Be financially independent

Nothing is as important as standing on your own feet. All through my student years, my father hammered this in. So even though he wanted me to join politics, I had to study business management to join our family business. In retrospect, it was the best advice I ever got. Financial independence gives you great flexibility. However, I sometimes regret not following my mother’s advice of staying away from politics!

- As told to PRIYA SAHGAL

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Milind Deora

Member of Parliament