Business lounge

Narayan Manepally, CEO, Geist Brewing Co

How Narayan Manepally of Geist became a gold medallist

8 min read . 28 Feb 2026

Arvind Dadu, managing director, Anand Sweets and Savouries (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Arvind Dadu of Anand Sweets on building a modern mithai brand

8 min read . 17 Jan 2026

Vishal Kamat, executive director, KHIL (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Vishal Kamat of Kamat Hotels on why consistency is king

8 min read . 03 Jan 2026

Amit Damani, co-founder and CEO of StayVista (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

StayVista’s Amit Damani on how childhood holidays inspired his venture

8 min read . 08 Nov 2025

Amitabh Dube, president and MD, Novartis India (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Amitabh Dube of Novartis India on his journey from med rep to Big Pharma man

7 min read . 11 Oct 2025

Madhav Sheth insists that while “software gives topline, hardware builds national wealth”, which is why he is building both smartphone and operating system. To succeed, NxtQuantum must achieve critical mass by winning over both consumers and developers. (Priya Kuriyan/Mint)

NxtQuantum’s Madhav Sheth is building the next gen of India-made smartphones

9 min read . 31 Aug 2025

Lal Chand Bisu, co-founder, Kuku FM and Kuku TV (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Lal Chand Bisu of Kuku FM believes in pumping up the volume

7 min read . 16 Aug 2025

Minu Margeret, founder and CEO of Blissclub (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Blissclub’s Minu Margeret is building an inclusive apparel brand for every woman

7 min read . 19 Jul 2025

Apoorva Mehta, CEO. Dharma Productions (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Dharma Productions CEO Apoorva Mehta says his career was a ‘happy accident’

8 min read . 04 Jul 2025

Hemamalini Maiya, Managing Partner, MTR Restaurants (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Hemamalini Maiya of MTR Restaurants sees herself as a custodian of stories

8 min read . 21 Jun 2025

Garimella Sai Srinivas Kiran, co-founder of M-League, which runs the Mobile Premier League (MPL) (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

For Sai Srinivas of Mobile Premier League, the game is always on

8 min read . 07 Jun 2025

Siddharth Roy Kapur (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

What Siddharth Roy Kapur wants: Fresh stories told in unique voices

9 min read . 24 May 2025

Meghana Narayan, co-founder, Wholesum Foods (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Why Meghana Narayan of Slurrp Farm is going towards the grain

8 min read . 10 May 2025

Founder, Aquaterra Adventures & Atali Ganga (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Vaibhav Kala of Aquaterra Adventures: The outdoors man

8 min read . 26 Apr 2025

Hina Nagarajan, Member, Diageo Global Executive Committee (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Why Diageo’s Hina Nagarajan is leaving on a high

8 min read . 12 Apr 2025

KP Singh, chairman emeritus, DLF (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

KP Singh: The city builder

8 min read . 08 Mar 2025

Rashesh Shah, chairman, Edelweiss

Why Rashesh Shah of Edelweiss loves running metaphors

8 min read . 22 Feb 2025

Harshil Mathur, CEO and co-founder, Razorpay (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Harshil Mathur of Razorpay is all about sharp edges

9 min read . 07 Feb 2025

Meet Deep Bajaj: Founder and mentor to underdog Indian startups

8 min read . 11 Jan 2025

Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Ravi Kumar S. of Cognizant: The hungry CEO

8 min read . 08 Nov 2024