Dare to Dream

Born in a small village in Punjab at the turn of the century Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi began his career in the industry at Shimla's Cecil Hotel on a monthly wage of Rs 50. But he was not destined to remain in that position for long. With a combination of clear-sighted thinking frugality and sheer hard work he managed to put together a plan and the finances necessary to acquire his first hotel Clarkes. That was only the beginning. Decades later the Oberoi Group has over thirty-one luxury hotels and two river cruise ships in six countries and is acknowledged as a standard to aspire for. In this well-researched and candid biography written with the cooperation of the late M.S. Oberoi Bachi Karkaria describes how a man from modest beginnings became the head of an internationally celebrated hotel chain. It also shows how a major business is built up run and kept at the top.