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The world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures interviewed by the BBC

Find out what the world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures really think, as they talk about their lives for thirty minutes on The Interview.

***The Interview is no longer broadcast on-air but you can listen to our archive below.***

A half hour interview with interesting and prominent people from around the world with a great range of interests and opinions. Each week, one person is put under the spotlight by either Owen Bennett-Jones or Carrie Gracie, the two presenters on The Interview.  

They explore topical issues, personal motivation and interviewee's hopes and fears. The style is informal and conversational, but at times searching and combative when required.

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The Interview Archive: 19/11/2010 Gurbaksh Chahal: Gurbaksh Chahal, Internet Entrepreneur

19/11/2010 Gurbaksh Chahal

19/11/2010 Gurbaksh Chahal: Gurbaksh Chahal, Internet Entrepreneur

Gurbaksh Chahal, Internet Entrepreneur

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Gurbaksh Chahal - internet entrepreneur and multi-millionaire

Gurbaksh Chahal sold his first company for 40 million dollars as a teenager.  Now 28, he's an entrepreneur and motivational speaker.

Gurbaksh Chahal is an internet entrepreneur who sold his first company for 40 million dollars at the age of 18.  

His family arrived in California from India when he was four years old, and Gurbaksh was brought up as a devout Sikh.  This meant when he made the decision to cut his hair and stop wearing the traditional turban as a teenager it was very traumatic for his parents. 

Gurbaksh is now 28, and is working on his third start-up company. He talks to Mike Williams about his life, his motivation and what religion, business and wealth all mean to him.

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