Small Room to Big Laurels - An Inspiring journey of Dr. Hitendra Mehta

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 4: Dr. Hitendra Mehta, now a decorated polymath, has an interesting Life journey. Born in a middleclass family, he went past all odds to achieve an enviable class in his life journey.

He was born out of a vow. Parents had kept a 'mannat'(vow) to keep me "beggar-for-clothes" meaning he would live on gifted clothes for 5 years.

Till completion of graduation, he lived in a 10ft x 20ft tenement. The symbolic beggar later on went on to make an exemplary mark in real life. The sparks of versatility were visible from childhood. Gifted with photographic memory he was brilliant in academics, ranker throughout school, winner of medals in sports and dramatics alongside being a mischievous student. Once while punished to stand outside Principals office, he sneaked in while Principal went for a routine round of classes, and sat on Principals chair for a second, just to have a feel of a top position. The passion for excellence and innate leadership traits were well embedded from School days.

He learnt from his father that situations and environment cannot be reasons for not achieving success. His grandfather was one of the Navratna in Raja Umaid Singh II Court. He has inherited genes of royalty, positivity and excellence in legacy.

Once while in ICU, after a major surgery, he chose to do painting in hospital ward astonishing doctors and nurses of Hospital. This is superlative benchmark of his positivity trait. He painted 385 painting consecutively one day each during Covid-19 period. This marks his ability to learn and keep going even in difficult times.

Fast forward to corporate career, he had a fast-track career, rising from lowest position to handling pan-india responsibilities. Like his father, he was a blue eyed boy adored for honesty, integrity and diligence. He inherited lively nature from his mother.

Today, Dr. Hitendra's credentials stand tall. He is an inspirational polymath, loaded with innate skills in diverse areas. He is an IIM Lucknow Alumnus, Artist, Poet, Author, Activist, Influencer, Actor, Athlete all incredibly rolled into one. An out-of-box thinker, he firmly believes that "Thinking Big" is an outdated phrase. To him, "Thinking Infinite" is apt in today's challenging and competitive era. He has conditioned his mind to excel in everything that he takes up, irrespective of tough challenges that crosses his path of forward march.

He is a National and International medalist in Arts and Poetry and is a part of World Record Anthology.

He is also a member of World Human Rights Protection Commission and United Nations Online Volunteer Program.

He has been bestowed Bharat Gaurav Saman Award (2023), Humanitarian Excellence Award (2024), Swarn Bharat Award (2025), and Swabhiman Award (2025).

An exclusive article on him has featured in Gujarati Midday in 2021. He has also featured in the In-flight magazine of Spicejet (August 2025 edition).

He had been interviewed for TATA play senior’s channel. He has also acted in a documentary and in a promo ad.

After retiring from the top management position in the corporate sector, he has dedicated his life towards social service. He is associated with few social welfare organisations that have a focus on Education, Environment, Infrastructure, Slums, Gaushala, Old age homes, and other philantrophic activities. Giving back to society is his passionate mission.

Dr. Hitendra is founder of Rising Bharat Group, launched about two years back. The group focuses on creating India positive Nationalist content. He shares his analytical and incisive perspectives on socio-economic, geo-politics, budget, policies, finance, international trade and other subjects.

He is also founder of Bhavna Foundation, launched about two years back, which is having a key focus in the field of education.  Bhavna Foundation is named after his late sister who was born as a specially abled child. He has instituted MadanSingh Mehta Excellence Award and supports underprivileged students and school in multiple ways.

In order to share his own experience of achieving excellence in school, he has penned a book "Pyramid of Classroom Excellence". The book is themed around study tools for achieving academic excellence by students in school. He has shared his own experimented study methods in the form of a lucid and an easy to understand "Excellence Pearls". The book has ISBN allotment number and is listed on Amazon and Flipkart.

Dr Hitendra has distributed over 1000 books free of cost to various schools, educators, and influencers with a sole objective of wider reach and motivating students to strive for Excellence. The book has received encouraging reviews from School Principals, Teachers, Educators, Corporate Professionals, Influencers, and Colleagues. The book urges students to participate in various activities alongside academic studies to develop an all-round personality. The passion to learn and excel in chosen activities helps the student to make a distinguished mark later in real life situations.

Dr. Hitendra was an invitee at recently concluded Republic TVs Nationalist Conclave 2.0 held on July 19, 2025 where he got an opportunity to speak to Arnab Goswami (Editor-in-Chief of Republic) and present him his book, 'Pyramid of Classroom Excellence'.

He also gives a pep-talk to school students guiding them and injecting enthusiasm to excel in academics and extracurricular activities. His talks aim at transforming students approach towards studies. He anchors his thoughts around his Key Excellence Pearl that there is "Nothing like a failure". No one puts in efforts to "fail" therefore every part of the effort is an "Attempted Success".

The book contains guiding tools to improve memory, emphasises on the balanced importance to studies, and play, shed concept of difficult subjects, develop lifetime good friends at school, pay attention to personal health, inculcate the habit of daily prayers and many other such self-enhancing excellence tips.

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