A man with the uncommon capacity of seeing beyond, into the future!

What a class act he was…1 of the greatest personality I have read in Indian history…My top salute to such a sensational immortal personality.

Dhirubhai Ambani, was a Indian rags-to-riches business tycoon who founded Reliance Industries in Mumbai with his cousin. Ambani took his company (Reliance) public in 1977, and by 2007 the combined fortune of the family (sons Anil and Mukesh) was 60 billion dollars,[Rs. 60, 000 crore] making the Ambanis one of the richest families in the world.

From beginning Dhirubhai was seen in high-regard. His success in the petro-chemical business and his story of rags to riches made him a cult figure in the minds of Indian people. As a quality of business leader he was also a motivator. He gave few public speeches but the words he spoke are still remembered for their value. ” With the force of 3 * “Give the youth a proper environment. Motivate them. Extend them the support they need. Each one of them has infinite source of energy. They will deliver.”

* “Between my past, the present and the future, there is one common factor: Relationship and Trust. This is the foundation of our growth”
* “We bet on people.”
* “Meeting the deadlines is not good enough, beating the deadlines is my expectation.”
* “Don’t give up, courage is my conviction.”
* “We cannot change our Rulers, but we can change the way they Rule Us.”

* “Dhirubhai will go one day. But Reliance’s employees and shareholders will keep it afloat. Reliance is now a concept in which the Ambanis have become irrelevant.”

A tribute and salute to Dhirubhai Ambani…he is truly a hero of Indian business…

Today I sit thinking that I have seen them all….However when I wake up the next day, I find atleast 10 waiting near the door. I shut the door, run at the last corner of the house to find them peeking from the window. I say a yokelish Hello to them. Few go away and the others are still waiting.

I think to myself why m I am being the only one or am I been the targeted one?

The answer to this is . Yes a big pause.


© 2007 Harshad Narvekar