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    What Led to Urjit Patel’s Resignation? An Insider Explains

    There have been resignations in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), but governor Urjit Patel’s in 2018 over policy differences was a rare event in the history of the central bank, writes former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg in his book. He details the frustration of the government with the RBI under Patel and the circumstances that eventually culminated into the latter posting his resignation on the RBI website

    November 01, 2023
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    Merrill Pereyra

    Merrill Pereyra, Managing Director, Pizza Hut Indian Subcontinent

    November 01, 2023
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    The Social Introvert

    Amit Choudhary, chief operating officer of IT services major Wipro, is a self-confessed introvert who loves planning most of his non-work activities, be they golfing, skiing, playing board games or watching movies, around his family and friends 

    Chitra Nair - October 01, 2023
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    The Constant Learner

    Raghavendra Vaidya, MD and CEO of Daimler Truck Innovation Center India, is a man of varied and deep interests. From riding bikes to automating things at home, from making furniture to constantly studying new subjects and listening to old Hindi songs, he pursues all of them with passion

    Chitra Nair - September 01, 2023
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    Following The Culture Trail

    Amitabh Dube, country president of Novartis India, has travelled extensively, but it is his stay in Vietnam that he most fondly remembers, not just for its food, people and landscape but also for the footprints of Indian culture in the southeast Asian country

    Chitra Nair - August 01, 2023
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    Zubin Saxena

    Zubin Saxena, managing director and senior area vice president, South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group, loves golf for the lessons in patience and self-discipline that it gives

    August 01, 2023
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    Crisis in the Courtroom

    The Supreme Court’s jurisdiction extends to a population of over 1.4 billion. Does the court make access for the disadvantaged a priority? To what extent is it responsible for the adage ‘justice delayed is justice denied’? Are some lawyers more influential than the others? Authors Aparna Chandra, Sital Kalantry and William H.J. Hubbard discuss these and several other topics concerning the country’s highest court in their book Court on Trial

    August 01, 2023
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    Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head, Audi India

    Balbir Singh Dhillon, head of Audi India, finds comfort in Indian food 

    July 01, 2023
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    The Spotlight on Nature

    Natural capital underpins the wellbeing of humans and deserves a central place in our economic framework, author Siddarth Shrikanth argues. The current system has improved living standards but gone far in the direction of environmental destruction. Having made this point, The Case for Nature attempts to show ways of shifting to a ‘nature-positive’ economy

    July 01, 2023
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    The Humble Entrepreneur

    There is more to Atul Shinghal, founder and CEO of digital wealth manager Scripbox, than work. The diehard crossword fan is a yachting champion and loves to tee off whenever he can. His sports-life analogies make for inspiring nuggets of wisdom

    Chitra Nair - July 01, 2023
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    Sustainability at the Heart of Industrial Transition

    The transformation in the industry space in recent times has seen a paradigm shift in that it is led by technology guided by sustainability and environment, social and governance values. Author Pranjal Sharma in his latest book notes that ensuring that humans work in a mutually beneficial manner while minimising the impact on earth is a key feature of the fifth industrial revolution 

    June 01, 2023
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    Rikant Pittie, Co-founder, EaseMyTrip

    Rikant Pittie finds himself captivated by the 'exquisite flavours' of Japanese cuisine

    June 01, 2023