Basant Kumar And Sarala Birla :Life Has No Full Stops (English)

This is a story of rare courage resilience and utmost determination of one couple Basant and Sarala Birla to give a permanent place to the Birla Empire in the annals of history. It began seventy-one years ago when Basant first set his eyes on Sarala. He entered the world of business at the tender age of thirteen and made a tidy profit on his very first investment. The seeds of the empire had been sown by Basant Birla's great-grandfather Shivnarain Birla; and carried forward by his three uncles Jugalkishore Rameshwardas Brijmohan and Basant's father Ghanshyamdas. Basant and Sarala's first-born Aditya gave the empire a global footprint and a turnover that was second only to that of the Tatas making it a formidable business empire. His untimely demise left a huge void in their lives and they found solace in spirituality. The journey continues with Basant and Sarala's grandson Kumar Mangalam taking over the mantle of the Aditya Birla Group. The narrative a series of flashbacks dexterously woven together by the author brings to the reader a period in pre-Independence India when business was still conducted ethically.