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15 ARTICLES
How Ankur Jain blew it with Bira
Once India’s craft beer breakout star, Bira collapsed under unchecked ambition, runaway costs and a founder who just could not slow down.
18 Dec 2025
Bira shareholders plan an EGM to oust the founder
A management shakeup may be in the works at the beleaguered beer brand, as investors and lenders want to remove founder Ankur Jain and his family from the board.
04 Nov 2025
No interim relief for Bira founder on pledged shares
The Delhi High Court sends the share-transfer dispute between Ankur Jain and Hero’s Sunil Munjal to arbitration.
02 Nov 2025
Sunil Munjal invokes shares in Bira-linked entity
In another blow, founder Ankur Jain stands to lose further control over his troubled beer brand.
29 Oct 2025
Bira loses control of The Beer Cafe, investors move in
The popular beer chain is now evenly owned by Anicut Capital and Kirin Holdings.
28 Oct 2025
Does beer have health benefits?
From reduction in heart-related diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes to, recently, improving “intestinal microbiota” and “gut health,” beer is said to have several benefits. But there is a twist.
26 Sept 2023
Why we need to stop normalizing alcohol consumption on social media
A photo of you holding a glass of whisky on social media can give someone a false notion of security around continued alcohol misuse, resulting in serious health complications, even death.
25 Jul 2023
You can’t detox the liver, the liver is your detox
The whole premise of the wellness industry selling “liver cleansing” is based on a lack of knowledge on the functioning of the liver.
28 Feb 2023
Why Indian airlines are bad at handling drunk, unruly passengers
The absence of a limit on drinks served to long-haul passengers, exemptions based on class of travel and letting the crew decide when a flyer has had one too many are compounded by the regulator’s hesitance to act.
21 Jan 2023
Five newsletters that stood out this year
Start with a toast, learn how to kill enterprises, think finance and end with hope.
29 Dec 2022