More than the eye can see : memoirs of Gopinath Pillai /
"More Than The Eye Can See is the memoir of Gopinath Pillai, a Singaporean businessman and diplomat of Indian-origin who served as Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Iran (1989-2008) as well as High Commissioner to Pakistan (1994-2001) before becoming Ambassador-at-Large. Alongside hel...
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New Jersey :
World Scientific,
[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: Early Life
- Birth in Singapore and Childhood in India
- The Communist Movement in Kerala
- A Strange New Home
- School Days (Or, Learning the Language of a New Country)
- University Life
- A Young Lady
- Journalism and Teaching
- Happy Thailand (Sawadikrab)
- A 'Homecoming' to Malaysia
- An Unexpected Return
- Part II: Professional Career
- Raya Mills
- The Internationalisation of My Outlook
- Transitioning to a High-value Economy
- United Industrial Corporation
- My Engagement with Taiwan
- Intraco
- Forum for the Unheard of and Unexpected
- Inno-Pacific
- American Franchises and the High Court
- Breaking Into India
- A New Era for Entrepreneurs
- Observations and Lessons from Entrepreneurship
- Part III: Public Service and Extracurricular Activities
- Non-Resident Ambassador to Iran (1989-2008)
- Friends from Far Places
- Ministerial Visits to Iran
- Non-Resident High Commissioner to Pakistan (1994-2001)
- Paying it Forward
- A Guild House and Supermarket
- Tradition and the Hindu Endowments Board
- Community Contributions and the Indian Heritage Centre
- ISAS and the South Asian Diaspora in Singapore
- Part IV: Conclusion
- A "Medical Diary"
- Parting Observations.