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Srinivas Pallia takes over as CEO and MD of Wipro

Srinivas Pallia, who has been with Wipro for over 30 years, as the CEO of Americas 1, his responsibilities included looking after diverse industry sectors, implementing growth strategies and resulting in increased share markets within these sectors.

Srinivas Pallia succeeds Thierry Delaporte, who has put down his papers after a stint of four years.

Bookstrapping: Ashoka – Portrait of a Philosopher King

Ashoka’s upbringing was multicultural- both Chandragupta Maurya and Bindusara had Greek wives. Naturally, Ashoka was a ‘universalist’ with an expansive vision, connections and influence all over the world. (Image source: Amazon)

Ashoka’s conquests were as bloody a those of his father and grandfather. The difference is that Ashoka acknowledged it and apologised for it. Ashoka speaks of an ‘offence’ committed by the state of Kalinga, because of which he ‘had to’ attack! And yet, he regretted it. He was a King with a conscience and that is why, we cannot get over him fully, reviews Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta.

Prime Minister Modi has helped position India at the top, says Rajat Abbi of Schneider Electric

Rajat Abbi, vice-president, global marketing, and chief marketing officer, Schneider Electric stated, "One should be very focused and not crib. Every person has similar kinds of opportunities and therefore, one needs to be a positive person. Be it in your personal or professional space, life will throw you many challenges."

The Prime Minister is thinking big, acting big and always coming up with new ideas all the time,” says Rajat Abbi, vice-president, global marketing, and chief marketing officer, Greater India, Schneider Electric. The best thing about Modi is that he’s always challenging himself and his team and his peers to think big and act in a different way, he adds.