REWRITING THE RULES

NONITA KALRA ON POWER PURPOSE AND THE STORIES THAT SHAPE US

- By Rishini Weeraratne

I initially connected with Nonita Kalra through an introduction via a mutual friend. Our first exchange was a brief phone call while she waited to board a flight at Heathrow Airport, en route to Delhi for Diwali in October 2025. Even in that short conversation, her warmth, clarity and quiet confidence were unmistakable. We agreed to meet once she returned to London, and a few weeks later, on a crisp Autumn afternoon, we sat down together at a quaint English pub tucked away in Belgravia.