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
Behind Every Successful Start-Up, There Is a Diligent Mentor: Ananth Narayanan
There is a need for a structured approach to mentorship; not all mentor-mentee relationships are equally fruitful
Ananth Narayanan - October 31, 2023
Mensa Brands: Steering Clear Of The ‘Winner-Takes-All’ Approach
Ananth Narayanan, founder of Mensa Brands, talks about his plans to build a tech-led house of brands with omnichannel as the lynchpin
Vinita Bhatia - April 29, 2023
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
Vineet Nayar - October 31, 2022
The Scandal That Shook India’s IT Industry
Walking the readers through the birth and meteoric rise of India's IT industry are authors Kris Gopalakrishnan, N. Dayasindhu and Krishnan Narayanan in their latest book Against All Odds - The IT Story of India.
September 28, 2022
The Bowl Of Happiness
The Akshaya Patra Foundation emerged as one of the key food providers for scores of people during the past 20 months of the pandemic
Sneha Kanchan - November 28, 2021
Has Salil Parekh put Infosys on a secular growth path?
Even as Infy’s growth is coming good under the new CEO, a third buyback could further improve return for investors
V Keshavdev - May 14, 2021
Bed, Set, Go
Now that Apollo Hospitals’ aggressive capex is done, analysts believe it is time to buy the stock
Kripa Mahalingam - March 07, 2020
“First, Do No Harm” Budget
The current budget will not harm the economy but the 10% nominal GDP growth and tax receipts projected for FY21 may be a tad optimistic
Deep Narayan Mukherjee - February 01, 2020
The B2B Gold Rush
B2B businesses are thriving, gaining billion-dollar valuations and seeing blockbuster listing. Can the good times last?
Kripa Mahalingam - January 21, 2020