THE phenomenally successful businessman, philanthropist and life peer Lord Swraj Paul is intensely engaged in literary pursuits as well. Being a staunch believer in printed word, he makes it a point to read more than one newspaper every morning and keeps abreast with world developments through leading periodicals. While several books and articles have been written on his rich and successful life, Lord Paul himself has also penned a few books. Prominent among these are a coffee-table book on the politician he admires most, Indira Gandhi, and a memoir of himself.
I’m proud of what I have done in life
The following are excerpts from the Preface that Lord Swraj Paul wrote to his memoir ‘Beyond Boundaries’, in December 1997:
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES are not usually written in a spirit of modesty. Few achievers, especially those whose accomplishment have been material, are given to humility. I am proud of what I have done in life. Yet, I also know that there are many areas in which I am a beginner- roads I am just exploring.
Such new journeys do not start only from their commencement. That is why I am looking back as I look forward. In telling a story that I hope may prove instructive for others, I want to see what it has to teach me. This curiosity has overcome a long reluctance to record the events, motivations and reflections of a lifetime. But, then, this is also a fresh adventure . . .
