When spirituality meets startups: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar joins Meet the Drapers in Odisha
Most startup pitch shows follow a predictable path where founders present, investors dig into the unit economics, and someone eventually walks away with funding. However, the Odisha edition of Meet the Drapers is an exception.
In its Odisha episode, filmed at Sri Sri University in Cuttack, the judging panel included Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the spiritual leader whose Art of Living Foundation spans 180 countries, as well as Tim and Polly Draper. The combination signals that India’s entrepreneurial landscape isn’t about replicating Silicon Valley; it’s about finding businesses that balance growth with purpose and billion-dollar potential with the ability to serve billions of people.
