A Childhood Framed by Determination, Not Comfort In the quiet suburbs of Poquoson, Virginia, where the hum of ocean breezes mingled with neighborhood lawnmowers, Baiju Bhatt’s story quietly took shape. His parents emigrated from Ahmedabad, India, carrying memories of bustling streets, family dinners, and dreams of American opportunity. His father—a physicist employed at NASA’s Langley […]

A Childhood Where Every Rupee Counted Neeraj Agarwal’s story begins far from the glass towers of international business districts. Born in a middle-class household in India, his earliest years were defined by a constant balancing act between ambition and reality. His father worked a steady but modest job, one that paid the bills but rarely […]

Vikram Pandit’s name today evokes boardrooms, bank rescues, and the sober calm of a leader who faced down a once-in-a-century financial crisis. But long before Citigroup and television hearings, there was a boy threading his way through Mumbai’s crush of humanity—past handcarts piled with fruit, past newsstands hawking evening papers, past monsoon puddles that swallowed […]