Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

Political intelligence, you know, the ability to get along with people who don't like you, get along with people whom you don't like, the ability to build coalitions, the ability to build alliances, you know, influence without authority.

I remember Dr. Kasturi Rangan when we were on the Karnataka Knowledge Commission, he also said the same thing to me.

He said, you want to be more effective? I said, absolutely, sir.

He said, why don't you raise something, three board meetings before you insist on it? You raise something and you insist on it.