Forbes India Selections: The best of our stories from 2016-17

Here's a pick of our top stories from the past year

Apr 14, 2017, 08:02 IST4 min

<strong>A fine balance: </strong><br />Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has expanded the vaccine maker&rsquos global footprint. He is also shouldering the responsibility of his mother&rsquos charity dream and still finds the time to<br />take his son for a spin on a &lsquoBatmobile&rsquo

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A fine balance: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla has expanded the vaccine maker&rsquos global footprint. He is also shouldering the responsibility of his mother&rsquos charity dream and still finds the time totake his son for a spin on a &lsquoBatmobile&rsquo

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2/17

E-Learning gets a reboot: Online learning is making a quiet comeback through the business education segment

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3/17

The first & the fearless: Cipla&rsquos YK Hamied is no ordinary business leader. He is a pioneer and a disruptor who has changed the global pharma landscape in his over-50-year professional career

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4/17

Eye on the prize: By taking a path less travelled, Ajay Piramal has built a diversified empire of successful businesses

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5/17

The big small challenge: Japanese automotive company Toyota is gearing up to redraw its India strategy and add the small car to its fleet. But it has multiple speed breakers to contend with

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6/17

The Workspace Meister: In the last two decades, Jitu Virwani has emerged as India&rsquos largest premier office space landlord. He now plans to expand his presence in the residential space, and enter industrial parks and warehouses too

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7/17

Sail's up: Hector Beverages CEO Neeraj Kakkar&rsquos search for a brilliant drink ended with Paper Boat

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8/17

The Bootstrapped Buddhist: In two decades, Zoho Corp has not only built an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem but also shaped the future of work. But there&rsquos one principle founder Sridhar Vembu hasn&rsquot budged from: He hasn&rsquot taken a penny of external funding. After all, why sacrifice your freedom?

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9/17

Value Miners: Through sustainable investing, Motilal Oswal&rsquos mutual fund schemes have become the toppers in various categories

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10/17

Plan. Execute. Repeat.: With immaculate planning and innovative execution, Romesh Sobti has created clear differentiating factors for IndusInd Bank

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