Gaja Capital Prize

for book on Flipkart

Mumbai: A definitive account of one of India's biggest start-ups Flipkart by journalist Mihir Dalal won the Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2020. The winner, who receives a prize of `15 lakh, was selected from a shortlist of six books, showcasing the vibrant Indian business ecosystem. "Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story" was published by Pan Macmillan India. Established by the Gaja Capital equity firm in 2019, the Gaja Business Book Prize is one of the leading initiatives connecting the worlds of business and writing. The jury said the Flipkart story "reminds us that Indian entrepreneurs will forge their own independent paths of innovation serving a diverse and very demanding Indian consumer". The other shortlisted books were: Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban; HDFC Bank by Tamal Bandyopadhyay; Saying No to Jugaad: The Making of Bigbasket by T.N. Hari and M.S. Subramanian; The Making of Hero by Sunil

Munjal; and The Moonshot Game by Rahul Chandra. Announcing the winner virtually, Gopal Jain, co-founder and managing partner of Gaja Capital, said, "The Indian growth phenomenon is one of the great stories of the 21st century. It needs to be told.” —