Sukanya Bharati

Sukanya BharatiAug 3, 2026

₹500. 2 hours. 12 strangers. Start from the streets challenge. This Saturday, 12 of us were randomly divided into 3 teams of 4. Each team got ₹500 with one simple rule: find a problem, solve it, make money, & return the ₹500 by the end. No preparation. No planning. Just 2 hours to figure it out. Our first idea was flowers. We bought 18 roses for ₹100, made a “Happy Friendship Day” placard, & started approaching people. The idea was that two friends could buy two roses, pose with the placard, & we'd click a picture for them on their own phone. The first few minutes were honestly weird. 😂 People gave us all kinds of looks. Then we approached an uncle & asked if he'd like to buy some roses. He bought four, encouraged us, & even took a picture with us. That gave us the confidence to keep going! But we soon realised our pitch wasn't working. So we kept changing it with every conversation. Instead of simply asking people to buy flowers, we started asking, “Have you ever bought flowers for your friend?” And somehow, it worked. We sold 16 of the 18 roses. After that, we tried a few other ideas. We thought of offering pictures & reels to people, approaching cafés & shops to sell their products for a commission, & even ended up being asked to sell biryani. None of them really worked for us, & we were running out of time... Then I thought, why not make people play a game & compete? One of our teammates had friendship bands & some printed puzzles, so we used what we had. Two friends. Five questions. Get three right. Win a friendship band. We wrote “Friendship Day Game” on the placard, & I stood in the middle of Church Street. This time, our placard was getting attention. People stopped, got curious, & came over. Friends pulled their friends in. People competed, laughed & had fun. That's when it clicked - ENTERTAINMENT SELLS. People don't always need to buy something. Sometimes they just want to have fun, compete with their friends, & be part of something. By the end of the two hours, we'd made ₹670. We spent ₹150 on roses & friendship bands, leaving us with profit of ₹520 in total. But the money wasn't the part I enjoyed most. Somewhere in those two hours, I stopped caring about looking stupid. I was standing in the middle of Church Street with a placard, talking to strangers, & realised it really doesn't matter what they think of me. You may look like a fool. You may get weird looks. But if you're trying to build, solve, or figure something out, you've got to keep going. I think that's what I enjoy about this kind of work too. Messy problems, brainstorming, working with people, trying something, realising it doesn't work, & figuring out what's next. If you're building something in healthtech, AI, consumer tech, or anything interesting, I'd love to hear what you're working on. Would love to chat, exchange ideas, & see what we could build together!

Sukanya BharatiAug 18, 2026

We had our first Fun Run at Koramangala Toastmasters Club this weekend! And honestly, it was fun. 😄 The idea was very simple. Pick the distance you want to run and just finish it. No timing chips, no competition, nothing. You could run at your own pace and just enjoy the run. What I really liked was that this was another thing we got to do together as a community. Kudos to the volunteers and sponsors from our very own club who made this possible!🤍 Koramangala Toastmasters is not just about learning to speak or practising public speaking. We have a singing group where we do karaoke every week, reading clubs, running clubs, finance clubs, and so much more. There is always something happening, and there are always people willing to come together and try it. And I think that is what makes being around a community like this so much fun. You get to meet people with completely different interests, do things together, and learn from each other along the way. I genuinely believe that if you surround yourself with people who are always growing, trying, and experimenting, sooner or later, you’ll find yourself being the next one to try something new too. Our first Fun Run was just one more thing we got to do together. And definitely, many more to come! 🧡

Sukanya BharatiJul 3, 2026

For the longest time, I held this false notion, "Just do the work, and you'll be discovered. People will know what you've done." But that rarely happens. I remember working with one of my managers, and he said something that has stayed with me ever since - "If you did the work and don't tell anyone, how will they know? They'll assume I did it because I'm leading the initiative, not you." That hit me. The same thing happened in Toastmasters. When I was standing for elections, there was a much larger chunk of new members. Hardly anyone knew what I had done over the past years. I had to tell them. I had to remind them of what I had done before and what I was choosing to do next. Otherwise, how would they know? Then I remember going to a VC meetup, and one of the women leaders stepped up and said, "If there's one thing you choose to do, advocate more for yourself." Three different places. Three different people. The same lesson. I know a lot of times people feel cringe talking about themselves, or people think others are being cringe when they do. But does it even matter? You'll never know what the other person is thinking unless they tell you. The same goes for your work. People will never know what you've done unless you tell them. So, speak up when you've done the work. Speak up when you choose to tell others about yourself, and speak up every time it's required. Cause opportunities don't always go to the people who did the work. Most of the time, they go to the people who made sure others knew they did! --- I love sharing these little, real-life moments that shape our careers and our lives. If you enjoy reading what really matters (and not just the fluff), stay tuned! 😀