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CNN's Talk Asia with Kumar Mangalam Birla
"[We are an] intellectual powerhouse ... a serious business destination ... and a very enterprising lot of people," India's iconic industrialist tells a live Mumbai audience
Kumar Mangalam Birla took the Aditya Birla Group from US$2 billion to US$30 billion in 15 years, inheriting his responsibilities at the tender age of 28.This week CNN International goes to the heart of the Indian business story.
The Eye on India programming mix features profiles of new Indian industries, rising business cities and interviews with leading industrialists and entrepreneurs.
The one you really need to watch is a special edition of Talk Asia (which takes place in front of a live Mumbai audience) with Indian business icon Kumar Mangalam Birla.
CNN’s Andrew Stevens talks to the chairman of the multinational Aditya Birla Group about inheriting the Birla legacy, his vision for the group and his thoughts on brand India.
Tune in for Birla's views on:
1. The recent spate of scandals and allegations of governmental corruption, and how these are impacting the country’s image on the international stage.
2. What it's like to be the great-grandson of one of the pioneering industrialists of modern India, who was a confidant of Mahatma Gandhi and closely involved in the Indian freedom movement.
3. Going global long before globalization was part of the Indian lexicon.
4. His group’s philosophy of trusteeship, of "ploughing back part of your profits" in terms of giving back to society.
Talk Asia with Kumar Mangalam Birla airs Wednesday April 6, at 4 p.m., Thursday April 7 at 9 a.m., Sunday afternoon April 10 at 2 p.m. and Monday April 11 at 7:30 a.m. India Standard Time.
A dedicated site, cnn.com/eyeon, carries additional reports, special features and more information about Eye On India's week of live business coverage.
