What do Indian classical dance, molecular genetics, and neuroscience have in common?More than you’d think.A few weeks ago, I had the joy of meeting someone whose inner beauty shone throughout our conversation. Nirup...

“Une roupie pour 10,000, je n’aurais jamais mis mon argent sur Gavin »Those were the teasing words of a very proud grandfather when his grandson bagged the coveted laureate scholarship in February 1980.

I am sometimes – perhaps more often than I should – quite critical of the education system that shaped me. The rote learning, the pressure to excel academically, the intense competition to be laureate, the relentless private tuitio...

The UK, in many ways, is a second home to me.It is a country which welcomed me with open arms when I had barely reached adulthood and which enabled me to thrive in a wholly meritocratic environment.Mauritius has always had a spe...

Having a curious mind and the humility to continuously learn is a common theme I find amongst many of my guests.What I also take from those conversations is that there are no shortcuts to "success" and that circumventing hard work is on...