“It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change,” Commodore (Retd.) P.R. Hari quotes Charles Darwin as he encapsulates the

philosophy of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE).

The Kolkata-based defence shipyard, which traces its genesis back to 1884, has embodied this evolutionary principle in its transformation from a conventional warship builder for the Indian

Navy into what its chairman and MD describes as “a modern, competitive player” with global aspirations. “GRSE’s transformation from a conventional defence PSU (DPSU) warship builder to an