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Fitness, health contributed to our success in 2021: Puma's Abhishek Ganguly

How did Puma India manage strong top line growth in 2021 despite it being a challenging year?

We now understand things we must correct: Paytm Payments Bank chairman

There will be no material impact on Paytm's customer acquisition, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, chairman, Paytm Payments Bank and founder & CEO of Paytm, tells Manojit Saha

What made Pankaj Mishra turn to fiction after a gap of two decades?

Out with a novel after two decades, Mishra tells Ritwik Sharma that fiction may be able to tell the important truths far more than fact-based narratives

There's demand all over but daily rate recovery is slow: Hyatt Hotels Sr VP

In a Q&A, Genevieve Materne says average daily rates (ADRs) may touch pre-Covid only in 2023-24, though lifting of curbs on international flights will offer some traction

Aim to build entertainment pop culture marketplace at scale: V Subramaniam

'Over the next 2-3 years, the influencer marketing business alone could be around Rs 2,000-Rs 3,000 crore', said Subramaniam

Our mission is to democratise e-commerce, says Meesho founder & CTO

To understand the tech infrastructure, one also needs to understand the consumer category we are tapping into, says Barnwal

The man in the background: Meet NP Singh, CEO, Sony Pictures Networks India

Being quiet is a strength, otherwise I wouldn't have survived, says Singh

Our entire biz will be digital in coming yrs: Bajaj Finserv's Sanjiv Bajaj

"With digitisation, a less monolithic structure is relevant for the future. But at the same time, there is certain solidity to being a bank because of the regulatory regime", said Bajaj

ShareChat will break even in a few years: Founder-CEO Ankush Sachdeva

In a Q&A, Sachdeva also dwells on his company's monetisation plan, and the strategy behind the $700 mn acquisition of short video platform MX TakaTak

Sanjiv Bajaj on taking business to the next level of digitisation

In an interview with Business Standard's Surajeet Das Gupta, chairman and managing director of Bajaj Finserv, Sanjiv Bajaj, shares how he plans to take financial service business digital. Listen in

We want a bigger role for India within the company: Capgemini's Aiman Ezzat

'India is well positioned to work on theories like connected products, intelligence supply chain, and others', said Ezzat

A teller of uneasy stories: I want to make honest films, says Onir

His latest film has run into a wall but Onir, the director who says it as it is, is forging on with projects on a subject less discussed

Myntra has a big opportunity for democratising fashion through tech: CEO

Company has forayed into social commerce and has been pioneering the next wave of fashion-tech concepts, said Nandita Sinha

Icertis's Monish Darda on opportunities, valuation and more

In an interaction with Business Standard's Surajeet Das Gupta, Icertis co-founder Monish Darda tells more about his plans for the SaaS start-up and challenges posed by software bigwigs. Listen in

What are Dunzo CEO Kabeer Biswas's plans about funding and growth?

In a chat with Business Standard's Surajeet Das Gupta, quick commerce player Dunzo's CEO Kabeer Biswas tells about strategic partnership with Reliance Retail and long-term expansion plan. Listen in

Legal merger of Shriram Group firms to happen by Sep, Oct: YS Chakravarti

Demand is definitely coming back, said Chakravarti

Stoic shuttler: Kidambi Srikanth has seen dizzying heights and deep lows

The first Indian man to win silver at the BWF World Championships, Srikanth has seen dizzying heights and deep lows. He chooses to be unperturbed by the ebb and flow of life, writes Vaibhav Raghunanda

Gulf healthcare market saturated; opportunity lies in India: Azad Moopen

Azad Moopen in an interview said "We have already reached 27% of our YTD Ebitda from India, and we aim to gradually bring it up to 35-40% as we move forward"

Kulmeet Bawa on plan to double India's contribution for SAP India

In a chat with Business Standard's Shivani Shinde, Kulmeet Bawa, President and MD for SAP Indian Subcontinent, talks about the ambitious target to turn its cloud business into a €22 bn revenue unit

Azad Moopen on Aster's India expansion plans and more

In an interview with Business Standard's Sohini Das, Chairman and MD of Aster DM Healthcare, Azad Moopen, shares his expansion plan in India. It will soon open its sixth hospital in Kerala. Listen in