For the Love of IndiaJamsetji Nusserwanji Tata Was Born In 1839, And In His Lifetime India Remained Firmly Under British Rule. Yet The Projects He Envisioned Laid The Foundation For The Nation S Development Once It Became Independent. More Extraordinary Still, These Institutions Continue To Set The Pace For Others In Their Respective Areas. For, Among His Many Achievements Are The Indian Institute Of Science In Bangalore, Which Has Groomed Some Of The Country S Best Scientists, The Tata Steel Plant In Jamshedpur, Which Marked The Country S Transition From Trading To Manufacturing, His Pioneering Hydro-Electric Project, And The Taj Mahal Hotel In Mumbai, One Of The Finest In The World. In These As In Other Projects He Undertook, Jamsetji Revealed The Unerring Instinct Of A Man Who Knew What It Would Take To Restore The Pride Of A Subjugated Nation And Help It Prepare For A Place Among The Leading Nations Of The World Once It Came Into Its Own. The Scale Of The Projects Required Abilities Of A High Order. In Some Cases It Was Sheer Perseverance That Paid Off As With Finding A Suitable Site For The Steel Project. In Others, Such As The Indian Institute Of Science, It Was His Exceptional Persuasive Skills And Patience That Finally Got Him The Approval Of A Reluctant Viceroy, Lord Curzon. In For The Love Of India, R.M. Lala Has Drawn Upon Fresh Material From The India Office Library In London And Other Archives, As Also Jamsetji S Letters, To Portray The Man And His Age. It Is An Absorbing Account That Makes Clear How Remarkable Jamsetji S Achievement Truly Was, And Why, Even Now, One Hundred Years After His Death, He Seems Like A Man Well Ahead Of The Times. |
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Man of Destiny 7220 | 7 |
Education and England | 20 |
The Empress Adventure | 31 |
Return to Bombay | 39 |
The Struggle for Svadeshi | 47 |
A Venice at Juhu and Other Schemes | 58 |
Jamsetji and British Rule | 69 |
An Idea Takes Shape | 105 |
The Struggle | 118 |
The Fruition | 126 |
The Preparation | 133 |
Finding the Right Man and the Right Location | 140 |
Unearthing Indias Hidden Wealth | 149 |
A New Source of Energy | 158 |
The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel | 166 |
The Challenge to British Interests | 76 |
An Endowment for Higher Education | 85 |
The Nation His Business | 92 |
The Era of Lord Curzon | 99 |
The Men Jamsetji Built | 174 |
The Shaping of Jamsetji Tata | 188 |
The Last Journey | 204 |
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