26/11 Taj Attack Survivor to Institution Builder | Rajita Kulkarni on Courage & Leadership
Unstoppable Woman with Shailja Saraswati · Dentsu Podcast Network
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Show Notes
This Women’s Day, we’re not celebrating slogans.
We’re studying what strength looks like under fire. Rajita Kulkarni survived the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. But survival was not the headline of her life.
What followed was harder:
Rebuilding identity.
Recalibrating ambition.
Choosing institution over ego.
Building leadership rooted in inner steadiness.
From global banking to leading Sri Sri University, this is a story of a woman who did not let crisis define her - she let it refine her.
In this episode, we explore: • What extreme pressure reveals about leadership • Why ambition without anchoring collapses • The discipline behind feminine power • How institutions are built by those who outgrow fear • Why inner authority matters more than outer applause
This is not Women’s Day inspiration. This is Women’s Day calibration. Because unstoppable is not loud. It is stable. And when women lead from stability institutions rise.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:08:06 - Early Life and Family Influences
00:29:44 - Journey from Banking to Spirituality
00:44:50 - 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Experience
01:08:03 - Building Shri University
01:35:26 - AI, Education, and the Future
01:46:36 - Quick Bites