This inspirational book combines invaluable advice with remarkable and candid inside stories of thirty Indian business leaders. Uncompromising vision, a willingness to take risks and exceptional business acumen enabled these leaders to add value to the business fabric of India.
Through a series of interviews Peter Church details the paths they travelled, the obstacles they overcame and the important lessons they learned along the way. Not only do these stories provide guidance to young entrepreneurs trying to decide whether and how to embark upon a business career, but they also provide valuable insights to those looking for tie-ups and investment in India.
Enlightening and fascinating, Added Value celebrates larger-than-life ambition, inspired leadership, hard work and the twists and turns of fate.
Featured business people:
Raghav Bahl – Network18
Rahul Bajaj – Bajaj Group
Kishore Biyani – Future Group
Subhash Chandra – Essel Group/Zee TV
Anand Deshpande – Persistent Systems
Ranji Dua – Dua Associates
Arun Firodia – Kinetic Group of Companies
R Gopinath – Air Deccan/Kingfisher
Y K Hamied – Cipla
Shahnaz Husain – Shahnaz Husain Group
B N Kalyani – Bharat Forge Limited
Habil Khorakiwala – Wockhardt
Uday Kotak – Kotak Mahindra
Harsh Mariwala – Marico Limited
Subash Menon – Subex
Narayana Murthy – Infosys
CP Krishnan Nair – The Leela Palaces/Resorts
Deepak Parekh – HDFC Bank
Deepak Puri – Moser Baer India Limited
A V S Raju – Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd
C K Ranganathan – CavinKare
Arun Bharat Ram – SRF Limited
G M Rao – GMR Group
K Ravindranath – Global Hospitals
Anji Reddy – Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
G V K Reddy – GVK Group
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw – Biocon Ltd
Shashi Kiran Shetty – Allcargo Global Logistics Limited
Vijaypat Singhania – Raymond Limited
Monkombu Sambasivam Swaminathan – The MS Swaminathan Research Foundation