D. K. Taknet

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Dr. D. K. Taknet father name= Ganpat Singh Taknet
Born (1958-04-11) 11 April 1958 (age 65)
Shekhawati, Rajasthan
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Rajasthan
OccupationBusiness Historian and Writer

D. K. Taknet (born 11 April 1958) is a business historian and a writer. He has written pictorial books. Taknet is best known for books on business history and Marwaris.

Early life and education[edit]

D. K. Taknet was born in Shekhawati, Rajasthan on 11 April 1958 and was educated in Pilani, Jaipur and Paris. He secured aMPhil from Department of Business Administration, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He has been awarded scholarships and fellowships by premier institutions like the University Grants Commission, Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, New Delhi, and others. He is the author of a number of books which have been widely reviewed, excerpted and serialised in daily newspapers. In addition, he writes extensively for the national and international print media.

Career[edit]

Taknet started his career as a Research Scholar of University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, and later taught as Senior Associate Professor in Department of Business Administration, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He is the author of Industrial Entrepreneurship of Shekhawati Marwaris, Marwari Samaj, Marwari Samaj Aur Braj Mohan Birla, BM Birla A Great Visionary, The Heritage of the Indian Tea,[1] Jaipur : Gem of India[2]', The Marwari Heritage[3], The Colours of Rajasthan and An Illustrated History of Indian Business. These books written both in Hindi and English language, have been widely reviewed, excerpted and serialised in daily newspapers and several editions were published. He has a rich experience of thirty years, both in research and teaching. Due to the empirical richness and immense credibility of his research findings, several government and private organisations of the country have invited him to conduct studies and gain from its tremendous expertise in research methods and impeccable fact-finding.

He has made business documentaries on many industrialists and Indian business houses and recorded more than a thousand interviews with eminent corporates and top executives of the country and abroad.[4] In addition, he wrote extensively for the national and international print media. Being a business historian, Dr. Taknet enjoys good rapport with Indian corporates. He has served in an honorary capacity at several senior managerial positions and also assisted the Government of Rajasthan in organising conferences on non-resident Indians and Rajasthanis. His efforts have been appreciated by the Government authorities in organising International Rajasthani Conclave 2000 in India. An avid traveller, he has participated in international seminars and conferences and is associated with several distinguished professional and social organisations.

Published work[edit]

  • Editions 1986, 1987, 2000, 2010 : Industrial Entrepreneurship of Shekhawati Marwaris
  • Editions 1989, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 : Marwari Samaj (Hindi); ISBN 81-85350-00-0
  • Editions 1996, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013 : BM Birla-A Great Visionary; ISBN 81-7223-225-X
  • Editions 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2012 : Marwari Samaj Aur Braj Mohan Birla (Hindi); ISBN 81-85878-00-5
  • Editions 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012 : The Heritage of Indian Tea; ISBN 81-85878-01-3
  • Edition 2013 : Jaipur-Gem of India; ISBN 81-85878-01-3
  • Edition 2015 : The Marwari Heritage; ISBN 81-9297671-8
  • Edition 2016 : Oil-Lighting Up Our Lives; ISBN 978-93-5267-542-5

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "corporate-historian Dr. DK Taknet on his book the Heritage of Indian Tea". 2 September 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2002.
  2. ↑ Taknet, DK (2013). Jaipur : Gem of India. Jaipur: IIME, Jaipur. p. 440. ISBN 978-81-85878-01-0.
  3. ↑ Taknet, DK (2015). The Marwari Heritage. Jaipur: IIME, Jaipur. p. 511. ISBN 978-81-9297671-6.
  4. ↑ Interview of Mr. GP Birla by Dr. D.K. Taknet at YouTube

Sources[edit]

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