
10X Growth Strategies E109: From Knowledge to Wisdom – Life Lessons from Siddhartha with Ashish
In this episode, Madhavi Ravanan, Engineering Leader at Nokia, interviews Ashish Agrawal, Managing Director at Nagarro. Ashish reflects on Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha — exploring themes of wisdom, balance, and letting go. He shares how the book has influenced his personal and professional life, discussing the power of experience over knowledge, the meaning of parenthood, and the idea that true peace comes when we stop searching and start living.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
01:00 Driving Non-Linear Growth at Nagarro
01:45 The Habit of Reading
03:30 Why Siddhartha?
05:45 The Message of Letting Go
08:15 Learning Through Experience, Not Knowledge
11:00 Parenting and the Circle of Life
13:45 Balance Over Extremes
16:30 Soft Is Stronger Than Hard
20:00 Truth Has Two Sides
23:00 The Inward Journey
25:30 Let Life Happen to You
28:30 Closing Thoughts and Reflections
