Behind the scenes: When Sunil Mittal, Anil Ambani and India Inc top bosses hobnobbed at the ET Awards 2017

Most India Inc CEOs aspire to get the black invite embossed with The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence, but only a select few receive that coveted envelope.


From left, Piyush Goyal with Vineet Jain and Arundhati Bhattacharya.

And, among those lucky few, only the crème de la crème get a seat at the VIP dinner lounge tables.


Kumar Mangalam Birla with Anant Ambani.

In something that’s become a bit of a tradition, the award winners and the who’s who of India Inc mingle prior to the event and break bread at an exclusive sit-down dinner after the awards ceremony.


Punita Sinha with Chanda Kochhar and Dabur India’s Mohit Burman.

Here’s a peek at how the upper crust hobnobbed behind the scenes.


ITC’s Sanjiv Puri with Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd CEO Raj Jain.


N Chandrasekaran interacts with Ajay Piramal, while Swati Piramal (in all black) catches up with Lalitha Chandrasekaran.