Your Degree Doesn’t Define Your Future | Inderjeet Singh Gill | TEDxVelammal Global School Puzhal

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What if the question “What do you want to become?” is the wrong one to ask? Inderjeet holds a physics degree he never used as a physicist. Instead he went from launching mobile phones to private banking to building green communities and running an organic farm and dairy. This talk argues that your degree is a toolbox, not a destination, and that curiosity and the courage to begin again matter more than any marksheet. Inderjeet Singh Gill is living proof that your degree doesn't define your future. He studied physics then built a long career in private banking and wealth management, at Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank before a senior role at Religare Macquarie Private Wealth. He completed a specialized program in equities and derivatives at IIM Calcutta.) Then he stepped back from full-time banking to work with the land. Through One Earth Holdings and the Prakruthi brand, he develops real estate, green spaces, and gated communities across Chennai and Bangalore and has grown Prakruth

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