International Women’s Day 2018 Special Interview Series
Name: Samara Mahindra
Age: 31yrs
City: Bangalore, India
Occupation: Founder and CEO, CARER
ST: Please tell us briefly about you.
Samara: I come from a business background that gave me the
foundation of starting a social enterprise however the loss of my mother
initiated the conceptualization of building a healthcare company. Right now I’m
in the process of bringing about a change in the way people perceive health and
the way healthcare is administered in India and around the world. My social
enterprise is called CARER Program is my absolute passion and pursuit at the
moment.
foundation of starting a social enterprise however the loss of my mother
initiated the conceptualization of building a healthcare company. Right now I’m
in the process of bringing about a change in the way people perceive health and
the way healthcare is administered in India and around the world. My social
enterprise is called CARER Program is my absolute passion and pursuit at the
moment.
ST: Who is a woman that inspires you the most and why?
Samara: My
mother, as she epitomized a woman entrepreneur who shattered all norms and
built her own destiny. Oprah Winfrey who
uses the power of her words to encourage others to be the best expression of
themselves.
mother, as she epitomized a woman entrepreneur who shattered all norms and
built her own destiny. Oprah Winfrey who
uses the power of her words to encourage others to be the best expression of
themselves.
ST: How are you celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day?
Samara: By being the best expression of myself and encouraging
women in my organisation and around me to do the same.
women in my organisation and around me to do the same.
ST: What is the most important message you want to send out to all the
women around the world on this occasion?
women around the world on this occasion?
Samara: We have the intuition, perseverance, power and
insatiable resilience to achieve greatness. If we allow ourselves to tap into
that, then nothing is beyond our creation.
insatiable resilience to achieve greatness. If we allow ourselves to tap into
that, then nothing is beyond our creation.
ST: What according to you is ‘women empowerment’?
Samara: Being the truest expression of yourself without
hesitation.
hesitation.
ST: What would you say are the main challenges facing
women at present in India?
women at present in India?
Samara: Undervalued and underestimated.
ST: Where do you want to see yourself in next 5 years?
Samara: I
don’t think so far. There’s too much to do today itself!
don’t think so far. There’s too much to do today itself!
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| Samara Mahindra |
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