UpFront
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Former P&G India CEO Gurcharan Das on life, leadership and doing business in challenging times
Gurcharan Das believes that reliving your life is better than living it. In his memoir 'Another Sort of Freedom', he reflects on 80 years of his life. The author talks to Divya Shekhar about how he fled his home during the Partition, stumbled through various academic disciplines—from engineering and literature to philosophy and Sanskrit—survived doing business during the License Raj and scaled the corporate ladder, only to let go of it when he reached the top, all because he wanted to find his life's purpose
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RBI: The tough regulator
In the last two to three years, it has sent a clear signal that no financial institution will be spared in the case of governance lapses and non-compliance. A build-up in SME lending and fresh concerns in pockets of microfinance lending could be where the RBI is looking next
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Flip the pages of the 2024 W-Power Self-Made Women issue
The Forbes India W-Power list of Self-Made Women has achievers of all hues: Business founders, professionals who've worked their way to the top; authors; bureaucrats bringing change via technology and infrastructure-creation; those driving social good and social change as well as those standing up for the oppressed and the underdog, and a few underdogs themselves
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Humans answer to intuition, not probability: Anand Damani
While humans are creatures of habit, what propels us towards change? How do we perceive risk and make decisions? In a journey of unlearning and discovery, behavioural scientist Anand Damani navigates these questions
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Despite late start, can India make gains in global chip race?
Industry executives are exultant that global semiconductor companies will see the India advantage, but a large local demand holds the key
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Can the Bitcoin revival reshape the future of finance?
In the current bull run bitcoin prices have been largely driven by retail investors globally, and though trading has gone up, India still lags due to regulations
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There's a bit of froth as valuations are a little overbearing; our markets are definitely heated up: Anil Singhvi
The markets and corporate governance expert believes investors are not pricing risk appropriately and will lose big money. Here's why
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Orry plans his downfall after tasting success. Storyboard18 finds out why and how
While fans and followers are waiting to get their hands on an Orry 'I am a liver' T-shirt or an Orry special phone case, Orhan Awatramani says he knows what goes up must come down. In this interview with Storyboard18, he talks about how he plans to deal with it, and also about the strategies and successes so far
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Forbes India Leadership Awards 2024: Honouring those leading from the front
Forbes India Leadership Awards take cognisance of an evolving business, economic, and technological landscape. Now in its 13th edition, FILA is recognising excellence in industry and beyond
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Vijay Govindarajan on fusion strategy and why India should focus on high value manufacturing
To compete in the new age, companies need to fuse the physical and digital to create value, says Vijay Govindarajan. The Coxe distinguished professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, his new book 'Fusion Strategy' is all about how companies need to use technology and real-time data to turbocharge their products, strategies and customer relationships. He also talks to Divya Shekhar about why AI should be 'augmented intelligence' and why India should focus on high-level manufacturing to get the most out of its demographic dividend
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New listings face the threat of $21.1 bln drain-out with IPO lock-ins set to expire
In March and June, 66 companies will see the expiry of lock-in periods of existing shareholders in various categories