“If not in this industry, I would be a film maker”

Harish Kumar, co-founder and owner, Essot India

Home is in: Ranchi

School/college: Indian Institute of Technology, Kolkata

Company: Essot India

I would like to be reborn as: As Human and India

Most memorable event of my life: Not yet

With my first pay cheque: I deposited it in my account

Idol in life: Many

Can't live without: Food

Favorite Gadget: Laptop

Favorite book: Luminaries

Work-out regime: Usually in the evening

Hobby: Playing chess, Reading

Favorite holiday destination: Greenland

Favorite food: Mom’s cooked food

I can't stand: Hypocrisy and show-off

Social media preference: Linkedin, Facebook

Best compliment I ever received: Still waiting for one

Advice to budding entrepreneurs: Always keep a coin in your pocket whose sides reflect patience and dynamism especially in a country like India

Like to watch on Television: Not really

The cause I care for: Children, healthcare and literacy

One thing I would like to change in myself: Tolerance and flexibility

5 years down the line I would be: Maybe busy in developing a new software

If not in this industry, I would be: Making films