Asian Paints: The Brand That Coloured a Nation
Back in February 1942, four young friends from trading families: Champaklal Choksey, Chimanlal Choksi, Suryakant Dani, and Arvind Vakil; set
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The Economics of Navarathri as the Festive Season Dawns in India
As the nine nights of Navarathri arrive each year, India does not merely mark a religious observance. The festival opens
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Starlink in India: Promise, Progress, and Persistent Roadblocks
Starlink, SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband service, has spent years preparing to enter India, one of the world’s largest
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The PERM Announcement and H-1B Visa Crisis: Ramifications for Indian Tech Companies
On October 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor, through Secretary Keith Sonderling and with support from Vice President JD
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The Chit Fund Model in South India: Structure, Strengths, Vulnerabilities and Lessons from Recurring Scams
Chit funds, known locally as chitty or kuri in Kerala and similar terms in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh (now
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India’s Edible Oil Duty Cuts: Implications for Soy Production, Cooking Oil and Downstream Prices
In late September 2026, the Indian government reduced basic customs duty on major edible oils to ease pressure on retail
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Mahatma Gandhi – Part-2
The Shadow in the Showcase and the Business Model That Endures The commercial immortality of Gandhi rests on a carefully
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Mahatma Gandhi: The Immortal Brand
Part One: The Product That Never Goes Out of Stock Mahatma Gandhi is no longer only a historical figure. He
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Brands that Built India: Lupin Pharma – From a ₹5,000 Loan to a Global Healthcare Powerhouse
In 1968, on the auspicious day of Gudi Padwa, a chemistry professor at BITS Pilani made a decision that would
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MRF: From Toy Balloons to India’s Tyre Titan
In a modest shed in Tiruvottiyur, Madras (now Chennai), in 1946, a young science graduate named K.M. Mammen Mappillai and
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The Housing Crisis – Non-Metro -Tier-1 Cities-Part-2
Kochi, Pune, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Prayagraj and other secondary centres Tier-2 and secondary markets also saw softer volumes in 2025,
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The Housing Crisis in India’s Major Cities – The Metro Madness.
Part 1: Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru India’s major housing markets cooled in 2025 after a strong multi-year
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The chaos in the Tata Group
Tata Group’s Governance Storm: RBI Pressure, Boardroom Splits, and What Investors Should Do Next India’s largest conglomerate is navigating its
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The UPI U-Turn from the Government of India and the Paradox of Pardoning the Loans and Debts of Billionaires
India’s digital payments revolution and its corporate debt resolution system present a striking contrast in how costs and losses are
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The BRICS Tale
Original source: Surjit S. Bhalla, “Best of Both Sides | Forget BRICS. India’s future is as global partner of Europe,
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The K-Shaped Economy in an Indian Shopping Basket
Step into a kirana store in a tier-2 town or a modern supermarket in a metro and the contours of
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Happy Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chathurthi!
Wishing every reader a joyous, obstacle-free, and prosperous Vinayakar Chaturthi. May Lord Ganesha fill your homes with wisdom, your minds
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Natco Pharma’s ₹1,300 Crore Rights Issue and its long term plans – Part 2
Beyond the Headline Molecules: Where the R&D Money Is Actually Going What makes Natco worth a closer look isn’t any
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Natco Pharma’s ₹1,300 Crore Rights Issue and its long term plans – Part 1
On September 9, 2026, the Board of Directors of Natco Pharma Limited met for exactly one hour and walked out
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