Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath reveals how he met his wife: 'It's been 20+ years of ups and downs'

Nithin Kamath's wife Seema Patil was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2021 and was declared cancer free in December 2022. (Image credit: seema.page)

Nithin Kamath recently spoke in favour of steady, long-term relationships that "improve the odds of doing well personally and professionally". The Zerodha CEO and co-founder also revealed how he met his wife of more than 20 years and how their life relationship played an important part in Kamath's successes.

"Seema and I met while working night shifts at Ranjan Pai’s call centre called Dial M (Manipal group) back in 2002. It has been 20+ years of ups and downs, and the relationship has been crucial for whatever personal and professional success I have had," Nithin Kamath wrote on X.

Elaborating further on healthy, long-term relationships, the billionaire co-founder of India's biggest online trading platform said that he does not believe in perfect partners.

"We humans are social creatures, and we are hardwired to seek partners. But I don’t think a perfect partner exists," he said. "We all have our strengths and weaknesses, and relationships are about compromises. Having said that, sometimes people aren't compatible, and in such cases, ending the relationship makes sense. Everything else needs a lot of work but has a significant long-term upside."

In a recent interview, the couple also opened up about their fight against cancer when Patil was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2021. She had to undergo a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation as part of her treatment and was declared cancer-free in December last year.

Here is a counter-argument in an age of short-term relationships: A steady relationship is underrated. Not having a volatile personal life makes life better. It also improves the odds of doing well personally and professionally.

We humans are social creatures, and we are… pic.twitter.com/zWENWfRlDF — Nithin Kamath (@Nithin0dha) December 3, 2023

Speaking about how their relationship evolved in the two decades that they have been with each other, Seema Patil said that initially, Nithin Kamath would write her letters and poems and gift her flowers but over the years that stopped. "It took a while for me to understand that I am not going to get the same things back but then we went through the cancer and now we know that he's there when it matters. It made me realise that this is how progression works, things have changed but for the better," she told Your Story founder and host Shradha Sharma. "And now if I want flowers, I can buy more."

Meanwhile, the Zerodha boss shared how the presence off their son helped their relationship as a couple evolve.

"Having a son in the mix has also made the dynamics change... I don't know how we would be as husband and wife if we didn't have Kiaan. Before Kiaan we used to be very carefree in life, but now everything's much more planned and structured," he said.

Read more: Zerodha's Nithin Kamath's wife Seema is now cancer free. How they celebrated