DEEPTI MALHOTRA
I was a young child, standing alone on the balcony of my home while my parents were at work, when I first asked myself this question. I could see that there had to be more to life than what I saw around me.
In grade eight, I came across Raja Ram Mohan Roy in my history textbook. For the first time, I felt a surge of inspiration - here was someone who saw what was broken and decided to do something about it. I wanted to be like that. There were a thousand problems in my own home and society. Maybe that was the point of my life.
Instead, I made the practical choice. Studied engineering, got a corporate job with a fancy title and a good paycheque, and built a life in London.
It didn't take long for the question to return. Many sleepless nights later, I quit and came back to India. I needed to find an answer.
I discovered my gift - and with it, the purpose of my life.
I chose to walk toward it even without a map. It scared me. I felt lost for a long time. But I also felt more alive than I ever had before, slowly uncovering who I actually was rather than who I had spent years performing.
Then came the hardest stretch. A mental breakdown. Deep loneliness. Most of my business income, gone.
I sat with a question I had never had to face before: Who was I beyond the roles I played and the purpose I was chasing?
Facing that question - really facing it, not just moving past it - changed everything. It prepared me to coach and work from a place I couldn't have reached any other way.
It was in the middle of rebuilding myself that Ceva came to life.
Ceva comes from
"Sewa"
service performed
with creativity and joy.
It is an offering of love for the people of India, being built with the aim to contribute towards nation-building.
Our life is shaped by the choices we make,
and the courage and sincerity
with which we walk our path.
Are you someone who feels restless because a question keeps you up at night?
Someone who feels passionately about creating a positive impact on this world and wants to work towards it?
Someone feeling weighed down by the battles you're fighting at work and wishing for peace of mind and fulfilment?
Or someone feeling lonely as you work towards your vision?
If you're willing to face your fears and limitations, step out of your comfort zone, and do the work your path demands, you're exactly who Ceva is for.