Moreover, we'd love to hear about image management and just the evolution of this particular field over the course of the last few decades in India. I want to start this interview off by asking you what you make of Raul Gandhi's image now when compared to before the yatra. And do you believe that this is truly a transformation that we have just witnessed?
Suman Agarwal
@sumanmagic · 1:51
Because it takes time for people to understand that, yes, of course, how he looks has changed, but how people think about him has still not changed. So it will take time. Of course, he is trying really hard to change his image, how people should perceive him, because he's trying to fade away the stereotype image of a typical politician
@ThinkTank · 0:29
Just following up from what you said. Suman, if you had to give Raul Gandhi advice in terms of how he should go about the next year and how he needs to build on this progress that he's made in the Yatra, what do you think would be the next steps that he should undertake? Would you advocate another Yatra or is this something that you think is not feasible? I guess my question really is how do you think Rahul Gandhi should really manage his image going forward from the S Yatra?
Suman Agarwal
@sumanmagic · 2:28
And with the new look, with the new image, he should be able to do something really good with his gesture, with his body language, with his, you know, with the kind of work that he will showcase, and with his genuineness and approachability
@ThinkTank · 0:24
Thank you so much for those insights, Suman. And I'm sure you faced a plethora of challenges as India's leading image consultant in terms of really helping people transform their images publicly. Can you speak to us about the evolution of this particular field? And as you know, as the leader, what is your hope for this industry going forward in the next 510 years or so?
Suman Agarwal
@sumanmagic · 4:00
And just like we have personal trainers in the gym, soon we will have personal image coach everywhere. And everybody is going to say that now I have a personal image coach who's working on my image. And it is going to be a status symbol. And not just status symbol for rich and famous. Because contrary to popular belief that people think that it is only for high net worth individuals or rich and famous that image management is only for those kind of people
@ThinkTank · 0:51
But I really hope to have you back on Swell soon, and there are many short chats that we keep having, and hearing you really tell us about this niche industry is something that a lot of people will value listening to, but that's the one. I'd like to thank you so much for taking the time out again to speak with me on Swell. We really look forward to having you back, and I hope to hear from you very soon. Thank you and have an amazing
Suman Agarwal
@sumanmagic · 0:28
Thank you, Karun. And thank you for introducing me to Swell because this is a great platform that I have realized and I was actually introduced to this platform by you. So thank you once again and I surely look forward to interacting with you and everybody else on this platform. And it was great interacting and sharing and exchanging ideas with you. Thank you once again. Bye