“Learning Can’t Be Limited to a Day”: Megha Singh Nandiwal on World Book Day
New Delhi [India], April 23: On World Book Day, we spoke with Megha Singh Nandiwal about why learning should be a daily practice and how books — and life beyond them — shape leaders. “I don’t think learning can ever be restricted to a day,” she says. “If World Book Day stands for anything, it’s a mindset—curiosity, humility, and continuous growth. And that has to be lived every day, not celebrated once a year.”For Nandiwal, learning extends well beyond printed pages. “It lives in conversations, feedback, failures, and the willingness to stay open,” she says. “The more we learn, adapt, and stay honest, the better we become—not just as professionals, but as people. And that naturally shapes the environments we build.” She also highlights leadership’s multiplier effect: “The higher ...