Interviewed Ratan Tata 3 times | My middle class grit is the reason.. | Karishma Mehta | EP 29

Shradha Sharma is a renowned entrepreneur, the Founder and Chief Editor of YourStory.com, a media platform that has become a leading voice in India's startup ecosystem. Shradha Sharma is and since the last ten years, she is driven to make stories give a platform that bring forward a human connection.

With over a decade of experience as a journalist, Shradha founded YourStory in 2008 with the aim of creating a platform that could tell the stories of India's emerging startup ecosystem. Born and raised in Patna, Bihar, she shifted to New Delhi for higher studies. She did a Bachelor's and Master's degree in history from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

Out of sheer grit and driven by a very personal loss, she envisioned and built the path for herself in telling stories that matter and add values in people’s mind and lives. She has interviewed India’s highest dignitaries, that include the likes of Sir Ratan Tata and PM Narendra Modi.

Since then, YourStory has grown to become one of the most influential media platforms in India, with a reach of 10 million global audience, 120 million content views per month and 4.6 million social media followers. The platform covers stories of startups and entrepreneurs, highlighting their successes, challenges, and contributions to society.

In this episode, we'll explore the story of Shradha Sharma, her journey as a daughter, an entrepreneur and an independent woman led vision that turned YourStory into the success it is today. We'll hear from Shradha herself about the challenges she faced along the way, the healing effects of Vipassana, how she overcame her worst days, and the lessons she learned as a leader and an impact creator.

Join us as we explore the inspiring story of Shradha Sharma and YourStory with Karishma Mehta on #HowTheHellDidIDoiT?

Time Stamps
00:00 - I’m the heroine of my story
00:10 - Hi Shradha!
1:53 - Growing up in Bihar
3:07 - I’m very thankful to..
4:28 - My Mother..
5:13 - Develop your spine!
7:12 - I went to Stephen’s
9:16 - The middle class grit
10:05 - Your Story
11:55 - I was taking tuitions
13:35 - TOI & CNBC
14:53 - The Entrepreneurial Dream begins
15:48 - I was seeing a therapist
16:27 - I started YourStory because..
16:57 - More than 1,20,000 Stories
17:55 - In IIT-BOMBAY
18:21 - Basic human principle
19:03 - Romanticism made me do it
19:48 - Challenges faced
20:48 - I lost my mother
22:55 - Human connection matters
24:30 - Victim Mindset
25:54 - 14 years of hard work and resilience
27:00 - Handling hate and trolls
27:45 - Learn to Forgive
29:04 - This world needs inspiration
29:55 - Interviewing Mr Tata and Mr Modi
31:08 - Pain anchors me
31:20 - Raising funds from Sir Ratan Tata
32:38 - My father’s response to me
33:58 - I want to go back to Bihar
35:00 - If I had to die today..
35:55 - I’m comfortable with pain
36:59 - De De Pyaar De
37:54 - What is Self Love?
38:50 - Let’s know Shradha
39:48 - I don’t fear now
40:00 - My favourite books
41:04 - Shradha goes into Nostalgia
41:35 - Advice to her 25 and 50 year old self
42:51 - Thank You Shradha!
43:46 - Parting Words
43:54 - Next Guest!

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About Humans of Bombay –
Humans of Bombay is a movement that started 8 years ago. We believe that every person has a story to tell and we want to help them tell these stories. In these years we’ve published stories across genres – stories of love, hope, faith and courage. And through our storytelling, we’ve built an engaged community of over 4.5M!

Our idea is simple – to strike a chord with our community and catalogue the beat of humanity, one story at a time.