Look and Listen

Biography

Jignesh Shah is the founder, Chariman, and CEO of the Financial Technologies Group which is a global leader in creating and operating tech-centric financial exchanges for stocks, commodities, currencies, bonds and other asset classes. He is often called the ‘Innovator of modern financial markets’ for his role in creating a successful public private partnership (PPP) model to build world-class financial institutions in emerging economies. His vision is to bring ‘Wall Street to the man on the street’ and drive inclusive and equitable growth through technology. He launched Multi Commodity Exchange of India in 2003 to create ‘Markets for Masses’. He is a recipient of the ‘Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ award for business transformation. CLSA has inducted him in their Hall of Fame and recognized him as one of the ‘Top 20 Indians’ who could change the face of world business. He was also honored with the ‘US-India Businessman’ award (2006) and chosen by th World Economic Forum, Geneva, as the ‘Young Global Leader.’ Jignesh Shah is deeply passionate about the role of markets in corporate social responsibility activities and has launched initiatives such as ‘Gramin Suvidha Kendra’ in association with India Post, and ‘Pragati’ with Rotary International to empower underprivileged communities with education and training.

Inspiration

The study takes into account ancient Indian literature, archaeological evidence, and inscriptions that record commodity trade and price regulation for the entire period of Indian history, particularly from the 6th century BCE onwards. This book also refers to numerous secondary sources on trade practices in ancient and early medieval India, and utilizes cartographic tools for plotting the spread of commodities and their trade in various parts of ancient and medieval India.