'Beyond the last Blue Mountain' is an amazing biography of one of the greatest Indians of 20th Century J.R.D. Tata (1904-1993), written by R. M. Lala. I have a great fascination for biographies and to my satisfaction i have read a significant number of biographies viz Steve Jobs (iCon), Akio Morita (Made in Japan), Jack Welch (Straight from the gut), Verghese Kurien (I too had a dream), Martin Luther King Junior, Barack Obama (Dreams from my Father), L. K. Advani (My country, my Life), Ghengis Khan, Slobodan Milosevic (A serpent in the bosom), M. K. Gandhi (My Experiments with Truth), Lance Armstrong (Its not about Bike), Adolf Hitler (Mein Kampf) etc. This book stands out amid all these biographies in its intense research and anecdotes.
J.R.D. Tata was the son of the cousin of Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata (Father of Industrial Revolution of India and a great Philanthropist). He was born in Paris to a French mother in 1904 and he became the Chairman of the prestigious Tata Group at the age of 34 in 1938 but before that he had founded Tata Airlines in 1932 and became the first licensed pilot of India. He consolidated and increased the holdings of Tata Group in the utterly socialist era i.e. pre 1980s. He played a key role in Bombay Plan drafted by a group of eminent Industrialists and economists in 1940s. He made Tata Airlines (it was nationalized by Indian govt in 1953) a world brand in those years.
He remained chairman of Air India (Tata Airlines rechristened) until 1977-78 (he was unceremoniously dropped by Prime Minister Morarji Desai) and made Air India one of the best international airlines. He commemorated the inaugural flight of Tata Airline by flying aircraft from Karachi to Bombay in 1982 (at the age of 78). He also played a key role in the establishment of TISS, TIFR etc. Must read biography and i bet this is a better read compared to 'Made in Japan' or 'Straight from the Gut'.
Highly recommended (9/10)
J.R.D. Tata was the son of the cousin of Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata (Father of Industrial Revolution of India and a great Philanthropist). He was born in Paris to a French mother in 1904 and he became the Chairman of the prestigious Tata Group at the age of 34 in 1938 but before that he had founded Tata Airlines in 1932 and became the first licensed pilot of India. He consolidated and increased the holdings of Tata Group in the utterly socialist era i.e. pre 1980s. He played a key role in Bombay Plan drafted by a group of eminent Industrialists and economists in 1940s. He made Tata Airlines (it was nationalized by Indian govt in 1953) a world brand in those years.
He remained chairman of Air India (Tata Airlines rechristened) until 1977-78 (he was unceremoniously dropped by Prime Minister Morarji Desai) and made Air India one of the best international airlines. He commemorated the inaugural flight of Tata Airline by flying aircraft from Karachi to Bombay in 1982 (at the age of 78). He also played a key role in the establishment of TISS, TIFR etc. Must read biography and i bet this is a better read compared to 'Made in Japan' or 'Straight from the Gut'.
Highly recommended (9/10)
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This book is not about lance Armstrongs feat in cycling or his illness, it's about the power of oneself and the power that the human spirit has... An exceptional book...
It starts from his early days, giving us an account of his entire life, including instances which people refrain from discussing...
It's an example of expressing your thoughts freely...
Last but not the least.... Read it and live strong!!!!!
Cheers...
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