An intimate memoir of Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej recounted to B.K. Karanjia, his friend of over fifty years. It traces his life from a young man groping to find himself to becoming an industrialist in spite of himself, carving a niche for himself in the company. Rich in anecdotes, the book shows his love for travel, his boundless curiosity and energy, and desire to experience things first-hand. * Intimate self-portrait of one who became an industrialist in spite of himself. * Covers his troubled childhood and youth, to reveal a Sohrab startlingly different from his popular image. * Tells the story of a leading Indian company and how it turned world class. * With an introduction that draws on hitherto inaccessible letters and documents. * Contains rare photographs including 50 colour photographs. * Includes material from private papers released after Sohrab's death