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...

If the Indian corporate sector has to be led by educated and innovative businessmen, we need more people like Dr Sushil Shah, the founder of a chain of pathology labs called Metropolis. Started in 1981, Metropolis now has 50 labs across the country. It also has 17 laboratories abroad – South Africa, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain. It is also starting some facilities in Thailand...