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Practice is the real thing, rest is all theory. I didnt go to a B school, instead learnt lessons on the streets and at every opportunity, tried to assimilate, gather and absorb some of the practices that were required to create an enterprise.I dream BIG. Everything beings with a small step, but you have to dream big to take a leap. I graduated from Punjab University. After graduation, I along with my friend formed a small bicycle business with borrowed capital in the 1970s. But by 1979, I realized that this business would remain small. I moved out of Ludhiana, and tried other things so that I would be noticed.Trust your reflexes. In 1982, I had a full fledged business selling portable generators imported from Japan. This gave me a chance to be involved in activities like marketing and advertising. Things were smoothly until the government banned the import of generators as two other Indian companies were awarded licenses to manufacture generators locally. Then I made it a point that whenever the opportunity knocks on the door next time, I will be ready for it. The turning point came in 1992 when the government was awarding licenses for mobile phone services for the first time. I took that up immediately.Recognition is momentary. You have to move on to achieve more, take more risks and be mentally alert. Being featured in the Forbes, or receiving the IT Man of the Year Award did make me feel great. It was a momentary high. Right now I just have competition here in India, but I have to work hard to that I am the competition from India for the world.Everything comes at a price, even a smile. A boy of 8 or 9 years selling roses at the signals can make anybody feel worthless. How could I sit back in my chair and just run my business when the next generation of this country still hasnt made its foundation? You can dream of a beautiful India, but you have to wake up from your dream to make it beautiful.