Documentary series looks into India's unique business history
What's the story
In an interesting development, leading business historians and academicians explored fascinating stories from India's economic past in a six-episode documentary series, curated by management guru Gurcharan Das. The episodes cover the Railways, the East India Company, managing agencies, Mumbai's 19th-century merchants, the Marwari community, and the interplay of dharma and business in medieval India. The first episode featured economist Bibek Debroy on February 24.
The initiative
It is a joint partnership of BloombergQuint and Penguin India
Das will be joined by personalities like Tirthankar Roy, Omkar Goswami, Lakshmi Subramanian, Thomas Timberg, and Donald Davis in the remaining episodes. The initiative is a joint partnership between BloombergQuint and Penguin Random House India. Commenting on the show, Das said, "The series takes you on an exciting journey through conversations with scholars who reveal forgotten fables and rediscovered texts."
Details
An exciting tale of adventures in the bazaar
Preeti Chaturvedi, AVP at Penguin Random House India said, "'Tales of Trade' is a series which will help a relevant audience engage with the stories in an exciting format." "It is an exciting tale of adventures in the bazaar and the romance on the high seas beginning from ancient times of trade with the Roman world to today's most successful business communities," she added.