DIGNITY

I retired when my body could still perform. I have seen what happens when you stay too long. Dignity in exit is underrated.

Arghyam's work on water is ultimately about dignity — the dignity of not having to walk four kilometers for drinking water, the dignity of a girl who can stay in school because her school has a toilet.

Compassionate capitalism is not charity. It is the recognition that human dignity is a competitive advantage — and the most durable one you can build.

When I started, people said I was making a mistake by working with weavers from lower castes. I said I was building a business. Forty years later, the business proved who was right.