Gaja Capital Business
Book Prize 2024

2024 Winner

Follow us

The 2024 Gaja Business Book Prize Shortlist featured a diverse and compelling set of stories, showcasing the expanding pantheon of Indian business literature. Among the shortlisted books were “Fintech for Billions: Simple | Human | Ubiquitous” by Bhagwan Chowdhry and Anas Ahmed, “Middle of Diamond India: National Renaissance through Participation and Enterprise” by Shashank Mani, “Silver Lining: Overcoming Adversity to Build NephroPlus – India’s Largest Dialysis Provider” by Kamal Shah, and “Swadeshi Steam: V.O Chidambaram Pillai and the Battle against the British Maritime Empire” by A.R. Venkatachalapathy.

The Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2024 was awarded to “Entrepreneurs Who Built India – Lala Shri Ram: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow” by esteemed author Sonu Bhasin, which chronicles the life and contributions of Lala Shri Ram and serves as an inspiring guide for future entrepreneurs, showcasing how resilience, critical thinking, and empathy for one’s employees can lead to success in a rapidly evolving economic landscape.

2024 Jury

Manish Sabharwal

Jury Chairman

Vice Chairman, Teamlease Services Limited

Imran Jafar

Executive Director, Gaja Alternative Asset Management Limited

Aarthi Subramanian

Group Chief Digital Officer at Tata Sons

Arindam Kumar Bhattacharya

Ex-Managing Partner, Boston Consulting Group (India)

Dr. Lakshmi Venu

Joint MD of Sundaram-Clayton Ltd

Dr. Sangita Reddy

Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited

Neelkanth Mishra

Chief Economist, Head of Global Research, and member of the Board in Axis Capital

Prithvi Pal Singh Haldea

Chairman, Praxis Consulting and Information Services Private Limited

Shailesh Vishnubhai Haribhakti

Chairman of DHC (Desai Haribhakti)

Upendra Kumar Sinha

Ex-Chairman, SEBI

2024 Short List

Entrepreneurs who built India – Lala Shri Ram: The man who saw tomorrow

Sonu Bhasin

Fintech for Billions: Simple | Human | Ubiquitous

Bhagwan Chowdhry and Anas Ahmed

Middle of Diamond India: National Renaissance through Participation and Enterprise

Shashank Mani

Silver Lining: Overcoming Adversity to Build NephroPlus – India’s Largest Dialysis Provider

Kamal Shah

Swadeshi Steam: V.O Chidambaram Pillai and the Battle against the British Maritime Empire

AR Venkatachalapathy

Other Longlisted Books

Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future

Raghuram G. Rajan and Rohit Lamba

Doctor Steel: My Life and Times with the Tatas

J.J Irani

India in Search of Glory: Political Calculus and Economy

Ashok K. Lahiri

Just Aspire: Notes on Technology, Entrepreneurship and the Future

Ajai Chowdhry

The Great Bank Robbery: NPAs, Scams and the Future of Regulation

V. Pattabhi Ram and Sabyasachee Dash