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Never Taking No for an Answer | 100 Years of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Never Taking No for an Answer | 100 Years of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Rajiv Kumar
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Edited by former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Dr Rajiv Kumar, Never Taking No for an Answer traces the inspiring journey of the Indian industry, navigating through freedom movement and the constraints of the License Raj to liberalization and global growth.

Through reflections by some of India’s most distinguished business leaders—Kumar Mangalam Birla, Sanjiv Goenka, Ajay Piramal, Naveen Jindal, Sangita Reddy, Bharat Hari Singhania, Harsh Neotia, Ratan Jindal, and Omkar Goswami—this collection of essays offer rare insights and enduring lessons for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and women leaders determined to grow, adapt and lead in a rapidly changing world.

Imprint: India Penguin Enterprise

Published: Aug/2026

ISBN: 9789377302573 (Hardback)

Length : 192 Pages

MRP : ₹549.00

Never Taking No for an Answer | 100 Years of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Rajiv Kumar

Edited by former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Dr Rajiv Kumar, Never Taking No for an Answer traces the inspiring journey of the Indian industry, navigating through freedom movement and the constraints of the License Raj to liberalization and global growth.

Through reflections by some of India’s most distinguished business leaders—Kumar Mangalam Birla, Sanjiv Goenka, Ajay Piramal, Naveen Jindal, Sangita Reddy, Bharat Hari Singhania, Harsh Neotia, Ratan Jindal, and Omkar Goswami—this collection of essays offer rare insights and enduring lessons for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and women leaders determined to grow, adapt and lead in a rapidly changing world.

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Rajiv Kumar

Dr Rajiv Kumar is a distinguished economist and policy expert, and former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog (2017–2022), where he held Cabinet rank. He is the founder and Chairman of Pahle India Foundation, a policy think tank established in 2013. His career spans academia, government, corporate chambers, and multilateral institutions, including roles as Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance (1991–1995), Chief Economist at CII, and Secretary General of FICCI. Dr. Kumar holds a Ph.D. from Lucknow University and a D.Phil. from Oxford. In 2023, he was awarded Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for strengthening India–Japan economic ties.

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