`Do not be afraid of making\n mistakes, but never repeat them.'With these words of paternal advice, Habil\n Khorakiwala set forth to create one of India’s most respected, research-based\n pharmaceutical companies—Wockhardt Limited. In Odyssey of Courage, Khorakiwala\n narrates a saga of Indian enterprise, talent and creativity.Hailing from\n Palanpur, Gujarat, the Khorakiwalas arrived in Bombay in 1896 to build one of\n the city’s iconic retail chain stores—Akbarallys. Opting to strike out on his\n own, Khorakiwala entered the pharmaceutical business in 1967. Despite fierce\n competition at home and abroad, Wockhardt has emerged as a global firm with\n subsidiaries in the US and Europe. The pharma giant is now ready to launch an\n antibiotics ‘super drug’ that will mark a new stage in the evolution of the\n Indian pharmaceutical industry.Odyssey of Courage is more than just the story\n of Wockhardt. It offers invaluable insights into the making of a\n knowledge-based Indian multinational. Policymakers, business executives, students\n of management and public policy will relate to Khorakiwala’s experiences in\n ‘learning by doing’, taking risks and handling crises and in managing\n change—within the industry, within India’s policy environment and within the\n world of global pharma.