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Nov 10, 2021 • 9min

Forbes India Rich List: Key numbers you should know

The annual Forbes India Rich List 2021 issue is on stands now, and Ruchika Shah, who dissects the rich list data every year to bring you insights and trends from the 100 richest Indians' net worth, takes you through the key numbers that you must know. Like, which sector surprisingly didn't do too well this year; and which is the up & coming sector that could go neck and neck with IT and pharma by the next decade. Who's the richest (no surprises there!), and who are the youngest billionaires (one of them is a woman), and lots of other trivia
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Oct 25, 2021 • 13min

Three reasons why Infra.Market is on the Forbes India cover

From value to revenue and disruption, cover story author Rajiv Singh unpacks why Infra.Market caught his eye and how its founder Aaditya Sharda and Souvik Sengupta are building up the startup to be the next infrastructure conglomerate
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Oct 12, 2021 • 11min

A glimpse into our first South celebrity special

This year, instead of a celebrity special that focussed on Bollywood, we decided to do something different. We, at Forbes India, shifted the focus to the four Southern film industries and its superstars that are breaking their moulds, each in their own way. Divya J Shekhar, the anchor of the inaugural South celebs special issue gives you a taste of what you can find in there
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Sep 27, 2021 • 10min

The making of Freshworks—from startup to US IPO

Freshworks has captured the imagination of India's startup entrepreneurs. Cover story author Harichandan Arakali gives you a glimpse into how the Saas company went from being a startup to a Nasdaq listed company
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Sep 13, 2021 • 12min

Inside Rajesh Gopinathan's strategy for a new TCS

On CEO Rajesh Gopinathan’s watch, Tata Consultancy Services, one of the world’s top IT companies, is ready to shed the outsourcing legacy and embrace symbiotic transformational journeys with its biggest customers. Cover story author, technology editor Harichandan Arakali gives you a glimpse
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Aug 30, 2021 • 15min

Inside our unicorn special

In April 2021, in the span of just four days, India spawned six unicorns. Compare that number with just eight unicorns in the entirety of the last year. 25 unicorns have emerged in the first eight months of this year. Why is it raining unicorns in India? Can they keep galloping? Cover story author Rajiv Singh explains how the glut of money, less cash burn by startups, and digital push during the pandemic has fuelled their run
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Aug 16, 2021 • 14min

A peek into Sanjeev Bikhchandani's life—the man who wears many hats

Bikhchandani started small with founding an internet startup whose aim was never to become an unicorn, but profitable. Today, the billionaire is an entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist, who believes in hardwork and learning from failure. Cover story author, Naini Thaker, tells us more
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Aug 2, 2021 • 12min

Unpacking SoftBank Vision Fund's 'PE of the VC' approach in India

It's been a decade since SoftBank first invested in India. Their portfolio, which boasts unicorns such as Paytm, Swiggy, Oyo, and InMobi, is $14 billion strong. Pooja Sarkar, the co-author of the cover story with Rajiv Singh, walks us through the functioning of SoftBank's India team, how their knowledge-sharing meetings helped desi startups, and the future of SoftBank Vision Fund in India
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Jul 20, 2021 • 10min

Inside Reliance Industries' gala renewable play

With Rs 75,000 capex play, Reliance Industries is planning to give green energy its Jio moment—the move has the potential to make RIL the largest green energy business in India, Samar Srivastava, cover story author gives a peek into the cover story
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Jul 5, 2021 • 9min

How TV Narendran steered Tata Steel out of its decade of loss

Global MD & CEO TV Narendran's Herculean task has been to bring Tata Steel back from the brink, aided doubtless by a steady and visibly sustainable upcycle in steel prices. Cover story author Samar Srivastava gives a glimpse behind the scenes

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