The following conversation with Rise Fund Founders Board member and Chairman of Mahindra Group Anand Mahindra is a full-circle moment for Vivek Subramanian, co-Founder and CEO of Fourth Partner Energy, who received his primary education from the micro schools established by the Mahindra conglomerate. Beyond the reminiscing, the two entrepreneurs discuss the evolution of stakeholders’ engagement in environmental sustainability, the future of India’s solar energy, and the risk-taking required to pursue business endeavors that take time to scale and gain impact within the collective conscious.