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Issue 03 · October 2026 · Out nowMumbai born. India in focus.Excellence / Culture / Vision
The magazine of extraordinary stories3 editions · Monthly · Print
01 / The cover story · Issue 03

The Steady Hand of
Maharashtra.

Three decades in the service of Maharashtra — a career built on discipline, crisis management and institutional trust.

See the editions
Years of service
34
Documented postings
21
Joined the IAS
1992
On the coverManisha Patankar Mhaiskar, IASIssue 03 · Published 4 October 2026
Manisha Patankar Mhaiskar, IAS, in a green saree, holding a bouquetOn the cover / October 2026One posting, one crisis, one decision at a time.
LeadershipBusinessCultureVisionMumbai & beyond
02 / The archiveEvery issue, in print

Good stories.
Great editions.

3 editions so far, each one made for print. The people and ideas inside LEGEND, issue by issue.

The latest issueIssue / 03
Cover of LEGEND Issue 03, October 2026, featuring Manisha Patankar Mhaiskar, IASIssue
03
4 October 2026

October 2026

Cover storyThe Steady Hand of Maharashtra — Manisha Patankar Mhaiskar, IAS

Also inside: Abhishek Lodha / Seema Singh / Devi Sahny

PreviouslyIssue / 02
Cover of LEGEND Issue 02, September 2026, featuring Sanjeev Jaiswal, IASIssue
02
14 September 2026

September 2026

Cover storyMHADA: The Housing Mission — Sanjeev Jaiswal, IAS

Also inside: Vikas Oberoi / Jay Kotak / Kangana Ranaut

Where it beganIssue / 01
Cover of LEGEND Issue 01, May 2026, featuring Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, IASIssue
01
May 2026

May 2026

Cover storyMumbai Rising — Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, IAS

Also inside: Jeet Adani / Nikhil Kamath / Sabeer Bhatia

03 / Inside the issuesThe editor’s selection

Behind the
headline.

Everyone in these pages
Portrait of Devi Sahny in a pink jacket01
Business & FinanceIssue 03 · October · p.46

The Banker Who Bet on Curiosity

Devi Sahny

She left Goldman Sachs at 23, moved to Singapore with little more than a conviction, and built two education companies on a radical premise: that self-belief can be taught.

Portrait of Ashish Shelar in a white shirt02
LeadershipIssue 03 · October · p.26

Player One

Ashish Shelar

From Wankhede to 600 million gamers — the minister betting on people who can't vote yet.

Portrait of Jay Kotak in a navy sweater03
Business & FinanceIssue 02 · September · p.45

The Future of Banking Is Digital

Jay Kotak

The driving force behind Kotak811, the digital banking business incubated within Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Portrait of Kangana Ranaut against a red backdrop04
Culture & Public LifeIssue 02 · September · p.49

Saree, Boots & Point to Prove

Kangana Ranaut

She walked into Parliament the way she has always walked into every room — on her own terms, in her own clothes, ready to make noise.

Nikhil Kamath in a grey blazer, standing against a wooden wall05
Business & FinanceIssue 01 · May · p.40

Adapt or Disappear

Nikhil Kamath

He didn't follow the rules of wealth. He rewrote them, and somehow made it look like he wasn't paying attention. The real trick? He absolutely was.

Photo: Brian452 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Portrait of Sabeer Bhatia smiling, against a blue backdrop06
Business & FinanceIssue 01 · May · p.56

The Eternal Builder

Sabeer Bhatia

He gave the world free email at 29. He's still not done.

04 / The signature series

Developers’
Diary.

Inside the vision, decisions and philosophies of the people reshaping India's cities, skylines and built environment.

Portrait of Abhishek Lodha in a grey suitIssue 03 · October 2026

The Long View

Abhishek Lodha

He came home from Atlanta in 2003 to a mid-sized Mumbai builder. Two decades later, he runs one of India's largest real estate companies.

Issue 03 · October · p.66

Vikas Oberoi seated at a polished table, hands claspedIssue 02 · September 2026

Where Luxury Meets Legacy

Vikas Oberoi

The MD and CEO of Oberoi Realty has turned his father D.P. Oberoi's vision into one of India's most prestigious luxury real estate names.

Issue 02 · September · p.40

Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani in a cream suit on a balconyIssue 01 · May 2026

The Man Who Built Cities Inside a City

Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani

He didn't just develop real estate. He redefined what urban living could feel like for millions of Indians.

Issue 01 · May · p.59

05 / The founderFounded in Mumbai · Published by Yash Prakashan
From the founder’s desk

Yogesh Jagdish Asopa

Founder & Editor-in-Chief, LEGEND

“We will not chase the loudest voices in the room. We will seek out the quiet architects whose work shapes the economy the next generation inhabits.”

Editor's letter, Issue 01 · May 2026

India is not waiting. Neither are we.

The founder’s list

Check my
magazines.

Every edition of LEGEND so far, newest first — each one with the story on its cover.

  1. Issue 03 · 4 October 2026October 2026The Steady Hand of Maharashtra — Manisha Patankar Mhaiskar, IASIssue 03
  2. Issue 02 · 14 September 2026September 2026MHADA: The Housing Mission — Sanjeev Jaiswal, IASIssue 02
  3. Issue 01 · May 2026May 2026Mumbai Rising — Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, IASIssue 01

3 editionsMonthly in print50 stories

06 / In these pages50 stories across 3 editions

Who’s
inside.

Every profile, by edition and the page it opens on in print.

Issue 03October 2026
  1. 10Manisha Patankar Mhaiskar, IASThe Steady Hand of Maharashtra
  2. 20Seema SinghThe Mother of a Thousand Causes
  3. 26Ashish ShelarPlayer One
  4. 30Nara LokeshBuilding Vizag's Silicon Coast
  5. 34Dinesh ThakkarThe Man Who Traded the Pit for the Pocket
  6. 40Rajlakshmi PatilTurning Poetry and Purpose into Climate Action
  7. 46Devi SahnyThe Banker Who Bet on Curiosity
  8. 54Sara TendulkarRise with Pilates
  9. 62Shantanu DeshpandeThe Steady Hand
  10. 66Abhishek LodhaThe Long View
  11. 73Karreena BulchandaniStrength, Quietly
  12. 74DailyObjectsEverything You Touched Today
  13. 79Jay JajalAgainst the Signal
  14. 84Harshvi ShahMaking the Opaque Legible
Issue 02September 2026
  1. 10Sanjeev Jaiswal, IASWhere Dreams Find Shelter
  2. 16Gautam SinghaniaFire Meets Fabric
  3. 22Sarah ShamThe Design of Inheritance
  4. 26Vishwas Nagre Patil, IPSFace of Courage
  5. 32Gayatri V. YadavDriving Relevance at Scale
  6. 36Dr. Shrikant ShindeA Proud Maharashtra Moment at Harvard
  7. 40Vikas OberoiWhere Luxury Meets Legacy
  8. 45Jay KotakThe Future of Banking Is Digital
  9. 49Kangana RanautSaree, Boots & Point to Prove
  10. 52Vijay SuleA Court of His Own
  11. 56Shreya GhodawatThe Ecofeminist Rewriting
  12. 60Tanmay BhatThe Rewrite
  13. 64Viraansh BhanushaliThe Architect of Institution
  14. 68CrepDog CrewOne Drop at a Time
  15. 72Raj ShamaniThe Long Conversation
  16. 76Parul GulatiThe Malkin
  17. 80EkualEkual Opportunity
  18. 84Shashvat GoenkaThe Second Founder
  19. 88CourtsidePlay. Stay. Repeat.
  20. 92The NookA Beautiful Pause in the Heart of Bandra
  21. 96GigiWhen Monsoon Meets Izakaya
Issue 01May 2026
  1. 08Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, IASMumbai Rising
  2. 20Jeet AdaniThe Quiet Architect
  3. 32Hemant PatilMarathwada's Firebrand
  4. 36Rahul Narain KanalThe Man Behind the Slogan
  5. 40Nikhil KamathAdapt or Disappear
  6. 45Lionel MessiWhen Mumbai Stood Still
  7. 51Anant AmbaniThe Man Who Built a Temple for Animals
  8. 56Sabeer BhatiaThe Eternal Builder
  9. 59Dr. Niranjan HiranandaniThe Man Who Built Cities Inside a City
  10. 65Bhamla FoundationTurning Community Action Into a Movement
  11. 74Mohit Kamboj BharatiyaStatesman on the Street
  12. 77Harshvardhan MalpaniScaling Renewable Energy, Strengthening Institutions
  13. 84Shaina NCMumbai's Queen of Drapes and Political Powerhouse
  14. 88AmericanoMumbai's Culinary Icon Thrives at Five
  15. 95Ronak DaftaryThe Court Builder
07 / Our perspective

Some follow
the story.
We look
closer.

Mumbai born. Endlessly curious.

“The city does not pause to explain itself. Nor should the journalism that covers it.”

Editor’s note, October 2026
01

People first.

The person behind the position. The conviction behind the decision. We start there.

02

Depth matters.

Leadership, business, culture, and the built environment. Connected by curiosity, explored with care.

03

Stories that stay.

A perspective worth sitting with. A magazine worth returning to. In print and on screen.

08 / Our worldTen lenses. One LEGEND.

A wider
perspective.

01Leadership

Public administrators, institutional leaders and the people whose decisions set the terms for everyone else.

02Business & Finance

Founders, investors, banking and enterprise — capital and conviction, and what they are being pointed at.

03Developers' Diary

Real-estate developers, urban builders and the leadership shaping the built environment.

04Enterprise & Legacy

Business families, legacy companies and the delicate work of generational transition.

05Mumbai & Infrastructure

Housing, transport, city-building and the institutions carrying a metropolitan region forward.

06Culture & Public Life

Public personalities, creators and cultural figures, covered for their work rather than their headlines.

07Design & Architecture

Designers, architects, spaces and the aesthetics a city ends up living inside.

08Social Impact

Foundations, communities and purpose-led initiatives measured by what actually changed.

09Lifestyle & Hospitality

Restaurants, hotels and urban lifestyle — taste as a discipline, not a trend cycle.

10Sport & Community

Sport, clubs and the new urban experiences bringing people back into shared space.

09 / Your story, our pages

Extraordinary?
Let’s hear it.

We profile people, institutions and ideas creating meaningful change. If you believe your work belongs in the conversation, introduce it to our editorial team.

Pitch your story Submissions are reviewed by the editorial team and do not guarantee publication.
10 / Brand partnerships

Make your
presence felt.

For advertising, branded collaborations, special features and partnership opportunities, speak with our team.

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