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Robo-in-the-Box

Chennai-based SP Robotic Works teaches youngsters to build their own robots through DIY kits and online tutorials.

I Truly Believe that the BSE 30 is Under Threat

Sudhir Sethi, founder and chairman of IDG Ventures India, on how innovation and technology are changing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India and why new-tech companies are the gamechangers.

I'm Always Thinking of Ways to Make the Journey Easier

Globe-Trotter designer Charlotte Seddon speaks about the process of design, her inspirations and the brand’s 120-year-old heritage.

The Strongman's Middleman

Robbie And Jose Antonio Are About To Open A Trump Tower In Manila. Jose Is Also The Philippines’ New Trade Envoy To America. Coincidence?

Salesmen Of The Subcontinent

Indian Luxury Real Estate Is Stalled, But Trump’s Partners Are Cashing In... Slowly.

Hary Tanoesoedibjo: The Trump Clone

Hary Tanoesoedibjo Shares More Than Luxury Resorts With The 45Th President. The Indonesian Billionaire Has Turned Himself Into A Full-Fledged Mini-Trump, Down To The Beauty Pageants, TV Shows And Incessant Tweeting. And He’S Now Laying The Groundwork To Become President Of The World’S Fourth-Largest Country.

The President's Gambling Buddy

Donald Trump Famously Failed In Atlantic City, But He’S Scored Big In Vegas, Courtesy Of His Partner, Billionaire Phil Ruffin—Who Is Taking Steps To Open A New Trump Casino There.

Trump's Newest Building's Malaysian Partners May Regret Doing The Deal

Trump’s newest building, in left-leaning Vancouver, has been profitable for its Malaysian partners from the get-go. But they may already regret doing the deal.

The Pro Life

Over a career spanning three decades, Meena Ganesh has seemingly done it all. Now, the 53-year-old has an eye on the bourses for her four-year-old health care startup, Portea Medical

Doing It All

Trailblazing is hard work. And it can be achieved in various ways as evident in the first-ever Forbes India W-Power Trailblazers list

How Green Is My airport

A 12 MW solar project to fully power its operations is one of the many eco-friendly firsts for the Cochin International Airport. 

Outsourcing Responsibility

How some enterprises bring stakeholders together to help implement CSR projects.

Dial Data For Disruption

Democratised data will help unleash the next phase of economic growth, believes Mukesh Ambani, and he is pulling out all the stops to make this digital-age currency affordable and available to every Indian

India's Minesweeper

BOLD, STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS HAVE SHAPED THE FORTUNE OF VEDANTA RESOURCES CHAIRMAN ANIL AGARWAL, WHO IS NOW FOCUSSED ON CHANNELLING HIS BILLIONS FOR THE GREATER GOOD .

A Brief History Of Success

BY SELLING JOCKEY PRODUCTS IN INDIA, THE GENOMALS ALTERED THE WAY INDIANS PERCEIVED INNERWEAR AND CHANGED THEIR OWN FORTUNES IN THE PROCESS

The Patient Healer

PREPARING CIPLA TO COMPETE IN A COMPLEX WORLD WHILE PRESERVING THE PHARMA COMPANY’S ETHOS IS THE CHALLENGE THAT SAMINA VAZIRALLI HAS HAPPILY ACCEPTED

The Retail Rebound

AS THE MARKETS REDISCOVER RETAIL, RADHAKISHAN DAMANI AND KISHORE BIYANI REAP THE BENEFITS

tata group's future-ready boss

insider experience, credibility and a sound technological background made tata group veteran n chandrasekaran the unanimous choice for the top job at tata sons

Biocon's Brewmaster

Through her focus on technology, scale and grit, kiran mazumdar-shaw has helped build biocon into a global biopharma force to reckon with.

Eye on the Prize

By staying alert to investment opportunities and betting on long-term potential, ajay piramal has built a diversified empire of successful businesses.

Nothing Lacking in Indian Startup Entrepreneurs

High valuations of new businesses are a byproduct of the free market mechansism, says infosys co-founder nr narayana murthy.

Baby Bank, Big Steps

India’s youngest lender IDFC Bank has chosen the acquisition route to gain a foothold in rural India while building a digital network to expand in urban areas. It cannot afford to slip up as the battle to reach the unbanked gets fiercer

Pain and Gain

John Kapoor made his billions by letting his drug companies push legal and ethical limits— which was fine when he was peddling blood-pressure pills, but not once he started selling one of the strongest narcotics in the world.

The Social Investor

Nagaraja Prakasam left his software job to fund enterprises that have a definitive impact on society

Internet Can't Replace the Hamleys Store Experience

Gudjon Reynisson, CEO of the iconic British toymaker, says the company is expanding aggressively and India is high on its priority list.

Let There Be Light

How the Uttamchandanis are transforming the ₹11,500-crore group from a predominantly trading firm into a fast moving electrical goods maker

No La-La Land, This

Building the Wonderla amusement parks into a profitable business has been a roller-coaster ride for Arun Chittilappilly

Beyond Family Matters

Many heirs and heiresses have moved away from their family businesses to find their own ground and create unique legacies

Cultural Crossovers

The newer generation in storied companies is unafraid of introducing new ways of running the business.  And it’s yielding favourable results too

Tech's Ultimate Second Act

Facing 50, Fred Luddy lost his job and his fortune. But in applying the lessons of his failures, he made ServiceNow the most innovative company in America—and himself a late-career billionaire