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MD & CEO Edelweiss Mutual Fund @edelweissmf . Young Global Leader @wef . Shark @sharktankindia . Diplobrat, mom, money manager, sari lover. Author: Limitless.

Mumbai, India
Joined January 2013
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From writing little tweets to finally a full book! Delighted to announce the release of my book Limitless by @HachetteIndia in April. Now open for pre-order. Join me on a journey of possibilities! Link:
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🇨🇳 starts COVID 🇺🇸 builds a vaccine 🇮🇳 builds a vaccine and shares it
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It is when you travel abroad that you realise how much UPI has spoiled us in India.
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Friends in the US are still receiving physical cards for vaccines. And here we are getting digital certificates delivered to us minutes after the process. At our size of population!
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Tweets about “instead of buying a house / car, I could have bought the stock and made 10x more” are dangerous. Money exists to fulfil goals, not win a race of returns. Life is a balance of saving and spending. Stock returns don’t match the smiles from owning your own home!
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I am calling for an end to airlines and makers of boxed food who serve two pieces of bread stuffed with cheese and coleslaw (veg sandwich) in the name of breakfast. This is India not the West. We have amazing breakfast food from across the country - parantha, idlis, dhoklas,
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One more reason to love the brilliant @DrSJaishankar . India isn’t short of inspiring stories and examples, in any field, from business to diplomacy. It is time we embrace them and share them. And when we respect what is ours, the world will too.
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I tell this story in every session I do with women. Getting opportunities is about asking for them. This little boy asked, while the ladies who stood BEFORE him in the line didn’t. You career is in your hands. Do justice to yourself by asking!
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What a meaningful message.
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I am too small a person to slam anyone, let alone an icon like NRN who has built an industry that is the pride of the nation. A completely misleading headline that is totally unrelated to what I said. Request that you change this @ndtv .
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India spoils us with hospitality. A trip to the US reminds me how extraordinary the service standards in our hotels are.
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In all my years living in the West, holiday season was long and extended. Christmas time off started after the 15th of December and continued through the New Year. In China, Chinese New Year has a long holiday. Unfortunately in India, Diwali holidays are usually 1 or 2 days
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The marvel named after my favourite leader now lights up the view from our balcony. So glad to see it come alive today. #AtalSetu
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“It is unthinkable that someone can beat a Kenyan at this game”, says the commentator. And after 28 years, #AvinashSable did. 🥈 This video gave me goosebumps. Avinash, you inspire us to jump the hurdles, break barriers and fly. #Steeplechase #CWG22
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There is a reason diplomats are called ambassadors for their countries. Eloquence and power, can come without raising your voice and with dignity and class. And India produces some of the world’s finest. 50 mins demolished in 5 mins! #VidishaMaitra
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Give young people a chance - without counting their "years of experience" - and see what they can do.
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The word “settle” should be banned from our dictionaries for many reasons, from settle down to settle for bronze. You don’t settle for bronze, you work bloody hard to earn it. It means you’re in the Top 3 in the world!
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The most beautiful merger, of two magical songs. Done by two amazing gentlemen, their way!
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A list we should be proud to top! 🇮🇳
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“I prefer to do it my way and articulate it my way.” 🔥
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Perfect businesses exist on Excel. Perfect lives exist on Instagram. Perfect portfolios exist on Twitter. The real world has mistakes, ugliness, heartaches, assumptions gone wrong, gigantic failures, and yes, loss. Benchmark wisely.
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Great leaders also have bad days. And shedding a tear doesn’t make you weak. A billion hearts giving you ❤️ captain.
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Mehnat itni karo, ki kaamyaabi tum pe fida ho jaaye...
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Dear @mybmc , what is the logic for fining someone for not wearing a mask in a personal vehicle? You are travelling with people you share a house with.
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A young investor came to the office. Finishing his KYC and starting early to enjoy the benefits of compounding.
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My nani, who turns 80 today was the 1st working woman of the family. When Dad was posted to NY, she told Mom, “Yes, have fun, see NY, but make something of it. Do your Masters.” Mom owes her career to this advice. Women who have strong grandmothers and mothers are blessed.
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Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter. - African Proverb
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In an era of 10 minute grocery deliveries, keep reminding yourself that equity investing needs 10 years.
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Until the lion learns to write, every story will always glorify the hunter. - African Proverb
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Confidence is contagious!
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I received this on what’s app. A lot of work for us to do!
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Real wealth is having the time, health and friends to sit and laugh with you endlessly when you are 75.
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The quality of covering letters has come such a long way. Awesome to see the ambition and aspiration.
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This is a road in the middle of a jungle in Wayanad, Kerela. And this road quality has been the rule not the exception on my trip, and on many other road trips across the South. A far cry from the roads we see in Mumbai, our commercial capital.
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One of my first bosses insisted on taking a pen and paper into every meeting. He always took keen notes, even if there wasn’t anything obvious to write. When I asked him why he said, “Always make people feel they are being heard. It is magic. It is easy. And few do it.”
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Don’t criminalise a business for making profits, when it is doing a great job for India. Capital investments don’t come out of thin air. By the way even the film industry celebrates box office collections and profits!
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After saying that you were making profit even at 150/vaccine, we will now be asked to pay the most of any country for it. Please explain why @SerumInstIndia
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I know an India where my father could be born in a village, study in Hindi medium, join the IFS and represent his country abroad. Where his daughter could get the best education in the world, have conviction to return home and also be accepted. I will not “lose hope in India.”
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A quick summary of tax changes for mutual funds in this budget. Hope it is helpful!
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Can UPSC scores then be used like SAT/GMAT/IIT entrance ones for entry into other institutions or domains? Those who miss civil services by a slim margin can perhaps have very good places to go, after putting in years of effort and work.
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Every year lakhs of students appear for UPSC. Only a few hundred make it. Rest spend most productive years trying for the dream. Later, lakhs of these bright people struggle to find alternative career. Gets difficult due to age & orientation. A huge waste of national resources.
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This silk saree was the first saree that my father bought for my mother. In 1982. For 360 rupees. 40 years later, it is still going strong. Hold on to quality, because compounding is real.
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The genuine warmth on Federer’s face for this little boy is ❤️. Class.
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Russians were to attack. Russians did not attack. Markets down 3. Markets up 3. Lots of headlines, analysis, drama. Did the fundamentals of companies change in 2 days? No. Lesson: Watch markets less
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One day someone is going to reject you and you will feel it’s the end of the world. And a few years later, you will realise it’s the best thing that happened to you.
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I am the fifth or sixth largest economy in the world. I am entitled to have my own side. I am entitled to weigh my own interests.
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If you can subscribe to an OTT platform or order food online, you can start an SIP too. A lot of work to be done so that our industry climbs the ranks in this list.
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This is an appreciation post! I had a bad fall and subsequent head injury last Sunday. Had to be rushed for emergency medical care and then treatment. Despite it being a Sunday morning, I managed to get an ambulance, excellent care, tests, and stitches within a few hours
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On a day when both parents have to work, and there is no help, guess who comes to work? Often asked how are you going to make a mom and CEOs life work. Well, a little planning, a lot of patience and a problem solving attitude make things work. And a baby’s laugh does the rest.
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Seen many movies in India on the corporate / finance word: Corporate. Bazaar. Big Bull. Common themes: greed and ruthlessness Not a single one inspires a young person to build a corporate career. Why can’t someone tell one of the many stories of Indian entrepreneurship?
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She can lift. She can punch. She can smash. #BharatKiBeti
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I started as an investment professional and never met a client for the first 4 years of my career. Running a start up forced me to. Raising even a small amount of money takes skill, credibility, marketing, and huge effort. Selling is an amazing education, a must do!
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The skill that most people pay the least attention to in school, but comes in most handy later in life: written and verbal communication
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One thing to learn from European culture is how much they enjoy their holidays and guard their personal space from office. There is nothing macho about working on holidays and it does not make anyone a better professional. Be balanced, lean back, and spend time with family.
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A Japanese client told me that when you disrespect timelines, you disrespect the person you are working with and your own word. Deadlines that are meant to be broken are dead before they start.
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If you don’t love me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best. Today is the day I will test your love. Regards #SmallCaps 🧢
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Bad question: What are top 5 mutual funds I can invest in? Good question: What are 5 things I can do to become a better investor?
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Each time the corporate world says, “We need someone with 20 years of experience”, I remember why start ups are born.
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Traveling from US to India in the 90s, carried for family here... - Electronics (with right voltage!) - Tang drinking powder - Chocolates - Clothes Now when family comes from US to India, we ask for... NOTHING How India has changed!
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Who says you have to run a start up to build a business with a sense of ownership, passion, and insanity? Employees do it too! Ownership is a state of mind, not employment.
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A local brand serving a much better coffee product than many international chains. One more example of both the increasing demand for premium products and the ability to locally meet it.
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I see a number of posts about investment income being greater than CTC. This is short term and cyclical. Your best asset and most rewarding investment as a young person is your talent. Not a financial instrument. Make that a 100-bagger.
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I called Dad for his birthday today. He said he is busy the whole day coaching prospective IAS students, then is on TV to discuss Afghanistan, followed by dinner with his char-yaars. At 69, he reminds me that hard work doesn’t stop and life just gets more fulfilling with age!
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Products can be copied. Passion cannot.
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36 hours into the job, I am convinced Mom is the biggest promotion you can get. ❤️
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A few hours before I turned 40, I was standing in front of the iconic BSE building waiting for my car. As I waited over the next 10 minutes, a number of folks many years younger than me, came up to take selfies. Not the first time, but something about this moment filled me
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Every week, at least one 22-28 year old girl reaches out and does a call with me, about how she wants to become a CEO one day. She asks for help, advice and stays in touch. I didn’t have the wisdom or courage to reach out at that age. So inspiring to see this in today’s girls!
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Take one risk every year, that could change your life.
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This video has shown up on my timeline countless times. In an Insta world of exaggerating what we have, she carries who she is with such confidence and contentment… and that’s what is so endearing. Radiating joy. Inspiring. ❤️
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Winning hearts and shouldering India again and again. The Indian army carrying a pregnant woman some 6.5km in the snow till she got medical relief.
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The new Cadbury ad isn’t just a tribute to the Indian woman who is hitting it out of the park. It’s a salute to the Indian man who stands by her when she’s playing her biggest match, and dances wildly for her when she wins. I’m luckily married to one of those. @nalinmoniz ❤️
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“Fin” vs “fintech” valuations...
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The unmatched 🔥 magic of @iamsrk . A man who is much more than his movies.
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Between offices and homes, many Indian women have been working many more than seventy hour weeks to build India (through our work) and the next generation of Indians (our children). For years and decades. With a smile, and without a demand for overtime. Funnily, no one has
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Underrated: having nominees on your investments This 1 minute activity that can be done today saves week and months of heartache for someone years later.
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Investors: one thing you can do today, is not take any action.
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The 3 best investments I have made. A thread.
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Great firms and leaders handle employee exits with extreme class and dignity. They celebrate exits. Employees then became alumni, ambassadors and future clients of the firm. Exits are inevitable. People will join and quit. Make your last impression on someone count!
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Our take on the trend!
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Two degrees x Two of us = Two new pairs of hands and feet @PennMandT @nalinmoniz
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Financial assets are not regulated by the IMAI. I don’t know what the right size of the investor base and industry is, but if it is indeed 6 lakh crore, we need real regulation and we need it quickly.
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A family friend received a random portfolio of stocks in 1997, in physical certificates. Went abroad and in the busyness of life forgot about it. Returns and finds out that he held one multi bagger FMCG stock, now worth 5 crores. The power of letting money sleep.
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Brilliant.
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These should not be your FIRST investment: - Mid/small caps - High yield - Global funds - Crypto - Exotic commodities - Closed ended funds - Structured products A baby’s first meals are usually khichdi and mashed bananas for a reason.
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A real estate sales rep called me trying to pitch me a new housing project, and I told him I was not interested. After this, he asks me, “Ma’am why don’t you consult your husband once before saying no?” Brands, if you want a woman as a consumer, please treat her like an equal!
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In the late 90s when India did the Pokhran tests, I remember actual taunts from Western classmates at the American school I went to. Nothing has changed 20 years later. India chose to stand up for its interests then, and India chooses to do the best for itself now.
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One of the toughest but most valuable skills to learn has been the art of saying NO. Logically, politely, and firmly.
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Compiling a collection of all my talks done over the last few years in this thread! Thank you for motivating me to do this.
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A long way to go on how successful women in corporate India are depicted in films and OTT content. Most stories re-iterate the stereotype of making compromises, being ruthless and having dysfunctional lives at home. This needs to change: ambitious doesn’t mean abnormal!
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“This is not the year to get everything you want. This is the year to appreciate everything you have.” A line I was just told!
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Dear Investor, Bad days happen and they feel like the end of the world. But 3-5 years later, you barely remember them, and laugh at why they were a big deal. Market corrections are like that too. Today’s big event is usually small in the long term. Zoom out. Cheers, Zindagi
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Dream big. Fail often. Fear not.
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I am obsessed with the potential of a Indian tourism and have always wondered why we have to pay so much to go Maldives when we have Lakshadweep and Andaman. The answer is 1) infrastructure and 2) marketing. The PM’s recent visit has put the spotlight on these destinations.
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I redeemed money in 2008. I regretted it in 2009. Thereafter I learned to watch my portfolio less. And I am happy in 2020.
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Imagine if we didn't have DIIs, MFs and SIP books in times like this.
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Business school teaches you that it’s all about hiring smart people. The real world teaches you that it’s actually about making them work together.
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Loved this Olympics. We cheered for wrestling, hockey, javelin, boxing, golf, badminton and more. Our hearts swelled with joy sometimes and broke a few times, but nearly each day gave us something to hope for. And we say Sayonara, having earned not just medals,but new icons.
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Nothing is the end of the world, contrary to what ads may tell you. Including not studying at any one school or college or getting any job or role.
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Work from anywhere
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When you take 1.5 hour to go from Parel to Bandra for a meeting, you suddenly value Zoom and Teams again. The virtues of virtual!
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Do you take singing advice from Sachin Tendulkar? Medical advice from Lata Mangeshkar? Legal counsel from Madhuri Dixit? Apply the same to personal finance now. Who the advice comes from matters!
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Children bring out your brightest smiles.
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