Wipro's No to Narayana Murthy: A Rejection That Changed Indian IT Sector’s Face
Before he set up what was to become one of Indian IT sector’s biggest success stories, Narayana Murthy was rejected by Wipro chairman Azim Premji. The Infosys chairman later found out that Premji considered this one of his gravest errors of judgement. In her latest book An Uncommon Love Story, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores little known facets of Murthy’s life and the influential role his wife Sudha played in it
February 01, 2024
Without Innovation, Indian IT Sector Is Stagnating
IT legends brought to the table innovation whether it was in quality, offshoring, engineering services outsourcing or software development. The new cycle of growth will be similar to what these pioneers did
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Ashok Chhajer
The chairman of Arihant Superstructures prefers investing in real estate given its robust capital appreciation
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Skilling for Life
The Nudge Foundation through its focused skill development programme is helping the underprivileged find the right jobs
Shilpa Elizabeth Abraham - October 03, 2017
Practical And Pragmatic
Jessie Paul reviews Ashok Soota and SR Gopalan's book 'Entrepreneurship Simplified'
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The outsider
N Mahalakshmi - June 14, 2016
Can Abidali Neemuchwala put an end to Wipro's woes?
After relying on internal choices and battling below industry growth rates, Wipro turns to an outsider to turn its fortune around
Kripa Mahalingam - January 21, 2016
Azim Premji
The Wipro chairman is a frugal billionaire who doesn't compromise on his principles
Kripa Mahalingam - July 02, 2015
Giving it all
A handful of business titans have taken giving to a whole new level
N Mahalakshmi - June 20, 2015
"We Are Willing To Take Risks That Governments Typically Don't"
Bill Gates is among the handful of colossi who want to leave behind a much better planet than they found it
N Mahalakshmi - June 22, 2015