The Inheritors
Stories of Entrepreneurship and Success
Sonu Bhasin
Penguin Random House
248 pages; Rs 299
Family businesses have been the backbone of the Indian economy since Independence and played a significant role in nation-building even before that. However, in the era of the Mallyas, Modis and Choksis they have received bad press, a few rotten apples impairing public perception about the rest. Positive stories are hard to come by. Sonu Bhasin’s The Inheritors fills this gap by narrating the stories of grit, gumption and guts of the next generation of some of India’s well-known family businesses. The exception being Motilal Oswal and Raamdeo
