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The book narrates how the East India Company, which came to India as a mere trading company in the 17th century, grew into a very powerful organization, and how it influenced the course of Indian History. Summary Of The Book The East India Company was formed by a Charter granted to it by the British Crown back in 1600 A.D. The Portuguese Navy in the Western coast of India, near Surat, was defeated by the Company in 1612 A.D. Thus, they were able to get the trading rights in India from Jahangir, the Mogul Emperor of that period. It paved the way for European colonialism in this area. The East India Company established itself firmly in India and for the next two centuries grew into a formidable entity creating new markets, building several port cities, and opening new trade channels. Slowly, the company transformed from being a trading company and turned into an administrator of India with the British Crown as a partner. Tirthankar Roy and Gurucharan Das go deeply into the operations of the East India Company through the book, The East India Company: The World's Most Powerful Corporation, gathering and presenting several facts that are known as well as unknown. The authors take readers through the period of glory of the Company, and how it expanded its business across the seas to places like China, Indonesia, North America, and Persia. Though the Company was ruined as a trading organisation by the 18th century, its influence had spread across India by then. The authors have analyzed how India's present business scenario has been influenced by the East India Company and conversely, India's impact on the Company and how India's immense wealth found its way to England. About The Authors Tirthankar Roy is a famous name in the field of Economic History. He is regarded as an expert in South Asian Economic History. Some of his popular books include Economic History of India, (1857-1947), Company of Kinsmen: Enterprise and Community in South Asian History 1700-1940, and Traditional Industry in the Economy of Colonial India. He is a Reader at the London School of Economics in Political Science. Several of his papers have been published in journals and newspapers. Gurucharan Das is a well known commentator, author, and intellectual. Some of his popular books are India Unbound, The Elephant Paradigm India Wrestles With Change, and The Difficulty of Being Good: On The Subtle Art Of Dharma. He writes for many Indian newspapers. He writes in various languages such as English, Telugu, Marathi, and Hindi. Das worked as the CEO of Proctor & Gamble India.