The question
"Every listed Indian company must publish, every year, a free document hundreds of pages long, written under legal penalty for lying. Almost nobody reads it. What's in it?"
The annual report is the company's report card, self-assessment, and confession — in one book. Tata Steel's, Infosys's, HDFC Bank's — all free on their websites. This chapter gives you the treasure map: which pages matter, which to skim, and which five red flags should make you close the file.