Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023: Highlights

Here are the highlights from the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023 held in Mumbai on March 24, which celebrated India's top entrepreneurs who are using technology and unique business models to build

Mar 27, 2023, 18:30 IST2 min

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AS Lakshminarayanan (right), managing director and CEO, Tata Communications accepts the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023 for Turnaround Company from Harsh Mariwala (left), founder and chairman, Marico.

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(From left) Rajeev Thakkar, CIO and director, PPFAS MF and Saugata Bhattacharya, chief Economist, Axis Bank, go head to head in a debate moderated by Neha Bothra, Assistant Editor, Forbes India on the topic – Is India insulated from the global storm brewing in markets and economy?

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Neera Nundy (centre), co-founder and partner, Dasra , moderates the panel on Unlocking India’s Philanthropic Potential. The panellists include (from left) Luis Miranda, chairman & co-founder of the Indian School of Public Policy, Upasana Kamineni Konidela, vice chairperson, CSR, Apollo Hospitals, Zarina Screwvala, co-founder, Swades Foundation, and Amit Chandra, co-founder, ATE Chandra Fo

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Divya J Shekhar (right), chief sub-editor, Forbes India, discusses the importance of telling good stories with Oscar-winning producer and storyteller extraordinaire Guneet Monga (left).

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Avinash Kaul (right), CEO - Network 18 & Managing Director A+E Networks I TV18 and Divya J Shekhar (left), chief sub-editor, Forbes India, present the Forbes India Leadership Awards Icon of Excellence citation to Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga (centre).

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Punita Sinha (left), co-founder, Pacific Paradigm Advisors and Anuj Pandey (right), chief risk officer, U GRO Capital, present the Entrepreneur For the Year award to Abhay Soi (centre), chairman & managing director, Max Healthcare.

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Rajendra Chamaria, vice chairman and MD, Star Cement, receives the FILA 2023 Regional Goliath award for taking a flurry of steps to build a cement empire in Northeast India

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Punita Sinha (far left), co-founder, Pacific Paradigm Advisors and Anuj Pandey (far right), chief risk officer, U GRO Capital presented the FILA 2023 Grassroot Philanthropist award goes to Susmita Bagchi (left), and Radha and NS Parthasarathy (right).

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(From left) Varsha Meghani, principal correspondent, Forbes India moderated a panel discussion on inclusion . The panellists included Avani Lekhara, Tokyo 2020 gold medalist, paralympic champion & Khel Ratna awardee, Sushant Divgikar aka Rani KoHENur, singer, actor, performer, and social activist, and Meena Ganesh, chairperson and co-founder, Portea Medical.

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(From left) Rajkiran Madangopal and Mani Vajipeyajula, co-founders, Banyan Nation receive the Climate Warriors award.

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