26/11 Taj Attack Survivor to Institution Builder | Rajita Kulkarni on Courage & Leadership

Unstoppable Woman with Shailja Saraswati · Mar 5, 2026 · 2h

This Women’s Day, we’re not celebrating slogans.

We’re studying what strength looks like under fire. Rajita Kulkarni survived the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. But survival was not the headline of her life.

What followed was harder:

Rebuilding identity.

Recalibrating ambition.

Choosing institution over ego.

Building leadership rooted in inner steadiness.

From global banking to leading Sri Sri University, this is a story of a woman who did not let crisis define her - she let it refine her.

In this episode, we explore: • What extreme pressure reveals about leadership • Why ambition without anchoring…