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Three Merchants Of Bombay

Three Merchants Of Bombay

Business Pioneers of the Nineteenth Century

Subramanian Lakshmi
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Three Merchants of Bombay is the story of three intrepid merchants-Trawadi Arjunji Nathji, Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy and Premchand Roychand-who traded out of Bombay in the nineteenth century, founding pioneering business empires.Trailblazing in their enterprise, these adventurers possessed the unique ability to find and then exploit the big opportunities that came their way. It was a time of transition, and they prospered because they thought big and took risks. Set against the backdrop of global and local economies undergoing rapid and unforeseen change, the story of these three unique men stands as a proud milestone in the history of indigenous capitalism in India.In this lucid and very readable account, Lakshmi Subramanian traces that history and locates it in the greater narrative of the history of economic development in South Asia.

Imprint: India Allen Lane

Published: Dec/2012

ISBN: 9780143426196

Length : 278 Pages

MRP : ₹450.00

Three Merchants Of Bombay

Business Pioneers of the Nineteenth Century

Subramanian Lakshmi

Three Merchants of Bombay is the story of three intrepid merchants-Trawadi Arjunji Nathji, Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy and Premchand Roychand-who traded out of Bombay in the nineteenth century, founding pioneering business empires.Trailblazing in their enterprise, these adventurers possessed the unique ability to find and then exploit the big opportunities that came their way. It was a time of transition, and they prospered because they thought big and took risks. Set against the backdrop of global and local economies undergoing rapid and unforeseen change, the story of these three unique men stands as a proud milestone in the history of indigenous capitalism in India.In this lucid and very readable account, Lakshmi Subramanian traces that history and locates it in the greater narrative of the history of economic development in South Asia.

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Subramanian Lakshmi

Lakshmi Subramanian is professor of history at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata. She has a PhD from Visva-Bharati (Santiniketan) and has previously taught at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, the University of Calcutta and Visva-Bharati.

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