The fizz is back (BT cover story, May 31) is a gripping read about Coca-Cola India chief Atul Singh’s exemplary leadership.

STAR Plus can no longer claim to be the undisputed leader in the Hindi general entertainment space.

He is known to take risks and strike big deals, but is in unwind mode at the moment. Kunal Dasgupta, 54, one of the longest serving CEOs of any media company, called it quits from MSM (formerly Sony Entertainment Television).

Massive client outreach in 2008 has made Indian MFIs global contenders. That’s not necessarily a good thing, say critics.

Its open and invigorating work environment keeps Microsoft India at the top. But the company has some HR challenges to meet.

BT’s Anniversary Specials? ?have not just been chronicling the travails and triumphs of India Inc. but also been guiding and setting the agenda for it. Here’s the proof:

Will Emami’s acquisition of Zandu Pharma change the landscape of the consumer products sector?

Named one of the most powerful women in the world, Nancy M. Barry, 59, the Founder and President of Enterprise Solutions to Poverty and former President of the New York-based Women’s World Banking, is no stranger to the limelight.

Shelly Lazarus, Chairman and CEO, O&M Worldwide, speaks to Anusha Subramanian about how the global advertising industry is gearing up to cope with recession and her views about Indian advertising and India's creative abilities. Excerpts from the interview:

As a working woman myself, it gladdens my heart to know that all of these businesswomen have not only successfully broken through the glass ceiling, they have also proven themselves to be as professionally smart and competent as the best business leaders in the corporate world.

Or should that be Women of Power? It doesn’t matter: at BT’s annual event to honour the most powerful women in Indian business, both were on ample display.

The ideas and work of these top-notch women thinkers have given Indian economists global respectability. But the rise to the top has not been easy for these women economists-all of them had to fight to gain credibility in a male-dominated world.

This Indian-American trio holds a unique distinction. Each one is the toplevel technocrat or CIO of his state: Anand Dubey in Alaska, Vivek Kundra in Washington D.C. and Aneesh Chopra in Virginia. Dubey.

They span generations and are there in every field, from biscuits to banking, from HR to hospitals. Denied entry into a male bastion, they create another industry. They are the most powerful women in the corporate world.

Don’t just make a sale, but win a customer forever, says a guru of CEOs.

ITC’s Divisional CEOs run their businesses almost independently, and this is what fuels entrepreneurship and excellence within its portals.

BT's Most Powerful Women give advice to their younger selves

The Business Today-Aditya Birla Group Acumen 2007 finals saw the best B-school talent quiz and debate about women, mile-high clubs and breaking the glass ceiling, among other things.

When it came to choosing a theme for Business Today's 16th anniversary issue, it seemed appropriate to focus on leadership, specifically young leaders.