Gujarati businesses flourished in India as well as overseas post Independence

Chairman of Reliance Industries, Dhirubhai H. Ambani (L), points towards a share holder while his son and vice chairman, Mukesh Ambani (R), laughs in Bombay, 08 April 2002 at an extraordinary general meeting.

Chairman of Reliance Industries, Dhirubhai H. Ambani (L), points towards a share holder while his son and vice chairman, Mukesh Ambani (R), laughs in Bombay, 08 Source: SEBASTIAN D'SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images

English: After the Britishers left India, it was tricky for Gujarati merchants to do business in India. However, the merchants fought back and found a way to do business not just in India, but overseas too. In part II of our interview with Professor Chhaya Goswami, she tells us how Gujarati merchants made their business global!



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