Dare To Dream: A Life (PB)

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. About the Author Bachi Karkaria is a pioneer in Indian journalism and the creator of path-breaking brands for the Times Group. She is also a popular columnist bestselling author literature festival curator and international media trainer. She was the first Indian board member of the Paris-based World Editors Forum a Jefferson Fellow from Hawaii's East-West Center and the recipient of the Mary Morgan-Hewitt Award for Lifetime Achievement. Karkaria's books include the critically acclaimed bestsellerIn Hot Blood The Nanavati Case That Shook IndiaMills Molls and MoolahBehind the Times Mumbai MastiThe Cake That Walked and collected editions of her columns in various publications.