On a wall behind his desk were Sanskrit quotations on the power of knowledge. Verses from the Bhagavad Gita were included in bulletins and newsletters released by the company he led. The man in question may sound like an archetypal, somewhat religious, Indian civil servant. He also ran a project that in phase I alone cost Rs.10,000 crore and involved building a Metro railway network in India’s Capital, successfully battling politics, cynicism and vested interests.