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6th book of 2020: Bhujia Barons, by Pavitra Kumar
The Haldiram story is as messed up as your hands get after eating Chhole Bhature, as entangled as the wires on electric poles of Chandni...
Jan 24, 20211 min read


7th book of 2020: How I almost blew it, by Siddharth Rao
Like most aspiring entrepreneurs in India, I've grown up reading about legends from the west. Bill & Paul, Jeff Bezos, Sam Walton, Ray...
Jan 24, 20212 min read


8th book of 2020: Havells, The untold story of Qimat Rai Gupta
Not enough is said about Indian brands and how they came about. After Independence, India governed a Command Economy with a Quota system...
Jan 24, 20212 min read


9th book of 2020: The Inheritors by Sonu Bhasin
I'll say this till my throat gets hoarse! We must look up to the local stories of success (and failure) more than the ones coming from...
Jan 20, 20211 min read


10th book of 2020: Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday
This book made me very, very angry. If I wrote my review like the writer penned his book, I'd basically repeat the above line so many...
Jan 20, 20211 min read


11th book of 2020: A Man's Search for Meaning by Viktore Frankl
Victor Frankl was a Jewish neurologist and psychologist who survived the Aushwitz concentration camp. After his liberation, he outlined...
Jan 20, 20212 min read


12th book of 2020: The One Thing by Gary Keller
I picked up this book due to some unexplainable reasons and soon realized that it was a 'self help' piece for very young people. Instead...
Jan 20, 20212 min read


13th book of 2020: What shall we do with all this money by Jayesh Parekh
Money is a fascinating concept. 99% of people spend their lives chasing it while the ones in the 1% try to figure out what to do next. In...
Jan 20, 20211 min read


14th book of 2020: Flash Boys by Michael Lewis
What is great journalism? 1. Showing the world a new way of looking at an old truth 2. Unravelling a new truth by searching for it like a...
Jan 20, 20211 min read


15th book of 2020: Hey Whipple, Squeeze This by Luke Sullivan
Mission oriented consumer brands (like SpotHealth) are built upon really distinct and strong messaging. There are many other things, of...
Jan 18, 20211 min read


16th book of 2020: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
I'm not into self help literature, but some books are bought (and read) because of the personality behind them, which is what happened...
Jan 18, 20211 min read


1st book of 2021: How to fail at almost anything and still win big, by Scott Adams
Scott Adams is a terrific guy! He's the creator of Dilbert which is perhaps the most successful comic strip of all time. Before turning...
Jan 9, 20211 min read


18th book of 2020: Traveling Music - The Soundtrack to my life and times, by Neil Peart
Musicians (especially Rockstars) are usually not great role models for kids. They're known to indulge in more than their share of...
Jan 9, 20211 min read


17th book of 2020: Atomic Habits by James Clear
I don't like self help books, but my life tells me I need them. And so... Atomic Habits is based on a simple concept - small things,...
Jan 9, 20211 min read
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