'Liberals Have Not Read Ancient Indian Texts'

Author AMISH TRIPATHI talks about the scientific theories in his works, and why Indian mythology is a liberal’s best ally

To Wear Is Human

Five years on, Salman Khan’s apparel brand seems to be serving its higher purpose

The Taboo Buster

AYUSHMANN KHURRANA’s earnings fall short of the List’s price of entry this year. Yet, his unorthodox roles have earned him a distinctive identity in Bollywood

MMT's Amazon Trip

How India’s biggest online travel aggregator is opting for scale in a trade-off with the bottom line. But can it replicate the success of the US ecommerce giant?

Engineering Excellence

Ajit Prabhu’s engineering services firm helps industry stalwarts like Airbus, General Electric and BMW shore up their R&D

Greener Grass On The Udder Side

After trying to grow mushrooms and export mangoes, Sunil Reddy’s quest for fresh pastures led him to a sector with minimal private sector presence: Dairy

Beating The Staffing Blues

T Raghunandana’s company addresses the shortage of blue-collar workers in Indian firms by providing skilled personnel

A Dose Of Nutrition

On the back of a vertically integrated supply chain, and world-class R&D and manufacturing facilities, the firm is on its way to becoming a global leader in nutraceutical ingredients.

Road Paved With Success

From building roads in villages, the Udaipur-based firm has become one of India’s largest infrastructure companies

The Desi Spirit

Desmond Nazareth set up a craft distillery when he couldn’t find tequila in India. Now, he’s managed to distil traditional mahua to international standards

In The Online Arena

With more prize money, tournaments and acceptance, the competitive online gaming industry is coming into its own.

Directing Change

By challenging established hierarchies and practices, Anuradha Kapur has influenced India’s theatre landscape in no small way.

Bio Burst

Lou Jing’s drugmaker has gotten a big foothold in China and wants future breakthroughs to be global.

Mobile Lords

In Singapore, Fuzhou or wherever games are developed, IGG battles for its piece of the gaming action.

The Whiskey Revolutionary

Two decades ago Joe Magliocco revived Michter’s, a defunct rye and bourbon brand that traces its roots back to George Washington. With it, he changed the industry.

A Biosimilar Shot In The Arm

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s successful foray into the lucrative US biosimilars market has resulted in a surge in her ranking among India’s rich

Steely Resolve

A winning Essar Steel bid will mark Mittal’s homecoming

Glued To Growth

Pidilite’s Madhukar Parekh sees his fortune soar as the Fevicolmaker’s stock appreciates on the back of strong volume-led sales growth and a push into high-growth businesses

Getting It Right, Time After Time

Serial entrepreneurs and internet services barons, brothers Bhavin and Divyank Turakhia, have managed to replicate their success with every new business they have built

Colours Of Chrome

The founder of AIA Engineering returns to the Rich List after seven years by adding more heft to his metallurgical export power house

Hitting An Air Pocket

IndiGo’s Kapil and Rahul Bhatia lose almost a billion dollars of their combined personal wealth, largely on account of higher fuel prices and a depreciating rupee

Back To The Board

As robots that buddy up with kids or as challengers in a board game, AI is manifesting in offbeat consumer products. First up: A startup that lets you challenge anyone, anywhere to a game of chess on a physical board

The Accidental Heir

Sandeep Bakhshi’s appointment as COO may not stop the chatter against Chanda Kochhar, but it will allow ICICI Bank to focus on its core business

Long Live McQUeen

For years, Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner was presumed lost. Then it was destroyed in a fire—until it wasn’t. Now the King of Cool’s timepiece has re-emerged and will go up for auction in October. The secret history of a grail watch

Boon Or Bane? That Is The Question

Regardless of the cheers and fears regarding AI, we are a long way from it being truly safe and acceptable

Powering Walmart

A tech centre in Bengaluru is building software and solutions for the US retail giant’s global network

Stepping up

Bionic Yantra’s exoskeleton provides a fall-safe method of rehabilitation for those unable to walk

From Mobile To Mobility

Rahul Sharma has put his Micromax days aside to launch India’s first electric motorbike, but it may well be another import-from-China gambit

Hakuna Matata

How three-year-old craft beer brand Simba plans to take on the giants

Holding The Purse Strings

Sequoia Capital India Advisors has written cheques of all sizes—from seed to growth—and never lost sight of an exciting startup. But liquidity and exit concerns remain