With the growing culture of entrepreneurship and start-ups in India, it will be impossible to stop moonlighting entirely, as most start-ups and even many Indian IT firms began as side hustles of the founders while they worked full-time for established organisations, Nayar explained
Business leaders have the knowledge and ability to gather resources, and they understand that some issues require urgent solutions. They can get things done by trying to do them in ways not done before.
"From evacuating Indians from Yemen to helping replace lost passports, Swaraj has earned the nickname "the common tweeple's leader" for her aggressive use of Twitter," the magazine noted.
Daan Utsav or what literally means the festival of giving is celebrated every year from October 2 to October 8th in India. CNBC-TV18 partnered with Teach For India and Sampark Foundation's Vineet Nayar, who is also the former chief executive officer of HCL Technologies. Nayar got candid with a bunch of 8 year olds on leadership and life.
The Sampark Foundation boasts of a USD 100 million outlay funded entirely by the Nayars and represents more than half of their wealth. It is rolling out kits with child-friendly teaching aids to 50,000 government schools and 3 million students across Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh.
The former CEO of HCL Technologies and Founder, Sampark Foundation, Vineet Nayar takes the hot seat on Young Turks Mentor. Catch Vineet with early stage entrepreneurs Anurag Prasad of 11 Estates and Kartik Arora of Bizarre Creations as he deep dives into their business plans and shares his journey from tech to philanthropy!