Dare To Dream A Life of M.S. Oberoi, Bachi J. Karkaria
Dare To Dream A Life of M.S. Oberoi, Bachi J. Karkaria
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Dare To Dream: A Life of M.S. Oberoi

Author: Bachi J. Karkaria

Narrator: Mala Mangla

Unabridged: 11 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/11/2022


Synopsis

Born in a small Punjab village at the turn of the century, Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi began his career in the industry on a fifty-rupee-a-month wage at Simla’s Cecil Hotel. But he was not destined to remain in his lowly position for long. With a combination of clear-sighted thinking, frugality and sheer hard work, he managed to put together a plan and the finances necessary to acquire his first hotel: Clarkes. That was only the beginning... Decades later, The Oberoi Group has thirty hotels, girdles the globe, and is acknowledged as a standard setter. In this well-researched and candid biography, written with the cooperation of M.S. Oberoi, Bachi J. Karkaria describes how a man of modest beginnings became the head of an internationally celebrated hotel chain, and shows how a major business is built up, run and kept at the top.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rishi on July 21, 2017

Oberoi has been THE brand for me when it comes to hospitality industry seeing it first hand in last few years. I picked this book just to see how they reached where they are today and to understand what it takes for someone to get so good and amazingly consistent across so many properties which is t......more

Goodreads review by Trishna on September 05, 2017

Forever inspiring! A wonderful read for budding hoteliers, entrepreneurs or readers who enjoy reading how to overcome obstacles in life and shine!......more

Goodreads review by Girish on August 06, 2010

An articulate, in-depth and inspiring account of India's greatest hotelier. A true under dog story that is surprisingly not yet a movie. Dare to dream is a must read for every hotellier around the world and for every person who has ever stayed in a hotel. RAI BAHADUR MOHAN SINGH OBEROI (1898-2001) “I h......more

Goodreads review by Bhuvanesh on March 11, 2024

A true underdog story! Starting as a coal clerk to buying is first hotel, Mohan Singh Oberoi had made the best of his opportunities to establish a world class chain of hotels. By his network of wealthy connections, taking risk by leveraging at the right time by thinking long term, bringing and break......more

Goodreads review by Manish on September 16, 2018

First, I love the Oberoi hotel chain when I have visited India. From Simla to Bombay to Delhi and to Hyderabad, I have tried their food and hospitality. Reading this though really made me respect the dynasty even more. Now, when I walk past the red piano at Nariman Point to eat at Vineet Bhatia’s Zi......more