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EDITION: 30 November, -0001
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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups
A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India
My Learnings
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We Don’t Make All The Profit We Can
A decade ago, Cognizant Technology made a curious decision to keep its profit margin lower than its peers. Today, the strategy is paying off
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We Don’t Make All The Profit We Can
A decade ago, Cognizant Technology made a curious decision to keep its profit margin lower than its peers. Today, the strategy is paying off
Cross Border
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Unlike the Americans, We Don't Believe the Whole World is Ours
To many outsiders, China is intriguing. What makes the Chinese tick? And just what does it mean to be Chinese? David Wei getting candid with Forbes India in an exclusive interview
Recliner
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Call of the Ashram
A few years ago, amidst ancient caves and temples and erotic sculpture, I heard the siren call of this other place, more womb-like, receptive, welcoming, offering warmth, rest. Perhaps, nourishment for the soul as well.
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All you need to know about Business Suits
Get yourself tailor-made for the business life
F-index
Greyscale
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When No One's Watching
No bill, no cashier, no penalty. Indonesia set up unmanned honesty cafes, where patrons simply put the money in bag. Would similar honour systems work in India?
Column
Rearview
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Creature from Another Planet
We reflect on the life and times of the self-proclaimed King of Pop
Zen Garden
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Value before Valuation
Neeraj Roy was caught in the middle of the IT bust. A calm head and feet firmly planted on the ground saw him emerge from the rubble around him
Breakpoint
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Steel, off the shelf
Retail selling has come as a relief to both steel makers and industrial customers
Ask the Insider
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How Do I Beat the Lie Detector?
All of us have worn long overcoats, donned a deerstalker on our heads, stuck our dad’s pipe in our mouth and pretended to be a detective hot on someone’s trail. After a lot of hiding in dark alleys and ducking in taxis, we caught up with an ex-policeman turned private eye (he wishes anonymity) to ask him, if detective work is really just elementary.
Briefing
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Disinvest Or Perish
The government is set to put several PSUs on the block. But it must disinvest for the right reason and use the right strategy
Close Range
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Thank God for Bailouts
Noted economic commentator and Financial Times journalist Martin Wolf has supported financial stimulus packages, but is concerned about national deficits.Forbes India asks him about this apparent paradox
Expat Diary
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On First Impression, Mumbai Can Be Scary
FedEx’ outgoing India head, Jacques Creeten, says stories about sluggish India come from Indians settled abroad who think the country is stuck in the 1970s
Exit Interview
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Habil Khorakiwala: Hard to Swallow
Habil Khorakiwala has stepped down as managing director of pharma firm Wockhardt in the wake of a debt burden and forex losses. He now retains only the chairmanship. Forbes India asks him about the tumult within the company
On Assignment
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The Saviour
How do you prevent babies from dying in large numbers in rural India? Public healthcare remains inadequate, but Dr. Abhay Bang has a simple solution to this complex problem
Beyond Business
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Of the people, by the people , For the People
The Right to Information Act is all very well. Provided citizens can penetrate the red tape
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Nilekani's New Identity
The new champion for the national identity card project must learn from the mistakes of his predecessors and script a flawless agenda
Numerix
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Degree of Waste
Can India bring back the billions of dollars our students spend abroad?
Comment
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An Old Lotus in A New Pond
Brand BJP is now riven by election defeat and internal strife. How can the party reposition itself?
Changing Lanes
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When Grandfather Wants To Be Godfather
Anand Deshpande of Persistent Systems thinks he can build global scale and multiply revenues by five times with his new but riskier model
Tip-Off
Boardroom
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Anand Mahindra: The Hard Work Begins Now
Anand Mahindra dreams of building an IT powerhouse from the rubble of Satyam. His new team must cut through inertia and reignite sales to make that possible
Magazine Extra
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A Model for the Newborn
Dr. Abhay Bang has achieved a dramatic decrease in infant mortality rate by empowering local women with the knowledge they need to take care of babies
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Nandan Nilekani:'This is a Sales Job'
Nandan Nilekani is getting ready to manage the most technologically challenging and largest scale project he has ever handled: the national identity project. Here, he tells Forbes India how the skills he learnt at Infosys will help him in the new assignment
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A Ticket to Better Education
Why should impoverished children be forced to only attend poorly run government schools, asks Parth Shah. That's why his Delhi-based non-profit, Centre for Civil Society, is rooting for education vouchers which allow parents and not bureaucrats to choose what school the child goes to
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The Unfinished Agenda
Development economist Jean Dreze, an Indian of Belgian origin, was a key influence in the original design of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). Here, he talks about the idea behind the scheme and the loopholes that need to be plugged
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Ratul Puri: "PV has played out to the assumptions on a text book basis"
Ratal Puri of Moser Baer discusses his strategy as he switches focus from Optical storage to Photovoltaics
Nuggets
Health
Traveller
Frequent Flier
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My London
Vivek Kamath is one of the directors with Matrix Entertainment, a celebrity management firm. He loves the city and says it’s a happy coincidence that it is a big market for Indian stars
Big Bet
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Moser Baer: Sunburnt
Moser Baer's diversification in photovoltaics is scorched by market dynamics. Ratul Puri must take stock
Insnider
What If
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Mere Paas Number Hai
Mobile number portability will take some power from the companies and put it in customers hands
Hindsight
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And Gates Said, Let There Be Word
Microsoft Word started out as a much reviled product. Quarter of a century later, it's around, and nobody can do without it
Real Issue
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In Search of the Holy Grail
Since 1980, India's Grand Old Party has moved from state control to a pro-business stance and one man has seen it all. Now, Pranab Mukherjee is painting a new sheen of socialism one that will work with market forces
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Dregs in NREGS
India's largest social safety net needs a quality upgrade. A village in Rajasthan may have the answers
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