Comic book creator Anant Pai taught Ashish Goel the value of time

The Urban Ladder founder's favourite memory was having long, no-agenda conversations with ‘Uncle Pai’.

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Anant Pai (L) made the greatest impression on Ashish Goel (R).
Few know that Urban Ladder founder Ashish Goel was once in the business of selling comic books. Back in 2008, Goel was tasked with reviving popular children’s comic book brand Amar Chitra Katha.

Keen on learning how brands were built, Goel picked up a lot during that period, and says it was founder Anant Pai who made the greatest impression on him. “He was really unbelievable; he taught me work ethics,” Goel recalls. “He would arrive at office every morning on time, not a minute late. If, on the rare occasion he was going to be slightly late, he would make sure to inform me before hand.”

Goel’s favourite memory: Having long, no-agenda conversations with ‘Uncle Pai’ in the last year and a half of the latter’s life. “He was nothing short of a genius, and the memories I have of him, I will cherish for years to come.”


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