Forbes India - Nov 20, 2009 Issue

ISSUE DATE Nov 20, 2009

Lone Wolf

When Arvind Jadhav took over the reins at Air India, he knew he was in for a rough ride. But, he has been thwarted at every attempt - by the unions and the government - to turn around the sick national airline. He took on a debt of Rs. 5000 crore. The airline loses money on 98 percent of the routes it flies. The merger between Air India and Indian Airlines remains on paper. The unions are not ready to give up an inch. The government keeps stepping back every time they have to take a tough decision. Listing the airline on the bourses seems like a very distant speck on the horizon. Can he ride out the turbulence?

The Re-Engineer

IDFC used to be a simple lender for infrastructure projects. Then Rajiv Lall took over. Under him, the company is morphing into a financial conglomerate. Now, he has to convince the rest of the world that it will work.

The Big Goa Land Grab

Seduced by its beautiful beaches and cheap standard of living, a lot of foreigners migrated to Goa to set up permanent homes. Now the Goa government wants to throw them out.

End Of the Old Days

Infosys co-founder N.S. Raghavan was one of India's earliest venture capitalists in 2000. However, his company Nadathur Investments hardly made any money. His sons, Sriram and Anand are out to change that.