Aniruddha Lahiri
Over three decades at the top of the corporate echelons in India and Europe
Lifetime achievement award
It is very important to keep learning throughout your life. It is also imperative to have the passion to impart the learning to the future generations. Our objective should be to ensure that the next generation managers are better than us.
Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
Gautam Bose
Director, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
Award for leadership in institutional excellence
The Covid-19 crisis reinforced the importance of science. Scientists all over the world put their minds together. The result was the development of vaccines within a year.
Apurba Ghosh
Gautam Bose
Director, Institute of Child Health, Calcutta
Award for public service
We do not have the liberty of working from home. The only time I did not step out last year was when I was down with Covid-19 myself. We, doctors, should not consider ourselves to be gods but service providers.
Prahlad Rai Agarwala
Gautam Bose
Chairman, Rupa and Co Ltd
Business leadership award
I started five decades ago. It has been a fulfilling journey. The journey has also taught me to do my bit in supporting the cause of the society at large.
Sajan Kumar Bansal
Gautam Bose
Managing director, Skipper Ltd
Business leadership award
My father started the company 40 years ago. His dream has been fulfilled today. The Covid crisis forced me to spend more time with my family. I re-learnt many things forgotten because of my busy schedule.
Sandeep Kumar
Gautam Bose
Managing director, Tata Metaliks
Corporate leadership award
One of my most memorable moments as a leader has been navigating through the Covid-19 crisis, which would not have been possible without the support of my team.
Kaushik Roy
Gautam Bose
Managing director, Phillips Carbon Black Limited
Corporate leadership award
During the past year, it was a challenge to keep employees motivated. They were worried about their career, future and weighed down by personal losses. We tend to take communication casually. The Covid-19 crisis showed how important
communication is.
Rochita Dey
Gautam Bose
Director of Sreeleathers, has launched the retail brand House of SL
Emerging leader award
My father has always been very supportive and encouraged me to take my ambitions further. Even though it (House of SL) is my dream, it is his support that has brought me to this stage.
BL Mittal and Ravi Kant Sharma
Gautam Bose
Gautam Bose
Founders of SastaSundar
Innovation excellence award
Selling is one part. We are not here only to sell. We are here to serve the community. We would like to thank our 1000-plus employees and 450 stores operating in nine states. It is because of their hard work that everybody who ordered from us got the medicines within 24 hours.