“As a young boy growing up in rural India, most of what I knew of the world was what I could see around me. But each night, I would look at the Moon - it was impossibly far away, yet it held a special attraction because it allowed me to dream beyond my village and country, and think about the rest of the world and space.” ThinkingWorldLooksCountryDreamYoungNightSpaceBoysGrowing UpGrowingSpecialMoonIndiaAttractionVillageFar Away Author:Naveen Jain
“Growing up in India, I knew all I needed to change the world was one good opportunity, and I prepared myself for it. When that opportunity came - in the form of the chance to earn an engineering degree - I was ready.” WorldFormOpportunityChanceGrowing UpGrowingReadyNeededDegreesIndiaPreparedChanging The WorldEngineeringGood Opportunity Author:Naveen Jain
“How important is failure - yes, failure - to the health of a thriving, innovative business? So important that Ratan Tata, chairman of India's largest corporation, gives an annual award to the employee who comes up with the best idea that failed.” GivingImportantIdeasIndiaCome UpCorporationsEmployeeAwardsInnovativeChairmanAnnualsTata Author:Naveen Jain
“I grew up poor in India, and there were days when we struggled to find food and other basic necessities. Our mother worked odds and ends jobs to keep the family together and educate us.” EndsTogetherJobsMotherPoorGrewGrew UpIndiaEducateOddsFamily TogetherOdds And Ends Author:Naveen Jain
“My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially on women and children. It often seemed that the only thing separating me from them was luck.” ChildrenFatherBornBoysPovertySawsEffectsIndiaLuckServantSeparatingIlliteracyCivil Servants Author:Naveen Jain
