Winning Stroke: Interview with R.N Mohanty, CEO, Sightsavers India

1. If not in the current Profession, You would be?

Probably a teacher in a college

2. One tune you always hum?

Ranjish hi Sahi (by Mehdi Hassan)

3. One Book to read when you want to motivate yourselves?

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

4. One Dialogue of a movie that motivates you or you like the most?

Nothing in particular.

5. The Place you never been to and always want to go?

Rural areas of Sikkim

6. An animal that signifies you & why?

An elephant. It’s calm, enjoys life and occasionally gets forceful when there is a need.

7. A Movie Character you most resemble or resonate with?

Can’t decide.

8. Choose one from each below :

a. Marvel or DC 

DC

b. Batman or Superman

Superman

c. Tom or Jerry

Jerry

d. Chacha Chaudhary or Super Commando Dhruv

Chacha Chaudhary

9. If your life was to be turned into a movie who would you like to play your part?

Amitabh Bachchan

10. Luck or Hard Work, What do you think weighs more in defining a successful Person?

Hard Work

11. One best decision you ever made?

To continue working for the development sector

12. A strategy that you always use to take your decisions in Personal or Professional life?

Follow Your Heart

13. Whose advice do you seek when in dilemma?

My daughter

14. What has been your biggest achievement?

My work so far in the development sector, and expanding Sightsavers reach where it is most needed.

15. One thing that you want to change in yourself?

My love for rice

16. A line said by your closed one that you never forget?

A staff at Sightsavers once shared that ‘I am democratic & a visionary’. It felt nice to hear that my staff doesn’t hesitate to speak to me.