Indomitable Spirit
Six survivors, most of them diagnosed with advanced cancer, show their determination to live life to the fullest as they pursue their passions and, in the process, inspire others like them
Naveen Kumar Mishra - December 02, 2023
When A Celebrity Shifts Gears
For actress Kriti Sanon, 2023 has been a year of accomplishments. She won her first National Film Award for best actress for Mimi. She also launched two new ventures—skincare brand Hyphen and production company Blue Butterfly Films—and has been pouring her heart and mind into both. In an interview with Outlook Business, Sanon talks about her growth as an actor, deep commitment to her companies and future plans
Outlook Business - December 01, 2023
Young Altruists
The philanthropic activities and goals of Nithin and Nikhil Kamath, brothers and co-founders of online brokerage firm Zerodha, placed them among the top 10 individual givers in the country last year. This year, Nikhil topped up his commitment by pledging to give away half of his wealth
Vinita Bhatia - December 01, 2023
Amitabh Kant: The Sherpa’s Trek
The former Indian Administrative Service officer has been at the helm of important assignments of the government for long. However, during India’s G20 presidency, his role as India’s sherpa in building consensus among disagreeing nations amid geopolitical volatility has been a gamechanger
Abdul Haleem Sherif - December 01, 2023
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
ESG Check-In for Responsible Hospitality
The interests of the hospitality industry are deeply intertwined with those of the environment and people. It must prove its commitment to upholding global environmental, social and governance standards for its survival and growth
Naina Gautam - September 30, 2023
IDFC First is Digitally Savvy, Knows Customers Well to Build Services Around Their Needs: Madhivanan Balakrishnan
The executive director and chief operating officer of IDFC First Bank talks about its commitment to its customers and how it has employed its digital savviness to improve its services
Suchetana Ray - October 01, 2023
Nothing Can Correct Faulty Sampling Due to Delayed Census: Pronab Sen
The delay in conducting the census, which was due in 2021, is making old population samples less representative, Pronab Sen, head of the Standing Committee on Statistics and former chief statistician of India, says. He insists that there is nothing wrong with the sampling methodologies, rebutting allegations by Shamika Ravi, member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, about the samples of national surveys being faulty. According to him, the discrepancies that she has referred to were because of the difference in purpose-specific definitions
Rajat Mishra - August 28, 2023
The Nowhere Men & Women: How India Abandoned 14 Crore Citizens on a Policy Paper
The government of India runs the world’s biggest food security scheme, which provides free ration to more than 80 crore people. The scheme has won Prime Minister Narendra Modi accolades. But what if we realise that there are over 14 crore people who have been omitted from the benefit of this scheme because the government has not counted Indian citizens in over a decade? Can its intransigence break the welfare structure of governance?
Rajat Mishra - August 28, 2023
TVS, Est. 1911
T.V. Sundaram Iyengar was all of 34 years old when he decided to become an entrepreneur in 1911 by starting a bus service in Madurai under the banner T. V. Sundaram Iyengar and Sons Limited
July 29, 2023
