Dhruva Advisors, a tax and regulatory firm, was founded in 2014 by Dinesh Kanabar and four partners. From its inception, the firm focused on high-end client work supported by a strong internal culture. Practices such as refraining from active client solicitation, maintaining a non-hierarchical setup, ensuring transparency and empowering associates helped the firm grow rapidly in both size and reputation. Despite a great start, the company had to deal with several challenges and uncertainties, including the exit of all founding partners except Dinesh. Undeterred, Dinesh, the chief executive officer of the firm, continued to reinforce and ringfence the principles of collaboration, high-quality client work, transparency and stewardship, building Dhruva as a leading tax advisory firm in India. The firm’s successful entry into Dubai further cemented its reputation as a credible competitor to the Big Four, fuelling aspirations for a home-grown Indian professional services firm to achieve global prominence. For Dinesh, it was a pivotal moment and opportunity to shape Dhruva as India’s next Big-Four-level firm.