Winning Stroke: Interview with Yukti Nagpal, Director, Gulshan Homz
If not in the current profession, you would be?
I would be a writer or an event planner, or both
One tune you always hum.
Gypsy by Shakira
One book to read when you want to motivate yourself.
The one thing by Gary Keller with Jay Papasan
Current read: Business Maharajas by Gita Piramal
One dialogue of a movie that motivates you or you like the most.
I resonate with the 3 idiots movie dialogue that talks about pursuing excellence
“Kaabil bano.. kamayabi jhak maarke peeche aayegi!”
"Pursue excellence and success will follow, pants down" - Rancho.
The place you never been to and always want to go.
Ireland
An animal that signifies you & why?
Deer, as its personality traits, match a great deal with me. A deer is a good listener and appreciates aesthetics and beauty while being very private about his thoughts and feelings.
A Movie Character you most resemble or resonate with
Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada
If your life was to be turned into a movie who would you like to play your part?
Radhika Apte, Meryl Streep, Penelope Cruze
Luck or Hard Work, what do you think weighs more in defining a successful person?
My father once said that your hard work puts the first number of the numeric, but it’s your luck that decides the number of zeroes that follow it. So work hard for that ‘1’ and the ‘0000...’s will follow!
One best decision you ever made.
Said goodbye to my American dream, to join my dad at the right time.
A strategy that you always use to take your decisions in Personal or Professional life.
I evaluate the pros and cons, and then finally follow my instinct
Whose advice do you seek when in a dilemma?
My sister
What has been your biggest achievement?
To be able to make my place as an equal in the boardroom of this 30-year-old company
And Gulshan Dynasty— The flagship project of our company
One thing that you want to change in yourself.
I’d like to be more organized
A line said by your close one that you never forget?
“Khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqder se pehle
Khuda bande se khud pooche bata teri raza kya hai” - Allama Iqbal
(“Elevate yourself so high that even God, before issuing every decree of destiny, should ask you: Tell me, what is your intent”)
