The Golden age of Indian industry, as it now seems in retrospect, lasted from 1951 to 1962. and industrialists of the time were not afraid to think ahead and plan big. Among the entrepreneurs who led this Industrial resurgence, four were particularly outstanding: G.D. Birla, Walchand Hirachand, Kasturbhai Lalbhai and, J.R.D. Tata. Gita Piramal, author of the acclaimed Business Maharajas, sensitively recreates the lives and times of these four titans of industry. She draws upon hitherto untapped sources of information to sketch her profiles, making this perhaps the closest Look at these legends this fair. Thought-provoking and incisive, Business Legends is a compelling account of ambition and achievement.