India is now full of first-generation entrepreneurs who have evolved from being professionals, by applying their technological knowledge to create wealth. India also has many entrepreneurs who have traditionally been in business for several generations. How about a second-generation businessman in a technology-intensive field? Meet CL Rathi, managing director of Advanced Enzyme Technologies...

In 1982, when Mahesh Shetty graduated with science, maths and statistics from Mumbai University, he had no intention of becoming a doctor, an engineer or a banker – the professions of choice at that time. His father used to work for the Reserve Bank of India and later with the Industrial Development Bank of India. “I have seen my father work with a bank for 40 years and had no intention of...

A few kilometres from Pune, a new township called Amanora is taking shape. It is the brainchild of Aniruddha Deshpande, a man who was known for a long time as someone who brought Motocross to India in the 1980s and a regular participant and winner of the gruelling Himalayan car rally. Given this background, it should be no surprise that his plans for Amanora are Himalayan in scale. It is...