MADE IN INDIA: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise

Seventy-five years after India
attained freedom at the stroke of the midnight hour, the Indian
economy has emerged as one of the largest in the world, with a vibrant
start-up ecosystem. It has
certainly come a long way since the time economic performance, shackled by
socialist policies and
the License-Permit-Quota Raj, was christened the ‘Hindu rate of growth’. In
an attempt to understand
this remarkably robust and resilient growth story of Indian business and
enterprise, Amitabh Kant
offers a multi-faceted survey of the nation’s business heritage and culture
in Made in India.
This is a groundbreaking account of the development of Indian business and
enterprise from the
colonial period to the present. It not only introduces readers to formative
business leaders (including
Jamsetji Tata, Ghanshyam Das Birla and Walchand Hirachand Doshi) and
leading firms (Wadia
Group, Kirloskar Brothers Limited and Shapoorji Pallonji) but also analyse
their presence in the
country’s economy, their growth over time and their true impact on
society.
Made in India comes to life with inspiring stories of
entrepreneurs like Sunil Bharti Mittal and Rahul
Bhatia, who have navigated many ups and downs on the road to building
successful enterprises.