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Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at JNV Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India on December 25, 2025 (00:00:00) - Introduction  (00:00:31) -  Charlie Munger's mental models (00:05:40) - The Karam Yogi model; Mukesh Ambani & Jio  (00:09:45) - Books: Time travel for entrepreneurs  (00:12:01) - The Founders Podcast  (00:16:01) - Giving back through Dakshana (00:20:29) - Upanishads: Your deepest desire is your destiny  (00:24:13) - Building Dakshana: Cloned from the Super 30 model  (00:33:32) - Follow your passion, success follows naturally (00:35:10) - With hard work think smart (00:36:42) - Clone smartly, compete confidently (00:39:05) - Technology is overrated, follow your passion  (00:42:48) - Growth begins outside comfort zone; Toastmasters (00:46:25) - Cloning Dakshana from Super 30; Anand Kumar (00:50:36) - Human reciprocation mental model (00:57:28) - Execution and determination make the idea successful (01:00:29) - Life's reverses; Charlie's No self-pity mode  The contents of this audio are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

(00:00:00) – Introduction  (00:01:03) - Charlie's mental models: Take a simple idea and take it seriously (00:03:23) - Be a Karam Yogi (00:07:16) - Focus at improving human lives: Narayana Healthcare Systems (00:10:55) - Purpose over profit always wins (00:13:46) - Inner scorecard beats outer approval (00:16:12) - Cloning: Anand Kumar and Super 30 (00:19:54) - Learn to build from zero: The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses (00:23:13) - The Founders Podcast (00:28:42) - Singular focus: Dronacharya & Arjuna - eye of the bird (00:32:27) - Your Deepest Desire Is Destiny (00:34:16) - Adversity is part of life 00:36:42) – Toastmasters (00:37:46) - Usain Bolt from Jamaica; Illustrated Weekly of India: Khushwant Singh (00:44:01) - Take a decision and move forward (00:45:32) - Be the change you wish to see (00:47:15) - Principles create advantage in life; The Founders Podcast (00:50:22) - Focus on relevant things in life (00:56:42) - Rule of 72 (01:00:14) - The wealth creation paradox The contents of this audio are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

(00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:36) -  Breaking the question pattern (00:03:22) - Overcoming hardships through learning; YouTube & Muskan Soni (00:05:41) - Mental models - take a simple idea and take it seriously; Lyndon Johnson (00:10:15) - Upanishads - Your deepest desire is your destiny (00:13:58) - Belief comes before capability; Elon Musk & the reuse of rockets (00:18:20) - Dakshana: Cloned from Anand Kumar's Super 30 (00:30:50) - Robert Caro's books on Lyndon Johnson (00:37:42) - Be a harsh grader while choosing your circle (00:40:50) - Mistakes are a blessing (00:44:06) - Attraction towards the opposite gender is natural (00:47:36) - World changes if you have a burning desire (00:48:19) - Karam Yogi: You cannot make money if you want to make money (00:51:21) - Google   The contents of this audio are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Q&A session with Nisaba Godrej & Omar Momin and Dakshana Scholars at Dakshana Valley, Pune on July 25, 2025   (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:00:49) - How youth can build a developed nation (00:02:48) - Grow together, Rise together, Win together (00:04:57) - Excellence with character changes the world (00:07:51) - Big impact starts with small actions (00:09:47) - Private innovation for public good; Arvind Eye Care & Infinite Vision (00:16:26) - Listen to your inner voice (00:17:35) - Curiosity over curriculum (00:20:01) - Integrity above everything (00:22:08) - Better schools for brighter future The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana Scholars at the JNV Pune on December 25, 2023 (00:00:00) - Introduction  (00:00:51) - One of Dakshana's best alums: T. Ashok Kumar  (00:05:00) - Public speaking, lifelong advantage: Toastmasters  (00:08:27) - Education system in India vs. US  (00:17:48) - Merit over Money  (00:23:39) - Rule of 72  (00:34:12) - Maximizing Social Impact  (00:35:49) - Don't Worry About Low Scores  (00:41:39) - Marcus Aurelius: Failure is the key to Success  (00:44:38) - Clone Great Ideas  (00:53:09) - Pursue Happiness The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at the JNV Bangalore Urban on December 24, 2023 (00:00:00) - Introduction  (00:00:29) - Cloning Super 30  (00:03:50) - Rule of 72  (00:09:15) - Ultra-high Social Return on Invested Capital  (00:17:16) - Integrity in Philanthropy  (00:22:38) - Akshaya Patra: The best of the best!    The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be financial, legal, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation, or needs, and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at the JNV Bangalore (Rural) on December 24, 2023 (00:00:00) - Introduction  (00:01:09) - Introduction to Buffett and Power of compounding  (00:03:55) - Rule of 72  (00:13:38) - Overcoming challenges at Dakshana  (00:21:20) - Caste reservation vs. Income based system  (00:30:24) - Handling the global financial crisis  (00:34:08) - Cloning is a powerful mental model (00:37:27) - My educational journey  (00:40:31) - My introduction to investing; Peter Lynch  (00:42:17) - Reysas  (00:46:47) - Work preferences (00:50:03) - Find your calling in life   The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with Dakshana scholars at the JNV Kottayam on December 21, 2023. (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:53) - Dakshana scholar: T Ashok Kumar  (00:10:49) - The Dakshana model  (00:21:17) - Rule of 72  (00:26:05) - Cloning Super 30; Anand Kumar  (00:35:05) - Giving back to society  (00:37:34) - Be a harsh grader  (00:45:15) - Inner scorecard vs. Outer scorecard  (00:48:18) - My educational journey  (00:51:25) - My entrepreneurial journey  (00:53:35) - Dakshana's objectives  The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with students at the JNV Lucknow on December 27, 2022   (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:00:51) - Usain Bolt; The Bolt Factory (00:11:09) - Khushwant Singh (00:14:59) - IIT vs. MIT (00:25:29) - Start specialising at the age of 11 (00:35:31) - Why is Brazil great at football? (00:43:31) - If I was the education minister in India (00:46:42) - Delhi school system (00:56:50) - Avoid looking back, focus on looking forward (01:01:35) - You are who your friends are (01:03:17) - Dakshana scholar: T. Ashok Kumar (01:07:16) - Handling family expectations   The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with students at the JNV Pune on December 25, 2022.  (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:51) - Be a continuous learning machine  (00:04:09) - Entrepreneurs do not take risk  (00:14:12) - MLK: I have a dream  (00:17:59) - What happens if I lose all my money today?  (00:28:48) - Inspiration for Dakshana  (00:34:36) - Super 30: Anand Kumar  (00:39:48) - Toastmasters  (00:44:56) - Giving back to society  (00:49:15) - Buddha: The key to happiness is elimination of desire  (00:54:38) - You are who your friends are   The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with students at JNV Bundi on December 24, 2022   (00:00:00) - Introduction (00:01:09) - Enterprise Rent-A-Car only hires GPA below 2.5!  (00:11:38) - Toppers do not do the best in life (00:14:32) - My journey - from a below average to a topper  (00:18:40) - Dakshana: Of the Alums, By the Alums, For the Alums  (00:23:19) - Be a continuous learner  (00:28:33) - The Dakshana model and objectives  (00:39:13) - Gandhi: Be the change you wish to see  (00:40:38) - A man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama  (00:49:26) - TransTech  (00:54:13) - Ben Franklin  (00:59:18) - Giving back to society  (01:02:09) - Government Reservation System   The contents of this website are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with students at JNV Bangalore (Rural) on December 23, 2022   (00:00:00) - Introduction  (00:04:57) - Dakshana Donors – Prem Watsa; R.K. Damani  (00:07:27) - Harvard's model for donations  (00:12:11) - Your deepest desire is your destiny  (00:21:51) - Dakshana: Of the alums, for the alums, by the alums  (00:22:54) - Fear of failure  (00:32:11) - Inspiration behind Dakshana  (00:33:19) - Large inheritances do more harm than good  (00:37:03) - Truth is the foundation for trust  (00:47:40) - Book by Judith Harris: No Two Alike  The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish Pabrai's Q&A session with students at JNV Bengaluru (Urban) on December 23, 2022   (00:00:00) – Introduction (00:00:34) - Charles T. Munger Hall  (00:05:32) - Ben Franklin  (00:07:51) - Charlie's mental models  (00:11:45) - The Cloned Dakshana Model  (00:20:07) - Dakshana Scholar T. Ashok Kumar  (00:23:55) - Judith Harris: No Two Alike  (00:26:18) - Buddha: The key to happiness is elimination of desire  (00:28:19) - My journey – from a below average to topper student  (00:31:47) - Seabiscuit  (00:35:10) - The Dakshana model and objectives  (00:52:01) - Giving back to society  (00:56:58) - Learnings from Buffett The contents of this video are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not purport to be, and are not intended to be, financial, legal, accounting, tax or investment advice. Investments or strategies that are discussed may not be suitable for you, do not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and are not intended to provide investment advice or recommendations appropriate for you. Before making any investment or trade, consider whether it is suitable for you and consider seeking advice from your own financial or investment adviser.

Mohnish took 2 sessions at Dakshana Valley, JNV Kottayam on February 27, 2022

Dakshana Pune March 6, 2022