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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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    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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    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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    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
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    The Evolution In The Indian Job Market

    Work 3.0 represents the third wave of changes for India in its post-colonial history— the first came in 1947 after independence, the second in 1991 after the economic liberalisation and third in 2020 when the pandemic struck. In an attempt to provide insights into the future of work, workplace and workers, authors Avik Chanda and Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay explore the various underlying factors that have influenced these changes

    May 01, 2023
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    The Spiritual Wine Lover

    When it comes to wines, Atul Singh, MD and CEO of LGT Wealth India, is a self-confessed student who can travel around the world to know more about them. His passion for spirituality is equally intense 

    Chitra Nair - May 01, 2023
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    Following Passion With Purpose

    The passion economy is transforming our relationship with work, says author Utkarsh Anand, as he explores the ways in which the professional world is reshaping itself. He discusses the unbundling of work from employment and emergence of passion economy as the new normal, while drawing from experiences and well-researched case studies—his own and those of others—to make a case for redesigning one’s career and building something meaningful   

    April 01, 2023
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    Bala Sarda, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vahdam India

    Bala Sarda, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vahdam India

    April 01, 2023
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    Priyanka Gill, Co-founder, The Good Glamm Group, and CEO, The Good Media Co.

    Priyanka Gill Co-founder, The Good Glamm Group & CEO, The Good Media Co.

    March 01, 2023
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    Crash Of The Titans

    Just like elder brother Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani started off on the solid ground prepared by their father Dhirubhai. However, hardly has any other family business seen such sharply contrasted trajectories as theirs. How did Anil Ambani lose the advantage? Nandini Vijayaraghavan traces the journeys of four well-known entrepreneurs whose businesses took off energetically but failed to retain the momentum and ended up struggling for survival

    Nandini Vijayaraghavan - March 01, 2023