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An intimate portrayal of the larger-than-life Rajan PiHai, by his younger brother Rajmohan Pillai. Rajan Filial was a man who dared to take risks, a man pulled down not for his beliefs but by those he believed in, a man whose vision was defeated by those who surrounded him. Born the eldest son of a Kerala Cashew King, Rajan Filial became King himself, owning cashew plantations the size of small countries. He later became the Chairman of Britannia Industries and lived life— king size. He had a life style made up of dream stuff that can only be matched by his dauntless ambition with a palatial bungalow in Singapore, a marquee at Wimbledon in season, chartered jets and friends in high places and above all a generosity that threatened to make the whole world indebted to him. Ironically, for a man who always had the best addresses wherever he lived, his last one turned out to be Gate No. 4 Tihar Jail, New Delhi. In this book Rajan Pillars younger brother ) Rajmohan along with K Govindan Kutty, recounts the roller-coaster ride of the life and career of his brother. The book also deals with the shadow world of dons and godmen, heartless politicians and the so-called friends who can turn to bitter foes.. This book is as much a study of the frightening underbelly of the Indian business world as it is an indictment of officialdom that can casually and carelessly determine whether we live or die.