Lunch with BS: R Mukundan

Mumbai : For the peripatetic Tata executive, socially-relevant diversification is the touchstone of his company’s growth. For his daily fix, Ramakrishnan Mukundan loves to run at least 45 minutes every morning. It can be ten laps at the Wankhede Stadium or on the treadmill. He has the same routine whether he is in Wyoming in Middle America or in Magadi in Kenya or even in Gabon or in any other of his international outposts.

He finds it exhilarating. “It clears your mind and sets the tempo for the day," he says. But if you are like me, trying to catch up with him or stay up to speed with his schedule, it can be exasperating, writes Arijit Barman.