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padhmapriyaa's review
1.0
Very disappointed. I loved Sudha's How I taught my grandma book. But this book is leg puller. As usual her language is simple and good.
This book contains Sudha's life experiences. I felt her views to be partial in most of her stories and pictured herself to be the good person. Few instance and stories brought the idea of throwing the book away.
The pages were all filled mostly with her philanthropic adventures and her lessons learnt. I was like very upset from some of her learnings. If you ask me if I will recommend this book to anyone, sorry I wont. Her other book was simple at the same time was out of boasting.
This book is full of boasting, partial learning and few wrong ideas.
I gave one star for the language which needs appreciation.
This book contains Sudha's life experiences. I felt her views to be partial in most of her stories and pictured herself to be the good person. Few instance and stories brought the idea of throwing the book away.
The pages were all filled mostly with her philanthropic adventures and her lessons learnt. I was like very upset from some of her learnings. If you ask me if I will recommend this book to anyone, sorry I wont. Her other book was simple at the same time was out of boasting.
This book is full of boasting, partial learning and few wrong ideas.
I gave one star for the language which needs appreciation.
nytika's review
3.0
Her stories reminded me an awful lot of stories from Tinkle. The narrative style, the crux and the general feeling of not reading something great or profound but something wholesome.
_askthebookbug's review
4.0
| Book Review | The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk.
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"Whenever you want to give something to somebody, give the best in you, never the second best. That is what I have learned from life. God is not there in the temple, mosque or church. He is with the people. If you serve them with whatever you have, you have served God." - Sudha Murty.
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When I spot Sudha Murty's book on a shelf, I buy it without even reading the blurb. My faith in her stories is something that makes me go back to her books time and again. What's even better is the fact that her books can be enjoyed by people of all age groups. It's simple, straight to the point and so full of morals. Though this book contained few stories from her other book (Here, there and everywhere), I did not mind reading them again. But tucked in between these familiar stories were new ones that made a significant impact on me. Those who know Sudha Murty, will already know how grounded she is as a person and her books share the same personality. She always stresses on honesty and kindness. To be a bit more human.
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In this book, Sudha Murty talks about people who serve others without expecting anything in return. My personal favourite was Ganga Ghat where a poor old lady opens a bathing facility in her village without asking for help from others. She fetches water from a far away well and keeps it warm for homeless people who start coming in from all the neighbouring villages. In another story she talks about how an old man grows vegetables in his tiny scrap of land to distribute it amongst the needy ones who cannot afford to buy it from the shops. Contrary to these stories, she also narrates few of her personal experiences where people cheated her after taking donation from her foundation, or about the ones who shed their modesty once they taste money. Having supported bright students all her life, she still feels taken aback when few of them fail to be humble. Mrs Murty's books are always a portrayal of human emotions and this is why readers find it so relatable.
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I finished this in a single sitting like how I did with all of her other books. When she speaks in such simple terms, it's hard not to breeze through it. I often think about how wonderful the world will turn out to be if everyone thinks of others as she does. Not only her stories are enjoyable but they leave a lasting impression on those who take her books seriously. We are all human but what makes us better is an ounce of empathy and helpfulness towards others. If I could, I would gift her books to all the children so that they can grow up to be responsible and warm hearted.
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Rating - 4.2/5
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"Whenever you want to give something to somebody, give the best in you, never the second best. That is what I have learned from life. God is not there in the temple, mosque or church. He is with the people. If you serve them with whatever you have, you have served God." - Sudha Murty.
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When I spot Sudha Murty's book on a shelf, I buy it without even reading the blurb. My faith in her stories is something that makes me go back to her books time and again. What's even better is the fact that her books can be enjoyed by people of all age groups. It's simple, straight to the point and so full of morals. Though this book contained few stories from her other book (Here, there and everywhere), I did not mind reading them again. But tucked in between these familiar stories were new ones that made a significant impact on me. Those who know Sudha Murty, will already know how grounded she is as a person and her books share the same personality. She always stresses on honesty and kindness. To be a bit more human.
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In this book, Sudha Murty talks about people who serve others without expecting anything in return. My personal favourite was Ganga Ghat where a poor old lady opens a bathing facility in her village without asking for help from others. She fetches water from a far away well and keeps it warm for homeless people who start coming in from all the neighbouring villages. In another story she talks about how an old man grows vegetables in his tiny scrap of land to distribute it amongst the needy ones who cannot afford to buy it from the shops. Contrary to these stories, she also narrates few of her personal experiences where people cheated her after taking donation from her foundation, or about the ones who shed their modesty once they taste money. Having supported bright students all her life, she still feels taken aback when few of them fail to be humble. Mrs Murty's books are always a portrayal of human emotions and this is why readers find it so relatable.
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I finished this in a single sitting like how I did with all of her other books. When she speaks in such simple terms, it's hard not to breeze through it. I often think about how wonderful the world will turn out to be if everyone thinks of others as she does. Not only her stories are enjoyable but they leave a lasting impression on those who take her books seriously. We are all human but what makes us better is an ounce of empathy and helpfulness towards others. If I could, I would gift her books to all the children so that they can grow up to be responsible and warm hearted.
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Rating - 4.2/5
madhumithapradeep's review
4.0
I really liked the stories! The stories are amusing and interesting. I read it in a day! I'm looking forward to read more of her works!
theredheded_bibliomaniac's review
4.0
▶ Sudha Murthy was the only women in her village to consider doing Engineering in that time period, not just that she came first in her college out of 150 students. She was teased by her classmates but she was not distracted as she had bigger goals in her mind.
▶ She also has Masters in Electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Science (again only girl in her batch).
▶ She spoke up for gender bias issue when she saw Telco's advertisement which said " Lady candidate need not apply". She wrote Letter to JRD Tata and to her great surprise she received invitation for interview.
▶ Again she was the First woman to work on a shop floor.
All her conversations with JRD Tata were really great.
▶ From him she learnt that "when we are successful we must give back to society".
And now she is the Chairman of Infosys Foundation.
Through her foundation she has done many philantrophic work and has huge experience with people.
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Genre: Real life Short stories
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All the stories in this book is based on real life and are good for light reading. It shows her experience with the people on one to one basis.
This book includes stories about :
▪ How she helped a girl who was without ticket in train
▪ A story of a Muslim guy who had hindu sister and mother
▪ Story of a women on Ganga Ghat who had nothing yet she was rich
▪ Why she stopped drinking milk
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And many more interesting stories.
These are really great and I loved reading them.
I started reading her books as light read after reading one really long book (1300 pages).
Her stories really touch my heart.
This is one of my fav books by her.
You can complete this one in 3-4 hrs max. .
▶ She also has Masters in Electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Science (again only girl in her batch).
▶ She spoke up for gender bias issue when she saw Telco's advertisement which said " Lady candidate need not apply". She wrote Letter to JRD Tata and to her great surprise she received invitation for interview.
▶ Again she was the First woman to work on a shop floor.
All her conversations with JRD Tata were really great.
▶ From him she learnt that "when we are successful we must give back to society".
And now she is the Chairman of Infosys Foundation.
Through her foundation she has done many philantrophic work and has huge experience with people.
.
.
Genre: Real life Short stories
.
All the stories in this book is based on real life and are good for light reading. It shows her experience with the people on one to one basis.
This book includes stories about :
▪ How she helped a girl who was without ticket in train
▪ A story of a Muslim guy who had hindu sister and mother
▪ Story of a women on Ganga Ghat who had nothing yet she was rich
▪ Why she stopped drinking milk
.
.
And many more interesting stories.
These are really great and I loved reading them.
I started reading her books as light read after reading one really long book (1300 pages).
Her stories really touch my heart.
This is one of my fav books by her.
You can complete this one in 3-4 hrs max. .
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