Think Tank

Books V2The old man & his GodThis one from Sudha Murthy is just another book from her. And she is a genius – for her nobleness and honesty packaged in her simplicity. It tells stories of the common Indians – painting all their beautiful and ugly faces. All are real life stories. Like the man [...]

Books V2Self helpThe Coward’s guide to conflict This book has a very interesting topic. It claims to have “empowering solutions for those who would rather run than fight and win”. And it starts with a quote from Ken Blanchard, “If you are a coward like me when it comes to conflict, then this book would be [...]

Books V2SpiritualMessages from the masters Dr. Brian Weiss’ first book ‘Many lives many masters’ was an eye opener. I had written about it once. Dr. Brian, through his scientific finds came to know and prove that we all are souls who take re-births. This book is also in the series and goes one step further. I [...]

Books V2Business / Management Key Business Concepts – a concise guide When I had started the category Terms and Fundas , I had in mind explaining the terms which are more frequently used in business management and which non-professionals find difficult to understand. This book intended to do exactly that. It says, “Key Business Concepts provides a [...]

Books V2Business / Leadership Men of Steel Vir Sanghvi is one of the most famous contemporary journalists in India. When HT’s Mumbai edition was launched in 2005, Vir carried out a leadership series of articles covering India’s great business leaders talking about their personal life. This book covers eleven such Men of Steel, namely, Ratan Tata, Nandan [...]

Books V2Business / Women’s Studies America’s Competitive Secret: Women Managers  The bottom-line of this book, which the author has rightly put up as the first chapter is: women are the largest pool of untapped talent in the US, and if the US companies have to remain competitive, they have to utilize this resource more and more [...]

 Books V2Social StudiesEverybody loves a good drought Written by P. Sainath, a freelance journalist, this book tells the real life stories of India’s poor. He made tours of India’s poorest districts during his fellowship from Times of India during 1993-95 and this book is a result of his research.  In the author’s opinion, poverty in India [...]