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What can decades of journalism teach the next generation about truth, storytelling, leadership, and the responsibility that comes with a voice? We are delighted to announce an upcoming conversation with Sushil Rao Chilkuri as part of the Stated Business Series. With over 35 years of experience across print, television, and digital media, Sushil Rao Chilkuri is a distinguished journalist, writer, storyteller, and media professional whose work spans special reporting, editorial judgement, and impactful storytelling. During his distinguished career, he served as Editor – Special Reports at The Times of India, Hyderabad, contributing to journalism through in-depth reporting and compelling narratives. His experience offers valuable lessons in credibility, responsible communication, and the power of stories to inform and influence society. 🎙️ What can students look forward to? Our upcoming conversation will explore: 🔹 Truth, credibility, and the ethics of journalism 🔹 The art of storytelling and its power to influence society 🔹 Editorial judgement and responsible reporting 🔹 Media leadership, technology, and changing audience behaviour 🔹 Mentorship, professional growth, and lessons from decades of experience 📖 Explore His Principles Beyond this upcoming conversation, we invite you to explore Sushil Rao Chilkuri’s perspectives and principles through the Stated Principles Series. 🔗 Read his Principles: app.stated.in/principles/sus… Why are we building the Stated Business Series? Because learning should extend beyond textbooks and classrooms. Through Stated, we are creating opportunities for students to engage directly with accomplished professionals, research their journeys, ask thoughtful questions, and learn from experiences that cannot be fully captured in a textbook. Each conversation follows a student-led format. A selected student researches the guest, prepares the discussion, and hosts the conversation. The student is also compensated for their work, creating an opportunity to gain practical experience while earning. Thank you, Sushil Ji @chsushilrao your time, trust, and willingness to share your experience and perspectives. We are grateful for your contribution to an initiative focused on meaningful learning for the next generation. We look forward to sharing this conversation soon. 🌐 Explore the Stated Business Series: app.stated.in/business 🎓 Students and educational institutions: If you are interested in participating in or supporting student-led conversations that connect academic learning with professional experience, we would love to hear from you. 🏢 Organisations and professionals: If you would like to collaborate with us to create meaningful learning opportunities for students, please feel free to connect. The goal is simple: bring real-world experience closer to the people who can learn from it. #Stated #BusinessSeries #PrinciplesSeries #Journalism #Leadership #Storytelling #MediaLeadership #BusinessEducation #StudentLeadership #Mentorship #FutureLeaders #RealWorldLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment

Leadership is tested when decisions carry consequences, pressure is high, and accountability matters most. We are honoured to announce an upcoming Stated Business Series conversation with Shri Yashovardhan Jha Azad, IPS (Retd.) — former Special Director, Intelligence Bureau; former Secretary (Security), Government of India; and former Central Information Commissioner. With a distinguished career spanning nearly four decades in public service, intelligence and national security, Shri Azad brings invaluable experience and perspectives on: 🔹 National security and leadership under pressure 🔹 Accountability, transparency and governance 🔹 Policing and institutional reforms 🔹 Ethics, integrity and public service 🎙️ A student-led conversation designed to bring real-world experience into the learning journey of the next generation. At Stated, we believe students learn best when they engage directly with experienced leaders, ask thoughtful questions and explore the realities behind important decisions. Our format also creates meaningful learning and earning opportunities by compensating selected student hosts for their work. 🔗 Explore the Stated Business Series: app.stated.in/business We look forward to sharing this insightful conversation with you soon. 🙏 Stated Business Series Real Experiences. Real Learning. #Leadership #NationalSecurity #GoodGovernance #StudentEmpowerment #StatedBusinessSeries

Strong partnerships begin with shared purpose. Lasting progress begins when we turn that purpose into action. What can we learn from leaders who work to build bridges between countries, cultures and business communities? Through the Stated Principles Series — 50 People • 50 Perspectives • 50 Principles, we are honoured to feature the perspectives of Mr. Angelos Tsavdaris, President of the Hellenic-Indian Chamber of Commerce & Economy, Greece. His work in strengthening Greece–India relations reflects the importance of international cooperation, mutual understanding and creating opportunities through meaningful partnerships. His perspective offers an opportunity to reflect on a principle that matters across leadership, business and life: Progress becomes more meaningful when we build bridges instead of boundaries. Whether between nations, institutions or individuals, lasting relationships require trust, a willingness to understand different perspectives, and a shared commitment to creating value beyond immediate interests. For the next generation, this is an important lesson: success is not only about what we build independently, but also about the opportunities we create by working together. 📖 Read Mr. Angelos Tsavdaris’s contribution to the Stated Principles Series: app.stated.in/principles/ang… My sincere gratitude to Mr. Tsavdaris for his time, trust and contribution to this initiative. I am especially grateful for his willingness to support our efforts to connect with educational institutions and explore opportunities to strengthen educational and cultural ties between Greece and India. The larger vision of this series is to compile the perspectives of 50 distinguished individuals into a book and distribute it free of cost to students, colleges, universities, educational institutions and libraries—preserving valuable insights for future generations. Because wisdom becomes even more valuable when it is shared. 50 People • 50 Perspectives • 50 Principles. #Leadership #GlobalCollaboration #CrossCulturalLeadership #Education #IndiaGreeceRelations #KnowledgeSharing #StatedPrinciplesSeries

Warm birthday wishes to Shri Amit Shah Ji, Hon’ble Union Home Minister of India. 🇮🇳 May you be blessed with good health, strength, and continued success in your service to the nation. Wishing India a safer, stronger, and more prosperous future. Happy Birthday! 🙏 #AmitShah #HappyBirthday #Leadership #India #Stated

🇬🇷🇮🇳 What builds trust between nations and creates opportunities across borders? Coming soon in the Stated Principles Series: Angelos Tsavdaris, President of the Hellenic-Indian Chamber of Commerce and Economy. Honoured to have his perspectives in our initiative to preserve wisdom for future generations. The book will be distributed free to students and educational institutions. Wishing everyone in India a Happy Dussehra, and our friends in Greece peace and happiness! 🙏 #Stated #Leadership #GreeceIndia #Dussehra

🎙️ Introducing the Stated Business Series! What if students could learn directly from accomplished leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals while earning for their contributions? Through the Stated Business Series, students will research guests, prepare thoughtful questions, and participate in conducting interviews with experienced individuals across diverse fields. 🎓 Students will be paid for their work, gaining practical experience, developing research and communication skills, and learning beyond the classroom. Our mission is to connect experience with curiosity, make knowledge accessible, and create meaningful learning opportunities for the next generation. 🚀 Coming soon! 📺 Watch the announcement: youtube.com/shorts/rmukzTjh4… #Stated #BusinessSeries #Leadership #StudentOpportunities #ExperientialLearning

What if students could learn directly from distinguished professionals—not just through textbooks, but by interviewing them and getting paid for their work? 🎙️ Stated Business Series is opening opportunities for students across disciplines. We invite universities, colleges, educational institutions, and faculty members to share this opportunity with students who have the curiosity, communication skills, and commitment to conduct thoughtful interviews. Whether they study journalism, mass communication, management, business administration, engineering, law, social sciences, humanities, medicine, or any other discipline, students can bring valuable perspectives to these conversations. What will students get to do? They will have the opportunity to: 🔹 Research distinguished professionals and understand their work and experiences. 🔹 Prepare thoughtful questions and develop their interviewing skills. 🔹 Conduct one-on-one online interviews with people from diverse walks of life. 🔹 Engage with military veterans, public servants, business leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, professors, doctors, and other accomplished professionals. 🔹 Gain hands-on experience in research, communication, critical thinking, and professional interaction. 🔹 Get paid for their contributions to the interview process. This is an opportunity to move beyond classroom learning, engage with real-world experiences, and develop skills that students can carry into their future careers. An invitation to universities and institutions If you are a university administrator, professor, faculty member, placement officer, department head, or student coordinator, we invite you to help us reach students who would value this experience. You may share this opportunity with your students or nominate someone you believe would be well suited to conduct thoughtful conversations with distinguished professionals. One student. One meaningful conversation. An opportunity to learn from experience. 📩 Interested in participating or nominating a student? Email: [email protected] Explore the Stated Business Series and submit your interest: app.stated.in/business Let's create more opportunities for students to learn directly from the people whose experiences can broaden their understanding of the world. #StudentOpportunities #ExperientialLearning #HigherEducation #UniversityLife #CareerDevelopment #Journalism #BusinessEducation #EmployabilitySkills #StudentEngagement #business #ProfessionalDevelopment #Leadership #StatedBusinessSeries

A society doesn't suffer only when the wrong people lead. It suffers when the right people stop asking the right questions. Authority is a responsibility. Influence is a privilege. And leadership is a test of character that no position, title, or public applause can replace. Yet, we often make three mistakes. We confuse confidence with competence. We mistake loyalty for integrity. And we reward powerful words more readily than meaningful action. The real test of leadership is not how effectively someone defends their decisions, but how honestly they examine them. Not how many people agree with them, but whether they have the courage to listen to those who disagree. Not how convincingly they speak about the future, but what they are willing to do for the people who will inherit it. A healthy society needs more than inspiring speeches and ambitious promises. It needs institutions that can be trusted, decisions guided by evidence, accountability without favouritism, and citizens who value truth over convenience. It needs leaders who understand that admitting a mistake is not weakness, that questioning authority is not disloyalty, and that serving people is more important than protecting one's own image. But responsibility does not rest with those in positions of power alone. It also rests with each of us. What do we applaud? What do we tolerate? What questions are we afraid to ask? And are we willing to apply the same standards of integrity to the people we admire as we do to those we criticise? The quality of leadership in a society is shaped not only by those who hold power, but also by the values of those who give it their trust. Perhaps the change we seek begins with a simple principle: Choose competence over charisma. Choose accountability over excuses. Choose integrity over blind loyalty. And choose the long-term good over short-term applause. Because leadership should never be merely about holding a position. It should be about being worthy of the responsibility that comes with it. A better society begins when we stop asking only who should lead—and start asking what leadership should stand for. #Leadership #EthicalLeadership #Accountability #Integrity #CriticalThinking #PublicService #GoodGovernance #SocialResponsibility #PersonalGrowth #NationBuilding

Jitna paise ye andolan mai lagaya, public property toot rahi hai, sarkar aur opposition aamne samne hai, uska fayda beech me log nikal rahe nahi, political moments abhi nahi thame to chalte hi rahenge, kal uthke a school ka baccha bhi kahega main protest karunga agar mujhe paas nahi kiya, is this the education we want to give to our future generations, i belive govt should comeup to negotiate not with cockroaches but for the fair system to end this violence and news channels apna hi propoganda phela rahe hai, every there are debates with 100 guests, hamare students free hai kya har jagah participate karne jate hai? Agar hai to kaam nahi hai aur us par kam hona chahiye administration se, warna itna bhaukal kyun jab sabke paas daily routine ho? @anilswarup58 @yashoazad @NavitaSrikant @ZeeNews @aajtak @tv9gujarati @thekiranbedi