Victor Perton: Geetashree, what makes you optimistic?
Geetashree Deka Gupta FRSA: "What makes me optimistic? Every human core is capable of non-judgmental warmth, empathy and kindness."
Victor Perton: Geetashree, the times call for realistic and infectiously optimistic leaders. Who are the infectiously optimistic leaders who have inspired you?
Geetashree Deka Gupta FRSA: "I admire how Abraham Lincoln was able to lead America through one of the biggest moral and constitutional crisis.
"I admire George Bernard Shaw for his passion for peace even in the most trying times.
"And I admire Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela for their indomitable resolve in the goodness of humanity.