Book 'Sikh Business Leaders Of India' Exhibits Remarkable Role Of Sikhs Toward India’s Economy

The meagre population of the Sikhs have excelled across the world who have exhibited their skill with honest and sincere endeavours to achieve their soaring aspirations. It is really a matter of pleasure and pride that the Administrative Officer of Punjabi University, Patiala has ventured successfully to write his Fifth Book “ Sikh Business Leaders of India” published by ‘Outlook Group’ that figures 51 Sikh Personalities who have shown their meteoric rise by virtue of their earnest work in business and trade in India. The continuous but consistent rise can be witnessed very clearly. The author has already written and published world acclaimed books like the ‘Prominent Sikhs of India;’ Prominent Sikhs of the USA; ‘Shinning Sikh Youth of India’. Now his forthcoming book ‘Sikh Business Leaders of India’ is an effort to reveal the life of top Sikh entrepreneurs and CEOs of top-ranking companies and organisations of the country who have not sacrificed their identity towards nation’s progress, prosperity despite their meteoric rise. The book covers 51 inspirational and motivational sagas of dauntless Sikh heroes so that not only our nation but the whole world sings their contribution. The Sikh History is replete with personalities who have put in hard work with patience and perseverance and touched the heights of success but always honoured the tenets of Sikhism. They followed the tradition of ‘Dasvandh’ out of their income for the welfare of the needy ones. 

It is worth appreciating that Ex-Member of Parliament Padam Bhushan Tarlochan Singh has been kind enough to write the ‘Foreword’ of the book. Moreover, his presentation of the Sikh Religion in the development and foundation of the nation in a well-knit style is commendable. He has very clearly outlined the livelihood methods of Sri Guru Nanak, Guru Angad Dev and Guru Amardas. Working for one’s livelihood is a part of Sikhism. Sri Guru Nanak Dev did farming for eighteen years in the last phase of his life at Kartarpur. Makhan Shah Lubana and Lakhi Shah Vanjara were the devoted Sikhs of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur. They taught us that spiritual growth and professional rise should go hand in hand. The Sikhs though have been the target of foreign invaders but their prosperity and instinct for growth never declined. 

The city of Ludhiana in Punjab is an eye witness for immense development which is called “The Manchester of India.” The Sikhs settled in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philipines , Canada, Australia are running their trades successfully. The luxury hotels of Mohan Singh Oberoi are an illustrious example with the largest group of luxury hotels. S.SANT Singh Chatwal owns a group of hotels in USA. 

It is worth commendable that the brilliant stars in the realm of entrepreneur have been a part of the book. Rajinder Singh Raju Chadha (Wave Group), Iqbal Singh Anand (ALP Group), Rupinder Singh Sachdeva (Hitech Group), Jasbir Singh Dimpa (Concord Group), Kabir Singh (Sigma Group), Onkar Singh (Avon Cycles), Varinderpal Singh (Kandhari Group). P.J. Singh (Tynor Group), Amarjit Singh (Saluja Steels), Bhupinder Singh Chadha (Azad Group), Manjit Singh (Bonn Bread), Avtar Singh Bhogal (Bhogal Group), Gurmeet Singh Kular (Kular International), Harkirat Singh (Woodland Group), Narinderjit Singh Bindra Uttrakhand, S. Jaspal Singh Rmada Hotel are the rising stars of the book. 

The eminent personalities of the Media World have been entered in the Book like Padam Shri Dr. Barjinder Singh ‘Hamdard’ (Ajit Group), Padam Shri Jagjit Singh ‘Dardi’ and Varinder Singh Walia (Punjabi Jagran). The guiding inspiration of the prominent companies like N P Singh (Sony Network), Gurpartap Singh Boparai (Mahindra and Mahidra), Hardip Singh Brar (KIA Motors), Rajnit Singh Kohli (Britannia Group), Jay Prakash Singh (Valour Group), Pawaljit Singh Ruppal (P & R Group), Amardeep Singh Tony (Pritam Hotels) and Tirath Singh (Gulati Group) have been the attractions of the book. 

The book has added the names of distinguished educationists who have brought accolades in the realm of education. Taranjit Singh, Haranjit Singh (JIS University, Kolkatta), Harpreet Singh Saluja (Sam University, Bhopal), Dr. Satnam Singh Sandhu (Chandigarh University, Gharuan), Dr. H. S Gill Adesh Group and Karamjit Singh (Guru Nanak Educational Centres , Yamunanagar) , deserve special mention. Charandeep Singh grandson of Dr. Inderjit Singh (Girik Group) and Jaspal Singh Bindra (Centrum Group) have been gloriously added in the book by virtue of their ability in the Financial Sector. Some of the rising entrepreneurs have found a niche in the book like Asees Singh Chadha, Harshit Singh Kochhar (V-John Group), Gurmeet Singh (Bella Monde Group), Gurcharan Singh (Masters Infra), Gurvinder Singh (Global Group), Simarpreet Singh (Hartek Group), Simardeep Singh(Green Genome), Amuleek Singh (Chai Point) , Anmol Singh (Blu Smart), Abhay Singh Dhillon (New Deep Bus), Sukhraj Singh (Food Bus of India) and Simarpreet Singh (Coaster Shoe)   

Let the book of bright and illuminating Sikh Leaders in entrepreneurship act as guiding star for other Sikhs and people in general so that they also rise to the occasion and combat the hurdles of life with the power of Almighty they disperse their fragrance of courage and conviction all around.