Author: D R Pendse
Publisher: National Book Trust
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 281
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788123753324
Description
This book is best read in its entirety and in the sequence in which it is published. This may not be always easy. While JRD invariably read carefully everything I wrote and sent to him, he also told me often that seven typed pages is about the maximum that an interested yet busy reader should be expected to read at a stretch.
Different from other biographies of tale JRD Tata, this book is author’s personal insight into country’s leading entrepreneur’s life. The author D R Pendse is an internationally acclaimed economist who served Tata group for two decades as a full-time chief economist and worked intimately under the industry giant throughout this period.
Written in a story telling format, the book puts forth personal account of the author in a fairly engaging and lucid style. It would also widen public understanding of JRD’s philosophy and practical achievements.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Special Foreword (by Lord Ralph Harris of High Cross)
1. Author’s Preface
Part A – JRD – The Chairman at Work
2. Visionary and Patriot? No, A Visionary Patriot
3. Spot or Grab Talent
4. An Organisational Man
5. Perfectionism and Excellence
6. Style of Working
Part B – JRD – The Man Within
7. Heart – Warning Qualities
8. Glimpses of Personal Life
9. Anecdotes, Humour and Vignettes
Part C – JRD – His Frustrations and Despairs
10. Background
11. Personal Frustrations
12. About Ouster from Air India
13. About Economic Policies
14. About Setting up a Think Tank
15. About Developments Within the Tata Group
Part D – JRD and I
16. Background – The Tress And the Forest
17. As the Chief Economist of Tata Group – The Journey
18. As the Chief Economist of Tata Group – Some Illustrations
19. As a Tata Executive
20. As a Professional Economist and an Opinion Maker – The Journey
21. As a Professional Economist and an Opinion Maker – Twenty-two of the Enriching Experiences
22. This must also be said…
23. My Exit and JRD’s Too
Part E – Curtain
24. Curtain
Appendices