Honest John - A Life of John Matthai
By Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy
John Matthai was independent India’s first Railways and Transport Minister and later its second Finance Minister, resigning over differences with Nehru on the Planning Commission. A close associate of J.R.D. Tata, he held key roles in the Tatas and chaired the Taxation Enquiry Commission (1953), shaping future tax policy. Matthai was also the first chairman of the State Bank of India and founding president of the National Council of Applied Economic Research. His biography revives the memory of a pivotal yet forgotten figure in India’s post-independence nation-building.
By Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy
John Matthai was independent India’s first Railways and Transport Minister and later its second Finance Minister, resigning over differences with Nehru on the Planning Commission. A close associate of J.R.D. Tata, he held key roles in the Tatas and chaired the Taxation Enquiry Commission (1953), shaping future tax policy. Matthai was also the first chairman of the State Bank of India and founding president of the National Council of Applied Economic Research. His biography revives the memory of a pivotal yet forgotten figure in India’s post-independence nation-building.
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