The Original Muffler Man

By Shubhra Krishan

In 1941, fresh off the train from Kasur, a poverty-stricken village now in Pakistan, Kasturi Lal Jain began manufacturing and selling mufflers to beat the winter chill in Ludhiana. Today, he commands a clothing company with multiple labels and a footprint across three continents. This book traces his heart-warming journey through eight eventful decades, offering lessons in building an enterprise from scratch, facing adversity, and living simply in the midst of abundance.

Woven together with fond recollections and affectionate tributes from family, friends and co-workers, The Original Muffler Man reminds you of the things that really matter-gumption, grace and giving.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Feb 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9789354892295

Shubhra Krishan

Seasoned television and print journalist Shubhra Krishan has authored five acclaimed books on food and well-being. When not writing in her terrace studio in New Delhi, she is usually out somewhere in the world, meeting people and collecting stories for her magazine, Travel Secrets.

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