Seventy-five years after India attained freedom at the stroke of the midnight hour, the Indian
economy has emerged as one of the largest in the world, with a vibrant start-up ecosystem. It has
certainly come a long way since the time economic performance, shackled by socialist policies and
the License-Permit-Quota Raj, was christened the ‘Hindu rate of growth’. In an attempt to understand
this remarkably robust and resilient growth story of Indian business and enterprise, Amitabh Kant
offers a multi-faceted survey of the nation’s business heritage and culture in Made in India.
This is a groundbreaking account of the development of Indian business and enterprise from the
colonial period to the present. It not only introduces readers to formative business leaders (including
Jamsetji Tata, Ghanshyam Das Birla and Walchand Hirachand Doshi) and leading firms (Wadia
Group, Kirloskar Brothers Limited and Shapoorji Pallonji) but also analyse their presence in the
country’s economy, their growth over time and their true impact on society.
Made in India comes to life with inspiring stories of entrepreneurs like Sunil Bharti Mittal and Rahul
Bhatia, who have navigated many ups and downs on the road to building successful enterprises.
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Book Details
Imprint
Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Publication Year
2023 March
Contributors
Author Info
Amitabh Kant is presently G20 Sherpa of India during its Presidency year. He was CEO of National
Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), the Government of India’s premier policy thinktank.
Prior to that, he was Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion. A 1980-batch
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Kerala Cadre, Kant has been a key driver of
initiatives like Make in India, Startup India, Incredible India! and God’s Own Country, which have
positioned India as a leading manufacturing and tourism destination.
Kant is the author of Incredible India 2.0: Synergies for Growth and Governance (2019) and Branding
India: An Incredible Story (2008), and the editor of The Path Ahead: Transformative Ideas for India
(2018).