Forbes India Pathbreakers
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Prashant Jain's golden rules of investing for market-beating returns — Part 2
Here's the much-awaited second part of the conversation with one of India's most successful fund managers, Prashant Jain. In conversation with Neha Bothra, the ace investor decodes investment strategies that helped him successfully navigate the ups and downs of several market cycles for thirty years. Jain advises retail investors to keep some money outside stock markets for the next six months as "this may not be the time to go all in for equities". Why? Find out on this edition of Pathbreakers and catch valuable investment tips for long-term wealth creation
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Market veteran Prashant Jain's investment strategy for wealth creation — Part 1
The Don Bradman of India's mutual fund industry, Prashant Jain, joins Neha Bothra on the latest edition of Pathbreakers. Jain, the former CIO of HDFC AMC, is the only fund manager in India to have directly managed funds with an AUM of Rs 1 lakh crore over three decades. In an insightful two-part conversation, the market veteran breaks down his investment philosophy and shares valuable investing lessons that have stood the test of time across several market cycles. Find out what it takes to consistently beat the benchmark and create wealth for millions of retail investors for 30 years
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There's a thin line between passion and foolishness: Nithin Kamath on Forbes India Pathbreakers
Nithin Kamath, co-founder and CEO of Zerodha, a new-age entrepreneur, has built a bootstrapped Unicorn that disrupted and redefined the stock broking business in India. Unlike startup peers, Zerodha has no investors or ad spends, yet it is profitable with over 11 million online traders. In this episode, Kamath talks about life lessons that shaped his journey and contributed to his success. He is solely focused on building a socially responsible world-class organisation. Kamath shares what it takes to build a sustainable and credible business with unconventional strategies
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How Zydus is charting the high-risk and high-reward path of drug discovery
In this edition of Pathbreakers we are joined by Zydus Lifesciences' chairman Pankaj Patel and his son and managing director of the company, Sharvil Patel. Pankaj Patel joined the business when it had an annual turnover of Rs 4 crore in 1976. Today, Zydus is among the top pharmaceutical firms in India and the US. In a wide-ranging conversation with Forbes India's Neha Bothra the father-son duo talk about Zydus' 75 year old legacy and its future roadmap. Tune in on Wednesday, January 4 at 11 am to find out how Zydus Lifesciences plans to chart the high-risk and high-reward path o
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Mylswamy Annadurai: Moon Man of India on life, Mars, and the universe
Fondly known as the Moon Man of India, Dr Mylswamy Annadurai, former director at the ISRO Satellite Centre, led iconic space missions like Chandrayaan 1, Mangalyaan, and Chandrayaan 2, and paved the way for India to join ranks with space-faring nations. Annadurai's team at ISRO changed the course of space research with the revolutionary discovery of water on the Moon and the successful launch of Mangalyaan on the first attempt. In this episode, Annadurai talks about a range of issues including the possibility of human colonies on the Moon and Mars, the discovery of exoplanets, and more
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Forbes India Pathbreakers: RS Sodhi shares the utterly, butterly, delicious secret of Amul's success
In this edition of Pathbreakers, Forbes India's Neha Bothra meets Amul's managing director RS Sodhi. They discuss how Dr Verghese Kurien's vision of building a state-of-the-art farmers' milk co-operative paved the way for India to become a leading milk-producing country. From consistency to technology to ethics, this is the powerful story of a milk movement that has evolved to become one of the biggest FMCG companies in India and is set to become one of the top three global dairy firms in five years
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Forbes India Pathbreakers: A Velumani's rags-to-riches story
Our guest on this edition of Pathbreakers has a rags-to-riches story and has triumphed over fear and greed. Arokiaswamy Velumani is a scientist who built a zero-debt unicorn with an initial investment of around Rs 1 lakh. He disrupted the diagnostics industry to make thyroid testing affordable and available to millions of Indians. Last year he sold this company to PharmEasy for over Rs 4,500 crore. He talks about how he built the world's largest thyroid testing centre, the curious case of new-age entrepreneurs, his take on philanthropy, and his upcoming business plans
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Success in life is about learning how to fail well: Abhinav Bindra on Pathbreakers
Our guest is India's first individual Olympic gold winner—Abhinav Bindra. A marksman par excellence, Bindra devoted 22 years of his life to perfecting his craft. In this wide-ranging conversation with Neha Bothra, he talks about his untiring quest for perfection and his indomitable spirit to bounce back and persevere despite all odds. It is six years since Bindra hung up his rifle, but the values he imbibed as a sportsman continue to light his path as an entrepreneur. The five-time Olympian shares his plans for the future and believes the next decade will be the decade of sport in I
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Forbes India Pathbreakers: 5 gems of advice from ace investor Raamdeo Agrawal
In this edition of Pathbreakers, watch Raamdeo Agrawal, chairman and co-founder of Motilal Oswal Financial Services in conversation with Forbes India's Neha Bothra. In this candid chat, Agrawal walks down memory lane and shares key moments which redefined his life. He talks about the time when he had no money, but courage and conviction to pursue his passion for stocks, and how choosing the unbeaten path rewarded him with untold success. He shares how he honed his investing skills and traces his journey from zero to thousands of crore of wealth
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The world is my oyster: Sabyasachi Mukherjee on Forbes India Pathbreakers
In this edition of Forbes India Pathbreakers, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, the czar of fashion, tells us how he built his global empire from scratch. In a free-wheeling conversation, Sabyasachi talks about his 'fairytale childhood' and his fascination for Kolkata. Watch the conversation to find out more about Sabyasachi's life and business philosophies which have helped him become one of India's most successful and loved fashion designers
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Forbes India Pathbreakers: Harsh Mariwala on what it takes to win the game of life and work
In the first episode of 'Pathbreakers', Harsh Mariwala talks about his 'third child' Marico, a company he built brick by brick to last for perpetuity. He discusses market strategies which helped him overcome challenges and turn crises into opportunities. He talks about the thriving startup ecosystem and how founders need to focus on building sustainable business models. A staunch advocate of good corporate governance, he believes promoters need to be more mindful of protecting the interest of shareholders