for the development community that publishes fact-based cutting-edge ideas, lessons, and insights in mainstream media. Smarinita Shetty is co-founder and CEO of IDR and has been leading IDR for more than 5 years. Smarinita shares her experience of transitioning between a variety of different work environments, how gender impacted her work and how she managed to maintain a work-life balance, while building an institution with a purpose.

SNEHA is a non-profit organisation that works with women, children, public health and safety systems. Their innovative work in urban informal settlements aims to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, child malnutrition and gender-based violence. Vanessa Dsouza has been leading this organization for 9+ years.

Samhita Social Ventures, set up in 2010 by Priya Naik, is a social sector consulting firm that aims to redefine business environments and create a ‘better normal’ for India’s most vulnerable communities.

The Aangan Trust works in a very tough space – with at risk children and adolescents in hotspots for child trafficking, early marriage, child labour and violence. Working with the extremely marginalized, the effort is to seed systemic support for children, young girls and boys who need help guidance and even protection – often from people within their own communities.

Follow our study of the evolving workplace as we talk to Anuradha Razdan, Executive Director HR, Hindustan Unilever, on her experience of the lockdown and the role of personal leadership and connecting with the workforce in navigating through the crisis.

Follow our study of the evolving workplace as we talk to Anita Guha, CIO Talent Advisor, IBM, as she shares her experience during the lockdown, the importance of reskilling for a post-pandemic gig economy, and the role of resilience and agility for a better tomorrow.

In conversation with Tzeitel Fernandes, Partner at Aon and a gifted choral singer, discussing her journey, finding balance between the different aspects of her life and what her training in music has made possible for her.

Take a peek at her journey of coping with transitions, learning and moving beyond constraints #BehindtheSeen

Take a look at a small part of theatre, her work with puppets and people and the story of struggles and unity during trying times #BehindtheSeen.

TAQ in dialogue with Suman Gopalan, CHRO Freshworks on agility, people strategy, and novel ways to enable social connection and sustain culture in the new normal. Watch this interview for insights on the evolving workplace and issues to address during this transition.