BVR Mohan Reddy's book launched in Delhi
Published by Penguin India, the book is available in hardback format at `699
(From left) Dr BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder-Chairman, Cyient; Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa & former CEO, Niti Aayog; Debjani Ghosh, President, Nasscom launching the book in New Delhi
Hyderabad: The founder and chairman of Hyderabad-based Cyient, BVR Mohan Reddy has turned an author with 'Engineered in India: From dreams to billion-dollar Cyient'. The book was launched at India Habitat Center in New Delhi by Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa and former CEO of Niti Aayog, Government of India. Published by Penguin India, the book is available in hardback format at Rs 699.
Many industrialists and known names have reacted about the book, giving their feedback. Praising the book, Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, said, "It contains some of the finest business lessons."
Professor Raj Reddy, winner of the ACM AM Turing Award has stated, "Mohan's biography is a heart-warming story of an indomitable young man who has risen from modest beginnings to become one of India's first-generation IT billionaires."
"This book brings out the DNA of Mohan's personality- leadership, courage, determination, honesty, integrity, simplicity, conviviality and concern for the less fortunate," said N Narayana Murthy, Co-founder of Infosys Limited.
The story in the book is about a young man who steps out of the precincts of IIT Kanpur in 1974 with a dream in his heart – to become an entrepreneur and contribute to nation-building. Undaunted by the dearth of experience and means to capital in pre-liberalisation India, Mohan Reddy's enterprising spirit takes the long road, never losing sight of his ambition. He gains overseas education on scholarship and dons multiple hats for eighteen years before embarking on his life's mission at 40.
A mission that propels the company Cyient, he incorporated to pioneer and excel in outsourced engineering services and introduce the brand 'Engineered in India'. Engineered in India takes readers on an entrepreneurial rollercoaster ride, allowing them to see human truths with tools that let them breathe life into their business aspirations and experiments.
Mohan Reddy said, "This book gives experiential evidence of what it takes to ideate and scale a global enterprise. It also addresses the intangible dimensions of being an entrepreneur in India as well as offers practical lessons in customer centricity, people management and crisis management.
My hope is to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs to learn from my journey, dream even bigger and engineer their own success."
