Son of the Soil
Athang Jain was introduced to the world of business quite early in life. Those years were spent around his grandfather, the late Bhavarlal Jain, who was the founder-chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. He says, “As a child, I would accompany my grandfather
Man On A Mission
Yashovardhan Gupta, the young and dynamic CEO of Torero Corporation Private Limited, believes in a disruptive business model. His company is a global licensee for luxury brands with specialisation in world-class leather accessories that are offered at affordable price points to consumers.
Khaitan & Co: Vanguards of the Legal Profession
Sometimes admired, sometimes reviled, the law profession and its practitioners elicit mixed responses from the public at large. Yet there are those within the law fraternity who owe their success to a reputation woven together through decades of cutting-edge practice and quality services
Working The Room
A college dropout at 17 and a start-up millionaire at 23… Meet Ritesh Agarwal, who has built India’s largest branded network of hotels, OYO, which today has a presence in 200 cities across the country and over 70,000 rooms on offer to guests.
The Food Trail
A vegetarian owning prawn hatcheries might sound like a contradiction in terms, but Kamlesh Gupta, a vegetarian, and his successful frozen food business have been happily sailing in the same boat. We bring you the story of how the WestCoast Group and the
THE SAHU JAINS OF NAJIBABAD
From managing a slew of mills to owning them and then metamorphosing into some of the greatest entrepreneurs that the country had seen, brothers Shanti Prasad and Shriyans Prasad Jain’s achievements are worthy of many an adulatory epithet. This tribute encapsulates a few
SPINNING A SUCCESS STORY
Rajasthan Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd, the flagship of the LNJ Bhilwara Group, counts among India’s top textile companies. We spoke to Riju Jhunjhunwala, who has been behind the group’s forays into IT and denim fabrics, apart from being at the helm of
Sugar, spice & all things nice
Avni Biyani, the concept head of Foodhall, may be just 26, but she is already revolutionising the food retail industry. MARWAR meets Avni, the younger of the two daughters of Kishore Biyani, the CEO of Future Group, to know more about her life
The business of couture
The Lakme Fashion Week, held this April in Mumbai, showcased a number of stars from the designer firmament. Marwari fashion designers, who participated in the week-long extravaganza, open up about how the community’s penchant for risk-taking and creativity has found a new voice
Brightly flows the river
The Phoenix and Palladium malls, which her family own, may epitomise consumerism, but Amla Ruia, wife of Ashok Ruia, prefers to devote her time and resources to those who need her expertise and energy. MARWAR meets the altruist to find out more about