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Best under a billion: How Nikhil Sawhney put Triveni Turbine on the global map

Best under a billion: How Nikhil Sawhney put Triveni Turbine on the global map

Triveni Turbine’s 10-hectare factory complex in the Sompura industrial belt, about 48 kilometers northwest of India’s tech capital, Bengaluru, is a...

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Anuradha Raghunathan

Urban Company IPO: Co-founder Abhiraj Bhal on what lies ahead

Urban Company made a splash on the stock exchanges on Wednesday, September 17, listing at ₹162.25 on the NSE—a 57 percent premium over its IPO (...

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Naini Thaker

We’re not chasing the AI hype: Zoho CEO Mani Vembu

From starting out as a software developer to stepping into the CEO role at Zoho, Mani Vembu’s rise has been steady and deeply rooted in execution....

10.09.2025 9

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Naini Thaker

We have committed Rs 2,500 crore to build 2,600+ hospital beds: Dr Azad Moopen

Between 2022 and 2024, India’s healthcare and pharma sector witnessed a surge in investor interest, with 594 M&A and private equity transactions...

03.09.2025 2

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Naini Thaker

At 9, I wanted to be India's PM: Chanel's Leena Nair

From a small town in Maharashtra to the helm of one of the world’s most iconic luxury brands, Leena Nair’s journey is nothing short of a...

03.09.2025 1

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Naini Thaker

A lot of legacy players will have to recalibrate their brands: Suresh Narayanan

Q. You entered the profession by accident. In those initial years, did you ever have any self-doubts? The early years in one’s career are dependent...

27.08.2025 1

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Samar Srivastava

How Ekta Kapoor upended the entertainment industry built on her beliefs

Vidya Balan remembers producer Ekta Kapoor jogging to the sets of Hum Paanch, a popular television drama in the mid-to-late 1990s that the former...

27.08.2025 1

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Kunal Purandare

'There is a shift from collaborating with just the biggest creator to the right creator'

In the last four years, the number of digital content creators has burgeoned from 9.6 lakh in 2020 to 40.6 lakh in 2024, according to a report...

27.08.2025 1

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Samidha Jain

Nicknames, notoriety and IP: The fine print in celebrity branding

India loves its celebrities—larger-than-life characters, who are elevated, adored, and revered. So it is no surprise that celebrities who are most...

27.08.2025 3

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Kirti Balasubramanian

Shalom Meckenzie: Betting big on at-home fitness

In October 2020, Shalom Meckenzie was playing poker with his employees on a 192-foot yacht off the coast of Greece, celebrating that his gambling...

27.08.2025 1

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Will Yakowicz

Meet Ben Lamm1: The world's first de-extinction billionaire

At first glance, the pair of cute rodents look a little like hamsters who have shaken their golden-hued fur up, like a wet dog, into a puffy ball....

27.08.2025 2

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Amy Feldman

We need high quality people and patience: Sriram K Rajamani

Lessons from the Microsoft Research India Lab (MSR) that could apply to the broader ecosystem of startups include hiring exceptional people and...

27.08.2025 1

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Harichandan Arakali

15-year funds have to emerge for deeptech in India: Blume Ventures' Arpit Agarwal

Deeptech startups too must face the same litmus test of viability in the market, which means they must deliver serious value to customers at scale....

27.08.2025 2

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Harichandan Arakali

Deeptech in India will be a multi-decade journey: Rajan Anandan

Rajan Anandan, managing director at venture capital (VC) firm Peak XV, also leads the VC firm’s Surge programme for early and seed investments in...

27.08.2025 1

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Harichandan Arakali

InCore: Building a semiconductors ecosystem out of India

In May 2023, Peak XV (formerly Sequoia Capital’s India and Southeast Asia unit) led a $3 million seed round in InCore Semiconductors, incubated at...

27.08.2025 2

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Harichandan Arakali

Want to solve the car market growth problem? Think about two-wheeler owners: RC Bhargava

Q. It is interesting to hear you say this, that to accelerate growth in the car market we need to think more about two-wheeler owners. We do not...

27.08.2025 2

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Suveen Sinha

Billionaire Michele Kang is on a mission: Transforming women's sports

Settling into a gray upholstered chair in her living room in central London beneath an enormous chandelier that makes even the nearby grand piano...

27.08.2025 1

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Justin Birnbaum