20 Years of Leadership

Big Bazaar unveiled the power of organised retail in India

Kishore Biyani's Big Bazaar unveiled the power of organised retail in India, and that too without any foreign partner.

'We are a far better informed nation today than we ever were in our history'

"We are a far better informed nation today than we ever were in our history - three-quarters of a billion Indians now have telephone connectivity," says Chaitanya Kalbag.

'You cannot have development without growth.'

Much has changed in the last 20 years. Aspirations have climbed so high that even a growth forecast of 7.5 per cent of GDP this year - down from the earlier projected nine per cent - puts the business community in a sulk.

Business Today celebrates its 20th anniversary and looks ahead at the next two decades

Business Today celebrates its 20th anniversary and looks ahead at the next two decades.

Taproot's Santosh Padhi says ads will celebrate 'Indianness'

Ads will celebrate 'Indianness' and 'youth' even more emphatically.

Low-cost tablets can create economic opportunities in India

Like mobiles, low-cost tablets could create economic opportunities.

Bharat Krishak Samaj's Ajay Vir Jakhar says agriculture demands change

Farmers are getting a very raw deal. Much has to change for them to thrive.

Arvind Subramanian says India has a lot of catching up to do

India's fragmented, decentralised nature will work to its advantage.

Unique identification project: A project that can spur innovation

Besides facilitating inclusion, the unique identification project could spur innovation.

Electronic commodity trading has led to a big rise in volumes

Electronic commodity trading has led to a big rise in volumes, and this is just the beginning.

Solar energy gaining popularity for being affordable

Solar energy costs more than thermal power, but is becoming more affordable.

The CEO of L&T Infrastructure Development Projects calls for a quantum change

If some hurdles are removed, India can create and maintain world-class assets.

R.A. Mashelkar says India is poised to become a global leader

With its outstanding record in innovation, India is poised to become a global leader.

Sasha Mirchandani feels start-ups entrepreneurs can do better with more support

Entrepreneurs are thriving, but with more support, can do even better.

Suresh and Nagesh Nadar run a 25-crore retail business

Windchimes' Nimesh Shah and Sandhya Sadanand see social media to be full of drama, triumphs and twists

Social media promises to be full of drama, triumphs and twists.

Zee TV fueled the rush into broadcast media

India's busy satellite TV industry traces its origins to a visit nearly 22 years ago by a Punjabi rice trader to the Mumbai office of national broadcaster Doordarshan.

Cafe Coffee Day ushered in is a wave of cafe culture in small towns

Besides introducing the taste of coffee to traditional tea belts, what the marquee chain quietly ushered in is a wave of cafe culture in India's small towns.

In graphics: Tracking how India has changed

Pit stops across the past two decades to track how the country has changed.

Olympic Gold Quest's Viren Rasquinha says broadbasing will help sports in India

The root cause of sports not flourishing is lack of professional management.

ICICI changed the face of Indian banking system

ICICI changed the Indian banking system with aggression in marketing, competitive pricing and doses of innovations.