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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups

A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India

Jitu Virwani: The smart builder and quintessential entrepreneur

Jitu Virwani's foresight has resulted in Embassy Group emerging as a force in the office space segment

Satyajit Das: Mr Market and Mr Economy still on the ventilator

Growth remains below trend, business activity levels do not match up to forecasts and deflation continues to be a concern

UPI: When banks turn mobile wallets

The Unified Payments Interface will make transfer of funds and eshopping safe as well as hassle-free

Fisherwoman's auto ride to global glory

Fisherwoman and Tuk Tuk, a 15-minute animation film by Suresh Eriyat, has won a National Award this year and is also making waves overseas

Billionaire Binod Chaudhary: Making it Big, in Nepal

Billionaire Binod Chaudhary's autobiography is a candid account of the costs and compulsions of doing business in the Himalayan nation

Thoughts on homes

Hungama on track to become the default entertainment platform in India

Neeraj Roy is betting big on video, original content and deals with smartphone vendors to transform Hungama into a successful entertainment platform

Everyone's riding the streaming wave

With a multiplicity of services on offer, video streaming players in India are set to face a problem of plenty, apart from the limitations of the country's digital infrastructure

New FDI norms may pave path of profitability for ecommerce players

FDI-related regulations for ecommerce players will benefit some and hinder others, but could bring about real profitability in the long term

Nita Ambani: The first lady of Indian business

Nita Ambani's role as the first lady of Indian business is just one part of her busy life

Lavanya Nalli: The dream weaver

A fifth-generation scion has designs on modernising her family's traditional Indian sari business

A dozen on the rise: Power women of the future

Young guns who have the potential to make it to Forbes Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen list

Jitu Virwani: The workspace meister

In the last two decades, Jitu Virwani has emerged as India's largest premier office space landlord. The Bengaluru-based billionaire now plans to expand his presence in the residential space, and enter industrial parks and warehouses too

Single professionals just want a bed somewhere

Single professionals have never had it easy with house-hunting. For them, the rent-a-bed model—an upgrade on the PG accommodation—is an ideal option, as developers are fast realizing

Precast technology improves quality, helps developers build homes faster

Precast technology allows developers to standardise quality and build faster. This could be the answer to India's mass housing needs

New real estate regulations will push prices up by 30-50%, says Vikas Oberoi

Vikas Oberoi, boss of Mumbai-based Oberoi Realty, says the new real estate legislation will increase direct and indirect costs for developers, who will then pass them on to buyers

ATS Infrastructure: Building on trust

Despite the realty slowdown, Noida-based real estate developer ATS Infrastructure is expanding its business and credibility

Chennai gets the realty chills

As the city's real estate sector reels under a prolonged slowdown in sales, developers like Akshaya are changing strategies to cope

ASK Group's Sunil Rohokale and Amit Bhagat: The offbeat investors

Under Sunil Rohokale and Amit Bhagat, ASK's realty PE business challenged conventional wisdom. Their funds tested the equity financing route and generated stellar returns by staying true to their investment philosophy

The wealthy have gone from chasing trophies to yield, says Knight Frank's Lord Andrew Hay

Lord Andrew Hay, global head of Knight Frank Residential, who advises the rich on their real estate purchases, says property is an attractive asset class even today

Some home truths: Highs and lows of the realty sector

The eternal quest for a home of your own

The din of real estate statistics and prices might be overwhelming, but the emotions attached with buying your own house are far from lost

'Champion' Dwayne Bravo packs a Caribbean punch

Dwayne Bravo may be the man of the moment, but the West Indian cricketer has had a career full of many such highs and his share of lows

The perfectly rounded coffee table

A pick of the best, the latest, the greenest, the quirkiest, the most luxurious... that money can buy

The Marriott-Starwood merger spells good news for consumers

The Marriott-Starwood merger will create the largest hotel chain in the world—and potentially in India too. Forbes India speaks to both players about the ramifications of the deal and their plans in India