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The Purpose of Money: Prof Vikas Srivastava and the New Logic of Finance
Education Leadership

The Purpose of Money: Prof Vikas Srivastava and the New Logic of Finance

Prof Vikas Srivastava, Professor of Finance at IIM Lucknow, brings decades of experience across global finance, policy, and education. His work challenges how capital, governance, and behavior intersect in shaping credible institutions. From ESG reforms to fintech ethics, he emphasizes that progress depends on judgment, not just data. Through research, teaching, and advisory roles, he advances a new financial logic built on credibility, competence, and moral intelligence, the foundations of systems that sustain growth responsibly.

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The Thinking Investor: Vandana Tolani’s Theory of Responsible Capitalism
Investors & Catalysts

The Thinking Investor: Vandana Tolani’s Theory of Responsible Capitalism

Vandana Tolani views capital not as fuel for growth, but as a test of character. Across decades of advising founders and investors, she has seen how money amplifies behavior: rewarding clarity, exposing confusion, and accelerating whatever already exists beneath the surface. For her, responsible capitalism is not about valuation or velocity, but about discipline, predictability, and the ability to build trust that endures beyond market cycles. In a world awash with capital, she argues, the real differentiator is not access to money, but the wisdom to use it well.

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The Logic of Redesign: How Natasha Garcha Is Rewriting the Rules of Global Finance
Corporate Visionaries

The Logic of Redesign: How Natasha Garcha Is Rewriting the Rules of Global Finance

Natasha Garcha, Senior Director at Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and alumna of Oxford, Harvard, and the National Law School of India University, is reshaping global finance by proving that gender equality and climate security are pillars of economic stability, not side agendas. Through the IIX Women’s Livelihood Bond™ Series and the Orange Bond Initiative™, she is building a new financial order where verification replaces virtue and responsibility becomes value. Her work defines the next era of intelligent, accountable capital.

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The Mathematics of Uncertainty: Bhaskar Majumdar on Risk, Judgment, and Resilience
Corporate Visionaries

The Mathematics of Uncertainty: Bhaskar Majumdar on Risk, Judgment, and Resilience

As the Chief Risk Officer of the Industrial Bank of Kuwait, Bhaskar Majumdar redefines risk as the most strategic language of modern finance. At the confluence of analytics, ethics, and governance, he turns uncertainty into insight and volatility into design. His worldview challenges the illusion of control, reminding leaders that real resilience is built not on prediction but on the capacity to adapt with integrity.

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Young and Deliberate: Safaän Shawl on the Future of Ambition
Founders & Innovators

Young and Deliberate: Safaän Shawl on the Future of Ambition

Safaän Shawl is part of a generation rewriting the logic of ambition. He believes progress is not acceleration but alignment, not growth for its own sake but growth that endures. His work across research and investing transforms patience into capital and precision into principle. What he builds is more than a firm. It is a philosophy of composure, discipline, and quiet conviction shaping the next era of enterprise.

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Beyond Valuation: Tushar Kansal on Redefining Capital for the Global South
Investors & Catalysts

Beyond Valuation: Tushar Kansal on Redefining Capital for the Global South

Tushar Kansal decodes the behavioral DNA of modern capital. His thesis is precise: nations do not grow powerful by chasing foreign funding but by engineering financial systems that mirror their own temperament. India’s ascent, he argues, hinges on a new capital doctrine built on transparency, time, and trust. The question he leaves for the Global South is both strategic and moral: can we build markets that reflect our character, not our dependencies?

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The Leadership Equation: Redesigning Finance as a Human System - In Conversation with Dr. Aneish Kumar
Corporate Visionaries

The Leadership Equation: Redesigning Finance as a Human System - In Conversation with Dr. Aneish Kumar

Dr. Aneish Kumar, former Managing Director of the Bank of New York Mellon, Strategic Advisor at Axis Trustee Services Ltd, and Independent Director on several institutional boards, stands among the rare leaders redefining finance as a human system. Over four decades, he has reshaped how institutions think about trust, risk, and judgment, treating governance as design and capital as conscience. His philosophy transcends balance sheets, reminding global leaders that endurance in finance is not built through scale but through integrity that outlasts ambition.

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Capital Remembers: Arvind Chari on Fiduciary Leadership, Simple Systems, and Why India Merits a Dedicated Seat in Global Portfolios
Corporate Visionaries

Capital Remembers: Arvind Chari on Fiduciary Leadership, Simple Systems, and Why India Merits a Dedicated Seat in Global Portfolios

Arvind Chari, Chief Investment Strategist at Quantum Advisors, embodies the rare intersection of intellect, integrity, and foresight. From navigating global crises to advocating India’s rightful place in global portfolios, he views finance as a moral discipline rooted in responsibility, humility, and process. For him, capital is conscience measured through endurance and trust.

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Translating Legacy into Velocity: How Suresh Shukla Is Reimagining Indian Investing for the World
Corporate Visionaries

Translating Legacy into Velocity: How Suresh Shukla Is Reimagining Indian Investing for the World

Every market cycle creates opportunity, but only a few leaders turn volatility into vision. In this IndiSight feature, Suresh Shukla, Chief Business Officer at SBI Securities, reflects on three decades in Indian finance to explore what truly drives sustainable investing: institutions built on trust, technology guided by purpose, and growth anchored in responsibility.

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The Mindset Dividend: How Vaibhav Jain Redefines the Architecture of Financial Understanding
Founders & Innovators

The Mindset Dividend: How Vaibhav Jain Redefines the Architecture of Financial Understanding

Vaibhav Jain argues that while India has democratized access to markets, it has not yet democratized understanding data is abundant, but conviction and discipline are scarce. Through Capital Quill, he reframes finance as behavioral architecture, teaching investors to interpret emotion, build cognitive discipline, and treat awareness as the real edge. His core belief is simple: the next financial revolution will be won not by technology, but by judgment.

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Finance as Consciousness: The Chetan Borkar Philosophy of Precision, Patience, and Purpose
Corporate Visionaries

Finance as Consciousness: The Chetan Borkar Philosophy of Precision, Patience, and Purpose

Chetan Borkar brings a philosophy-driven lens to modern finance, redefining the CFO role from speed and automation to awareness, precision, and meaning. He champions systems that elevate human judgment, protect trust, and build conscious, sustainable growth rather than fast, shallow wins. His worldview is simple but radical: finance is not numbers, it is behavior, intent, and the long-term architecture of trust.

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