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Moses was born to a lower middle class Christian family from Tamil Nadu. After high school, he enlisted in the Indian Air Force. After his first day in boot camp, he realized that it was not his place and literally ran away. After many twists and turns of fate, he came to Wipro as an "office boy" - a term he severely disliked. For him, running errands was not the problem; earning respect was the issue.

When I took over as chief executive of Wipro’s Global R&D, Moses and I struck up a great relationship. To me, running a Six Sigma infrastructure was the pre-cursor of writing Six Sigma code. I respected him for how he kept the facility spick and span. Equally impressive was his involvement with an organization I had co-founded - it was called "Technologists for Social Action". Through this volunteer work, we engaged with children with cerebral palsy, and orphanages as well as a home for the destitute that the Missionaries of Charity ran.

Moses and I had a pact. If ever I started something on my own, he would have to take care of the administration and facilities. In a subsequent interview to a magazine, Moses recalled that when I actually gave the call to arms, he had no clue what MindTree’s business was going to be, where the money was to come from and what his role was going to be. He just joined with no questions.

People who demonstrate high emotional security build organizations. They have stuff in them from which faith derives its strength. It is what gives people courage to take on impossible tasks and accomplish extra-ordinary things in life.

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Subroto Bagchi is co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for MindTree Consulting (P) Ltd. The "Making of the MindTree" is told in the first person by Subroto Bagchi. In condensed form, it was published by Business World, filmed by InfiniTV, and aired on CNBC, IT Hour. Websites: www.mindtree.com & www.mindtree.com/subrotobagchi