Piramal Group Chairman Ajay Piramal says he got the best advice from the Bhagwad Gita which advocates the concept of Trusteeship.

Y.M. Deosthalee, CMD, L&T Finance Holdings Ltd says the greatest learning I had during my tenure as the CFO of L&T is risk management and taking bold decisions.

Shivinder Singh, Vice Chairman, Fortis Healthcare says he didn't heed the best advice initially till life beat him into realising that he should follow it.

N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys says he learnt one of the most important lessons from his favourite teachers.

IndusInd Bank Romesh Sobti got the best advice from one of his bosses at Grindlays Bank that success is not only the consequence of our individual skills and determination but also an enabling social and professional ecosystem which we tend to abandon as we move up in life.

Canaan Partners India's Alok Mittal says the best advice came to him multiple times from the same person - the late Arun Kumar, then Managing Director of Aricent.

BankBazaar.com's Adhil Shetty got the best advice from a fellow entrepreneur who said that one should treat investment in a company as if it were a loan from the company treasury.

Sasha Mirchandani, Founder & MD, KAE Capital says one of the key drivers for me to start my own fund was the desire to create something of my own.

Bajaj Auto Rajiv Bajaj says the best advice that I ever got was upon reading The Organon of Medicine by Dr Samuel Hahnemann.

Shiv Nadar, Founder & Chairman, HCL and Shiv Nadar Foundation, says he got the best advice from late C.K. Prahalad

Emami's R.S. Agarwal says he got his best advice from Sri R.S. Goenka

Subhash Chandra Chairman, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd & Essel Group says the best advices helped him gain credibility.

Mehul Choksi, CMD, Gitanjali Group says he will always treasure the advice that he got from his father in those early days: \"Combine professionalism with instinct, and don't be afraid to experiment and try out new ideas.\"

Deepak Ravindran, Co-founder & CEO, Innoz says advice is free - never take too much but take a handful.

Meher Pudumjee, Chairperson, Thermax the simple piece of advice has guided her through life.

Schauna Chauhan, CEO, Parle Agro says the best advice I ever got was - Always question everything, before I started working.

Mohammad Imthiaz, Co-founder & CEO, Hoppr says the best advice 'change and persevere' helped him become a successful entrepreneur.

Pankaj R. Patel says the best advice got helped us address the growth aspirations of our people and maximise their talents

Leela Group chairman C.P. Krishnan Nair says the best advice has been my source of inspiration and guidance over the years.

Glenn Saldanha, Chairman & MD, Glenmark Pharma says from all the advice that I ever got, and when I look back at my years, I feel the most important advice given to me was: \"Marry the right person.\"