Much has altered over the last decade, and more change is in the offing. So, stick to companies whose business models are easy to understand, which generate healthy returns on capital employed and which have a steady revenue growth
At a time when markets are high it makes sense to be careful now than regret later
Hope floats as India's leading entrepreneurs say they are willing to put their money on an economy on the cusp of a likely turnaround
Of the many causes he espouses, the betterment of the girl child is foremost for Anand Mahindra. And with Nanhi Kali, he is helping you help them too
In 1999, TV Mohandas Pai decided to step outside his 'work life' and, today, he is the man behind India's largest school mid-day meal programme, and many more similar initiatives
For Ajay Piramal, wealth earned is not to keep, but to share. It is a legacy he's inherited from his grandfather, and one his children are upholding through their work with the Piramal Foundation
From donating a billion dollars of his personal wealth to philanthropy to pushing the education agenda in the country to, now, helping accelerate development in rural India, he is giving both time and money to causes bigger than himself
By shifting its focus from education to the larger issue of poverty, Axis Bank Foundation is proving effective in addressing the livelihood issue in underprivileged India
Deval Sanghavi and Neera Nundy ditched lucrative jobs in the US to steer philanthropic initiatives in India in the right direction
Tech billionaire Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande is helping NGOs scale up and sustain philanthropy initiatives on their own steam. His formula for self-reliance is relevance followed by innovation