Jamsetji Tata

Jamsetji Tata is often credited with pioneering modern Indian industry and helping drive the country's economic growth. This book, by R Gopalakrishnan and Harish Bhat, looks at the vision behind projects as varied as Empress Mills, the iron and steel plant, the Indian Institute of Science and the Taj Mahal Hotel.

The authors set out the entrepreneurial principles that let Jamsetji build an enterprise that has lasted. They then follow how those principles became Tata values, carried forward by his successors through hard work, determination and a consistent sense of purpose, and embedded in an organization that has stood the test of time and kept contributing to India's industrial development.

The account is carefully researched and threaded with real stories about leaders of the Tata Group, as well as anecdotes from the making of well-known brands such as Tata Tea, Tata Steel, Tata Motors and Tanishq. It shows what Jamsetji Tata set out to achieve and what readers can learn from it today.