All in the Family

A family manufacturing textiles. A jewellery maker’s descendant. A film distributor’s grandchild. Or just a wealthy classmate with brothers, sisters and cousins living together. Regardless of where you grew up in India, there was always a friend who came from a business family. This was a phenomenon we encountered, and we still do. Family business is a tradition that goes back several hundred years in India.

With time, these families evolved to accommodate more members, while some people left the family enterprise to chart their own path. In the process, new and stronger businesses emerged, while the less fortunate ones fell on hard times.

Please click here to read the full interview of Nitin Potdar, published in Business Today.