DECEMBER 01 2021

21 Changemakers

Outlook Business takes a look at 21 newsmakers of 2021. From corporates to common people, here are those that shaped the year

Kamalika Ghosh - December 01, 2021

The Real Nykaa

How Falguni Nayar turned a beauty and fashion e-commerce platform into the only profitable unicorn to be listed in India and, in the process, also became India’s richest self-made woman billionaire is one spectacular tale

Pallavi Chakravorty - December 01, 2021

The Winning Story Of CoWIN

The CoWIN app played a vital role in the smooth functioning of India’s vaccination drive. We bring you its behind-the-scenes story

Jeevan Prakash Sharma - December 01, 2021

India's Powerpuff Girl

Mirabai Chanu created history by winning a silver medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. But it’s the story that’s behind that win is what’s most compelling

Jayanta Oinam - December 01, 2021

#Twitter

From a micro-blogging site, Twitter became a place to seek and provide help during the second COVID-19 wave and played an exemplary role

Sneha Kanchan - December 01, 2021

Heart Of Gold

In a year when COVID ravaged lives and livelihoods, Tata Steel led the way for corporates and showed them how business and benevolence can coexist

Rajiv Ranjan Singh - December 01, 2021

Inspire

In a few months, March 2022 will mark two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic

Suchetana Ray - December 01, 2021

The Joy Of Giving

Staying true to its founding values, Dabur India managed to breathe life into an oxygen-starved country while upholding its philanthropic strand in the face of a raging pandemic

Sneha Kanchan - December 01, 2021

The Bowl Of Happiness

The Akshaya Patra Foundation emerged as one of the key food providers for scores of people during the past 20 months of the pandemic

Sneha Kanchan

& Pallavi Chakravorty - December 01, 2021

The Jab Of Life

Covaxin’s success proves that Bharat Biotech and Dr Krishna Ella’s efforts were on the right path and that it is time to wear the ‘Made in India’ badge more confidently

Pallavi Chakravorty - December 01, 2021

The Unlikely Undertaker

For the past one year Abdul Rehman Malbari has been giving dignified burials to COVID victims — irrespective of their religion — even when their kin couldn’t

Pallavi Chakravorty - December 01, 2021

A Tale Of Two Dreams

Shooter Avani Lekhara’s name will go down in history as India’s first woman who won a Paralympic gold. But the 20-year-old has one more dream to chase and is just getting started

Soumitra Bose - December 01, 2021

A Humanitarian Regulator

Through its progressive initiatives and relaxations, SEBI ensured that the Indian capital markets continued to expand and businesses kept growing even during the pandemic

Rajiv Ranjan Singh - December 01, 2021

The Most Tagged Man

From personally ferrying people to hospitals to arranging for cremations to arranging for oxygen, Srinivas BV did whatever he could to help those suffering during the pandemic. His biggest regret: he couldn’t save everyone

Vikas Pathak - December 01, 2021

The Ambulance Couple

Himanshu and Twinkle Kalia are on a mission to not let anyone die on Delhi’s roads. They kept their promise during the pandemic

Kamalika Ghosh - December 01, 2021