“r m lala”

‘The book stands out like a jewel in more ways than one . . . A writer of the calibre of R.M. Lala invests the entire narrative with simplicity, dignity and elegance' — Financial ExpressWhen Jamsetji Tata started a trading firm in 1868, few could have guessed that he was also opening an importan... More

In this book the author studies the lives, successes and failures of some of mankind's greatest leaders to come up with thirteen essential qualities of leadership. These leaders are drawn from different walks of life. The rich insights offered by the book would benefit leaders in every field of hum... More

R.M. Lala’s impressive career spans journalism, publishing, philanthropy and writing books, including the best-selling biography, Beyond the Last Blue Mountain: A Life of JRD Tata... More

‘A mine of information on a man who transformed India and dragged it into the twentieth century’ —SentinelJamsetji Nusserwanji Tata was born in 1839, and in his lifetime India remained firmly under British rule. Yet the projects he envisioned laid the foundation for the nation’s development ... More

Written with J.R.D. Tata's co-operation, this superb biography tells the J.R.D.story, from his birth to 1993, the year in which he died in Switzerland. The bok is divided into four parts: Part I deals with the early years, from J.R.D.'s birth in France in 1904 to his accession to the Chairmanship of... More

A Touch of Greatness is an engaging account of R.M. Lala's meetings with luminaries he has known. Profiled here are politicians, social activists, industrialists, religious leaders and artists, whose lives demonstrate 'what one can live for-and what one can live by'. They include giants like C. Raj... More

R.M. Lala traces a hundred years and more of the exciting history of Tata Steel—from men searching for iron ore and coking coal in jungle areas, traversing in bullock carts before the site was found, to the company’s modern status as a world-class company. He brings to life a seldom-voiced accou... More

For six decades J.R.D. Tata headed India's largest industrial conglomerate with uncommon success. This was only one aspect of lhis life. He was also a man of great sensitivity who suffered at the loss of friends and was pained by the poverty he saw around him; a philanthropist who wante India to be... More

In 1989, in the middle of a busy day, R.M. Lala happened to notice in a mirror that one side of his neck was significantly enlarged. Tests revealed that he was suffering from malignant lymphoma, a form of cancer that affects the lymph nodes. The awareness of this life-threatening illness meant a ra... More

Lakshmi is the goddess of all that is good—wealth (dhana), beauty (saundarya) and happiness (sukha). As Vishnu’s consort and in her incarnations as Sita and Rukmini, she represents the ideal of femininity in Hinduism. She is also Shri, the goddess of fertility and grain, and Mahalakshmi,... More