Outliers 2025: Honouring Bold Entrepreneurs, Not Privilege
A developed India in 2047 will need a generation of entrepreneurs and companies willing to take risks when the outcome is uncertain. The nation will need outliers who trust their conviction, go against the tide and prove others wrong
Grit, Gamble and a Giant Drug Discovery: Inside Habil Khorakiwala’s Bold Rebuild of Wockhardt and Indian Pharma
Wockhardt’s pivot to create novel antibiotics is not only stoking its revival, but also heralds a new trajectory up the value chain for India’s pharma sector
How CEO Anish Shah Revived Mahindra & Mahindra with SUVs, Portfolio Optimisation & the Born Electric Programme
M&M has become the first desi automaker to break into the top rung of the car market by striking a chord with the unapologetic aspiration of India’s youth
How Cricket and the Dream of a Forever Company Powered Sanjay Agarwal’s AU to the Big-Bank League
AU’s philosophy of eschewing risk has helped it become the first company in a decade to secure a universal banking licence
From a Missed IIT Dream to an Industry’s Downfall, the Forces That Pushed Alakh Pandey to Create India’s First Listed Edtech Firm
While edtech has become a graveyard of start-ups, Physicswallah is the sector’s first unicorn to go public. It is also the sole growing company among the top test-prep shops
Ranjan Pai Creates a Capitalism of Care to Make Manipal the Largest Hospital Chain in India
Manipal’s insatiable appetite for acquisitions has made it the biggest hospital chain in the country this year
