INDIA THE SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE

INDIA THE SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE offers a window to the rapid growth of the Indian economy in the past two decades, since the inauguration of the economic reform programme in 1991. The book focuses on the impressive expansion of the Indian private sector. It assesses individual industries ranging from telecom to pharmaceuticals in which Indian businesses and entrepreneurs have built world-class brands and capacities. In many cases, the footprints of these companies stretch across continents and represent the true potential of globalization.

Illustrated with anecdotes and the drama and passion of Indian capitalismthe book is a pointer to the technology advance, efficiency in capital use and ambition that is the hallmark of India s biggest corporate houses. It also traces the path from ancient Indian history to the present to explore the roots and heritage of Indian commerce. Exploring the possible strategic implications of India s economic rise, it studies a dynamic that could help determine the growth path of the twenty-first century.

T.N. Ninan is India s best-known business journalist. Over a quarter century of providing path-breaking leadership to different newspapers and magazines, he has been the editor of BusinessWorld, The Economic Times, and Business Standard (of which he is currently the chairman and chief editor). Earlier, he was the executive editor of India Today Group. A winner of awards, he is a familiar figure on news television, and writes a widely-read newspaper column, Weekend Ruminations.

Ashok Malik is an Indian current affairs columnist who writes for the leading Indian dailies Times of India, Hindustan Times, Asian Age, The Pioneer, and Tehelka. He has also contributed to international publications like Forbes and Yale Global Online. He writes on government, politics, and foreign policy. In May 2011, he authored a paper for the Lowy Institute, Sydney on business and civil society influences on Indian foreign policy. He lives in New Delhi with his wife, son, and daughter.
Ashima Narain has worked as a portrait, fashion, advertising, wildlife, and documentary photographer. From 2005 to 2007, she directed and shot two wildlife documentaries, In The Pink and The Last Dance . She has been the recipient of the Commonwealth Photographer of the Year in 2004, the Ramnath Goenka Nature & Environment Photographer of the Year in 2006, the UK Environment Film Fellowship in 2006, and the Best Asian Wildlife Documentary award from the Japan Wildlife Film Festival in 2008. Ashima lives and works in Mumbai.