Capture the dream : The many lives of Captain C.P. Krishnan Nair
By
Bachi Karkaria
Serial
15436
Publisher
Juggernaut Books, New Delhi
Description
253
ISBN / ISSN No.
9789391165598
Subject
1. Krishnan, Nair, 1922--; 2. Leela Palaces, Hotels, and Resorts, India Biography; 3. Indian businessman -- Biography.
Summay
The extraordinary life of India’s top hotelier recorded
for his birth centenary
Captain C.P. Krishnan Nair was a true bon vivant.
He wore flamboyant linen suits, drove a Rolls-Royce,
consorted with kings and dined at the finest restaurants
in the world. He had certainly come a long way from his
humble origins in Kannur, Kerala. As the acclaimed writer
Bachi Karkaria shows in this honest, entertaining and
deeply researched biography, his successes were hard won.
His army career drew him into the ambit of Khan Abdul
Ghaffar Khan. Post his army days the Captain established
a roaring textile empire, becoming the biggest Indian
exporter of ready-to-wear to the US.
DDC Classification No.
642.5092
Accession No.
15436
Shelving location
62
Category
Biography-Autobiography