Mahabharata in Polyester : The Making of the World's Richest Brothers and Their Feud

Dhirubhai Ambani was a rags-to-riches Indian tycoon whose company Reliance is now one of India's major corporations. Ambani's sons Anil and Mukesh, who took over after their father's death in 2002, are worth 43 billion and 42 billion respectively, but their relationship is anything but amiable. Demonstrating the complicated links between government and big business, this account is not only the riveting story of one of the wealthiest families in the world--including their infamous feud--but also an illustration of India's transformation into a global economic powerhouse.;Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Protean capitalist; A persuasive young bania; Lessons from the souk; Catching live serpents; A first-class fountain; Guru of the equity cult; Friends in the right places; The great polyester war; The paper tiger; Sleuths; Letting loose a scorpion; Business as usual; Murder medley; A political deluge; Under the reforms; Housekeeping secrets; Dhirubhai's dream; The polyester princes; Corporate Kurukshetra; Mother India; The Ambanis apart; Goodbye, Gandhi; Notes; Index. This is the riveting story of one of the wealthiest families in the world. Dhirubhai Ambani was a rags-to-riches Indian tycoon whose company Reliance, which emerged from the textile industry, is now one of India's major corporations. His sons Anil and Mukesh took over after his death in 2002 and their respective arms of the company are bigger than the parent ever was. The brothers are now worth $43 billion and $42 billion respectively, largely from petrochemicals, telecommunications, and entertainment. To say that the sibling tycoons are not close is an understatement; their feud—personal and business—is an extraordinary story itself. But as this book shows, the Ambani saga tells a bigger story about modern India, not only as an economic powerhouse but about the complicated links between government and big business. Dhirubhai Ambani was a rags-to-riches Indian tycoon whose company Reliance is now one of India's major corporations. Ambani's sons Anil and Mukesh, who took over after their father's death in 2002, are worth 43 billion and 42 billion respectively, but their relationship is anything but amiable. Demonstrating the complicated links between government and big business, this account is not only the riveting story of one of the wealthiest families in the world℗اincluding their infamous feud℗اbut also an illustration of India's transformation into