Why it's curtains at SKS for Suresh Gurumani

So-called 'silent' periods of listed companies usually end without even a whimper. But in the case of SKS Microfinance, the country's largest micro-finance institution (MFI), it ended with a......

The rise, fall & return of Vikram Akula

It might be difficult to repeat the SKS success with VAYA Finserv, say analysts Vikram Akula, once the poster boy of India’s microfinance industry, is scripting a comeback with VAYA Finserv,......

The king of poverty relinquishes throne

Clad in his trademark kurta pyjama Vikram Akula has never been at a loss for words while articulating to the media the pivotal role that micro-lending can play to liberate the rural poor from the......

Exiting SKS not legally possible: Murthy

Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday said exit of his investment firm Catamaran from SKS Microfinance, which is in the thick of controversies, was legally not possible at this......