Author: Niranjan Gidwani

Niranjan Gidwani is a Certified Independent Director (MCA-INDIA), board advisor, and former CEO of Eros Group Dubai, with expertise in governance, ESG, and digital transformation. A member of the UAE Superbrands Council and GCC Board Directors Institute, he is a thought leader in business excellence and sustainability.

Let us start by looking at the world of beauty. While there exist many benchmarks, I genuinely believe that true beauty is intrinsic and begins with the comfort one has with one’s existence and appearance. Therefore, in essence, beauty is a very subjective word, which is unnecessarily complicated by beauty product and fairness product companies.

A few days ago, I was invited to be part of an event where a few dozen industry leaders had gathered to hear a champion of the industry talk about enlightened disruption. The august gathering represented a cross section of industry – from information technology, telecom, artificial intelligence, insurance. logistics to several others.

There were two friends Andrew and Charles, who had not met for a long time. Andrew was living in Kenya and Charles in Dubai. As it normally happens, in today’s fast paced world of hustle and bustle, Andrew and Charles lost touch for several years. They were periodically in touch online, and on one of his trips to North America, Andrew decided to route his ticket via the lovely, vibrant city of Dubai.Â