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THE ENTERPRISING INDIAN: STORIES FROM INDIA INC

India Inc. is a pickle jar of tales, some sour, some sweet but all of them equally appetizing. The tycoon to a manor born and the upstart businesswoman hustling to create her own legacy, each of them has shaped the way business has grown and evolved in the country. Their struggles and their successes along with their many failings are an integral part of the story of India. Every week we run one such vignette.

Despite his influential position and wealth as well as political swashbuckling, Pitroda has always been a minimalist, preferring a simple lifestyle. (PTI)

The eclectic innovator: Sam Pitroda's unconventional roadmap to success

4 min read . 21 Sep 2024

Haridas Mundhra was an ambitious young man with one burning desire—to make money, by any means necessary. Unfortunately, most of his methods were less than honest. (Image: Pixabay)

Haridas Mundhra’s Butterfly Effect: The scam that shook India’s markets, govt

4 min read . 14 Sep 2024

Gujarmal Modi transformed a sleepy village into an industrial township, but a family feud after his demise triggered a downward spiral for Modinagar. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

From ‘dirty Indian’ to titan of industry: The rise of Gujarmal Modi

4 min read . 07 Sep 2024

K. Gopalkrishna was a rarity in India's automobile industry, challenging Maruti's and Hindustan Motors' duopoly in the 1950s with his Chennai-based Standard Motor. (Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint)

K. Gopalkrishna, the unheralded Indian automobile entrepreneur

4 min read . 31 Aug 2024

Ravi Parthasarathy was arrested by the enforcement directorate in 2021 on embezzlement charges. (Mint)

The unravelling of a financial titan: Ravi Parthasarathy and the IL&FS scandal

4 min read . 24 Aug 2024

Sanjay Lalbhai, Chairman and Managing Director, Arvind Ltd. In 1986, Lalbhai established Arvind’s—and India’s—first denim manufacturing plant on Naroda Road in Ahmedabad. (File Photo: Mint)

When fashion’s fickleness put paid to Arvind’s denim dreams

3 min read . 10 Aug 2024

IBM's initial sales estimate for PCs was 400,000. Photo: Reuters

What turned IBM from tech titan to cautionary tale

3 min read . 03 Aug 2024

Coimbatore Krishnarao Prahalad. (Image: Wikimedia Commons via WEF)

CK Prahalad, the oracle whose wisdom still echoes in Indian boardrooms

3 min read . 27 Jul 2024

Manu Rajaram Chhabria was a first-generation businessman.

When street fighter Manu Chhabria laid siege to Shaw Wallace

4 min read . 20 Jul 2024

Even though Usha group's scion Vinay Rai's vision was grand, his capabilities and intent were somewhat suspect. (Image: vinayrai.in)

From failed steel to soul: Vinay Rai’s dubious reset and redemption

4 min read . 13 Jul 2024

Rita Singh was named entrepreneur of the decade by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in the '90s. Photo: Federation of Industry Trade and Services

The rise and fall of Rita Singh: A cautionary tale of 1990s Indian capitalism

3 min read . 06 Jul 2024

Shiv Nadar, along with five other intrepid travellers, embarked on the risky journey that entrepreneurship was in the 1980s, well before the dawn of private equity and venture capital in the country.

A moonshot idea: Shiv Nadar’s daring dream of selling minicomputers in the US

4 min read . 29 Jun 2024

To the millions who benefitted from the price crash that Cipla had engineered, Yusuf Hamied was the “Robin Hood of pharma”.. Photographer: Adeel Halim/Bloomberg via Getty Images

When Yusuf Hamied defied Big Pharma in the battle against HIV/AIDS

3 min read . 22 Jun 2024

In the wake of the collapse of the MS Shoes East issue, the BSE had to be closed for a day. (File Photo)

The curious case of Pawan Sachdeva: The shoe magnate who took on Gautam Adani

3 min read . 08 Jun 2024

While the British uber-luxury automaker Rolls-Royce sold 50-60 cars in India last year, between 1903 and 1945, approximately 800 of its vehicles were delivered to India, some even adorned with fine gold. (Image: Pixabay)

When royalty met Rolls-Royce: Indian maharajas' love affair with luxury

3 min read . 01 Jun 2024

Charanjit Singh’s Pure Drinks family group had been the sole manufacturer and distributor of Coca-Cola in India since 1949

Charanjit Singh: Campa Cola's founder who battled Coca-Cola, Pepsi, India Today

4 min read . 15 Jun 2024

Gauhar Jaan deserves the importance she has got over the years with books and movies being made on her life.

The courtesan who sparked India's influencer revolution: Gauhar Jaan's legacy

3 min read . 25 May 2024

The co-hosting of the World Cup in 1996 brought into play an Asian block and Dalmiya leveraged its growing clout to be elected, in 1997, as the president of the ICC, becoming the first Asian in the role. Photo By Indranil Bhoumik/mint

Jagmohan Dalmiya, the man who set cricket on its path to current riches

4 min read . 18 May 2024

ITC'S strategy prepared the company for the decline in tobacco consumption, in contrast to BAT, which has struggled to find successful alternatives to traditional tobacco products. (Image: Pixabay)

How ITC and BAT’s divergent diversification strategies flipped the narrative

2 min read . 14 Feb 2024

Accusations and counter accusations are now being traded by partners-not-to-be Sony Pictures and Zee Entertainment. Reuters

Messy Sony-Zee breakup shows in business as in love partings are never easy

3 min read . 27 Jan 2024