Money was not a priority, acquiring knowledge was, says Rajesh Exports's Siddharth Mehta

What would your advice be to young heirs like you, born with a golden spoon in their mouths?

Just one question for Siddharth Mehta, Heir to Rajesh Exports, owner of the world's largest gold refinery:

“You should not take money for granted. Don’t misutilise the privilege. I joined the company when I was 19 as an employee and that’s how I grew within it. When I started working at the company, I wasn’t paid. My dad would joke that if you went to college, you paid to learn something. Here too, I am learning something so I should pay him. Besides, money was not a priority at that time for me; acquiring knowledge was.”

(As told to rashmi.menon@timesgroup.com)