THE PARENTS I MET
The one question that always comes with being a parent is: ‘Am I doing this right?’ Yet, the love we feel for our child is irrevocable. Parenting is probably the only relationship we’ll never walk out of—We are in it forever. Featuring interviews conducted by Mansi Zaveri, the founder of the award-winning parenting platform Kidsstoppress.com, The Parents I Met is an anthology of her authentic conversations with parents of successful individuals who made it big against all odds.
What was it that they did right while raising their kids to create the person their child is today? This is what she sets out to find. The challenges faced by each generation may be unique, but the fundamental principles to overcome them remain the same. We hope that in these stories you will find answers, advice or simply validation.
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Fatema Agarkar
Founder - Agarkar Centre for Excellence (ACE)
“Interesting and refreshing, a book that will help parents find that peace they look for, the strength and even the satisfaction of knowing that those guilty pangs as a parent when balancing a hectic career is a shared experience, and personal goals don’t make you a better or a more organised parent. The narrative features the parent, devoid of gender bias and that is its greatest strength.
These anecdotes captured by you are about real people with real challenges and advantages, and real choices that they made and their reflections allow you to reflect on your own journey.
Parenting is personal and therefore this book allows the reader to be inspired rather than providing a mantra which is the most enjoyable aspect."
Tisca Chopra, Actor & Producer
"The book we parents didn’t know we needed! An “inside-the-mind” of parents of outliers. It is necessary to read if you want to inspire your kids to self-actualise.
An inspirational, instructional, informative book about how to raise one’s children as committed leaders and empaths for this age."
Karthik Reddy
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Blume Ventures
“Mansi's book is a wonderful tribute, resplendent with touching stories. I've always believed that the greatest accomplishments come from people who harnessed the best of nature and nurture from the village that raises them. Parents dominated those first two decades. I love the premise of the investigation into these achievers, each on top of their game, and the hat-tip to each of their parents.”
KARAN BHAGAT
Karan Bhagat Karan Bhagat is the Founder, MD and CEO of 360 ONE set up the company in 2008. 360 ONE has grown from its humble beginnings to becoming the leading wealth management company in India and it is listed on the Indian stock exchanges with a market cap of nearly USD2 billion.
PV SINDHU
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, commonly known as P.V. Sindhu, is an Indian badminton player who has won medals at numerous tournaments, including the BWF circuit, the 2019 World Championships, where she won gold, and the Olympics, where she is only Indian woman to win two Olympic medals.
HARTEERATH SINGH
Harteerath Singh, a social worker from Gurgaon, grew up there. His family established the Hemkunt Foundation in 2010 to carry out the Sikh principle of “Sewa” (service to society). Harteerath oversees the disaster management department as the organisations Community Development Director. Cosmopolitan featured him in its Hope Issue, HT City and Forbes magazine listed him as a 30 Under 30 achiever, and recently, Grazia acknowledged his work as the Social Impact of the Year. The Hemkunt Foundation was at the forefront of facilitating relief efforts in 21 Indian states during the second wave.
SANDEEP NAINWAL
Sandeep Nailwal is the co-founder of Polygon, formerly known as Matic Network. His family migrated to Delhi after leaving their hometown of Ramnagar, Nainital. Early in 2016, he left his job, took two weeks off, and founded the blockchain services startup Scope Weaver, where he was the former CEO and co-founder.
MITHUN SACHETI
Mithun Sacheti, founder of CaratLane, is a certified gemologist by the Gemological Institute of America, California (GIA). He started CaratLane, along with Srinivasa Gopalan, in 2008. CaratLane is one of the first companies to sell jewellery online. As of July 2016, the company is a subsidiary of Titan Jewellery and is marketed as a partnership with Tanishq. The first physical store opened in Chennai. CaratLane now has over 165 retail stores across 66+ Indian cities.
SUSHMITA SEN
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VILAS NAYAK
Vilas Nayak is a self-taught artist from India who started painting at the age of 3. He specialises in speed painting, where he completes a painting within 3 minutes. He grew up in the small town of Ujire, Dakshina Kannada district, India. He secured a 7th rank at Mangalore University for his Bachelor's degree and a 2nd rank at Mysore University for his postgraduate degree.
JEMIMAH RODRIGUES
The Warrior Captain Anuj Nayyar, MVC, was born on August 28, 1975, and was an Indian Army officer of Regiment 17 Jat who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for exemplary valour in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999. He was born and grew up in Delhi, India. ‘LOC Kargil’ is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language historical war film based on the Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan, and actor Saif Ali Khan played the role of Warrior Captain Anuj Nayyar.
A book titled “Tiger of Drass: Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 23, Kargil Hero” authored by Meena Nayyar (mother) & Himmat Singh Shekhawat and published in 2022, narrates his journey.
SUHANI SHAH
Suhani Shah is an Indian Mentalist, YouTuber, Artist, Magician, Author, Counsellor, Corporate trainer and therapist. She was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan. She has won several awards and has been conferred the title of Jadoopari (magic fairy) by the All India Magic Association. She is the first and only female magician in India and has been performing magic for 22 years now. She works as a clinical hypnotherapist at her clinic, Suhani Mindcare, in Goa. She has given several TED talks. “Unleash Your Hidden Powers” was her first book published in 2006, and she has written five more books on topics ranging from destiny to karma. She has a web show, ‘That's My Job’.
SHLOK SHRIVASTAVA
Shlok Srivastava grew up in Mayur Vihar, Delhi. He has a bachelor's in technology and mechanical engineering. His first YouTube video was released on 29th September, 2014. His channel, ‘Tech Burner’, focuses on making tech simple, fun, and accessible while adding value to people’s lives. They do mobile and car reviews, gadget reviews, how-tos, and life hacks. His channel has 3.4 million followers on Instagram and 10.5 million subscribers on YouTube. He has been making videos for 8 years now. Has a clothing line called ‘Overlays Clothing’ and is also the co-founder of a mobile accessories brand Layers and is in the Forbes 30 under 30 in 2022 list.
UJJWAL CHAURASIA
Ujjwal Chaurasia is one of the most famous gamers in India. He has 3 YouTube channels. ‘Techno Gamerz’ has 3.35 crore subscribers. And all his channels combined have a subscriber count of 48 million. In 2020, he was awarded ‘Best Gaming Creator’ at the Streamy Awards. In 2021, Ujjwal was featured in Forbes India’s “30 Under 30” list.
POOJA DHINGRA
Pooja Dhingra is an Indian pastry chef and businesswoman. She opened India's first macaron store and is the owner of the bakery chain Le15 Patisserie. She was selected by Forbes India for their ‘30 Under 30’ achievers' list for 2014 and the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.
AMEERA SHAH
Ameera Shah is an Indian entrepreneur and the managing director of Metropolis Healthcare, a multinational chain of pathology centres based in Mumbai, with a presence in seven countries. She has been honoured as a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Between 2016 and 2017, she starred in and was an investor on the startup reality television show ‘The Vault’. In 2017, she founded Empoweress, a not-for-profit initiative for women-led businesses to find advice, mentorship, and micro-funding
SUSHANT DIVGIKAR
Sushant Divgikar is an Indian model, actor, singer, columnist, psychologist, motivational speaker, drag queen, pageant director, and video jockey. Sushant has participated in the television reality show ‘Bigg Boss 8’. Rani Ko-HE-nur (his drag queen avatar), created history by becoming the first contestant from the LGBTQ+ community to participate in the show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ in the year 2018.
HARSH JAIN
Harsh Jain is an Indian entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of the Indian fantasy online gaming platform, ‘Dream11’ and Dream Sports Groups. This platform allows users to play fantasy cricket, hockey, football, kabaddi, and basketball. Harsh developed Dream11 in India in 2008. In April 2019, Dream11 became the first Indian gaming company to reach a $1 billion valuation.
SHIVANI KALRA
Shivani Kalra is an Indian pilot who currently works for Air India. She participated in "Mission Ganga," a mission to rescue 249 Indian students who were trapped in the conflict-torn Ukraine.
RUJUTA DIWEKAR
Rujuta Diwekar is India's leading nutrition and exercise science expert. She is also the author of three bestselling books, including Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight, the country’s highest-selling diet book.
RADHIKA GUPTA
Radhika Gupta is an Indian business executive and is the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Edelweiss Asset Management Limited, which is an investment and financial services company. She is India’s only female head of a major asset manager and has set up the country's first domestic hedge fund. Her book, 'Limitless: The Power of Unlocking Your True Potential' was published in April 2022.
PRIYANA CHOPRA JONAS
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, and Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Forbes listed her among the world's 100 most powerful women, and in 2022, she was named in the BBC 100 Women list.Priyanka Chopra published her book ‘Unfinished’ on February 9, 2021.
ABSHESIK LODHA
Abhishek Lodha is the CEO of Lodha Group. Lodha is an Indian and multinational real estate company headquartered in Mumbai. It is India's no.1 real-estate developer offering the best residential and commercial properties in Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Bangalore & London.
Prior to this, he worked in management consulting with McKinsey & Co in Atlanta, USA.
JOSHUA KARTIK AND JOSEPH RADHIK
Joshua Karthik and Joseph Radhik are the co-founders of Stories by Joseph Radhik, an international award-winning team of photographers. Joshua is also an award-winning photographer, with wins at PX3 Paris, Tokyo Foto Awards and more.
Joseph Radhik was also one of the founders of ‘PEP Inc.,’ a photography school in Mumbai, in 2016. Joseph Radhik is an Indian celebrity wedding photographer. He has clicked the wedding pictures of Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas, Katrina Kaif– Vicky Kaushal, and Varun Dhawan–Natasha Dalal, etc.