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Karmayogi : A biography of E. Sreedharan / M.S. Ashokan ; translated from the Malayalam by Rajesh Rajamohan.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Malayalam Publisher: New Delhi : Penguin, 2015Description: ix, 250 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780143425304
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 925.10092 ASH
LOC classification:
  • HE3298.2.S6 A86 2015
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available as e-book.
Contents:
Description : Karmayogi is the dramatic and inspiring story of E. Sreedharan, the much-admired engineer and technocrat who won accolades for finishing the Delhi Metro project within budget and on time, in the face of severe constraints. Known for his efficiency and discipline and regarded the world over for his productivity standards, Sreedharan has, surprisingly, never spent more than the eight-hour workday in office. This fascinating book looks back on an extraordinary career full of sterling achievements- Sreedharan s years with the Railways, the building of the Kolkata Metro and the Konkan Railway, followed by the Delhi Metro, and the many metro projects he is involved with now. Translated from a bestselling biography in Malayalam, this is the uplifting story of a very private person who has become an icon of modern India because of his uncompromising work ethic
Summary: Biography of E. Sreedharan, born 1932, railroad engineer and former director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, India.
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Description :
Karmayogi is the dramatic and inspiring story of E. Sreedharan, the much-admired engineer and technocrat who won accolades for finishing the Delhi Metro project within budget and on time, in the face of severe constraints. Known for his efficiency and discipline and regarded the world over for his productivity standards, Sreedharan has, surprisingly, never spent more than the eight-hour workday in office. This fascinating book looks back on an extraordinary career full of sterling achievements- Sreedharan s years with the Railways, the building of the Kolkata Metro and the Konkan Railway, followed by the Delhi Metro, and the many metro projects he is involved with now. Translated from a bestselling biography in Malayalam, this is the uplifting story of a very private person who has become an icon of modern India because of his uncompromising work ethic

Biography of E. Sreedharan, born 1932, railroad engineer and former director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, India.

Also available as e-book.

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