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Tata vs Mistry: Tracing the contours of India Inc's most sensational battle

The 'deep-rooted' discord between Tata and Mistry was over how each side viewed conflict of interest

TWO MUCH: Cyrus Mistry and Ratan Tata after the transfer of power. Photo: PTI
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TWO MUCH: Cyrus Mistry and Ratan Tata after the transfer of power. Photo: PTI

Nivedita Mookerji
Close to three years after the biggest boardroom coup in India Inc, business journalist Deepali Gupta has written a pacy account of it. Tata vs Mistry: The Inside Story is an example of engaging story-telling based on material mostly available in the public domain through court affidavits and leaked letters from the two camps during the murky battle, in addition to extensive reportage and interviews. The challenge before Gupta, writing her first book, would have been to present in a compelling manner facts that have played out in the media in great detail not too long ago. The book claims