In this issue

The 2020-21 Forbes India Leadership Awards honour entrepreneurs who successfully navigated the pandemic by innovating and leading from the front. It was a year in which business leaders were forced to overhaul their strategies from growth to survival mode. As a result, Forbes India has added a few new award categories: The Covid-19 Innovator and two philanthropy awards. The winners were chosen by a distinguished jury. This issue chronicles their journey and how they managed to tide over an unforeseen crisis that wreaked havoc on the economy and resulted in huge government debts for most countries.

Valuations of Consumer Companies in Slow Lane

Despite a bright business outlook, FMCG companies have not outperformed the markets

3 mins

‘If You Don't Understand Technology or Data, You'll Become Obsolete'

Raja Rajamannar, CMO at Mastercard, talks about his book Quantum Marketing, and how marketers can stay relevant in the future

4 mins

Forbes INDIA Leadership Awards 2020-21

In a year when business leaders were forced to overhaul their strategies from growth to survival mode, the Forbes India Leadership Awards honour those who successfully navigated the pandemic by innovating and leading from the front

10+ mins

From Noun To Verb: Can Dunzo Do A Zoom?

It has raised close to ₹880 crore in six years, earned ₹27.5 crore and lost ₹338.4 crore. Critics may scoff, but Dunzo’s backers are not complaining, and co-founder Kabeer Biswas is chilled out

10 mins

Bitcoin Gets A Shot In The Arm

Tesla’s $1.5 billion investment in cryptocurrency will encourage more corporates to gamble with it. Experts say India needs to join before it’s too late

10 mins

Can Koo Be King?

Forbes India delves deep into the new bird app and its content moderation policy to find out if the migration from Twitter will stick

10+ mins

How LTI Came Into Its Own

With Sanjay Jalona at the helm, the IT services company is winning against bigger rivals, stepping out of its larger parent’s shadow, and forging an identity for itself

9 mins

Tech For Health: The Practo Way

With Covid-19 becoming a tipping point for business, the startup that helps people find and consult with doctors is doubling down on expanding and deepening its tech platforms

10 mins

‘COVID-19 SPED UP EXISTING TRENDS IN THE MARKET'

Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of the Bvlgari Group, on the impact of the pandemic on the luxury sector

5 mins

EARNING HIS STRIPES

Following the success of The White Tiger, newcomer Adarsh Gourav finds himself in haloed territory of global award nominations

6 mins

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