Business Trailblazers of India

“Goals. There’s no telling what you can do when you get inspired by them. There’s no telling what you can do when you believe in them. And there’s no telling what will happen when you act upon them,” said Jim Rohn an American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker once. Tina Ambani, chairperson of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital has been reverberating this quote in her work ever since she has got involved with the operations of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. And the best thing about her steering them is that even if she has goals, she’s more inclined towards the path being paved well.  She feels that it is the journey that is critical, while the destination is just by the way. Talking about her goal for Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Tina says that she wants India to be placed on the global healthcare map. She adds that her team at the hospital is taking painstaking efforts to be a very-well established medical facility. She wants to ensure that the...

It was in February 2016, that Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital launched a department for children with developmental disorders. It is a comprehensive rehab facility with advanced technology, specialized multidisciplinary team and a dedicated area for state-of-the-art services. Tina Ambani, with her futuristic aim of catering to the young minds of the country that is the children, took it as a personal mission to enable them to take on their dreams.  Today Maharashtra stands to be the second most populated state in India, and it forms to be home to 114.2 million people or in simpler terms more than 9% of India’s overall population. As luck may have it, the state also forms to be the one of the five largest states with people with disabilities across India. The population of children between 0-6 years old is approximately 1.33 crore. Out of these (as per the incidence rate of 10%), 13 lakh children are likely to have one or more forms of disabilities. Ergo, realising the u...

Being the 3 rd largest force in the world, the Indian defence forces are not just about the might but also the kind of pride it has brought to the country. The resourcefulness, ambidexterity and altruistic attitude of the Indian defence forces have allowed them to be what they are today: the guarding forces of the nation. Viewed in the context of India’s immediate and extended neighbourhood, the stellar role of the Indian defence forces stands out in stark contrast to its counterparts in other countries. And this role is backed by a concrete ammunition supply system so as to reinforce its standing in the country. Taking the aim of strengthening the standing of the defence forces in the country further, Reliance Reliance Group on 3 rd October 2016 announced a Joint Venture and announced the creation of Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd. A year later the foundation stone for the DRAL facility was laid in Mihan SEZ adjoining Nagpur International Airport. This was done with both ...

A colossal country stands to be akin to a hustling cruise ship. The direction may be undecided, the gushing smoke, the lives of many, centralised in the hands of few. India being the agricultural hub is pacing fast to urbanize in a way that would put most of the developing countries to shame. And then, there are the men behind the mission who have been spearheading the endeavour in a fashion like there’s no tomorrow working day and night towards the development of the infrastructure of the country. One of such men is Anil Ambani. Recently, his company Reliance Infrastructure of Reliance Group conglomerate bagged in the Versova-Bandra sea link project.  It is a Rs. 7000 crore marquee project of R-Infra which was bagged from the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). The Particulars: The VBSL is a marquee project with the Sea Link having a length of 17.17 km, which is three times the length of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link of 5.6 km. The Sea Link will cut...

“Be like a train; go in the rain, go in the sun, go in the storm, go in the dark tunnels! Be like a train; concentrate on your road and go with no hesitation!” said Mehmet Murat ildan a noted author once. Cut-to today, this statement of his, couldn’t have resonated more, given the metros in Mumbai have come out to form the heartline the way people travel in the city, if not lifeline. With its completion of five years ever since June 2014, it crossed the ridership mark of 60 crores in 2019 in the month of October. As a matter of fact, in the first year of its operation itself, setting an unprecedented benchmark for public transportation by way of metro , from June 2014 to June 2015, Line 1 transported over 92 million commuters, and made over 130,000 trips, covering a distance of over 1.4 million km. Further, the line carried an average of 2, 63,000 commuters on weekdays. As of today, Mumbai Metro One operates 422 daily trips on weekdays. Some Facts & Figures: For a ...

Empires come with tale-telling brimming with intrigue. The combat to conserve their tough forts is as much about sticking to the innumerous moments of longing and revelries they have witnessed as it is about plain logistics. In the very act of reinstating the triumph they have tasted, there are projects that have been left redundant, skills that are no longer valued, knowledge that has gone irrelevant or worse, lost its worth, are made to resonate again.   And this is precisely what Anil Ambani, with all his might trying to do painstakingly. Rightly so, he has now called the shorts to centralise all his energies on restructuring and yield the best results out of it. Hailing in the list of the largest infrastructure companies, developing projects through various Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in a number of high growth sectors, such as power, roads, metro rail and airport in the infrastructure space and in the defence sector, even if Reliance Group is walking a rocky road...

“We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat”, said John Steinbeck an American author. The media today seems to have conveniently devoured the fact that they are more the vices than the virtues that should take centre-stage in reportage since according to the media fraternity, drama, action and misdeeds sell. Hence, the ones who had made it big once, but now are seeing tough times, have been made to suffer because our mainstream media does not seem to get enough of the fact that they have been stricken off the bandwagon of the plutocrats. What grabs the spotlight is where they wronged and the whole charade starts there. It’s more about the ‘have-nots’ than the ‘haves’. In case of coverage about Anil Ambani, the picture couldn’t get any worse. The media was more concerned about what was he not doing right than what he did right in the past. W...

There is this famous tale-telling by Bill Willingham of the very humble Prince Ambrose (as he was known in happier times) facing a long and difficult road - one that will take him through the lands of the dead and into the heart of the enemy's realm. Once there, this unassuming and unlikely hero will face his greatest and most arduous test - and the future of both Fabletown and the Homelands will turn on the outcome. This tale pretty much sums up the story of Anil & Tina Ambani’s two sons, Anmol and Anshul. They came, they prospered, they saw the rocky road to the future ahead and now they continue to work meticulously, putting together the blocks cohesively as they build their way for the times to come ahead. But what remains constant is their humility, their grounded demeanour and their modesty even when they could have chosen the convenient path of the limelight. After all, the limelight is the forbidden fruit, the taste of which nobody wants to miss. More so,...

Announcing a partnership between the Reliance Group and Maharashtra State Government   in 2015, the Reliance Group Chairman, Mr. Anil Ambani was quoted as saying,   "We are deeply committed to defense sector. Our first acquisition, the Pipavav, Project at Mihan - which has since gained popularity as the Mihan Project - would be the largest Greenfield project not only in India but in South East Asia." Talking about the project, Mr. Ambani   stated that plans were a foot to set up Dhirubhai Ambani Aerospace Park (DAAP) at Mihan - the site allotted for the project. He attributed the selection of the site to easy availability of resources such as infrastructure, skill, and most importantly, the size of the land and space for testing. DAAP promised to set up manufacturing assembly lines for production and repair of aircraft components. The 6500 crore project spanning 289 acres is indeed a massive undertaking - even for an industrial giant like Anil Ambani led Reliance ...

Anil Ambani - the man behind Reliance and the future of Entertainment When you talk of Indian entertainment, Bollywood, Indian Cinema, and Indian Television, names like Raj Kapoor and Dada Saheb Phalke come to mind - but when you talk of entertainment in the 21st century, there is only one name that looms large - that of Mr. Anil Ambani and his company Reliance entertainment. Who is Anil Ambani? Anil Ambani - a man with a vision and a go-getter who realized his dream of taking the entertainment industry by the storm - is today in turbulent waters. Stories - both good and bad - are rife on every media - both online and off. But let us not be judgmental - rather let us take a closer look at the man and his achievements. Mr. Ambani - full name Anil Dhirubhai Ambani - born 4th June 1959, is a renowned Indian businessman, chairman of Reliance ADA group and a leader of many listed companies in the Reliance group including Reliance Capital, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance P...