The founder of a globally renowned and trusted diamond crafting company, Govind Dholakia, was in Delhi to share his life story of starting from earning rupee one to building a multi-billion dollar company at the launch event of his autobiography “Diamonds are Forever, So are Morals”, as told to writers Arun Tiwari and Kamlesh Yagnik.
The event saw some of the heads of leading startups and corporate heads, bureaucrats and book lovers at the event. The diamond industry is one of the ancient industries of India. It is unique as, at the core of its business dealings, is trust and faith. A fascinating story of a village boy who, in order to support a large family, started working as a diamond cutter and who today is one of the leading diamond merchants in the country.
Govind Dholakia, whose biography Diamonds are Forever, So are Morals was recently published by Penguin Random House India, attributes his success from rags to riches to his family, the unseen force, and honesty. With a brilliant foreword by Lord Bhiku Parekh and endorsements from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, and others, the book serves as a source of inspiration for all who aspire to grow their organizations with trust and ethics as the backbone.
The event that took place at FICCI began with Sameer Mahale, Associate Vice President of Sales, Penguin Random House India, mentioning the achievements of the book, sharing how the book has been doing exceptionally well in the market and receiving massive media coverage in all leading print and digital media. It has also been inspiring many entrepreneurs and professionals.
Kamlesh Yagnik, the co-author of this book and President of Sarvajanik University and SRK Knowledge Foundation, shared that the book is for eternity. The values it exhibits transcend time, space, religion, class, color, and creed. Keeping with SRK›s green initiatives and environmental awareness program, the guests were presented with planters.
The chief guest, Rajat Sharma, Chairman, and Editor-in-Chief of India TV highlighted the 3 characteristics that we must learn from Govind Dholakia, fondly called Govind Kaka. He stated that Kaka›s life can be understandably divided into 3 parts: health, relationships, and time, and has a lot to learn from.
The release followed a lively conversation between Lipika Bhushan, Founder of MarketMyBook, who began with the hymns from the Shreemad Bhagwat Gita, initiating a conversation around Govind Dholakia›s most inspiring moments from his life story, experiences, and principles that play a vital role in leading to success. Bhushan further added that the book speaks to us at several levels, such as that of leadership, society, community, family, and as individuals for all to emulate.
Towards the end of his interactive talk with an applauding audience, Govind Dholakia shared his motto of success in life ‘Always remind yourself that I am nothing, but I can do anything.’ Diamonds are Forever, So are Morals is an insightful journey into the world of diamonds and how moral ethics in business have led him to build and lead a multi-billion empire.