People in the headlines: First-generation stars and Banking on leadership

Who gained, lost, made the front page, set new trends, departed- portraits from 1st decade and a half of 21st century

R C Juneja- Having worked with Lupin, Juneja started Mankind Pharma in 1995 and became a big player with his prescription drugs, and OTC and FMCG products. Has one of the largest armies of medical reps
 

Baba Ramdev- The yoga guru seamlessly graduated from Ayurveda to FMCGs under his Patanjali brand, causing multinationals heartburn, especially after BJP came to power in 2014

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Banking on leadership
 

K V Kamath- He grew ICICI into the country's largest private bank, brought in the retail banking revolution and created a whole generation of leaders for India's financial sector
 

Arundhati Bhattacharya- The first woman to be SBI Chairman, she has managed to improve asset quality at the country's largest bank and has made rapid strides in digital banking
 

 

Chanda Kochhar- She took charge of ICICI Bank in 2009 and led a remarkable transformation at India's largest private lender, which faced major setbacks after the 2008 financial crisis
 

Deepak Parekh- Apart from his sterling work in HDFC and HDFC Bank, he has played a crucial role in many crises corporate India faced; be it the turnaround of UTI or the saving of Satyam