Leadership
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Indian cinema is at the precipice of its own Hallyu movement: Kamal Haasan
When Kamal Haasan was featured on our January 2020 cover, he was leveraging his success in films to steer his political ambition. Three years on, balancing his "passion" for politics and "profession" as an actor-filmmaker, he reflects on how the current political climate and cultural expression are likely to evolve over the next few years
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Curiosity will teach you how to build: Tony Fadell
iPhone and iPod co-creator Tony Fadell on how to build companies and products that change the world
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Pathbreakers: Raamdeo Agrawal's timeless investing tips for blockbuster market returns
In the first of a two-part series, the market veteran reminisces his first multibagger, decodes his X-factor, shares his art of stock picking, lists his top investment themes for long-term wealth creation, and talks about the 'magic' that could unfold in digital companies
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Polycab India's vision is to surpass Rs 200 billion in sales by FY26: Inder Jaisinghani
In November 2021, when Jaisinghani debuted on the Forbes India Rich List and on the cover, he spoke about Polycab identifying ways to expand its presence in international markets and future-proof the business. Two years later, he writes about the scale of its international revenues and how diversifying into global markets has made the company more resilient
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We have the potential to nurture champions: Girish Mathrubootham
In 2021, Girish Mathrubootham made it to the cover of Forbes India after he took Freshworks from a small Chennai-based outfit to a $400 million revenue Nasdaq-listed Silicon Valley company. Almost two years and a football academy later, the CEO of Freshworks writes about how making things possible takes just a few people to take the bets no one else dares to
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Francisco D'Souza on why the tech services industry is at a unique moment
When Forbes India first put Francisco D'Souza on the cover in May 2012, he was christened 'Chief Emerging Officer' for his efforts to reinvent Cognizant and the role of the CEO. Eleven years later, D'Souza, now co-founder of private equity firm Recognize, writes about another transformation of the technology services industry that's today being driven by radical technology innovation and the prospect of artificial intelligence, among other drivers
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Giving as a percentage of wealth emerging highest among professionals: Amit Chandra
In 2020, Amit Chandra, chairperson of Bain Capital India and co-founder of the ATE Chandra Foundation, was featured on our cover signifying how philanthropy is moving beyond billionaires to include professionals. Three years later, he reflects on how things have moved forward, and why he is optimistic about professional giving in India
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I've matured more as a leader: Arundhati Bhattacharya
The Salesforce India CEO for Forbes India's 14th anniversary special about her experience of leading SBI, how she has changed since featuring on our cover in 2014, and why we must try harder to keep women in the workforce
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How women leaders benefit from using humour
New research suggests that being funny helps leaders gain influence, and that women benefit more than men from using humour in public speaking
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IBM CEO on doing what's right and the future of technology
Arvind Krishna believes business mindsets will help unlock a quantum computing revolution
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Debashis Chatterjee's leadership mantras
Debashis Chatterjee, CEO and MD of LTIMindtree, on making most of the opportunities, his faith in s-curves, takeaway from dealing with crises, and more