54: TÊTE-Γ€-TÊTE with Deepali Gupta journalist and author Tata Vs Mistry: The Battle for India's greatest business empire

54: TÊTE-Γ€-TÊTE with Deepali Gupta journalist and author Tata Vs Mistry: The Battle for India's greatest business empire:Journalists and PR professionals don't always trust each other, even though there is a mutual dependence - journalists are wary of spin, and the PR pro is worried about a negative angle or a hatchet job. However, it is possible to foster trust based on good ethics, respect and professionalism.

My guest Deepali Gupta is a journalist with nearly 2 decades of experience working with some of the most prestigious Indian and global publications (Indian Express, Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, Economic Times).

Deepali is also the author a book 'Tata vs Mistry'. We reconnected when she moved to the UK last summer with her family; as diaspora forging a new relationship based on our shared stories, experiences and love of India.

She is not my typical guest, but I grew interested in talking to her when I read about how skewed the ratio is between men and women business authors. In the episode we also spoke about Deepali's journey to becoming a journalist covering finance, equity markets, conglomerates

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ Why she decided to write her first book on corporate India's growing up moment and biggest boardroom battle

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ How she prepared for it with material mostly available in public domain (approx 9000 pages of information)

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ And of course focus on some of the issues that she dealt with in her book on governance, trust, conflict, succession planning, independent directors, family run businesses

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ We also spoke about her experiences in the newsroom and what it takes to succeed as a female journalist

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ Her much delayed next book (due to COVID) and a new beginning in the UK