This year was supposed to be easier compared to the pummeling 2020 had provided. But 2021 came in as the second act of the Covid-19 pandemic and is still not done with this blue marble in the vastness of the universe. In these tough times, we needed people to lead us, tell us about resilience, perseverance, and give us hope that this too shall pass.
How did we arrive at this conclusion? Based on the common theme of most-watched videos on the Forbes India YouTube channel. Cricketers Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Smriti Mandhana 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medal winner Neeraj Chopra Nikhil Kamath, youngest billionaire on the Forbes India"s 2021 rich list Navya Nanda of Aara Health seem to have understood the assignment and provided the viewers with insights, vision, assurance, and leadership lessons to keep going.
2. We"ll take a bullet for MS Dhoni: KL Rahul on Forbes India From the Field
KL Rahul has had a fantastic year on the field. Of course, the fatigue of the bio bubble was there, but if you look at track-record—his Test century at the Lord"s, Orange Cap in 2020 IPL, and the runs he scored for the Indian cricket team during the 2021 ICC Cricket World Cup—it shows that the right-hand batsman was itching to get back on the field. He admits that he was born to play cricket, in this video from July 2021, but on From the Field, our show where we spoke to sporting legends on the leadership lessons they have learnt from the field, he tells us what it means to lead the team. Vice-captain of the Men In Blue and then captain of IPL team Punjab Kings, got into the details of leadership, building a high-performing, self-motivated team with the right culture, treating juniors right, and why he"d take a bullet for MS Dhoni.