Business Legends

The Golden age of Indian industry as it now seems in retrospect lasted from 1951 to 62. and industrialists of the lime were not afraid to think ahead and plan big. Among the entrepreneurs who led this Industrial resurgence four were particularly outstanding G.D. Birla Walchand Hirachand Kasturbhai Lalbhai and J.R.D. Tata. Gita Piramal author of the acclaimed Business Maharajas sensitively recreates the Lives and Times of these four titans of industry. She draws upon hitherto untapped sources of information to Sketch her profiles making htis perhaps the closest Look at these legends this fair. Thought provoking and incisive. Business Legends is a compelling Account of ambition and achievement. About the Author A freelance journalist with a Ph.D. in business history Gita Piramal is the author of the best-selling Business Maharajas and the co-author of a pioneering work on business history India's Industrialists. She has also contributed to the seminal volume Business and Politics in India-A Historical Perspective edited by Dr Dwijendra Tripathi and published by the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. She has been writing and commenting on the corporate sector for over eighteen years for leading Indian and international newspapers such as the UK's Financial Times and Economic Times. Piramal has been involved in the making of television programmes on Indian business for the BBC and for Plus Channel. She is married to industrialist Dilip G. Piramal and they have two daughters Aparna and Radhika. Piramal divides her time between Mumbai and London.