India, July 25 -- Fifteen years ago, Sandra Lavie Gojkovic walked away from a lucrative corporate career in Switzerland, trading a high-paying job and luxury lifestyle for a life dedicated to service in India. After building a school and working with various NGOs across the country, she now splits her time between Switzerland, where she works to fund her initiatives, and India, where she supports education, women's empowerment, and child protection programs. In a chat with Hindustantimes.com, Gojkovic opened up about her journey from corporate success to grassroots activism and why serving others became her ultimate life's mission.

The foreigner who says India is her "home" recalled, "I first came to India 15 years ago and started a scho...