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Title - When Change Happens…A Story of Organisational Transformation Author - Lalit Jagtiani Genre - Management / Self Help ISBN - 978-1-945926-23-5 Many of us have read books on principles and techniques of management. I am not an exception. When I received the book, " When Change Happens… ” my intuition said that this would be a different one altogether. I was right. What is special about this book? The book is on change management and some techniques around it, which the author (details about the author are shared at the end of this post) has focused on.  What makes the book special is the author’s unique telling of an otherwise heavy and seemingly rigid subject, making the content more appealing, almost to the point of it being inspiring. Yes. You read it right. The book is a short novel in which the protagonist, Matt, takes the readers through his journey of organizational transformation, which he is assigned to deliver. I could connect with ...

Title - Compensate The Past Author - Mohammad Israf Genre - Fiction Publisher - Good Times Books Pvt Ltd ISBN - 978-93-840436-2-9 The novel is a simple story which has a simple message "Aim for the stars" which is what the protagonist Rajat does. He falls in love with Taniya who also accepts his proposal. He had a good friend Abhi who stood thick and thin in what ever he did. Rajat had a troubled childhood. His mother raised him and his siblings single handedly when his father passes away. Rajat joins a premier institute and at the time of completion, gets a plum job which he rejects. Why did he do that? Rajat also faces rejection from Taniya all of a sudden. Why? Rajat does few things to compensate the past. What was it and what did he compensate? Did he win back his love? Read this story to find out more. I liked the concept though it was bit old. My ratings are only for the story and I felt a better editing would have made the story a more...

TATA Motors which actively promotes its products via online and offline is back. This time, they are organising events across India in prominent malls in various cities. All you need to do is to visit the mall during the scheduled dates, click a selfie with TATA Tigor and share it on your social media pages tagging TATA Motors and using the hashtag  #TigorStyleback   What you need to do is mentioned in the below pic: Whats up for grabs? You can win some styling vouchers from ZARA. For #Chennai, the event is scheduled on 3rd and 4th June in Express Avenue, Royapettah. For terms and conditions and for other venues, visit this link to understand more ->  bit.ly/TigorSelfieTnC The event has already kick started in few cities which saw active participation. Are you all set to visit the EA Mall and get lucky?

8  year Yash  Chaudhri  was one of the persons waiting for an extension to his unstable foot; before crowdfunding helped  Ratna Nidhi Trust fit him with prosthetic limbs. Yash’s parents are just one, among many worried parents; whose children are born with a disability; and cannot afford to treat them. Rajiv Mehta, Trustee Ratna Nidhi, who helped the family says, “ Yash was very confident about his abilities. He got engrossed in books, thought he was just like anybody else& did not want anybody to pity him for his condition. That's how all people with disabilities are. They need our understanding and support, not our pity. Conservative estimates of the World Bank and World Health Organization suggests that there are about 70-100 million individuals with a disability in India. How do we mainstream them?” Rajiv Mehta’s Ratna Nidhi has received a grant from Google.org to develop 3D scanning software to scan residual limbs and print pro...

Title - Butterflies,Parathas&The Bhagavad Gita Author - Dr S Hariharan Genre - Self Help Publisher - Amaryllis ISBN - 978-93-81506-93-6 Many of us would have read Bhagavad Gita. I have read 2-3 different versions including the famous Bhagavad Gita - As is by Shri. Srila Prabhupada of Iskcon. I have always cherished the knowledge that the book imparts on any of its readers which has universal approach and appeal making it to be considered beyond any religion, culture and customs. When I got this book, little did I knew that I would be going through a different discourse altogether. The book is not just another version of Bhagavad Gita. By incorporating couple of protagonists namely Venkat aka Venky and Santhosh aka Sandy, the book talks in great detail about some of the important verses mentioned in the Gita. These guys who were into medicine viz Dermatology and Psychiatry respectively gets entrusted with a job of translating the Gita by their beloved m...

Title - A Leap Within Author - Ameya Agrawal Genre - Self Help Publishers - Kalpaz Publications ISBN - 978-93-5128-121-4 I was surprised when I read the book. This was or the fact that the author is just 21 but when he started writing this book, he was just 19. I could see a great amount of maturity in Ameya Agrawal who has meticulously presented the facts with some brilliant short stories, examples and anecdotes. Many of you would have red the short stories and examples cited in this book in some place or the other but what I liked the most about the book is the usage of such stories. It was used at the right place making it blend with the information, that author wanted to put forth. The book can be classified under self help coupled with management as it talks in great detail about the management aspect as well. It gently touches upon worldly behaviour and with few poems here and there, it would be a breeze for the literature lovers too. Though this should not ...

Title - Quarter Life Crisis Author - Anshuk Attri Genre - Fiction Publisher - pblishing ISBN - 978-81-93324-82-0 The book has a story which would serve as a learning factor for many of the youngsters who commit a mistake during their teens and repent later. The story touches upon the raw factor of being in relationship at a young age and getting pregnant on top of that. While this may be a common scenario in western countries, we in India are still not moved towards that phase. The protagonist, Prachur liked and was in love with Neera. Their parents knew about this in little and did not show any negative signs towards it. Prachur had a loving parents and a sister - Innaya who always supported her younger brother. Prachur had some friends in college. Neera's friends Yukti and Yashika played some role in the story both in the beginning and also in the later half. What they did is something very relevant to the flow of the story. Prachur was shocked to fi...