The business biographies of 5 top Indian real estate developers---K.P. Singh, Niranjan Hiranandani, Sushil Ansal, Shapoor Pallonji Mistry and Irfan Razack---have been featured in a new book, Moguls of Real Estate, authored by Manoj Namburu of Bangalore.
“I found there were no books at all on Indian real estate and felt that this gap could be filled by recording for posterity the business biographies these real estate moguls,” says Mr Namburu, who is also the CMD of the Alliance Group, one of the fastest growing real estate developers in the country.
Published by Roli Books, the 270-page book, is not only a biography of these barons of real estate, but also traces the recent explosive growth of the Indian real estate market, he said. It is a well-researched and informative book on the lives and entrepreneurial adventures of these veritable stalwarts of this industry. And it caters as much to the avid book lovers as to those specially interested in the real estate industry.
It will help fellow real estate developers in India to learn from their success and highlights the significant contributions they have made to the growth of the industry.
KP Singh, has had such an eventful life that his bio almost reads like a script from a blockbuster. His chance meeting with those-in-power and newsmakers like Rajiv Gandhi, Jack Welch and management practitioners like George Hoddy, gave him a distinct advantage in the real estate industry. KP Singh’s business acumen and his ability to take right decisions at the right time are some of the hallmarks of his long career.
Niranjan Hiranandani, as a young boy saw and met many rich and famous patients of his father, the world renowned ENT specialist Dr L. H Hiranandani, which triggered the urge in him to emulate them. That’s how he decided to delve into the real estate industry. His desire to work on a large canvas saw him creating India’s most beautiful, elegant and prestigious township called Hiranandani Gardens, in Powai, Mumbai, a landmark in its own right. Today, after numerous ups and downs, he has realized his dreams and emerged as a powerful spokesperson for the Indian real estate industry!
With the backing and sound counsel of his father Chiranji Lal, who was a reputed contractor in Delhi, Sushil Ansal has firmly established himself and the Ansal brand by constructing several landmark buildings in the heart of New Delhi, as also the Capital’s first mall, ‘Ansal Plaza’, and residential and commercial complexes in Gurgaon and NOIDA. The bio of this ‘mogul’ reflects in many ways the growth of the Capital as well as of the National Capital Region (NCR).
The story of Shapoor Pallonji Mistry, is quite different as he hailed from a reputed 142-year-old family firm involved in the construction industry. How Shapoor has proven himself to be a worthy scion of the Shapoorji-Pallonji family and how he plans to take the company to new heights with ‘Imperial Towers’, at Tardeo India’s tallest residential building, and budget mass housing in Kolkata, is vividly captured in the book.
Irfan Razack, the smart, suave and savvy real estate developer has given a distinct facelift to Bangalore, the IT hub of India, by erecting several beautiful and commercially successful landmarks like The Forum, Prestige Acropolis, Prestige Meridian, Angsana Spa. The innovatively designed UB city is also another of Irfan’s offering to the Bangalore skyline. What efforts and unflinching focus have gone into building Prestige Constructions as the biggest builder in South India are described in detail in the book.
Through the bios of these ‘moguls’, one can view up-close the challenges faced by the Indian real estate industry, its triumphs and tribulations. It would certainly help any reader to have a better understanding of real estate in India while showing the way for the coming generations of entrepreneurs in this industry.
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