Genre: Biography

This personal biography is the story of a man who single-handedly overcame humble beginnings and fought adversity to etch his name as an industrialist who never learnt to quit. Scripting a typical rags-to-riches story, N. R. Gopala Krishnan built a steel business from scratch and, in 50 years, completed his transformation from a humble typist in Kerala, India, to the proud owner of a multi-crore business in steel products. This book captures his early years of struggle in Mumbai, subsequent period of business expansion, and consolidation of his business in recent years in Bangalore, while providing a parallel commentary of his personal life and the travails therein. More info →

This personal biography is the compelling life story of an accomplished academician and educator who strode like a colossus, touching the lives of his colleagues, students, friends and family members. Prof. P. N. Thirunarayana was the Head of Department and the longest standing faculty member of the Marketing Department at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). This book captures the unique and poignant saga of a multi-faceted intellectual whose methods of disseminating knowledge gained prominence due to his ability to weave ideas from different spheres of knowledge into cogent insights. More info →