Air deccan founder may lose it all, even his house. In throughout length of book he, with brutal honesty, writes what he really did and not what we would like to read. One thing which i liked the most in this book is, whenever he goes through precarious situation, he quotes a inspirational quote from the books of great writer. A tamil film titled soorarai pottru is in postproduction and is based on g. The credit of the emerging air traffic in india goes to a set of entrepreneurs. This is the journey of a boy born in a remote village, who went from riding a b. The prime minister stepped in to rein in the brigade. You can swot analyze this book doesnt boast of any confound philosophy, a magic chant or a prophecy that will make you a successful person overnight. Gita gopinath is the john zwaanstra professor of international studies and of economics at harvard university. Whether analysts found his first innings successful or not for flyers, gopinath was close to god then and remains something of a reverential figure even now.
Gopinath handed over the running of the airline to dr. Capt gopinaths book simply fly released in kannada bangalore, sep 18, deccan herald failure of the current education system in imparting training, that would equip the youth to be self employed, is one of the main causes of unemployment, observed dharmasthala dharmadhikari d veerendra heggade. And, the book makes for a terrific read and offers several takeaways in. Dear customer, if you wish to purchase more than 5 copies or in bulk, please contact our bulk purchase department at email protected. With airlines like jet airways, spicejet, indigo and goair not hiring, kingfisher pilots, who along with other.
Gopinath has penned down his story of success in a very lucid manner. Vijaya publication nutshell series books, practical navigation, marine meterology, shipborne radar, ship stability at operational level, bridge equipment, charts and publications, ship stability at the management level, nautical watchkeeping, spherical trigonometry. The incorrigible army man turned farmer turned serial entrepreneur whose air deccan, indias first low. Gopinaths book, the civil aviation industry attracts people with passion, just like the film industry and the media. You cannot miss this flight is a selection of his writings in the past decade and a bit. Having started his operations with barely any money of his own, the book is a testament of an entrepreneurs journey. John zwaanstra professor of international studies and of economics. I think there seems to be atleast 1 historical inaccuracy, relating to the dating of a hindu temple. Gopinath s is a brave and important voice in indian business and media.
The style of writing in this book further places rigor and thought provocation for many budding young entrepreneurs. Of course, gopinath continued to be in the airline business, though with venture like deccan charters, etc, in the intervening years, after selling off air deccan to mallya. Banking, trade and the making of a dominant currency. From a captain to a farmer to an airways owner strikes a note similar to the movie gladiator, the book does not bore once. Captain gr gopinath has often been credited with making the dream of flying accessible to thousands of indians, with the launch of his erstwhile air deccan. Gopinaths journey from being an agriculturist to being one among the largest players in the indian aviation space is an interesting journey.
What is captain gopinath doing now after selling air. A deccan odyssey, collins business, 2010, isbn 9788172238421, 9789350291559 you cannot miss this flight. Capt gopinath was born in a remote village of karnataka called gorur. Join facebook to connect with gopinath gopi and others you may know. In october 2018, gita gopinath was appointed chief economist of the international monetary fund. Essays on emerging india, harper collins, 2017, isbn 9789352644797. On ndtvs show just books, captain gr gopinath, chairman and md of deccan 360, talks about whats on his bookshelf and his favourite books. Gopinath clearly demonstrated nothing is impossible. Captain gr gopinath friday, october 7, 2016 it has become freeforall gutter politics between the ruling party and a few opposition parties. Please intha puthakaththai vangatheenga by gopinath.
Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author gr captain gopinath books, with free delivery. A successful indian army soldier, an entrepreneur and the founder of air deccan capt. Gopinath chronicles the life of a middle class indian entrepreneur rising against the many headwinds. Harpercollins india is part of the india today group. A deccan odyssey, by captain gopinath, who inspired director sudha kongara and writers, to weave a film around some of the incidents from his life. Captain gopinath is a very prominent and initial member of that set. Capt gopinaths book simply fly released in kannada. Neeya nana fame gopinath presents us a human intellect calculator. The airline has now been merged with kingfisher and operates under the brand name kingfisher red. Krishnas book a southern music at chowdaiah memorial hall in.
Even as he prepares to take to the skies once again through the governments udan scheme to connect small towns, captain g. Gopinath, gita, sebnem kalemliozcan, loukas karabarbounis, and carolina villegassanchez. As thoughtprovoking as they are delightful, these essays capture the breadth of captain gopinath s interests and the depth of his commitment. Gopinath is a serial entrepreneur with great enthusiasm and passion, purie said.
It is a bare all down to earth honest biography of a rags to riches entrepreneur somewhat similar to sir richard bronsons losing my virginity the book gives you a. Laxman is back in headlines as the mascot for air deccan. Gopinath md, air deccan the aviation industry in india changed forever with the entry of the lowcost carrier air deccan in 03. Gopinath chandran is an indian television anchor, radio jockey, journalist, reporter, news presentermoderator, entrepreneur, and a writer, currently featured on the star vijay debate show neeya naana.
Capt gopinath countered it would be easier for terrorists to attack one station rather than 1,000. In the elections, capt gopinath was pitted against h d deve gowda, the janata dal heavyweight. Discover book depositorys huge selection of c gopinath books online. Captain gr gopinath the writer an entrepreneur, founder of airdeccan, a retired captain of indian army, an author of a best seller simplifly, a farmer and a failed politician. Captain gr gopinath, who started indias first budget airline, shares the most difficult thing while penning ones life story being entirely honest.
Books by gr captain gopinath, gr captain gopinath books. She is codirector of the international finance and macroeconomics program at the national bureau of economic research, a visiting scholar at. You cannot miss this flight capt gopinath had been working to revive his airline and. While other parties were spending large sums of money, he says he decided to keep his campaign lowcost like his airline later.
I just finished reading the book simply fly by captain g. The karnataka high court on wednesday stayed proceedings initiated by the serious fraud investigation office sfio against capt. Gopinath, founder, air deccan, and md, deccan 360 if i had not left my village for military school at 16, i would have been farming the land my father and grandfather tilled. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. His journey from the remote parts of karnataka to ruling the skies. With little hope of being airborne again in the near future, a section of kingfisher airlines pilots are now pinning their hopes on the erstwhile deccan air founder capt gopinaths proposed new carrier and making frequent enquiries about its launch. As thoughtprovoking as they are delightful, these essays capture the breadth of captain gopinaths interests and. Deccans beginning has spawned a spate of lccs entering the industry and forcing the existing players to slash the air fare by more than 50%. Second edition of krishnas book unveiled the hindu. Like with air deccan, gopinath had big plans for his express logistics venture, the seeds of which were sown when he realised it was easier to fly in an aircraft engine from singapore than.
Kingfisher airlines pilots pin hope on captain gopinaths. Capt gopinath free download as powerpoint presentation. Gopinath, founder of air deccan, at a book launch in landmark, spencer plaza, chennai, launching the tamil version of his book simply fly called vaaname ellai published by kizhakku. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Gopinath, gopalkrishna gandhi, girish karnad and t. That is because the outcomes of his various ventures become predictable. Gopinath is the selfnarrated story of a man with humble beginnings in a remote village, who went on to own an airline and is celebrated as one of the best entrepreneurs india have ever seen in the recent times. In throughout length of book he, with brutal honesty, writes what he. He was just a retired army captain who incidently worked in our pangode military camp and it will tell you how he built that deccan airlines from. Capital allocation and productivity in south europe. And, the book makes for a terrific read and offers several takeaways in management and leadership. Gopinaths is a brave and important voice in indian business and media. Air deccan founder captain gr gopinaths autobiography won. The book is large and in the middle it becomes little boring.
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