In the latest episode of Soul Yatra with Sharat, former diplomat Lakshmi Puri and her husband, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, sit down for a rare intimate conversation. The couple reflects on over five decades of life, love, and public service.
The episode, which dropped on November 22, traces the Puris' extraordinary journey that spans over 50 hearty years -- from their first meeting in Mussoorie as young civil servants to their long and eventful careers as diplomats and global policymakers.
"A journey that began five decades ago as batchmates, colleagues and friends, later transformed into a love story...and marriage, despite being from different cultures," the couple shared on Instagram. "From picking up time management skills in Tokyo, to flying the LTTE Chief to India, dealing with the hardliners across the border, to discovering the soft side of diplomacy as ambassadors of India's culture, cuisine and traditions, to other moments that shaped both Lakshmi and me as diplomats over the years...and finally to being asked to join the team of PM Sh @narendramodi Ji," they continued.