About the Book: Udaan: Air Deccan Ka Safar
This is the journey of a boy born in a remote village, who went from riding a
bullock cart to owning an airline, a journey of an entrepreneur who built Indias
first and largest low-cost airline. Filled with rich anecdotes of everyday
struggles and joys, this is the awe-inspiring story of Captain G.R. Gopinath.
This autobiography narrates in gritty detail Captain Gopinaths incredible
journey: quitting the Indian Army in the late 1970s with a princely gratuity of
Rs 6500, going back to his farm land inundated by the river, converting a piece
of barren land to set