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Nani Palkhivala: the expensive lawyer who fought for liberty

New Delhi, June 13 -- Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium once thrilled to the sweet sound of the willow, the elegant strokes of Neil Harvey or the grit of Chandu Borde. But only one non-cricketer ever packed ... Read More


Why Tata Sons' resistance to listing rests on weak, outdated arguments

New Delhi, June 9 -- For over a century, Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. has enjoyed the well-deserved reputation of balancing corporate ambition with fiduciary responsibility. Central to it has been its trust-he... Read More


Ardeshir and Pirojsha Burjorji, the inventor and builder duo who founded the Godrej group

New Delhi, June 6 -- Long before Xerox became synonymous with photocopying or Google with search, a young Parsi in Bombay created a product that would become inseparable from his name. That inventor w... Read More


India Inc. plays it safe, and pays for it

New Delhi, June 2 -- The sudden collapse of India's solar export boom isn't just a sector-specific problem. It reveals something deeper about Indian business. For decades, Indian companies have displ... Read More


The lion in winter: the defiant life and fading empire of Nusli Wadia

New Delhi, May 30 -- For the last 50 years, Nusli Wadia has been corporate India's ultimate samurai-an uncompromising patrician who never backed down from a fight. Armed with an enviable pedigree, an ... Read More


Vikram Lal: the industrial tycoon who knew when to walk away

New Delhi, May 23 -- Vikram Lal is not a name many young, aspirational Indians instantly recognize. Ask a 20-something in Bengaluru or Mumbai who built the empire behind the Royal Enfield motorcycle, ... Read More


C. Sivasankaran: the price warrior who failed to price in his own risks

New Delhi, May 16 -- In the mid-1980s, when a personal computer in India cost as much as Rs.80,000, a young Tamil entrepreneur walked into the stalled market and crashed prices by more than half. Chi... Read More


IPL's billion-dollar party faces a question: How long can it last?

New Delhi, May 12 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won just one IPL title in eighteen years. They do, however, boast of Virat Kohli, over 23 million Instagram followers and, lately, a price tag of ... Read More


Amar Bose: the man who heard what others missed

New Delhi, May 9 -- In 1954, conductor Herbert von Karajan and the Philharmonia Orchestra released what was considered a definitive recording of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. It was meant to ... Read More


Jamsetji Tata: Steel, soul, and India's industrial blueprint

New Delhi, May 2 -- Most companies are built to survive a generation. A few endure longer. One helped shape the industrial foundation of modern India. That company traces its origins to Jamsetji Nusse... Read More