Special Report
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Paul Polman: An Eye On The Big Picture
Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever, has re-energised the lumbering consumer goods giant and brought ambition back into the minds of its senior executives
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Dilip Shanghvi: A Rocky Road to His Target
Dilip Shanghvi is the chairman and managing director of Sun Pharma. He wrested control of Israel-based Taro Pharma after a bitter three-year battle with Taro’s owners
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Rajinikanth: Who Really Is the Super Star?
Two decades after he opted out of an indifferent run in Hindi films, Rajinikanth conquered Bollywood in his own way in 2010. The Robot set the box office on fire, reaffirming his super star status
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Partha Bhattacharya: The Man Who Changed Coal India's Image
Partha Bhattacharya has been chairman & Managing Director, Coal India since 2006. He engineered the country's largest ever IPO; before that, turned around subsidiary Bharat Coking Coal that was running up losses of Rs. 600 crore annually; his reports changed the way CIL evaluated its projects and helped it qualify for a World Bank loan
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Viswanathan Anand: Praise From a Mentor
Viswanathan Anand, from Tamil Nadu is the World Chess Champion today. He started playing chess at age six and was taught by his mother. Vishy became number one for the first time at age 37 in April 2007
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Deepak Parekh: Mentoring Next Gen
HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh has mentored a whole generation of Indian managers and entrepreneurs. He is like an elder statesman whose wise counsel is valued by peers and the government alike
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Rajkumar Hirani: Movie Maker With Great Appeal
Rajkumar Hirani directed the immensely popular ‘Munnabhai MBBS’, ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’, and ‘3 Idiots’, which became the highest grossing film ever in India when it was released
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Anand Mahindra: Making Wise Moves
In an industry where big-bang acquisitions have become the norm, Anand Mahindra’s buyouts have not been spectacular. But the wisdom in his small deals is becoming clearer now. The year saw Mahindra putting his automotive business in the top gear and preparing for bigger things
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Saina Nehwal: What Dedication Can Do
Saina Nehwal is India’s top-ranked badminton player and is World Number 2. She won three Super Series tournaments this year: Singapore, Indonesia and most recently in Hong Kong. She won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi
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Financial Inclusion Models from Around the World
Some glittering examples of financial inclusion models from around the world and our take on whether they will work in India
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YSP Thorat: The Poor Do, Indeed, Save
For long, the banks didn’t recognise that the poor can save or need insurance