The document discusses the history and business activities of Essar Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate founded in 1969. It details how brothers Shashi and Ravi Ruia transformed their family's small shipping business into a diversified group with interests in energy, steel, communications, and construction. The group made billions through an IPO of its energy business and expanded its steel operations internationally through acquisitions in North America and Canada. Business runs in the veins of the Ruia family, who are members of the Marwari community known for business acumen.