01449nam a22002057a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802800750007608200160015110000260016724501060019326000420029930000250034136500080036652007820037465000120115665000200116865000310118870000240121920250902155228.0250902b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780670098576  aRaghav Books Pvt. LtdbA-184, A, Nand Gram, Ghaziabadc871d21/08/2025  a338.954 SUB  aSubramanian. Lakshmi.  aIndia Before The Ambanisb: A History of Indian Business, Money, and Economy.c/ Lakshmi Subramanian.  a, New Delhib: Penguin Housec, 2024.  axxvi, 250p.c: 24cm.  b489  aIn a one-of-a-kind attempt, India Before The Ambanis deepens the history of modern Indian business by looking at stories of individual enterprise, talent and vision to reflect on the larger milieu and context of business activity. Adopting a narrative non-fiction format, the book focuses on individual protagonists who shaped business in India, focusing largely on western India which by the middle of the 19th century had emerged as the major commercial, financial, and industrial hub. The book takes its cue from several pioneering studies on business and economic history, especially of India, to put together a narrative that is as much about individuals with fire in their belly, as it is about the larger context in which they laboured, innovated and dared to dream big.  aAmbanis  aIndian Business  aHistory of Indian Business  aLakshmi Subramanian