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Atma Nirbhar Bharat Is An Opportunity For Us

The 123-year-old Godrej & Boyce, which operates in 10 industries — from complex engineering solutions to consumer goods like appliances, furniture and security solutions — across five continents has had a change of guard. Ever since cousin Navroze Godrej, son of Chairman Jamshyd Godrej, relinquished his executive role at G&B in 2017, Nyrika Holkar, 38 has been in charge of the ₹11,500 crore engineering giant. Nyrika’s mother Smita Crishna is the sister of Jamshyd Godrej and owns a fifth of the Godrej empire. Nyrika herself is married to Yeshwant Rao Holkar, the scion of the erstwhile royal family of Indore. She talks to Nevin John about transforming the century-and-a-quarter old firm through customer centricity, digitisation and new technology: Edited excerpts:

Taking on the Chinese

GOVERNMENT WANTS TO PROMOTE THE DOMESTIC TELECOM EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY BY KEEPING OUT CHINESE VENDORS. BUT THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE

STAGFLATION, IT IS

The economy has been going through a phase of stagflation. Here is what this means

SOUTHERN MIGHT

From a regional player till 2013 to 107 showrooms in 21 states in 2020, Kalyan Jewellers has come a long way. It is now looking to take on Tata Group’s Tanishq for the No. 1 spot in the country's organised retail jewellery segment

Network

COOKING UP A STORM

EXTREME STRESS

INDIA INC. MUST BRACE UP FOR LARGE-SCALE RATINGS DOWNGRADE, DEFAULTS AND ASSETS SALE

CONSUMPTION GETS A BHARAT BOOST

FROM ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, FURNITURE AND CARS TO APPAREL, FASHION ACCESSORIES AND FOOD, SMALLER TOWNS ARE OUTPACING METROS AND BIG CITIES IN CONSUMPTION REVIVAL. WILL THIS SUSTAIN?

Best Advice I Ever Got

“AN ORGANISATION SHOULD BUILD EFFECTIVE WORK CULTURE FOR GROWTH ”

Worst Is Over, V-Shaped

Recovery is on” With GDP contracting 24 per cent in first quarter, economic recovery will be a long and painful process. Business Today’s Rajeev Dubey, Dipak Mondal and Joe C. Mathew caught up with Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian on the state of the economy and plans to put it back on track. Edited excerpts:

The Four-Engine Challenge

BT’s panel of experts on how to fire up the four engines of the economy — and where to find the money

Riding The Market Wave

Market dynamics are changing constantly. Identify the changes to review and realign your mutual fund portfolio

The Missing SHE Economy

Despite obvious benefits, most of India Inc is oblivious to business around women-specific needs. Marketers listening to them have never been happie

WHO's First Chief Scientist

She has many firsts to her credit... The first Indian to become WHO’s deputy director general, and now its first chief scientist

THE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN LEAD ESSAY - India Inc.'s Diversity Agenda

AS WORK FROM HOME AND EVEN WORK FROM ANYWHERE IS BECOMING THE NORM, COMPANIES ARE GOING ALL OUT TO BECOME MORE DIVERSE

Booster Shot

GARGEE GHOSH LEADS DISCUSSIONS ON BEHALF OF BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

Harvesting Numbers

WITH ATLAN, PRUKALPA SANKAR IS BUILDING THE GITHUB FOR DATA OPERATIONS

Burger Queen

McCAFEs, BELGIAN WAFFLES, MASALA DOSA BURGER ALSO ON THE MENU... FOODIES ARE LOVIN’ IT

Best Advice I Ever Got

“COMBINE YOUR STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS AND CREATE SOMETHING OF HIGH IMPACT” ANJALI BANSAL, FOUNDER, AVAANA CAPITAL AND FORMER CHAIRPERSON, DENA BANK

Don't Invest Based On Age

Instead, financial goals should decide risk appetite

Health Cover To Protect Savings

Medical Insurance will come in handy in emergencies, prevent outflow of personal wealth

Stocks to Look Out For

VALUE INVESTING IS ALL ABOUT PICKING GOOD QUALITY STOCKS TRADING AT A DISCOUNT TO HISTORICAL VALUATIONS. BT CRUNCHES THE NUMBERS TO BRING YOU LIKELY FUTURE WEALTH GENERATORS

Keeping Assets Safe

A LOOK AT NON-LIFE INSURANCE PLANS THAT PROTECT YOUR WEALTH

Why Gold Matters

ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY ACROSS THE GLOBE HAS INCREASED THE APPEAL OF THE YELLOW METAL AMONG INVESTORS. THIS MAKES IT A GOOD STORE OF VALUE IN THE NEAR FUTURE

Custodians of Wealth

FAMILY OFFICES ARE HELPING PEOPLE PROTECT AND GROW THEIR WEALTH WHILE ALSO ENSURING SMOOTH SUCCESSION PLANNING

Invest Short, Stay Safe

DEBT INVESTORS NEED TO TREAD CAREFULLY IN THE FIXED INCOME MARKET AS THE BALANCE SHEETS OF THE TWO BIGGEST ISSUERS — THE GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE SECTOR — ARE NOT IN THE PINK OF HEALTH

Building Riches in 2020

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CAN TAKE YEARS TO BEAR FRUIT. HERE IS HOW YOU CAN TWEAK YOUR APPROACH TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF IT

Customised for HNIs

MASS PRODUCTS SUCH AS MUTUAL FUNDS DO NOT WORK FOR THE VERY RICH. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS

All About Wealth

IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT GENERATING WEALTH BUT ALSO MANAGING AND PROTECTING IT

The Return Of Micromax

After getting blitzed out of the market by Chinese smartphone makers, desi brand Micromax is making a comeback. Aided by a rising anti-China sentiment, it wants to regain its old position. Will it succeed?

Willing Partners

India and the US are likely to restore some trade concessions, but an FTA is still years away