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The desk writes the long-form files: the reported profiles and the trend analysis that run at 1,500 words and up. Where a piece carries no individual byline, it was planned, reported and edited collectively — and the sources are listed at the foot of every one.

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Entrepreneurship

Foxtella: The All-Women Lucknow Label Selling Heritage at ₹1,000

Founded in Lucknow in 2020, Foxtella set out to build a fashion jewellery label run entirely by women. We read its catalogue, pricing and dispatch promises to see what six years actually built.

Technology

Jensen Huang: How Nvidia Built the Infrastructure of the AI Era

Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and spent three decades building the accelerated-computing platform the entire AI industry now runs on. A profile of the engineer behind the world's most important chip company.

Technology

Sundar Pichai: The Diplomat Who Pivoted Google to an AI-First Future

Sundar Pichai rose from a product manager to the CEO of Alphabet, overseeing the most critical transition in Google's history: the shift from a mobile-first to an AI-first company. A profile of the strategist guiding the world's most powerful information engine through the generative AI era.

Technology

Satya Nadella: The Architect of Microsoft's Cultural and Cloud Renaissance

Satya Nadella inherited a culturally fractured Microsoft in 2014. Through a radical shift toward empathy and a 'Cloud First, Mobile First' strategy, he orchestrated one of the greatest corporate turnarounds in history. A profile of the leader who replaced the 'know-it-all' culture with a 'learn-it-all' mindset.

Technology

Lisa Su: The Engineering Rigor That Saved AMD from Oblivion

In 2014, AMD was a company on the brink, with a crashing stock price and a failing product line. Dr. Lisa Su stepped in not as a corporate manager, but as an engineer. A profile of the PhD-turned-CEO who rebuilt one of the world's most important chip companies from the silicon up.

Technology

Aravind Srinivas: The Architect of the Answer Engine

Aravind Srinivas didn't want to build another search engine; he wanted to build an 'answer engine.' By leveraging the world's most powerful LLMs and a unique citation model, he has challenged the decades-long dominance of Google. A profile of the founder turning AI research into the next generation of information discovery.

Business

Falguni Nayar: The Banker Who Solved India's Beauty Trust Deficit

At 49, Falguni Nayar did what most people fear: she quit a secure, high-powered career in investment banking to start a beauty company. By solving the 'trust deficit' in the Indian cosmetics market, she built Nykaa into a multi-billion dollar powerhouse. A profile of the banker who redefined retail in India.

Business

Nikhil Kamath: The Bootstrapped Disruptor of Indian Finance

Nikhil Kamath is the anomaly of the tech world: the co-founder of a multi-billion dollar empire that never raised a single cent of venture capital. By disrupting the traditional brokerage model and championing a 'bootstrapped' philosophy, he democratized trading for millions of Indians. A profile of the trader who bet on himself.

Business

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: The Pioneer of Affordable Biopharmaceuticals

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the 'mother of biotechnology' in India. Starting with just ₹10,000 in a rented garage, she built Biocon into a global leader in biosimilars and insulin. A profile of the woman who proved that profit and social purpose can coexist in the pursuit of affordable healthcare.

Business

Deepinder Goyal: The Operator Who Scaled India's Hunger

Deepinder Goyal started by scanning restaurant menus for his colleagues at Bain. He ended up building Zomato, one of India's most successful consumer internet companies. A profile of the operator who transitioned from a product visionary to the architect of a multi-business empire called Eternal.

Business

Sridhar Vembu: The Bootstrapped Buddhist of Rural SaaS

Sridhar Vembu is the 'anti-CEO' of the tech world. Having built Zoho into a global SaaS powerhouse without a single cent of venture capital, he is now pioneering a 'rural revival' by moving high-tech jobs to India's villages. A profile of the leader who traded Silicon Valley for the soil of Tamil Nadu.

Technology

Agentic AI: The Shift from Chatbots to Autonomous Business Workflows

The era of the chatbot is over. We have entered the era of the agent. In 2026, the focus of artificial intelligence has shifted from generative conversation to autonomous execution. A deep dive into the trends redefining the enterprise: agentic workflows, the death of the seat-license, and the rise of the AI orchestrator.

Technology

AI Agents vs. Chatbots: A Strategic Guide for Business Leaders

In the rush to adopt AI, many enterprises are making a critical mistake: they are deploying chatbots and calling them agents. While both use Large Language Models, the difference in business impact is astronomical. This guide breaks down the spectrum of autonomy and provides a framework for choosing the right tool for the right task.

Technology

The India AI Stack: Orchestrating Intelligence at Population Scale

Most countries are buying AI. India is building the plumbing for it — a five-layer Sovereign AI Stack bolted onto the identity and payments rails that already serve 1.4 billion people. What happens when a state decides intelligence is a public utility.

Technology

From Back Office to Nerve Centre: The Future of Work in AI-Driven India

The fear of AI stealing jobs is being replaced by a more complex reality: task compression. As routine white-collar work is automated, India is shifting from being the 'back office of the world' to its 'AI orchestration hub.' A deep dive into the rise of the AI orchestrator and the new economics of the one-person unicorn.

Technology

Sovereign AI: The New Geopolitics of Intelligence

AI is no longer just a tool for productivity; it is a critical component of national security. From India's Sovereign AI Stack to the UAE's Falcon models and France's regulatory power, nations are fighting to avoid a future where their intelligence is owned and operated by a few foreign corporations. A deep dive into the new geopolitics of the AI era.

Business

The One-Person Unicorn: Scaling Global Businesses with Agentic AI

The traditional corporate structure is collapsing. In 2026, we are seeing the emergence of the 'One-Person Unicorn'—businesses with billion-dollar valuations run by a single founder and a fleet of autonomous agents. A guide to the new economics of hyper-leverage and the tool stack of the modern solopreneur.

Business

The 10-Minute War: Decoding the Economics of Quick Commerce in India

Quick commerce in India is no longer just about speed; it's about survival. As the industry moves from aggressive discounts to a battle for unit economics, the winners will be those who can master the 'dark store' and the 'ad-revenue' engine. A deep dive into the high-stakes economics of the 10-minute delivery era.

Business

The ₹4 Problem: Unlocking the Potential of India's Female Founders

India's startup ecosystem is booming, but its capital is not distributed equally. For every ₹100 raised by male founders, women receive only ₹4. Yet, women-led startups are outperforming their counterparts in revenue per dollar of funding. A deep dive into the structural biases, the 'Bharat Gap,' and the emerging tide of female-led innovation.

Technology

The India Stack: Architecting the World's Largest Digital Democracy

India did not build apps. It built an operating system for a country — identity, payments and data consent pulled apart into open protocols that anyone can build on. Inside the architecture of the most ambitious digital experiment any state has attempted.

Business

The Discipline Era: India's Startup Ecosystem in 2026

The era of the 'burn-and-scale' unicorn is over. In 2026, the Indian startup ecosystem has entered the 'Discipline Era'—a regime where unit economics, corporate governance, and original IP are the only metrics that matter. A deep dive into the new rules of the game for the next generation of founders.