▁played ▁hockey , ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁row ing . ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁he ▁joined ▁Mess rs . ▁Martin ▁& ▁Company , ▁where ▁he ▁edited ▁the ▁month ly ▁magazine ▁IN DI A ▁and , ▁briefly , ▁the ▁H indust an ▁Review . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁K C ▁was ▁appointed ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁P urch asing ▁Mission ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Co al ▁Field s ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁also ▁of ▁the ▁Autom obile ▁and ▁T ractor ▁panel . ▁His ▁contribution ▁to ▁developing ▁strateg ic ▁coal ▁policies ▁and ▁applying ▁the ▁latest ▁methods ▁of ▁coal ▁min ing ▁in ▁India ▁helped ▁shape ▁the ▁industry , ▁and ▁his ▁Co al ▁Commission ▁Report ▁became ▁a ▁sem inal ▁document ▁in ▁the ▁industry . ▁During ▁these ▁years , ▁he ▁also ▁wrote ▁Sir ▁Raj end ran ath ▁M ook er je e ’ s ▁definit ive ▁bi ography . ▁ ▁Mah ind ra ▁& ▁Mah ind ra ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁K C ▁moved ▁to ▁Bomb ay ▁to ▁found ▁Mah ind ra ▁& ▁Moh ammed . ▁Under ▁his ▁ 1 3 - year ▁ste ward ship ▁as ▁Chair man , ▁Mah ind ra ▁& ▁Mah ind ra ▁established ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁Indian ▁industrial ▁house ▁in ▁several ▁se ctors . ▁A ▁gl itter ing ▁career ▁also ▁saw ▁K C ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Director