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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups

A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India

Smart is beautiful for Forbes India's Hidden Gems

This year's Hidden Gems selection shows that firms which tread off the beaten path will end up winning

Satyajit Das: Is this stagnation or something worse?

The signs of breakdown are evident. Actual market volatility has increased and the failure of existing policies is pushing central banks into taking extreme and desperate actions

The science of improving your work life

Caroline Webb, author of How to Have a Good Day and CEO of Sevenshift, on what you can do to have a more fulfilling work life

China is an outlier, with higher income-expense thrift

India is a better template for the ecommerce battle in other emerging markets

Will new RBI Guv Urjit Patel do a Rajan 2.0?

Urjit Patel, a close aide of the outgoing chief, shares his predecessor's zero tolerance for inflation

For us to win, no one has to lose: Airbnb India head

Amanpreet Bajaj, India country manager for Airbnb, says the company views the nation as a strategic priority and is currently looking to spread awareness about its platform

False narratives: Inconsistencies in books hurt reputation of authors

Caesars Palace changed Las Vegas forever

A brief history of legendary Las Vegas hotel, which turned 50 last month

James Patterson tops list of world's highest-paid authors

Thoughts on treasure hunts

Northern Star Resources: Shining star

Bill Beament's mining firm, close to meltdown a decade ago, is good as gold

Mozido: The financial industry's Theranos?

A charismatic founder, a star-studded board and investor list, a $5.6 billion valuation—Mozido had everything a unicorn could want­—except a cohesive product. Now with a cash flow crisis, federal subpoenas and employee layoffs, it's hard to see how this ends well

BioMarin: One of the world's most valuable biotechs

BioMarin became one of the world's most valuable biotechs by jettisoning costly distractions and focusing on one thing: Treating some of the rarest diseases on the planet

How Malaysia's Karex became the world's largest condom-maker

The world's largest condom-maker, Malaysia's Karex, is buying up innovative new brands that are changing a product long ripe for improvement

Grasim-Nuvo merger and its apprehensions

While the Grasim-Nuvo merger is expected to unlock value in the financial services business of the Aditya Birla Group, concerns remain for Grasim's minority shareholders

The Dallas Cowboys: World's most valuable team

Amsterdam: A city straight out of a fairytale

Unchanging over the years, it is where you could imagine living your life

Ethnic drinks: How Paper Boat plans to keep its lead

After a couple of unsuccessful attempts, Hector Beverages hit the nail on the head with Paper Boat. It's now ready to take new and established players in the ethnic drinks category head on

Naaptol: When business begins at home

Once considered a long shot, Naaptol, the home-shopping company, has managed to scale rapidly by understanding its customers better

BlackBerry Hub, a genuine productivity option on Android

A tech compromise that's worth it

I would like to have 1,000 rooms by 2025: Shruti Shibulal

Shruti Shibulal's hospitality venture, The Tamara, eyes the European market while it expands in India

Casa Grande: Big house on the Prairie

After a multimillion-dollar renovation, Ted Turner's New Mexico estate, Casa Grande, is now a luxury vacation rental—bison included

Making design work: Ergonomics shapes today's workspaces

Ergonomics not only improves our posture, but also our way of working and interacting, says Uli Gwinner of Steelcase, a global leader in office space design and manufacture

Click happy: Reading the consumer mind about shopping online

As ecommerce in India continues to grow, we take a look at what consumers think about shopping online

Six Hidden Gems and their confidence game

What do the six companies that follow have in common? Confidence in their plan and the ability to translate that into business success

IFMR Capital: The money conductors

With its unique risk-mitigating financial products, the NBFC has handheld MFIs into the world of big finance. In the process, it has helped breadline businesses find their passports to growth—credit

How Byju's fills the biggest gap in Indian education

Having started as a test-prep company, the ed-tech venture is now looking to take on one of the world's largest K-12 segments

ACT Fibernet: Building broadband 'highways'

In a span of eight years, the broadband ISP is already the fourth-largest and is set to ramp up operations across India

Vini Cosmetics: Smelling good

Founder Darshan Patel's keenness in understanding consumer behaviour has helped him topple market leaders in a short time

Janalakshmi Financial Services: Let's get 'physital'

The NBFC—and soon-to-be bank—has minted its own processes, including a trademarked digital approach, to bring financial inclusion to millions

Nazara Games: Playing to win

With the mobile gaming market in India expected to boom, the Mumbai-based company is ready to reap the benefits