Just watched the box office hit movie "Guru" by Mani Ratnam. The movie was very articulately made and depicted the life of the late Dhirubhai Ambani. The story of the lead character, Gurukant Desai (played by Abhished Bacchan) follows that of the business scion in every step. Scenes of his initial years in Yemen (shown as Turkey in the movie), where he sold cans of petrol and then returning back to his village to start his own venture trading in polyester. Overall, the movie was very entertaining and motivating to see the rags to riches story of the greatest Indian tycoon.
Inspite of being a book buff, I never happened to pick up a biography of Dhirubai (probably because they are not well written!). Here are a list of the books on Dhirubai and Reliance:
Dhirubhai Ambani: The man behind reliance by K Bhushan (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 2002)
Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani (Great personalities: life sketch series) (Paperback - Dec 1, 2005)
The Polyester Prince: The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani by Hamish McDonald (Paperback - Sep 1999)
Guess many more are in line...
About Me
- Parshu
- I am an investment banker based in the far east, Hong Kong. My education and work has taken me to numerous countries around the world, and that imbibes me a very strong passion for traveling, exploring new places and cultures. I am curious about history and how different societies have evolved over time. Two other interests of mine are hiking, and I have just put up a new blog related to this, and also an activity that was introduced to me as a child, but have seriously got into it just recently - yoga.
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