We begin this year’s first issue with the interview of Ranjit Shahani, the Country President (India) of the pharma giant Novartis. Payal Bathija fascinates us with her singing and tells us of her journey into the world of music. Event planner Sushil Wadhwa impresses us with his repertoire of work done around the globe. Vibrant artist Sangeeta Babbani came on to our radar when we found that she had been appointed by Tata Nano company to paint one of their cars for them. Principal of St Mira’s College in Pune, and ardent follower of Dada J P Vaswani, Gulshan Gidwani takes us through her life and tells us of her dedication to the field of teaching. Film director Ramesh Sippy talks of his life and work in the film industry. Manish Raisinghani, mechanical engineer turned actor, amazes us with his story on how, instead of being an engineer, he got into the modeling and acting circuit. We discover how Akhil Daswani helps students professionally with choosing and studying at a universities abroad, and how Manisha Daswani, a costume jewelry designer, retails contemporary Turkish trinkets. This time around we consciously traced and talked to five youth in their mid-twenties, and what we found common in all of them was their zest for life - in whatever work they chose to do. Twins Divya & Dipika Israni make and sell faux jewelry, Gaurav Jagwani writes songs and sings to his heart’s content, Mitesh Mirchandani enjoys his cinematography, Tarun & Kaviraj Thadani own and run a restaurant Cool Chef Cafe, and professional speech therapist Neha Chabbria helps people overcome speech issues.