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Change rarely waits for permission, and Soumita Basu didn’t either. After losing most of her mobility, she refused to hand over her identity to illness and instead asked one practical question each day: What can I still do? That mindset led her to keep dancing while seated, confront the hidden labor of caregiving, and build an adaptive clothing company that designs for real bodies, real pain points, and real life in India’s climate and culture.

We trace her path from a gradual loss of movement to a surprising recovery the medical system didn’t expect, and we challenge the idea that “strength” means silence. Somita shares how a near-death night reframed her priorities, why asking for help is a design skill, and how inclusion starts with rethinking defaults: street lighting that keeps women safe, bus systems usable without literacy, and restrooms that respect different needs. When clothing becomes easier to put on—especially when the range of motion is limited—dignity increases, pain decreases, and caregivers regain time and energy. That’s design as care, not charity.

Entrepreneurship with a disability forced new processes. Standard advice assumed step-free access, endless stamina, and quick sourcing runs—none of which applied. Somita responded by reinventing workflows, co-creating with users to refine closures and cuts, and starting small when funding was tight after medical expenses. Along the way, she tested yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, pranic healing, and conventional medicine, not as dogma but as experiments measured by function and relief. The takeaway is clear: uncertainty isn’t an ending; it’s an invitation to iterate responsibly.

You’ll walk away with grounded prompts you can use today: end the day asking if you’d accept it as your last, do what you can with what you have where you are, and measure your 100 percent against today’s reality. If you’re a manufacturer or distributor who believes clothing should serve everybody, reach out—we’re building this together. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs adaptive design, and leave a review with one mindset you’re ready to redesign.

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Community voices reflect on a year of purpose, passion, and the future of work, sharing the habits and moments that changed how they live and lead. We co-create bold themes for 2026, from thriving in the AI era to authentic health and financial literacy, and celebrate meetups that turn inspiration into action.

• key takeaways from memorable guests across sport, sales, leadership, and sustainability
• micro experiments such as 1% improvements, affirmations, and the flickering bulb check
• meetups as catalysts for networks, mentorship, and real-world collaboration
• themes for 2026 including AI-ready skills, holistic priorities, and authentic expertise
• calls for cross-pollination and non-obvious wisdom from deputies and career pivoters
• psychology and neuroscience tools for stress, decisions, relationships, and habits
• stories of service-forward leadership inspired by Simon Taufel and Lorna Davis
• ideas for community-led reflections that track learning to action

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What if the most powerful leadership tool isn’t a metric or a model, but the decision to be simply human? That’s the throughline of our conversation with Rajneesh “RS” Singh—factory-floor HR leader turned media CHRO turned co-founder of SimplyHR—who built a 15-year firm on clarity, courage, and care.

We start with RS’s three-layer career arc: a foundation forged in rigorous HR, a testing ground of plant shutdowns and M&A, and an application phase inside the daily chaos of newsrooms. From there, he shares the story of SimplyHR’s bar-napkin beginnings, why the brand’s black elephant stands for big ears and small mouth, and how a simplicity-first philosophy cuts through jargon to solve real business problems. The lesson for leaders: fall in love with chaos, then organize it into trust.

RS also maps the shift from relationship-led leadership to data-heavy dashboards and argues for a “touch and tech” balance. You’ll hear exactly what Millennials and Gen Z expect—transparency, dialogue, no surprises—and how managers can marry empathy with accountability without becoming “nice” and ineffective. For HR pros, he frames the function as a marathon: protect mental fitness, read the market, and use AI to elevate judgment, not erase humanity.

The most moving segment arrives when RS opens up about surviving stage four colon cancer. Humor, prayer, and purpose carried him through, and now he counsels others, proving that hope is a management tool. We close by looking ahead: India’s innovation mindset beyond jugaad, work-from-anywhere as a durable model, and the ethical spine that turns companies into institutions. If you lead people—or want to—this is a masterclass in building cultures that are clear, kind, and uncompromising on results.

If this conversation sparked something, follow the show, share it with a friend who leads teams, and leave a rating with one takeaway you’ll put into practice next week.

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