Pawan Kumar Chandana (left) and Naga Bharath Daka, co-founders, Skyroot Aerospace
Image: Madhu Kapparath
This year, as Forbes India looked at candidates for ‘Emerging Innovator’—a new category under our annual flagship leadership awards—there were several deserving entrepreneurs who stood out, in sectors ranging from electric vehicles to health care to space faring.
The idea was to recognise entrepreneurs tackling technically daunting problems with ventures that would require years of perseverance and a fair amount of money, with no guarantees of even technological success. Commercial orders would come much later, in very competitive arenas.
(This story appears in the 31 March, 2023 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)