Tuesday, December 11, 2007

360degrees of separation

Mukesh clearly has the edge after two years. Can Anil play catch up?

The elder brother Mukesh is thundering ahead – fuelled by gas, refining & retail – while Anil still appears vulnerable in the power sector. Of course, the jury is still out on the race between the two

After Dhirubhai, who’s the real Bhai?

It is early 1991. The threat posed by the erstwhile V. P. Singh government in Delhi has been eliminated with the collapse of the regime. What better way to celebrate such good news than organise a grand wedding for the second son? Virtually every major South Bombay hotel worth its name is booked, as Dhirubhai Ambani invites the who’s who of India to the marriage between Anil Ambani and former actress Tina Munim. The VIPs are put up in fancy places like Oberoi and Taj while the lesser known invitees and many hacks make do with the President Hotel in Cuff e Parade. There is a huge baraat and a lavish wedding in the forenoon, followed by a reception that attracts almost 50,000 people. Watching a huge throng of people queuing up to greet the groom, bride, father & elder brother on the dais, a classically cynical hack asks, “Did anybody see Mukesh dance?”

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative

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