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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

Celebrating the spirit of giving back

It is heartening to see the manner in which our philanthropy award winners are identifying problems and addressing them in a focussed manner

American dominance: The show will go on

Given its economic and political might, it would be foolish to predict the decline of the US. It has systematically been able to extend its dominant role

Thoughts on philanthropy

Remembering the dead: Taliban ravage school in Pakistan, kill 130 children

When a billion-dollar divorce isn't enough

When a billion-dollar divorce seems unfair

India has the potential to become a $10 trillion economy

Corporates and government leaders need to make a joint effort towards it

Ice Stupas: Conserving water the 3 Idiots way

In the high-altitude desert of Ladakh, a quiet genius is attempting to solve a water problem: By building stupas made of ice

The Spectacular Fall Of Atlantic City's Biggest Casino

Four atlantic city casinos have closed this year - another is expected to shut shop soon - as revenues plunged because of new competition in neighbouring states. The most spectacular fall in the Boardwalk Empire? The $2.4 billion Revel

Engage: Events and books to begin the year with

Mind-growing events & experiences

Bijal Damani: Rajkot's good samaritan

What started as a tool to manage students has evolved into a movement of sorts. And Rajkot's Bijal Damani is at the vanguard of it all

How 'Desh' Deshpande is helping Indian NGOs scale up

Tech billionaire Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande is helping NGOs scale up and sustain philanthropy initiatives on their own steam. His formula for self-reliance is relevance followed by innovation

Dasra has changed the face of giving in India

Deval Sanghavi and Neera Nundy ditched lucrative jobs in the US to steer philanthropic initiatives in India in the right direction

Fixing The Big Picture: Axis Bank Foundation

By shifting its focus from education to the larger issue of poverty, Axis Bank Foundation is proving effective in addressing the livelihood issue in underprivileged India

Shiv Nadar: The outstanding philanthrophist

From donating a billion dollars of his personal wealth to philanthropy to pushing the education agenda in the country to, now, helping accelerate development in rural India, he is giving both time and money to causes bigger than himself

The Piramal family's purposeful philanthropy

For Ajay Piramal, wealth earned is not to keep, but to share. It is a legacy he's inherited from his grandfather, and one his children are upholding through their work with the Piramal Foundation

Mohandas Pai: An emerging leader in philanthropy

In 1999, TV Mohandas Pai decided to step outside his 'work life' and, today, he is the man behind India's largest school mid-day meal programme, and many more similar initiatives

The Impact of Anand Mahindra's Nanhi Kali project

Of the many causes he espouses, the betterment of the girl child is foremost for Anand Mahindra. And with Nanhi Kali, he is helping you help them too

Giving with a purpose

Celebrating the best of philanthropy in India

Happier endings: Dealing (better) with mortality and pain

Two things that can change in health care: The way we deal with mortality, and the way we treat pain. Extracts from an interview with Atul Gawande

Labour law reforms: Little to do with firing employees

India's most impactful labour reform has nothing to do with the ability to fire employees

Connecting people: Will internet reach the remotest village by 2020?

Will even the remotest village have demand for, and access to, internet connections by 2020?

Minds that (should) matter

Thinkers who best explain a rapidly-changing India to the world (and the world to India)

Desi foods that can conquer foreign palates

Could an Indian dish be as universally loved as the burger?

How to win 20 Olympic medals by 2020

A strong possibility if the focus is on disciplines that work to India's advantage

Teach the children well: Achieving excellent education for all

Education for all is a huge task, but it is achievable

Policy changes and private enterprise to boost greener India with cleaner fuel

A mix of policy changes and private entrepreneurship could pave the way for renewable fuel

Achievable Utopias: What wonderful new things lie just ahead

What will it take to attain the goals we once thought impossible

My weaknesses died on that day: Malala

Four months before she won the Nobel Peace Prize, Forbes brought teenage Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai to our Third Annual Summit on Philanthropy, held in June. Laurene Powell Jobs, an education and immigration advocate and the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, interviewed Malala before an audience of nearly 200 leading philanthropists

A startup of ex-Googlers is reinventing the telephone

Google has a new secret weapon in its fight against Microsoft Office

How Divesh Makan gained entry into Zuckerberg's inner circle

Not all financial advisors are created equal. Meet Divesh Makan, consigliere to Silicon Valley's brightest billionaires

Ferrari at the crossroads, but it should get back on track

Fiat has already benefited from spinning off its most valuable brand, but can the legendary Italian sports car company find a new gear on its own?

Havells India MD wants to grow the Indian business aggressively

Anil Rai Gupta, Havells India's new chairman and managing director, talks about growth, expansion and warding off competition in the electrical goods market

Nuggets: Tech of the future

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