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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

Marwari Businesses: Leveraging Social Capital

Trust, more than collateral, is vital for taking on business risks. This enabled capitalism and entrepreneurship to survive in the years of independence

Samsung India is Looking Beyond Hardware

A year after taking over at Samsung Mobile in India, Vineet Taneja tells Forbes India why the smartphone market leader is focusing on content and services

Russia's Oligarchs and the $50-Billion Sochi Olympics

The Facebook-WhatsApp Affair

The World's Newest Billionaires

Ask 50 Billionaires: How Much Do They Sleep?

Healthy, Wealthy, Wise

Breva Genie 01: The Weather Watch

India Inc Needs 966 Women Directors

Tata-AIG Insuring Riches at a Premium

Quotes on Ageing

Can PayPal Win the Wallet Wars?

PayPal is in the centre of two battles: One for control of every transaction on the Planet, the other for control of its own destiny

Jagriti Yatra: A Journey into Middle India

Shashank Mani Tripathi's Jagriti Yatra takes a train-load of young men and women into the heart of India to learn how to be job creators

The Evolution of Risk-Taking Marwari Businessmen

Two centuries of migrations later, the Marwari community has shown an instinctive ability to adapt and evolve—with pay-offs that are, often, the stuff of legends

I Don't Distinguish Between Traditional and Modern Practices: Rahul Bajaj

There's only good and bad management, says Rahul Bajaj

The Influence Wielded by Marwari Business Families

Can influence get defined beyond wealth in the business community? Three insiders give their views and name the families that matter the most

For Adventz Chairman Saroj Poddar, Gillette Was Just The Beginning

Indian men will always thank Saroj Poddar for bringing Gillette to India. But for the chairman of Adventz—it has Zuari Agro and Texmaco in its fold—it was just one instance of showing his skill in forging international alliances

Kumar Mangalam Birla on the Principles and Practices of the Aditya Birla Group

No other business group spells Marwari enterprise and success as much as the Aditya Birla group. The man at the helm, Kumar Mangalam Birla, explains the principles and practices that have shaped its success

Amit Jatia and McDonald's 15-year Wait for Success

Amit Jatia and McDonald's stuck by each other and adapted to value-conscious, vegetarian India. After 15 meagre years, they're finally feasting

Shobhana Bhartia: Inheriting, and Transforming HT Media

Shobhana Bhartia inherited a newspaper that was intended to provide the agenda in a pre-independence India. But the demands of the new age are vastly different and the head of HT Media has more than kept up with the times

Anant Goenka is Heralding the Digital Age at The Indian Express

With the entry of Anant Goenka, 27, as head of its digital division, the venerable Indian Express is meeting the new-age head-on

At The Zee Group, Son Punit Has Taken the Baton From Subhash Chandra

Following in Subhash Chandra's enterprising footsteps will not be easy, but Punit Goenka seems to have learned enough from his father to lead Zee TV in the right direction

Indian Media: Marwaris Write the Script

Fact: The media landscape in India is dominated by the Marwari community

What Makes Marwaris Thrive in Finance

A strong head for numbers and an instinct for trading have helped the Marwaris thrive in the financial industry, says Vimal Bhandari

Power of the Marwari Business Community

There is far more to this business community from Rajasthan than meets the eye

Rupa Garments: The Inside Story

Brothers Prahlad Rai and Kunj Bihari Agarwala have constantly moved with the times to make Rupa a leading player in the country's innerwear business

For Rajasthan Patrika, it is Readers Above Advertisers

Rajasthan Patrika is an unabashedly family-run newspaper and the promoters, the Kotharis, believe their business cannot work in any other way

Himatsingka Seide: Spinning a Success Story

Dinesh Kumar Himatsingka and son Shrikant's focus on design and technology has ensured their company remains on a fast growth trajectory

5 Unlisted Marwari Entrerprises Worth Noting

The business community from Rajasthan has traversed the country and even spread its wings overseas—all in the quest for enterprise

Ajay Piramal's Wealth Finds a Purpose in the Piramal Foundation

Ajay Piramal, through the Piramal Foundation, is practising what he preaches about the need for the privileged to 'share'

Top 100 Listed Marwari-Owned Companies

The big League

Remembering The Bard of Avon

As the world celebrates his 450th birth anniversary, here are some lesser-known facts about the Bard

5 Industrial Disasters and their Costs

BP's last quarter results of 2013 show the cost of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to be $42.7 billion. Industrial disasters are known to have higher costs, in money, human deaths and environmental effects

Chew Gek Khim Unlocks Value at Straits Trading

Despite the legacy of her grandfather, she's proving herself

Noriko Nakamura Discusses Japan's Child Care Shortage

Nakamura's $100-million company started with her own search for adequate child care

Naomi Milgrom: Don't Mess With My Logo

Australia's retail queen fends off global brands

Wendy Yap: Taking Over At 20

The Nippon Indosari chief talks about succession, and being thrown in the deep end

Asia's Power Businesswomen 2014

The continent's most influential women

Trendy Tech

A pick of the best, the latest, the greenest, the quirkiest, the most luxurious... that money can buy

Art & Architecture: The Treasures of Marwariland

The Marwaris trace their descent to a small pocket of Rajasthan, a state with an opulent tradition of art and architecture