Special Report
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For GM Rao, family legacy matters
GM Rao built his eponymous infrastructure conglomerate from scratch and has put in mechanisms to ensure that his family doesn't squander his legacy. Will it stand the test of time?
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Kalanithi Maran: Defying the odds
Despite sinking and losing crores in the aviation sector and fighting corruption cases, Sun Group's Kalanithi Maran has managed to increase his wealth. But can this last?
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Maiyas Beverages and Foods: One bite at a time
After selling MTR Foods in 2007, ready-to-eat food pioneer Sadananda Maiya is now looking to scale up his Maiyas Beverages and Foods with concepts like bhel bars and an ecommerce foray
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Farmers first for Tafe
Mallika Srinivasan, by betting on farm mechanisation, is linking tractor maker Tafe's future to farmer prosperity and India's food security
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India's youth: Demographic dividend or disaster?
Given the country's demographic trend, experts believe the government should facilitate a dialogue with all stakeholders to devise solutions to employment-related problems
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Cafe Coffee Day: An empire grown on beans
VG Siddhartha built Café Coffee Day into one of India's largest chains and took it public in October 2015. Its lukewarm stock market debut has done little to deter the coffee baron or his investors
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The true allure of boutique hotels
The allure of a luxury boutique hotel lies as much in its story as it does in the bespoke experiences that it has on offer
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Luxury home developers fight the odds
Across the country, builders are pulling out all stops for their luxury home developments even though it is a market that is taking off slowly and fraught with challenges
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Cognac: Twice distilled to perfection
A glance into Hennessy's cellars to decode the craftsmanship that transforms the finest grapes into the most distinctive alcohol
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The antique and the modern create the 'write' mark
In 1912, Austrians Edwige Hoffmann and Heinrich Helm started making Montegrappa pens, named after Mount Grappa in Italy. From the very beginning, these pens have been made with precious metals like sterling silver and 18-karat gold, resins, and celluloid. Traditional and antique techniques of crafting jewellery are combined with the latest technology to make each of these pens
