COVER STORY
Tata and Hero face different challenges but raise a shared question: as companies grow, where should power sit and who should be accountable?
Remaking of Hero
Remaking of Hero
01-october-2026
Outlook Business Magazine - Remaking of Hero
Our cover story, "Remaking of Hero", explores how India's undisputed two-wheeler king Hero MotoCorp is leveraging its financial strength and legacy to make new bets. Spearheaded by CEO Harshavardhan Chitale, the company plans to conquer four high-growth segments—EVs, premium motorcycles, scooters and exports—to defend its market leader crown.
EDITOR'S NOTETata and Hero face different challenges but raise a shared question: as companies grow, where should power sit and who should be accountable?
COVER STORYHarshavardhan Chitale spearheads two-wheeler king Hero MotoCorp’s quest to conquer new territories and defend its market leadership
INTERVIEWHarshavardhan Chitale, chief executive, Hero MotoCorp, talks to Yuthika Bhargava and Fazal Rahim about the two-wheeler maker's growth strategy—multi-brand electric vehicle (EV) bets via Vida and Ather, the push into premium motorcycles and scooters
COLUMNDeloitte India's Rajat Mahajan and Atul Jairaj say that for legacy automakers, success will depend on converting core capabilities into new sources of competitive advantage
NEWS ANALYSISA boardroom rift at Tata Sons exposes tensions around leadership, control and a potential listing, putting its unusual ownership and governance model under scrutiny
INTERVIEWThomas Mathew, former bureaucrat and the late Ratan Tata’s biographer, talks to Vikash Tripathi about the Tata Sons-Trusts power struggle over control and a potential listing, and reflects on the Ratan Tata era
COLUMNCorporate governance expert Shailesh Haribhakti examines the Tata Sons rift and the difficult question of what directors owe when shareholders, appointers, law and institutions pull in different directions
CORPORATE STRATEGISTL&T Finance has set its sights on a ₹3 lakh crore loan book by 2031. It is betting on a diversified portfolio and rapid adoption of AI to catch up with larger peers; but will that be enough?
INDEPTHA decade after India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code promised faster resolutions, prolonged litigation and delays continue to erode value and reduce creditor recoveries.
As stakeholders of tech in India boast the application layer as India’s AI advantage, do the numbers match the narrative?
How Ambanis, Adanis and Tatas are pursuing different strategies to dominate India’s new-energy landscape
THE FACE-OFFGourav Vallabh, part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, discusses India’s high-growth trajectory, the debate over job creation and the need to sustain and broaden growth to deliver greater prosperity
THE FACE-OFFSantosh Mehrotra, former professor of economics, JNU, says jobs have grown since 2015, but much of the growth has been in agriculture rather than the non-farm sector where India needs more jobs
NASH EQUILIBRIAA new study examines how out-of-pocket healthcare spending can become a financial shock for households, with the burden varying significantly across economies
DOWN THE AGESFor over a century, Karim Hotels has preserved its family recipes and Mughlai culinary traditions, making heritage and quality the heart of its enduring legacy
Tata and Hero face different challenges but raise a shared question: as companies grow, where should power sit and who should be accountable?
Harshavardhan Chitale spearheads two-wheeler king Hero MotoCorp’s quest to conquer new territories and defend its market leadership
Harshavardhan Chitale, chief executive, Hero MotoCorp, talks to Yuthika Bhargava and Fazal Rahim about the two-wheeler maker's growth strategy—multi-brand electric vehicle (EV) bets via Vida and Ather, the push into premium motorcycles and scooters
Deloitte India's Rajat Mahajan and Atul Jairaj say that for legacy automakers, success will depend on converting core capabilities into new sources of competitive advantage
A boardroom rift at Tata Sons exposes tensions around leadership, control and a potential listing, putting its unusual ownership and governance model under scrutiny
Thomas Mathew, former bureaucrat and the late Ratan Tata’s biographer, talks to Vikash Tripathi about the Tata Sons-Trusts power struggle over control and a potential listing, and reflects on the Ratan Tata era
Corporate governance expert Shailesh Haribhakti examines the Tata Sons rift and the difficult question of what directors owe when shareholders, appointers, law and institutions pull in different directions
L&T Finance has set its sights on a ₹3 lakh crore loan book by 2031. It is betting on a diversified portfolio and rapid adoption of AI to catch up with larger peers; but will that be enough?
A decade after India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code promised faster resolutions, prolonged litigation and delays continue to erode value and reduce creditor recoveries.
As stakeholders of tech in India boast the application layer as India’s AI advantage, do the numbers match the narrative?
How Ambanis, Adanis and Tatas are pursuing different strategies to dominate India’s new-energy landscape
Gourav Vallabh, part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, discusses India’s high-growth trajectory, the debate over job creation and the need to sustain and broaden growth to deliver greater prosperity
Santosh Mehrotra, former professor of economics, JNU, says jobs have grown since 2015, but much of the growth has been in agriculture rather than the non-farm sector where India needs more jobs
A new study examines how out-of-pocket healthcare spending can become a financial shock for households, with the burden varying significantly across economies
For over a century, Karim Hotels has preserved its family recipes and Mughlai culinary traditions, making heritage and quality the heart of its enduring legacy
EDITOR'S NOTE
COVER STORY
INTERVIEW
COLUMN
NEWS ANALYSIS
INTERVIEW
COLUMN
CORPORATE STRATEGIST
INDEPTH
THE FACE-OFF
THE FACE-OFF
NASH EQUILIBRIA
DOWN THE AGES