03190nam a22002177a 4500 2133 2133 OSt 20190504120231.0 190504b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 978-93-5277-288-9 Allied Informatics, Jaipur 6147 30/04/2019 2019-20 BSDU English BSDU 335.05 MER Merchant, Minhaz The Nationalist: How A.M. Naik overcome great odds to transform Larsen & Tourbro into a global powerhouse Noida Harper Collins Publishers 2017 258 Contents Early Life Lessons Beginning of a corporate Journey Rising above the rest Razira: Jewel in the Crown Knowledge is power Winning stakeholder trust The Entrepreneurial Visionary Kattupalli: a rising tide Decoding the Leader Future-Ready: India's Era In Defence of the nation The Silent Philanthropist This is the story of an extraordinary business leader, Anil Naik, and the company, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), he has served for 53 years and led for the last 18. Long coveted by the Ambanis and Birlas, L&T has an annual turnover of Rs 1,20,000 crore and a market capitalisation of more than Rs 1,60,000 crore. It is involved in several critical national projects: India’s first nuclear-powered submarine; strategic weapon and missile systems; space exploration including maiden missions to the moon and Mars; global infrastructure; airports; metro rail systems; and nearly all of India’s nuclear power plants. L&T’s Hazira manufacturing complex, Vadodara’s Knowledge City and the Kattupalli shipyard have become symbols of world-class Indian engineering and technology. Author Minhaz Merchant spoke to Naik over several months to construct a compelling narrative of a remarkable company and its chairman. What emerges is a portrait of a man whose work and life have been bedrocked on a deeply felt sense of nationalism, synonymous with helping to build a strong and self-reliant India. From a south Gujarat village to the chairmanship of L&T, Anil Naik’s journey has been one of grit, determination, entrepreneurial leadership, 16-hour workdays and a unique management style. What emerges is a visionary leader who ringfenced L&T from corporate takeovers by creating an innovative employee welfare foundation and transformed L&T into a global technology and engineering powerhouse. Naik also emerges as a devoted family man and a generous philanthropist who has donated most of his personal income to charities through family trusts focused on healthcare, education and community service. Naik’s father, Manibhai, a teacher who spent his life serving the rural poor, was his role model who taught him to be fearless and honest with the motto: ‘If you are in the right, you have nothing to fear.’ This is the story of a man who surmounted great odds to reach the pinnacle of success, says Merchant. It demonstrates more than anything else that honesty – the quality Naik prizes most – pays the greatest dividend of all in the end: the respect of your peers, the loyalty of your colleagues, and the affection of your family. Economics ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 BSDU BSDU GEN 2019-05-04 799.00 0 335.05 MER 017723 2020-02-12 00:00:00 799.00 2019-05-04 BK