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Great Expectations

Forbes India travels to three hubs of agriculture and small & medium enterprises to gauge the extent of pain, and their expectations from the interim budget

Performing Asset

SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar is provisioning for bad loans and forecasting increased profitability for the bank, but has risk of default been exorcised?

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Bhupender Nath rose from the middle-class lanes of Patna to the swish set of Dubai, and is now taking Indian food into new realms

We Need To Recognise That Change Is Constant

Despite the inclusion of technology in education and in industry, good management courses would still have programmes that focus on ‘shaping the mind’

New Lands Of Opportunity

As US immigration regulations diminish the appeal of the American dream, Indians are turning to academic alternatives in Asia and Europe, where there is a rise in quality business schools and post-study job prospects.

The NBFC Prescription

Why they need to focus on a more robust asset-liability management framework and diversify their borrowing mix.

Early Birds

Integrated courses that initiate the race to an MBA after class 12 may be one way to avoid the mad scramble at the post-graduate stage, but they present their own set of problems.

The Young Men And The Big C

While still in their 20s, Nat Turner and Zach Weinberg built a $2 billion company to pursue an impossible dream—combating cancer with big data. They’ve not only made fast progress—they’ve also gotten rich trying

Software Sweatshop

Two decades ago, Joe Liemandt became the youngest member of the Forbes 400 by building an enterprise software juggernaut. He’s quietly returned, bigger than ever, with a darker model

Reelpolitik

Political films—adaptations, hagiographies and dramatisation of election issues—seem to be the toast of the pre-poll season, but India is not the first or the only country to go down this road

Rising From The Ashes

Early success can be heady and hard to sustain. Young achievers share their secrets of dealing with the crests and troughs

Root Value

Narippatta Raju’s theatre stays as connected to its rural vision today as it had when he started out

What's Spooking Auditors?

Fear of being banned for failing to keep an eagle eye on company books has prompted a spate of resignations from top audit firms

Not Quite On The Ropes Yet

British boxing champion Amir Khan talks about proving critics wrong and the fight that’s still left in him

Once More, With Feeling

India Inc hopes the government will ambitiously change land, labour and agricultural policies to kickstart the economy

Agents Of Change

Social welfare schemes have had a positive impact on the lives of those in rural India, but a lot still needs to be done

Press Restart(up)

The government has gone all guns blazing to promote startups, but certain initiatives need a relook to reduce the pain points

Beyond Bengaluru

North Karnataka, with its entrepreneurs and engineering talent, has a culture of sharing resources to tap opportunities. But infrastructure woes hobble meaningful growth

Coast Of Opportunity

Kochi has been a city of many firsts for startups, and a proactive Kerala government is building on the momentum

Serena's Net Gains

The most successful woman athlete ever is now translating her game and name into startup investing and entrepreneurial ventures. And she’s figured out a formula that will make it hard for her to lose

Indore's Great Outdoors

Why the ‘snack capital of India’ is attracting—and retaining—young entrepreneurs of all hues

'Regional Cinema Is Evolving To Tell Interesting Stories'

Viacom18’s Nikhil Sane is bullish about films in local languages and says content matters first, and then the star.

InvestIng In Influencers

Marketers are paying big bucks to cash in on celebrities’ social media followers.

Radical And Apt

With six releases across multiple platforms, the Sacred Games actor can call 2018 her own. Now, the challenge is to sustain herself in the mainstream.

Taking Centre Stage

Deepika Padukone has had several hits over the past few years. With her latest, Padmaavat, she continues to be at the top of her game.

Game Changer

From fighting the bad guys and essaying comic roles to doing films based on real life, Akshay Kumar has not just evolved but also hit a purple patch.

The Activist Star

For Parvathy, choosing the right script goes hand in hand with making the Malayalam film industry a safer place for women.

The Right Pitch

Leveraging on his personal values as a cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar continues to flourish as a covetable brand five years after his retirement.

Street Cred

From the slums of Mumbai, Vivian Fernandes has risen the ranks of rap to straddle both indie and Bollywood.

All Around The Watchtower

Hidden within Abu Dhabi’s glitz are historical gems that hark back to a desert life that has long been forgotten.