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How did the traders of Bombay shape capitalism in India?
Three Merchants of Bombay is the story of three intrepid merchants—Trawadi Arjunji Nathji, Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy and Premchand Roychand—who traded out of Bombay in the nineteenth century, founding pioneering business empires, a proud milestone in the history of indigenous capitalism in India. This book traces that history and locates it in the greater narrative of the history of economic development in South Asia.
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Even in ancient India, money is always a good thing and everyone wants it. The stories in The Mouse Merchant—selected from the Sanskrit universe, from the period of the late Rig Veda to the twelfth century—tell us how money was dealt with in everyday life in ancient and medieval Indian society. At the heart of these tales is the merchant. This book gives rare insights into the romance of the ancient seafaring life apart from imparting great wisdom about money.
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The great adventure of the Multani merchants on the Silk Road to Central Asia
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Acknowledgements
Besides the numerous people who assisted me in my book The Marwaris, published in 1978, I wish to thank Gita Piramal, Bimla Poddar, Vaibhav Tulsyan, Shekhar Krishnan, Matthew Rudolph, Medha Kudaisya and, of course, Gurcharan Das for their assistance in updating the material presented here.
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