Was switching channels when I came across "Guru"... last few minutes of the movie, when Gurukanth Desai's Shakti Industries is under investigation by a commission of inquiry on various charges, and is given a last chance to speak up in his defence in front of the press and the shareholders. Just as he enters court, a taxi driver walks up to him and tells him he's got his three daughters married on the basis of the profit he made by investing in Shakti Industries shares. Standing up to speak, an angry Gurukanth Desai asks the commission whether he needs a license for standing up too! What are they really upset about? His progress, or the speed of his progress? Why do you blame me for kicking and saluting my way through to the top, when that is what you asked me to do when I came to Mumbai? Why do we always want to be called Third World? Why can't we aim to be the First World?
A few days back, Ratan Tata criticized Mukesh for building his billion dollar mansion, Antilla. A lot of others have accused Reliance of everything from corruption to unfair business practices...
But at the end of the day, hasn't Reliance taught this country to dream big? To believe? The Tatas, the Birlas, the Infys... Indian companies are finally right up there, and to a large extent, I believe the credit goes to Dhirubhai for taking on the license raj and showing this country what we are capable of...
My salute to you, Dhirubhai!
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Completely Agree With you...
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