Some days stay with you — not because they’re grand or glamorous, but because they remind you  why we do what we do . This week was one such day at  Destiny Foundation, Kolkata , when we welcomed a bright, curious group of postgraduate students from the  Department of Social Work, St. Edmund’s College, Shillong,  as part of their study tour. The visit wasn’t just about lectures or fieldwork. It was about conversations — real, heart-to-heart exchanges between people who believe that  change...

After a good training at the dojo For most of my life, I’ve been on a different kind of battlefield — boardrooms, branch networks, and banking operations across India and Africa. But recently, I found myself barefoot on a red mat, bowing to my Sensei, rediscovering something I hadn’t felt in years: the quiet discipline of starting again. Why I Started It began as a simple fitness goal. I wanted to stay flexible, agile, and mentally sharp — the things a demanding career often dulls. But...

A Reflection on Clarity, Gratitude, and the Quiet Wisdom of Transition By Rajarshi Banerjee A few weeks ago, during a quiet dawn in Kolkata, I sat with a warm cup of Darjeeling tea and revisited a meditation that had stayed with me. It wasn’t just calming — it was clarifying. The invocation that emerged from that stillness was simple but profound: “I am a bridge of clarity between what is and what could be. I anchor gratitude not just for outcomes, but for awareness.” It landed in my chest...