Arvind Singhal

Stories by Arvind Singhal

Meet India's new business tycoons

Meet India's new business tycoons

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2016

Patanjali Ayurved's rise has prompted most other babas to go back to the drawing board. Most of them are either scripting or re-jigging their business plans, says Arvind Singhal.

The rapid growth of new 'micro segments'

The rapid growth of new 'micro segments'

Rediff.com   13 Jan 2011

As the Indian economy grows on a much larger base (about $1,500 billion in 2011), it is interesting to see the emergence of new, very promising "micro segments" of different industries and services.

Innovating solutions for India's challenges

Innovating solutions for India's challenges

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2010

India first needs to innovate the solution itself, and then focus on the product.

Decision making and business in India

Decision making and business in India

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2010

Why strategic initiatives should be taken based more on a vision and entrepreneurial "gut-based" decision process in India, writes Arvind Singhal

Death of India's marketplaces

Death of India's marketplaces

Rediff.com   20 May 2010

It will be a sad day when most of India will shop only inside enclosed, characterless shopping malls.

Glut of MBAs: Where are the jobs?

Glut of MBAs: Where are the jobs?

Rediff.com   6 May 2010

There are no easy solutions except that MBA colleges have to reinvent themselves and their programmes immediately before they add more capacity, and all new aspirants for an MBA programme should keep in mind that an MBA degree from even a high-ranking institute may not translate into a dream job in the near future!

Mastering the art of communication for future

Mastering the art of communication for future

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2010

Good command of written and spoken English will become one of the most sought after qualities in the Indian manager of the future.

Time to do a reality check for businesses

Time to do a reality check for businesses

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2009

At the end of 2019, the winners of that decade will be largely those who chose to see the coming decade as a fundamentally different one from any of the previous that India has seen.

Modern retail may spell doom for old markets

Modern retail may spell doom for old markets

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2009

As new, modern shopping centres come up in more than 100 cities across the country, shoppers of all strata will happily desert the congested, filthy and shopper-convenience-unfriendly traditional markets in those cities.

Women workforce: A revolution in the making

Women workforce: A revolution in the making

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2009

One of the most important implications will be on account of a rapid increase of women in the workforce in the coming years, leading to an unprecedented economic and social empowerment for them and thereby a dramatic redefinition of their roles and influence.

India's huge education deficit

India's huge education deficit

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2009

India has just about 5,500 ITIs and 1,745 polytechnics, compared to 500,000 similar institutes in China.

India's new class of entrepreneurs

India's new class of entrepreneurs

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2009

There is a rapidly advancing 'middle class' of entrepreneurs in India today.

India's big agriculture challenge

India's big agriculture challenge

Rediff.com   28 Aug 2009

There is a pressing need for developing high-calibre talent focused on 'Food & Agriculture' technology and management.

Roti, mobile, gaadi aur necklace

Roti, mobile, gaadi aur necklace

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2009

Consumer spending patterns are witnessing mega-shifts with implications for all involved parties, says Arvind Singhal.

The financial potential of healthcare

The financial potential of healthcare

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2009

However, there is one sector that has the potential to become one of the biggest economic growth drivers for the country, provided the government, industry and entrepreneurs take cognisance of the same. That sector is 'healthcare'. In addition to textiles and IT, this is one sector that has an incredible opportunity to grow exponentially, riding both on the domestic 'demand' as well as the international market opportunity.

Need to make the textile sector fashionable

Need to make the textile sector fashionable

Rediff.com   7 May 2009

The continued weak financial health of this sector remains one of the big enigmas of the post-liberalisation India.

India needs a marketing stimulus

India needs a marketing stimulus

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2009

This deferred or reduced spending is now extending across most major consumption sectors such as discretionary food and groceries, clothing and home textiles, consumer durables and home appliances, jewellery, furniture and furnishings, leisure travel, and entertainment. Oddly, the response of many manufacturers, marketers and retailers has been counter-intuitive.

Using the slowdown to succeed

Using the slowdown to succeed

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2009

If India's business leaders believe in India's future, then the task of building (or rebuilding) a business for that future should be an encouraging and exciting one.

Of government's misdirected stimuli

Of government's misdirected stimuli

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2009

How many of these so-named stimuli packages are indirectly or directly aimed at stimulating the poll prospects of the ruling United Progressiva Alliance can be a subject of many conjectures.

The jobs recession

The jobs recession

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2009

The word 'recession' is being frequently used in India in recent months despite the fact that the economy continues to grow