Azim Premji Books

Azim Premji Books

Azim Premji is a Billionaire Indian Business Tycoon and the chairman of WIPRO Technologies, India’s third largest software company. His estimated net worth is US $ 17.5 Billion according to Forbes 2010 making him India’s second richest person.

Many readers of this blog have asked me that which are the best books written on Mr.Azim Premji’s life and WIPRO? Well, I know about one such book written on Azim Premji. Here it is.

 

One best book written on Azim premji and his life history is Bangalore Tiger – How Indian Tech Upstar WIPRO is rewriting the rules of Global Competition by Steve Hamm.

The books says that,

He explains the success of Indians in the IT world and the reasons behind that. India has over 800,000 engineers coding the software that keeps Wall Street, Motor City and Hollywood running. “It’s a billion people with great intellect. It will get bigger and bigger, and it will be a significant player in the global economy.” says Jack Welch, former chairman of General Electric Company. According to his study, the major equation which plays a part in India’s success is the combination of brains and the Internet along with the power of low cost. This equation is creating opportunities transforming India into an important player for the world economy.

This is really a great book about the entire life history of Mr.Azim premji and how he founded WIPRO and made it world’s Top 100 Software company?

Hamm explains the transformation of Wipro starting from when it was squeezing profits from peanuts in the form of oil business led by a 21 year old Stanford University student to working on bits and bytes and becoming a powerhouse in global technology led by the same man. That 21 year old was none other that Azim Premji who took the mantle at traditional oil making company in 1966 upon his father’s death. Premji was one of the first business leaders in India to decree that his company would not pay bribes. He believes in the atmosphere of zero politics and honesty within the organisation, if an employee is not honest he will be out of the company irrespective of his rank. Interestingly, they have the Wipro spirit printed at the back of their business cards which is a constant reminder for them. The company’s values are intensity to win, acting with sensitivity and unyielding integrity.