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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

Thoughts on the art market

Pope, Obama wear their best smile

Brick-and-mortar stores growing despite etail boom

Electronic cash kings: Top-earning DJs

Embibe: A teacher's pet tool

Mark Zuckerberg Vs Bill Gates: The billionaire book-off

Who's publishing's better unit shifter: Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates?

Six must-reads for startup honchos

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd ensures everybody wins

The Godrej Group's Good and Green business model is based on the premise that social good is strongly wedded to profits. And spearheading the various projects under it is its flagship company Godrej Consumer Products Ltd

Ola: Taking India on a ride

In just four years, Ola has become the market leader in the cab service space, ahead of Meru and Uber. No wonder, investors can't get enough of this Bengaluru-based startup

RC Bhargava: In the driver's seat

RC Bhargava joined what was then an auto PSU as its third employee. Today, the 81-year-old is chairman of Maruti Suzuki, India's largest auto company, and Japanese major Suzuki's biggest subsidiary. The former IAS officer's role in the transformation—of both the company and the sector—is undeniable

Siddhartha Lal: The braveheart

He turned an ailing Royal Enfield around and changed the fortunes of Eicher Motors, but Siddhartha Lal is yet to complete a road trip from Manali to Leh on his bike

Former banker Samit Ghosh's epiphany

A single conversation gave Samit Ghosh the courage to forsake the security of a salaried job and start Ujjivan Financial Services, a micro-lender that empowers India's semi-urban and urban poor—in particular, the women

Uday Kotak: The institution builder

His bank, now India's fourth largest in the private sector, carries his name. But for intuitive entrepreneur Uday Kotak, it's all about building a lasting legacy of values

CP Gurnani: The people's CEO

Tech Mahindra's CP Gurnani is the man to get a job done. And he does it by winning the loyalty of his colleagues

Cow to consumer: Beyond profit for Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation

At the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which runs the Amul brand of dairy products, making profits is important only so that they can be routed back to the cattle farmers

Uday Shankar: Making Star shine

Uday Shankar's appointment as CEO of Star India was an unexpected but inspired choice. Consider the meteoric rise of the media company under a former journalist

Arundhati Bhattacharya: Madam chairman

Arundhati Bhattacharya is driving deep-rooted change at the country's largest bank, the State Bank of India, making it nimble, tech-savvy and receptive to changing customer preferences. And she's far from done

Rich Karlgaard: Regret avoidance

Long-term successful people sin and err but know the soul toll will keep compounding, so they learn to make fewer mistakes

FILA winners: The game changers

The Forbes India Leadership Awards (FILA) honours leaders who have forged unique paths, battling odds in the process, managing to bring about deep-rooted change

Elegance on your wrist

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

World war Uber

The ride-hailing app steamrolled America, but the easy-win days are over. Its path to global conquest now has to go through well-financed and battle-hardened rivals that have seen Uber coming—and know how to beat it

India Inc's artistic acquisitions

India Inc's love for art is only growing. Even better, it is not restricted to boardrooms and C-suite offices any longer