From Virat Kohli at Forbes India Leadership Awards 2021 to Neeraj Chopra on Beyond the Boardroom, and KL Rahul on From the Field, here are our top ten most-watched videos of the year
Top row: Nayva Nanda on 'Mind Matters', Neeraj Chopra on 'Beyond the Boardroom', KL Rahul on 'From the Field'.
Bottom row: Smriti Mandhana on 'Beyond the Boardroom', Virat Kohli on 'FILA 2021', Rishabh Pant on 'Beyond the Boardroom'.
This year was supposed to be easier compared to the pummeling 2020 had provided. But 2021 came in as the second act of the Covid-19 pandemic and is still not done with this blue marble in the vastness of the universe. In these tough times, we needed people to lead us, tell us about resilience, perseverance, and give us hope that this too shall pass.
How did we arrive at this conclusion? Based on the common theme of most-watched videos on the Forbes India YouTube channel. Cricketers Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Smriti Mandhana; 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medal winner Neeraj Chopra; Nikhil Kamath, youngest billionaire on the Forbes India's 2021 rich list; Navya Nanda of Aara Health seem to have understood the assignment and provided the viewers with insights, vision, assurance, and leadership lessons to keep going.
We have brought them together in one place for Forbes India 2021 Rewind, in case you missed any of the great conversations we had this year.
As one of the most successful captains of the Indian men's cricket team, Virat Kohli has been crucial in building a formidable unit that is in the top three ICC ranks of all the formats of the game. How did he do it? What makes him a great leader? What drives his desire for excellence and the hunger to win? The 32-year-old swashbuckling batsman laid out all his cards in a special conversation at the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2021 in February this year.
This was the inaugural episode of our series Forbes India Beyond the Boardroom. The co-founder of Zerodha and India's youngest billionaire on the Forbes India Rich List brought his A-game to this chill conversation. But we got a glimpse of his guitar playing skills. Instead of talking about the nuances of stock market investment, he spoke to us about his vintage watch collection and his love for creepy books. Your firsts are always special, they say. We agree.
The Forbes India Leadership Awards 2021 recognised leadership and excellence and celebrated the resilience of India Inc in a challenging year. The jury had their task cut out choosing between manufacturers of non-invasive ventilators and those of diagnostic tools, to highlight just two such ventures. Byju Raveendran of edtech giant Byju's, Infosys CEO Salil Parekh, Qure.ai founder and CEO Prashant Warier were some of the winners. FILA 2021 virtual ceremony had legendary NR Narayana Murthy share his vision for the future of entrepreneurship in India. Cricketer Suresh Raina and his wife Priyanka Chaudhary shared how their life changed during the pandemic. Xiaomi Global VP Manu Kumar Jain sat down to have a lively conversation with teenpreneurs (teenage entrepreneurs) Nikhiya Shamsher, Rutik Thorat, and Akarsh Shroff. Every minute of the FILA 2021 virtual ceremony was enlightening and inspiring. Take a look.