World Photography Day: Best business portraits from Forbes India photographers

A collection of images shot by Forbes India's photographers during the times of Covid-19

Aug 19, 2021, 16:54 IST3 min

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Ronnie Screwvala, founder of edtech venture UpGrad and a philanthropist poses at the company"s corporate office in Mumbai. "I think resilience and the ability to deal with setbacks are very important. I don’t think we move on very easily, which I, however, pride myself on doing quite well," Screwvala had told Forbes India in an interview earlier.

Image by Mexy Xavier

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Sumer Juneja, partner and Head of India at SoftBank Investment Advisers is shot at their office in Mumbai. While Juneja says it is up to the founders on what they wish to implement, it is the fund’s job to try and open doors for its portfolio companies.

Image by Nayan Shah for Forbes India

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Shyam Virani, director, Balaji Wafers Pvt Ltd is photographed at their factory in Rajkot, Gujarat. The second generation entrepreneur joined the family business in 2019 after studying economics from Clarke University in the US. “We are the only FMCG company in India that has zero targets,” the 24-year-old had told Forbes India. He started his stint with the sales and marketing department and now looks after future projects, including expansion.

Image by Mayur D Bhatt for Forbes India

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Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder and executive vice chairman, Info Edge in his home office in New Delhi. In the last three decades, Info Edge"s Bikhchandani has built a reputation as someone who has paved the way for Indian startups to come into their own with his insights and support, especially during downturns.

Image by Madhu Kapparath

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Mahima Datla, managing director of Biological E, photographed in their corporate office in Hyderabad. Armed with an undergraduate degree in business administration from Webster University in the UK, Datla decided to join her family business. "I didn’t intend to work here," she said. "I didn’t even have a clue about what our business was, because it wasn’t a preset idea that I would graduate and join it. I stayed back because it would look good on my resume," she added.

Image by Harsha Vadlamani for Forbes India

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Rajesh Jejurikar, executive director, auto and farm sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd photographed at the Mahindra Towers in Worli, Mumbai. Since 2014, Mahindra & Mahindra has lost its once impregnable stronghold in the SUV market, and its auto market share has dropped by half since then. Now the Thar-maker is planning to reclaim the lost ground.

Image by Neha Mithbawkar for Forbes India

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Amit Chandra, managing director of Bain Capital Private Equity and the cofounder of the ATE Chandra Foundation photographed at the Horninman circle in Mumbai. His foundation helped feed 2.2 lakh people with 73 lakh meals during the pandemic.

Image by Mexy Xavier

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T.V. Narendran, CEO and managing director, Tata Steel at the Tata’s office near Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. The global CEO and MD"s efforts and initiatives may have brought the steelmaker back from the brink, even as a steady and sustainable upcycle in prices takes shape.

Image by Neha Mithbawkar for Forbes India

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Rajeev Karwal, founder and chairman, Milagrow Business and Knowledge Solutions, seen here with humanoid robots RoboNano (facing him) and the RoboELF that have been deployed in hotels and hospitals during the pandemic. Shot at a hospitality unit in Gurugram.

Image by Madhu Kapparath

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L to R - Dr. Vamsi Krishna Bandi, managing director, and Dr. B. Partha Saradhi Reddy (BPS), chairman, of Hetero Group of Companies at their home in Hyderabad. With Rs 90 lakh from his savings, and by selling a plot of his land and his shares at Dr Reddy’s, BPS Reddy set up a laboratory in Hyderabad in 1993. Today, the company boasts of over 21,000 employees and has grown into one of India’s best-known pharma companies.

Image by Vikas Pureti for Forbes India