These four tips from Axis Bank CEO to IIM-A grad students are real treasures

"The more (number of) learning curves I climb, the more (number of) complex and novel situations I put myself in; the more likely that I will continue to remain relevant. Growth begins where your comfort zone ends. Every time I have found myself at one of life's crossroads, I have tried to ask myself: "Which path offers me the steeper learning curve?" And more often than not, I have tried to take that path. I have tried to learn new ways to learn, and slowly but surely, learning itself has become a habit."

"Much of the joy you derive on the journey of life does hark back to whom you choose to share this journey with. A lot of what I am today, the achievements that were so kindly mentioned in the introduction, are a function of the partner I was lucky to have alongside on my journey."

"It is easy to get enamored by the visible but superficial details of a new job you are considering—the money, the fancy title, the foosball table in the break-room. But in most cases, that is not what makes for a fulfilling career. You want to join an organization that has values that match yours; that has people you can be yourself with; that gives you the space to be who you have the potential be as a professional. These are not things that any firm can tell you in their pre-placement talk. It is something you can only find out the hard way, by doing your own research, by looking beneath the surface."

"Every time you decide to take the harder but more principled path, you add one more brick to the foundation of your character. Remember, everything you do today is, for better or for worse, in the public gaze. The only real armour you have…is to always do what you believe to be the right thing to do. Let your principles be your true north."