India, Sept. 24 -- Amid 8,000 acres of protected forest at the foothills of the Shivaliks, India's first individual Olympic gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, laid bare what it truly takes to become the best - the sacrifices, the discipline, the loneliness of chasing excellence.

In front of him sat 50+ founders - some of India's most driven consumer-brand leaders - reshaping the buying habits of 1.4 Bn Indians. All bound by one question: what does it really take to be the best?

This powerful exchange marked a pivotal moment at the second edition of Inc42's D2C Retreat, an exclusive three-day residential unconference (12-14 September 2025) where India's leading D2C founders came together not just to network but to explore, deeply and honest...