Balancing Motherhood & Work: Edelweiss' Radhika Gupta's Son Crashes Work Event, Her Reaction Wins Hearts

Edelweiss Mutual Fund CEO Radhika Gupta maintains an active presence on social media, frequently offering insights into her personal life to engage with her followers. Recently, she took to her Instagram to share a heartwarming moment which captured her two-year-old son accompanying her at a work event.?

In her now viral post, she also shared her two cents on work-life balance and captioned it as ‘beautiful chaos’.

What Is The Video About?

In a video shared by Shark Tank India Season 3 judge, she can be seen addressing an audience at a Zerodha event in Bengaluru while her son, Remy, attempted to approach her on stage. Within moments, someone assisted Remy and brought him to his mother. Gupta promptly seated him on her lap and resumed?

“I am probably asked about work life balance at every forum and stage. And I always say the best way to describe it is beautiful chaos. And this is what beautiful chaos looks like. When you go to Bangalore for a working weekend and have to take the kiddo along. And just as you are ready to start speaking Baby Shark looks upto the stage and makes his move. Because the person on stage is not CEO or Shark, but first Mama and always Mama,” she wrote.

?The Internet Is Bowled Over By The Way She Handled The Situation

Gupta's post gained significant traction, eliciting numerous heartwarming responses from both her followers and other Instagram users.

One user wrote, "You are an inspiration".

Another user remarked, "Ma'am, you are setting a new example on how organizations/people should realize that post-kids, women become even more responsible and reliable. They never miss out on managing things well or, let's say, even great."

A third one said, “Hope companies understand that especially a mom cannot deattach herself from kids… the background noises at times should be ignored.”

Radhika Gupta/instagram

In a separate post, Gupta shared glimpses of her time in Bengaluru along with her son Remy.

"Namma Bengaluru rocks. A weekend with Baby Shark mixing work and park trips and snuggles. I know everyone whines about the traffic and now the warm weather. but I love the huge open spaces, the feeling of 'I’m going to do something big' in the air, and mostly the incredible warmth of the folks here." she wrote.