Posts from the business category.
There are books that teach. Books that preach. And then there are books that awaken. Dr. Smruti Ranjan Nayak’s Battlefield to Boardroom belongs to that rare third category — the kind that doesn’t merely speak to your intellect but reaches deep into your conscience and whispers, “Lead, but with purpose.”I remember pausing midway through the first chapter — somewhere between Krishna’s calm counsel o...
There’s something profoundly beautiful about inherited wisdom — the kind that isn’t written in textbooks but whispered over steaming cups of chai in courtyards fragrant with history. The Marwari Mindset: 10 Proverbs. 10 Stories. 100 Years of Business Wisdom by Chetan Murarka feels like sitting beside an elder who doesn’t just tell you how to do business, but how to live with dignity, discipline, a...
Some books don’t just tell stories — they rebuild faith. India Inc’s Greatest Turnarounds by Dev and Pragya Chatterjee is one such book. It doesn’t arrive with the swagger of a bestseller or the flash of a management manual. It walks in quietly, like a leader who has weathered a storm, sits across your table, and says — “Let me tell you what survival really means.”The Chatterjees, both seasoned ch...
There are some books you don’t just read — you inhabit them. They unfold like an old photograph album, where every page carries a scent, a story, a heartbeat. I Came Upon a Lighthouse by Shantanu Naidu, with illustrations by Sanjana Desai, is one such book. It’s not a biography, not exactly a memoir, but a feeling — warm, humane, and quietly luminous — much like the man at its center: Ratan Tata.I...
There are books that talk about business — graphs, goals, growth curves — and then there are books that breathe. Gateway to Africa by Prateek Suri does the latter. It doesn’t read like a management lecture; it feels like a long evening conversation with a friend who’s seen failure up close, tasted dust and triumph, and still believes that tomorrow is worth fighting for.When I first picked it up, I...
The first time I cracked open The Carpenter by Jon Gordon, I didn’t expect to be sitting with my coffee and suddenly wondering about the scaffolding of my own life. Not the walls and roofs we so carefully patch and polish for the world to see, but the beams underneath — the ones made of habits, fears, and, sometimes, love. It’s a slim book, deceptively slim, that pretends to be a simple fable but ...
I remember the first time I truly felt the weight of silence — the kind that presses against your chest, makes every whisper feel like a shout, and every shadow a potential conspirator. That’s exactly the feeling Prakash Narayan Shukla conjures in Shadow Strike. From the very first page, I was swept into a world where the most dangerous battles are not fought with guns or bombs, but with subtle gl...
A beautiful and ultimately sad story of a chef who lived in the highest realms of grand cooking. One of two books that I have read on the topic - the other being Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain. And he took his own life too. I have on occasion entertained this fantasy of having my own restaurant and cooking for a living. Of planning out my dining room, what the menu might look like and th...
The Indian Government’s Real Money Gaming Ban:India’s online gaming industry was jolted this August when the government enacted the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, imposing a blanket ban on all real-money online games—regardless of whether the outcome is based on skill or chance. The Bill radically redefines the landscape for gaming and fantasy sports platforms, triggering a ...
I just closed Insightful Inc. by Manish Makhijani and, honestly, it felt like stepping into the mind of a master observer. Have you ever watched a seemingly ordinary scene — a mother choosing a cereal at the store, a commuter navigating traffic — and suddenly realized there’s a whole universe of decisions, emotions, and habits hidden there? That’s the kind of lens Makhijani invites you to wear. Dr...
