Ashank Desai figures prominently among those who grasped the opportunity after Indian entrepreneurship was unshackled in the 1990s

When history notes how Indian entrepreneurship was unshackled after the 1990s, Ashank Desai will figure right up there as one of those who grasped the opportunity and used it to build enterprises that put India on the world map. Ashank’s story is about his...

Baba Kalyani navigated Bharat Forge through a series of daring global acquisitions to make it the most profitable forgings manufacturer

In the early 1990s, when Indian businessmen were dead against foreign competition, fighting through what was called the Bombay Club, Baba Neelkanth Kalyani, 58, was planning Bharat Forge’s global foray. But the painful economic slowdown after the...

KV Kamath explains the various thoughts and considerations that guided his actions and decisions at ICICI Bank

As appearances go, KV Kamath, 59, managing director & CEO of ICICI Bank, looks the quintessential global banker - he is invariably turned out in expensive dark suits and speaks in a quiet, measured way that inspires confidence. In fact, there’s nothing to suggest that this is...