Delhi, India · 25+ Years in Brands

Businesses of Bharat deserve Brands of Bharat.

The Bharat Quotient scores a brand on DNA, Product, Story and Global. Find your story gap in two minutes, then decide what to build.

“Growing businesses that stand for something — where profit and purpose are not rivals, but partners.”
#BharatQuotient  #BrandsOfBharat  #EarthShastra
25+
Years in Brands
100+
High-Impact MICE Events
4
Scores in the BQ: DNA, Product, Story, Global

Free BQ self-check

Four questions, scored out of 10 each. Rate your brand honestly, see your story gap, then decide if you want the full diagnostic.

How deeply is the brand rooted in Bharat: its origin, craft, ingredients, people?

5

How good is what you actually sell, compared with the best in the world?

5

How well does the customer know where the brand comes from and why it matters?

5

How far does the brand travel: shelf space, awareness and demand beyond its home market?

5

Self-rated and indicative. How the scoring works: the Bharat Quotient framework.

How I can help

Four ways to start. Pick the one that fits and the right team picks it up.

Soulworks

Brand visibility & engagement

Showcase, DLIM, Studio and Advisory: making a Business of Bharat visible as a Brand of Bharat.

Get your brand’s BQ, then let’s build it
Projects India MICE

Events, conferences, offsites

Conferences, delegations, offsites and weddings across Bharat. 100+ events delivered since 2015.

Plan an event in Bharat
SrishtiSewaks

Green mission & CSR

Volunteering, CSR and partnerships in a national community of eco-conscious people and institutions.

Join or partner with SrishtiSewaks
The book

Earthshastra

The framework behind the thinking: Bharat Quotient and the 21st-century economy.

Buy Earthshastra

A Soulworker at heart

25+ years working at the intersection of brand, business, and belief, from campaigns at Ogilvy & Mather for Vodafone and Nokia to the MICE event architecture behind 100+ delegations and conferences.

“I don’t just build strategies — I help organisations earn the kind of growth that compounds: in revenue, in trust, and in legacy.” Today that work runs through Soulworks, Delhi’s integrated brand and growth advisory, and Projects India MICE.

Purpose in Profit

Growth and mission held to the same standard, not traded off.

Community in Commerce

Trust built with the people a brand actually depends on.

Responsibility in Leadership

Governance and culture as growth levers, not compliance line items.

Sustainable Futures

Green embedded in the business model, not the CSR budget.

Stakeholder Trust

Who recommends the brand when Gaurav isn’t in the room.

Cultural Intelligence

India’s wisdom traditions read as competitive advantage.

25 years of building

2025–Present

Founder & Sustainability Evangelist, SrishtiSewaks

2015–Present

Director, Projects India MICE

2012–Present

Chief Soulworker & Founder, Soulworks

2011–2012

Business Head North / VP, Lintas Initiative

2006–2010

Management Supervisor, Ogilvy & Mather (Vodafone, Nokia, Motorola)

2002–2006

Regional Manager, Madison Outdoor Media Services

Brands of Bharat

Category by category: which brands carry Bharat DNA, where the story falls short, and what it takes to go global.

October 2026 · Brands of Bharat

Tata Bought Tetley. Darjeeling Is Still Waiting.

A Bharat Quotient look at tea and coffee, and what it takes to build a global Brand of Bharat.

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October 2026 · BQ Growth Strategy

From UPI to the DigiPay Stack — Bharat Quotient at Its Core

How Bharat built the world’s most trusted digital payment ecosystem on public infrastructure and open participation.

Read more →
March 2025 · BQ Growth Strategy

The Bharat Quotient — India’s New Growth Metric

Why GDP alone can’t measure the growth that matters, and what to track instead.

Read more →
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Earthshastra: Bharat Quotient & the 21st Century Economy

Ideas worth spreading

Ten topics, refined across CII, FICCI, and industry conclaves.

The Bharat Quotient

Sustainability as Growth Strategy

Purpose-Driven Branding in India

The Earthshastra Framework

MICE & Experiential Innovation

Green Business Models for India

Stakeholder Storytelling

The Future of Indian Commerce

Brand Architecture for Emerging India

Leadership with Conscience

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Ventures

Three active platforms, one operating philosophy.

Founded 2012

Soulworks

Delhi-based brand and business advisory helping organisations build ecosystems of trust, across customers, partners, and communities.

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Founded 2015

Projects India MICE

Experiential events and conference architecture: 100+ events designed and delivered for corporates and governments.

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Founded 2025

SrishtiSewaks

Grassroots environmental mission: a national community of eco-conscious individuals and institutions, built on the #EarthShastra movement.

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The work, in the open

No logo wall. The proof is the thinking itself.

The Bharat Quotient

A published brand scorecard: DNA, Product, Story, Global, and the gap between them.

Read the framework →

Brands of Bharat articles

Category-by-category reads on which Indian brands carry Bharat DNA and which are ready to go global.

Read the articles →

Films and Earthshastra

The Discover Bharat film on YouTube, and the book that holds the full framework.

Watch on YouTube →

Let’s co-create something meaningful.

Brand, events, green mission, the book or a keynote. One form, routed to the right team.

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