The great crash of 2008 has pulled down the stocks of many companies to absurdly low levels. These stocks would do well if held over a long term. Andhra Sugars (ASL) is one. ASL has been reporting good growth in FY09. It reported a 24% rise in sales during the September quarter preceded by a 33% rise in the June quarter. Even its profitability has been very sound in the first two...

Vijay Trimbak Gokhaleis a one-man armywho fights for justiceon behalf of investors

You need experience and knowledge of the other side to understand retail investor issues and conceive a strategy to cut through bureaucracy to find justice. Meet Vijay Trimbak Gokhale: his emails only tell you that he is an investor living in Mumbai’s distant suburb of Dombivli. But this activist-lawyer’s...

Dr Nita Mukherjee describes a much-needed training effort in Ahmedabad

As a medical rep in Ahmedabad, Rajendra Joshi would notice the appalling state of public health in the slums. He knew that it was the result of poverty, arising from lack of livelihood and income and was determined to do something to alleviate these conditions. The opportunity came in 1984 when he met Father Ramiro Erviti...