The Life and times of G. D. Birla
Author: Kudaisya, Medha M. Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2003.Language: EnglishDescription: 434 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0195645723Type of document: BookBibliography/Index: Includes bibliographical references and index
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Europe Campus Main Collection |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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The Life and Times of G.D. Birla Contents Preface Acknowledgements The Birlas: Geneology 1. The Birlas: From Pilani to Bara Bazaar, 1858-1910 2. In the Forefront of the Calcutta Marwaris, 1911-9 3. Widening the Horizon: In Search of a Public Career, 1920-6 4. `In the Shadow of the Mahatma' 5. The Spokesman of Indian Big Business 6. In the Mainstream of Nationalist Politics 7. A Crucial Decade for the Family 8. The War Years 9. The Political Economy of India's Partition 10. Hosting the Mahatma 11. At the Peak: the Duumvirate Years 12. Transition to Nehruvian India 13. Socialism, Nehru-style 14. Business Fortunes in Nehru's India 15. `Reforms by Stealth': the Promise of the Shastri Years 16. Out of Tune with the New Politics 17. Twilight Years vii xiii xvi 1 28 58 89 112 162 188 197 226 260 278 296 304 331 339 354 382 vi Contents Legacies Bibliography Glossary Biographical Notes Index Photographs between pages 128-9 and 240-1 390 397 410 413 419
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