India Today

India Today is the leading news magazine and most widely read publication in India. The magazine’s leadership is unquestioned, so much so that India Today is what Indian journalism is judged by, for its integrity and ability to bring unbiased and incisive perspective to arguably the most dynamic, yet perplexing, region in the world. Breaking news and shaping opinion, it is now a household name and the flagship brand of India’s leading multidimensional media group. Additionally, the weekly brings with it a range supplements like Women, Home, Aspire, Spice and Simply which focus on style, health, education, fashion, etc. and Indian cities.

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India Today

SEED OF CONFLICT

A BELLWETHER BYPOLL

HAUL OF SHAME

GRAND GESTURES

CHIRAG BURNS BRIGHT

WAR OVER HISTORY

CONSPICUOUS ABSENCE

Owaisi’s Revenge

All in the Family

GOODWILL HUNTING

BABASAHEB IN WIDE ANGLE

THE LIFE AND TIMES • New political biographies

SMALL-TOWN TYCOONS • Not for them the big city to make their mark. These entrepreneurs have made their fortunes in the small towns they come from, creating not just wealth but also world-class enterprises. What sets them apart?

A Cut Above the Rest

MARBLE MAHARAJAS

A RICH COUNTRYSIDE • INDIA’S SMALLER CITIES HAVE GIVEN US 178 TYCOONS WHOSE NET WORTH EXCEEDS Rs 1,000 CRORE. THAT COIMBATORE AND SURAT HAVE THE MOST IS NO SURPRISE, THRISSUR IS THE WEALTHIEST

WASTE TO WEALTH

THE GLOBAL VILLAGERI

Sea Farer

A GLITTERING EXAMPLE

PERFECTLY CAST

THE ALCHEMIST

The Sky’s the Limit

MARINE MAGNATE

Bang for His Buck

CARBON CRUSADER

BEST IN CLASS

Crisp Kings

MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TOUCH

SPICING UP BUSINESS

THEY MEAN BUSINESS • AMONG THE 281 PARTICIPANTS, THE TRADITIONAL BEST PERFORMERS RETAIN THEIR STRONGHOLDS IN THIS YEAR’S SURVEY

“IIM-C’S LEARNING METHODS HELPED CREATE INDIA’S COVID POLICY” • THE COUNTRY’S COVID POLICY WAS ‘POSITIVELY DIFFERENT’ FROM THAT OF OTHER COUNTRIES. THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION SHOWS IT WAS A SUCCESS

“AT IIM-C, I LEARNT HOW TO HANDLE STRESS AND COMPETE WITH SOME REALLY TALENTED PEOPLE” • AN OPEN CULTURE OF LEARNING, BALANCING STUDY AND PLAY, KOLKATA’S RICH CULTURAL DIVERSITY, IIM-C SPARKS VIVID MEMORIES

BEST B-SCHOOLS ZONE-WISE (GOVERNMENT)

BEST B-SCHOOLS ZONE-WISE (PRIVATE)

BEST B-SCHOOLS CITY-WISE (GOVERNMENT)

BEST B-SCHOOLS CITY-WISE (PRIVATE)

“IIM-A TAUGHT ME THE VALUE OF LISTENING TO OTHER VOICES” • THE CASE STUDY PEDAGOGIC METHOD, ALONG WITH THE EMPHASIS ON CLASS PARTICIPATION, WAS REVOLUTIONARY FOR ITS TIME

“I STOOD ON MY OWN FEET FOR THE FIRST TIME AT IIM-A” • FROM THE BAD GRADE OF A MISERABLE FIRST YEAR TO COMING OUT ON TOP BY WAY OF PRODUCTION DESIGN. PLUS, A LITTLE DHARNA

“EVERYTHING I LEARNT AT IIM-A HELPED ME FIND SOLUTIONS AS A CIVIL SERVANT” • LESSONS IN INNOVATION, OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING AND RATIONAL STRATEGISING ENABLE STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN DIVERSE FIELDS

“MANY EGOS GOT DEFLATED AT IIM-A” • DEMOCRATIC COLLEGIALITY, DECISION MAKING BY CONSENSUS AND IMPORTANT POSTS HELD BY ROTATION MARK FACULTY PRACTICE

“A SPECIFIC GAIN FROM IIM-B WERE THE LESSONS IN INSTITUTION-BUILDING” • STUDENTS AT THE PREMIER INSTITUTE LEARN HOW TO LOOK AT ANY SITUATION IN A SYSTEMATIC MANNER, AND WITH A LONG-TIME HORIZON

“IIM-BANGALORE PREPARES ITS STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN A GLOBAL SETTING” • THE SUCCESS STORIES OF THE FACULTY AND ALUMNI DEMONSTRATE THE INSTITUTE’S HOLISTIC MISSION IN SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY

“SPJIMR EMPOWERED ME WITH AN ANALYTICAL MIND” • MUMBAI-BASED SPJIMR IS AMONG THE FEW INSTITUTES THAT INVEST TIME AND ENERGY TO MAKE...