Title: Kumar Mangalam Birla
Author: Drimi Chaudhuri
Publisher: Jaico Books
Drimi Chaudhuri’s ‘Kumar Mangalam Birla’ is an engrossing
portrait that reveals the titular business tycoon’s unstoppable passion and
remarkable achievements in world business. The book expertly examines
the unstinted growth of the Birla scion right from the time the family mantle
was passed on to him till date. It is a richly detailed look at his contributions
and triumphs.
With the untimely demise of his father Aditya Vikram, Kumar
Mangalam was, in a way, forced to take up the reins of their massive empire
that sprawled across three continents. Though armed with an impressive degree from
one of world’s finest business schools, he had yet to learn the nuances of
running a successful empire on his own. His father’s death had set him on an
ambitious and challenging journey.
Written in simple language, the book is a storehouse of
information on the legend that is Kumar Mangalam. The writer has divided the
book into ten chapters that not only show ten different stages in the
billionaire’s business journey, but also packs in each of the chapters a formula
for success gleaned from his own trials and tribulations.
Simple and translucent in its sincerity, the book brings
alive the evolving principles of the corporate culture. Though bland at
times and strictly informative, this research driven book imparts useful
business lessons to those aspiring to be entrepreneurs.
An engaging study of one of India’s leading business mogul.
Drimi Chaudhuri is a journalist with credits on a wide range
of articles, from politics to films. After a career spanning two decades in top
English dailies, he now steers corporate communications for a leading private
healthcare group from Eastern India.
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