The Portfolio Book of Great Indian Business Stories
Author | : Penguin Books India |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2015-05-15 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789352140213 |
ISBN-10 | : 9352140214 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Portfolio Book of Great Indian Business Stories written by Penguin Books India and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Dhirubhai Ambani build a polyester plant in record time? What made JRD Tata launch India’s first airline? How did Vijay Mallya wrest control of Shaw Wallace from Manu Chhabria? Why did Bhai Mohan Singh fall out with his favourite son and lose control of Ranbaxy? The Portfolio Book of Great Indian Business Stories contains excerpts from a selection of the finest business books published by Penguin Portfolio. This anthology features snippets from the lives of some of the most eminent business leaders India has seen—M.S. Oberoi, Ratan Tata, Aditya Birla and Rahul Bajaj, among others. There are tales of outstanding successes, crushing failures, extraordinary challenges and relentless determination, some of which chronicle the times when these legends were just simple businessmen trying to make a mark. The grit and ruthless persistence of these men defined who they were and the legacies they left behind.