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THE GROWTH KING • Self-made billionaire Gautam Adani had an exceptional 2022 even by his own standards, including closing the largest infrastructure deal India has seen
MIDAS TOUCH • 2022 saw Adani’s business expanding and fortune soaring. A lowdown on his growth:
THE BUSINESS EMPIRE • With Adani Enterprises as the flagship and an incubator for new businesses, Gautam Adani’s empire stretches from ports, airports and roads to power, cement, renewables, and new businesses like data centres and media
THE RISE AND RISE OF GAUTAM ADANI • Slow and steady…the journey to become the world’s third richest person
HIS WAY • Work, leisure, likes and more… how Gautam Adani leads his life
“I ALWAYS TELL MY TEAM—NEVER WASTE A CRISIS”
DRIVING FORCE • From leading the government’s effort to make India self-reliant to being the BJP’s trump card in electoral politics, Modi was a formidable force to be reckoned with in 2022
MAKING THE RIGHT WAVES
TRIBAL FIRST • Droupadi Murmu, India’s first president from the adivasi community, has avoided political controversy thus far
REWRITING A LEGACY • Paving the way for the first non-Gandhi Congress president in over two decades and embarking on an unprecedented mass-connect drive on foot…in 2022, Rahul proved he means business
THE SECOND AVATAR • Yogi Adityanath becomes UP chief minister for a record second consecutive term riding on his popularity and governance model
NEW POWER EQUATION • Nitish and Tejashwi, the ‘chacha-bhatija’ of Bihar politics, got together again after five years to turn the tables on the BJP
CHIEF DISRUPTOR • From a Thane strongman to CM, Shinde’s stormy rise over the years that culminated in a mega coup altered the course of Maharashtra politics
MANN IN THE MIDDLE • The comedian-turned-politician’s euphoric win in Punjab polls was a turning point for not just the state but the Aam Aadmi Party too
YEH DIL HAI ENGLISHSTANI • Rishi Sunak made history by becoming the first Indian-origin PM of the UK, but he now needs to deliver
MASTER SWINDLER • In 2022, investigators turned the spotlight on India’s most notorious conman who duped several top people
INNOVATIVE DESTRUCTOR • If bats could speak, Suryakumar Yadav’s willow would have drowned all other noise. He has pretty much recast batting in white ball cricket
BACK FROM THE BRINK • 2022 saw the fastest land animal making a return to India 70 years after it was hunted to extinction
THE SOUTH SURGES AHEAD • As Bollywood faltered, southern cinema stepped up to fill the void, regaling audiences in the Hindi belt…and even in the US
HOW TO BREAK THE SPEED BARRIERS • FROM GEO-POLITICS TO GREEN ENERGY AND FROM INVESTMENT TO AUTOMOBILES AND CONSUMER GOODS, THE INDIA TODAY INDO JAPAN CONCLAVE 2022 SET THE AGENDA FOR THE HIGH GROWTH THE TWO NATIONS ASPIRE TO
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