The Forbes India Tycoons of Tomorrow list included over 20 listees and there were additional special citations for some of India’s top business families, for their contribution towards creating jobs and businesses
India’s most promising young leaders from the fields of business, sports and entertainment industries gathered at the inaugural Forbes India 2018 Tycoons of Tomorrow event
Meet the young icons and iconoclasts with the potential to be superstars not just in India but also on the global stage
In a historic judgement, the Supreme Court (SC) of India on Thursday ruled that sexual intercourse between consenting adults of the same sex is not a crime, accepting that sexual orientation is natural and people have no control over it. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra announced its verdict on the validity of Section 377 today, revoking the law criminalising consensual gay sex
Ritesh Uttamchandani captures contrasting characteristics of Mumbai in his photo book The Red Cat and Other Stories
Bloni, The Pot Plant, Anam, and Bobo Calcutta raised their voices against gender-based social discriminations, in the 'agender' collection. The Gender Bender collection was androgynous, loose silhouettes and minimal prints.
This year’s Sustainable Fashion Day was a sight for the sore eyes, with a contemporary take on a lot of traditional designs and innovation in the use of fabrics.
Professional networking platform LinkedIn released its fifth edition of the LinkedIn Power Profiles 2018 list, which recognises the 'most viewed' professionals in India. Srividya Gopani, director, brand and consumer marketing, Asia Pacific and China, said, "These Power Profiles have not only had exciting journeys but they participate in meaningful dialogue, offer perspectives, and continue to engage all our members, including young career starters."
Forbes US released names of the world’s highest-paid female athletes in 2018. PV Sindhu became the only Indian to make it to the list, which is mostly dominated by tennis players. Cumulatively, the top ten highest-paid female athletes earned approximately $105 million in the past year, ending June 1, 2018.
Leica Camera AG, the iconic German manufacturer of high-end cameras and lenses, is organising an exhibition showcasing the works of Forbes India’s chief photographer Amit Verma at Leica Store New Delhi. The one month expo which began on World Photography day (August 19), at the Leica Gallery, is the first solo exhibition of an Indian photographer by Leica in India. Sixteen images clicked by Verma (all self-printed) are displayed in monochrome. Amit felt monochrome was the perfect format to capture the fascinating landscapes of Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh
The first-ever show of art created by Artificial Intelligence just opened at the Nature Morte Gallery in New Delhi. Presented by Aparajita Jain, Gradient Descent brings together seven pioneering international artists who have adopted a radically new aesthetic practice: Their final artwork is actually created by an AI algorithm. The show is curated by Raghava KK and Karthik Kalyanaraman, founders of 64/1, a curatorial collective that focuses on building a public understanding of how artists and AI can come together to create art for the post-human age (By Madhu Kapparath)