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2 States The Story of My Marriage by Chetan Bhagat
After reading Five Point Someone, I had decided never to read Chetan Bhagat again. I mean there was hardly anything to read, but his...
The Penguin Book of Indian Journeys by Dom Moraes
Recently I gave a talk on All India Radio on travel writing. While I was writing the script for my talk, I realized there...
Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
Heath brothers have tried to explore what makes few ideas stick. And present an acronym like a formula for making your ideas stick. After...
Don’t Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight by Rujuta Diwekar
Don’t Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight - The title of the book is good enough to attract a second look by most urban people....
The Peter Pyramid by Dr Laurence J. Peter
The subtext of the book The Peter Pyramid says WHY WE ARE VICTIMS OF LARGE-SCALE INCOMPETENCE? There is a prequel to this book called...
A Daughter’s a Daughter by Mary Westmacott Agatha Christie
A Daughter’s a Daughter is a book that I should have read some 20 years back. And I am sure my reaction would have...
The Elephanta Suite by Paul Theroux
I have always read about Paul Theroux as a travel writer in newspapers and magazines. And had always wanted to read him. The Elephanta...
The Story of My Assassins by Tarun Tejpal
I was really impressed by the ‘Alchemy of Desire’ by Tarun, which I read a few months back. The number of elements and the...
Calcutta – Repossessing the City by Leena Kejriwal
Cliché is that a picture is worth a thousand words. But my dilemma is how do you write about a book where every page...
Innovative India Insights for the Thinking Manager by Parmit Chadha & Radhika Chadha
Innovation in organizations is a topic that everyone talks about. But most people have no clue about what it is. And how to structure...
