The small cap maven

R Janakiraman, VP and Portfolio Manager - Equities, Franklin Templeton India is a mid and small-cap specialist. He manages Franklin India Smaller Companies and Prima Funds. While researching potential investments, Janakiraman talks to all stake holders which include companies, its suppliers and customers, competitors and even retired professionals. According to Janakiraman, the dominant player in an industry often creates value, while other me-too stocks of the same industry just join the ride up. What he's buying: Idea, HPCL, Info Edge Janakiraman has bought mobile operator Idea Cellular and PSU refiner HPCL. The public sector refiner was acquired by the upstr