Textile Legend Unravels

Contents: Foreword. Preface. A. The creation of an industrial empire: 1. The origin of the family. 2. Finding the Niche. 3. Munimji: The CFO. 4. The nationalistic fervour. 5. The family and the Patriarch. 6. Buying the biggest Mill East of Suez. 7. Auctioning non-existent shares. 8. Sir Henry Horsman. B. A burst of growth: 9. Waiting for political stability. 10. Diamonds are injurious to training. 11. The takeover at Pondicherry. 12. Father goes abroad. 13. The Prime Minister\'s wish, our command. 14. Fibre for rehabilitating refugees. 15. The never-washed blankets. 16. The media foray. 17. In Chief Ministers, we trust. 18. The rationale behind locations. 19. The historic sales tour. 20. Funding growth from tax savings. 21. Getting a doctorate. C. Another burst of growth: 22. The destined journey to Japan. 23. A friendly gesture towards Mitsubishi. 24. Holy wisdom. 25. Polyester politics. 26. Voting on a stretcher. 27. Sudden shifts. 28. Doubts about our resources. 29. Buying machines in Prague. 30. Hosiery or Hoshiyari? 31. Acquisitions that could have been. D. Destruction of an industrial empire: 32. No support, no protest. 33. The fat book. 34. The consumer tilt. 35. Curious events. 36. In bad taste. 37. Words of sanity, wisdom. 38. The legal battle. 39. The broader picture. 40. Strife in the family. E. Re-inventing life: 41. Hunting for a viable business idea. 42. The Polytex interlude. 43. Setting up Ginni Filaments. 44. Industry leadership. 45. The politics of quotas. 46. At the helm. 47. Into non-wovens. F. Musings: 48. Shekhawati: the birthplace of entrepreneurs. 49. Oh Kolkata! Oh Kanpur! 50. Family is family. 51. The inevitability of strife. 52. Living life fully. 53. Giving back to society. 54. The textile industry in the new millennium. 55. Looking ahead. Index.