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There have been so many books on feminism in last couple of years. Reecha Agarwal Goyal explores this theme in this wonderful book of micro-tales She: Screw Silence.
Reviewing poetry is something that I continue to struggle with greatly. After all, it is a very emotional and personal experience. How does one sum that up in a manner that others can comprehend to the point of feeling?
She Screw Silence immediately presented itself in unique manner when compared to some of my recent encounters with poetry (I have been exploring lately). There were no outbursts of anger or sorrow that begged to be understood, heard or released. Instead there was a much simpler, and none the less powerful theme occurring within; Positivity.
Broken into small and delicate doses of inspiration, Reecha Agarwal Goyal delivers reminders of hope and empowerment through uplifting words and wisdom. Lending a voice to those who often struggle with expression and fears of being heard or misunderstood, she offers promises of better things to come and the gentle reminder that we must live in the now.
This is a beautiful collection that reads with magnificent ease and still manages to provide something profound. While my time with the book with very brief (less than two hours), my experience will be ongoing. She Screw Silence makes the first steps into that journey feel incredibly possible.
Reviewing poetry is something that I continue to struggle with greatly. After all, it is a very emotional and personal experience. How does one sum that up in a manner that others can comprehend to the point of feeling?
She Screw Silence immediately presented itself in unique manner when compared to some of my recent encounters with poetry (I have been exploring lately). There were no outbursts of anger or sorrow that begged to be understood, heard or released. Instead there was a much simpler, and none the less powerful theme occurring within; Positivity.
Broken into small and delicate doses of inspiration, Reecha Agarwal Goyal delivers reminders of hope and empowerment through uplifting words and wisdom. Lending a voice to those who often struggle with expression and fears of being heard or misunderstood, she offers promises of better things to come and the gentle reminder that we must live in the now.
This is a beautiful collection that reads with magnificent ease and still manages to provide something profound. While my time with the book with very brief (less than two hours), my experience will be ongoing. She Screw Silence makes the first steps into that journey feel incredibly possible.
I didn’t quite know what to expect from this memoir, Naked by Papa CJ. I knew very little about Papa CJ prior to reading this memoir, only having seen one of his stand-up videos on Youtube (that too from suggestions from what I was watching). After reading this book and before writing this review, I watched almost all the videos (more than 5o videos from 82) available on Papa CJ's Youtube Channel.
I’m a complete sucker for memoirs narrated by the authors themselves. This book is no exception. Papa CJ is absolutely hysterical with his self-deprecating sense of humor while still managing to be completely empowering as well as his candid talks about his life and ethnicity are totally amusing.
"You see, you can't afford to mess with us Indians. You may have ruled us for 200 years... But you didn't expect us to follow you back, did you!" - Papa CJ on The World Stands Up, 2005
You can’t help but love that honesty. It’s straightforward and sincere and only helps to make us feel a little bit better about ourselves. It is what it is, people. Move along.
While Papa CJ is widely known for being a Comedian, this book, Naked by Papa CJ, isn’t all fun and games. I would have adored this book from composed of nothing but only his side-splitting humor, I can understand why he took the opportunity to voice his opinions and include a few more insightful notes. And while he does clarify at the very beginning why he wrote this book (just for the prefix "bestseller author" before his name), there are still many lessons that can be learned from his words. He discusses in depth the amount of time and energy he spent to build his career from the ground up, to always stand up for who you are and what you believe in, and to learn to roll with the punches life throws at you with the determination that you will eventually come out of this.
The types of stories he shares though are widely varied going from hilarious recollections of his childhood to his recent stand up gigs. But on the opposite end of the spectrum, he tells us tragic stories about the broken relationship, about his regrets, own personal story of choosing stand up comedy as a career after graduating from Oxford University. While those entries aren’t funny, it’s a part of what makes Papa CJ.
He knocked it out of the park with his narration and I do so hope he writes more in the future. This book is all about Papa CJ and it glimpses most important times in his life, from childhood to adulthood. I definitely recommend Naked by Papa CJ to his fans and to those who—like me—didn’t really know who he was.
I’m a complete sucker for memoirs narrated by the authors themselves. This book is no exception. Papa CJ is absolutely hysterical with his self-deprecating sense of humor while still managing to be completely empowering as well as his candid talks about his life and ethnicity are totally amusing.
"You see, you can't afford to mess with us Indians. You may have ruled us for 200 years... But you didn't expect us to follow you back, did you!" - Papa CJ on The World Stands Up, 2005
You can’t help but love that honesty. It’s straightforward and sincere and only helps to make us feel a little bit better about ourselves. It is what it is, people. Move along.
While Papa CJ is widely known for being a Comedian, this book, Naked by Papa CJ, isn’t all fun and games. I would have adored this book from composed of nothing but only his side-splitting humor, I can understand why he took the opportunity to voice his opinions and include a few more insightful notes. And while he does clarify at the very beginning why he wrote this book (just for the prefix "bestseller author" before his name), there are still many lessons that can be learned from his words. He discusses in depth the amount of time and energy he spent to build his career from the ground up, to always stand up for who you are and what you believe in, and to learn to roll with the punches life throws at you with the determination that you will eventually come out of this.
The types of stories he shares though are widely varied going from hilarious recollections of his childhood to his recent stand up gigs. But on the opposite end of the spectrum, he tells us tragic stories about the broken relationship, about his regrets, own personal story of choosing stand up comedy as a career after graduating from Oxford University. While those entries aren’t funny, it’s a part of what makes Papa CJ.
He knocked it out of the park with his narration and I do so hope he writes more in the future. This book is all about Papa CJ and it glimpses most important times in his life, from childhood to adulthood. I definitely recommend Naked by Papa CJ to his fans and to those who—like me—didn’t really know who he was.
What I like about When the Soul Heals by Pulkit Sharma is that the reader can look up a specific illness to find out typically related emotional issues. This gives them a starting point in healing their life. Approached with an open mind & free spirit, this book if utilized can help you heal your life. This isn't a book you read through once, it's a hand & reference tool you go back to again and again,
So many of us are just suffering quietly inside, and pretending that the world is just fine and peachy. So many of us would never utter a word about our inner tumult to anyone and in fact, I am certain that author Pulkit Sharma wrote this book “When the Soul Heals” for the silently misguided souls among us much more so than the ones that are openly unhappy and miserable and in dire need of help.
The affirmations are powerful but even as such, they are very new to me so I am learning to use them one day at a time. I keep repeating them and I realize the more I use them, the more I am in need of them. Soul Heals by Pulkit Sharma is life transforming and It makes us confront our fears and anxieties. You can't just read this book in a go. It creates turmoil inside and at the same time it also pacifies your heart and let's you know the reasons for whatever you feel. I could barely read 20 pages a day. Because every single chapter made me question my own beliefs, my own values, some of which I didn't even know why and how I had inculcated in the first place.
The author knows where those critical spots of a person are, which if touched, reveal the truth about their past. He pushes you to get inside your own head and discover things about yourself that have been long buried. The book challenges your thought patterns and also pushes you towards analysing your current life and how it could be connected with your past experiences.
This book is a magnificent experience in itself. It takes you through an inner journey which brings more peace and understanding within oneself. It is a must read for everyone who is looking forward to expanding their consciousness. This book is good for someone who wants a little boost of the ego and feel better about themselves. I suppose if one does all the exercises, they would benefit better. I would recommend When the Soul Heals by Pulkit Sharma to anyone who is going through a bad time, or suffers from lack of self confidence.
So many of us are just suffering quietly inside, and pretending that the world is just fine and peachy. So many of us would never utter a word about our inner tumult to anyone and in fact, I am certain that author Pulkit Sharma wrote this book “When the Soul Heals” for the silently misguided souls among us much more so than the ones that are openly unhappy and miserable and in dire need of help.
The affirmations are powerful but even as such, they are very new to me so I am learning to use them one day at a time. I keep repeating them and I realize the more I use them, the more I am in need of them. Soul Heals by Pulkit Sharma is life transforming and It makes us confront our fears and anxieties. You can't just read this book in a go. It creates turmoil inside and at the same time it also pacifies your heart and let's you know the reasons for whatever you feel. I could barely read 20 pages a day. Because every single chapter made me question my own beliefs, my own values, some of which I didn't even know why and how I had inculcated in the first place.
The author knows where those critical spots of a person are, which if touched, reveal the truth about their past. He pushes you to get inside your own head and discover things about yourself that have been long buried. The book challenges your thought patterns and also pushes you towards analysing your current life and how it could be connected with your past experiences.
This book is a magnificent experience in itself. It takes you through an inner journey which brings more peace and understanding within oneself. It is a must read for everyone who is looking forward to expanding their consciousness. This book is good for someone who wants a little boost of the ego and feel better about themselves. I suppose if one does all the exercises, they would benefit better. I would recommend When the Soul Heals by Pulkit Sharma to anyone who is going through a bad time, or suffers from lack of self confidence.
It is rare to find a book that has the ability to make the reader look at life through a different lens, forcing us to re-examine our values, prejudices, morals and ethics. 'Dhruv: Love Story of an Alchemist' is such a book that will touch your soul and may change your life.
I was awed by the author Karan Verma's ability to weave a story filled with hope and love, while realistically addressing the not so nice, sometimes ugly, realities of living with a grief. Dhruv by Karan Verma is such a beautiful book. Not beautiful in the literal sense, but everything it symbolizes. It tackles so many themes, and this list of my personal favorites only covers a few: perception and reality, the dreams, past versus present versus future, the morality of the 21st century, etc.
My favorite part of the novel was Dhruv's pursuit of Emma and everything that stood for. Not only is their romance breath-taking and heartstrings-pulling at the literal level, but how Author Karan Verma crafted their connection in such a way to represent their persistent hope yet unattainable goal for the future blew me away. And the ending is always resonating in my head. Those humble and yet magnificent words. Karan Verma created a meaningful and beautiful work without sounding pretentious nor mechanical. A remarkable task. Above all the superficiality of the characters, their strange yet familiar vision of the world, there is a story of love, regret and lost hopes.
Dhruv by Karan Verma is a fantastic story with so many components and a ton to say about life. The characters felt so alive. The setting and the description of Banaras felt familiar. The pace and turns in the plot seemed to call you to jump inside the book. I can not stress enough how touching and beautiful this story is. I would encourage everyone to read this book.
I was awed by the author Karan Verma's ability to weave a story filled with hope and love, while realistically addressing the not so nice, sometimes ugly, realities of living with a grief. Dhruv by Karan Verma is such a beautiful book. Not beautiful in the literal sense, but everything it symbolizes. It tackles so many themes, and this list of my personal favorites only covers a few: perception and reality, the dreams, past versus present versus future, the morality of the 21st century, etc.
My favorite part of the novel was Dhruv's pursuit of Emma and everything that stood for. Not only is their romance breath-taking and heartstrings-pulling at the literal level, but how Author Karan Verma crafted their connection in such a way to represent their persistent hope yet unattainable goal for the future blew me away. And the ending is always resonating in my head. Those humble and yet magnificent words. Karan Verma created a meaningful and beautiful work without sounding pretentious nor mechanical. A remarkable task. Above all the superficiality of the characters, their strange yet familiar vision of the world, there is a story of love, regret and lost hopes.
Dhruv by Karan Verma is a fantastic story with so many components and a ton to say about life. The characters felt so alive. The setting and the description of Banaras felt familiar. The pace and turns in the plot seemed to call you to jump inside the book. I can not stress enough how touching and beautiful this story is. I would encourage everyone to read this book.
There's a reason why some stories maintain their staying power: although we may have heard them often, there is something in them that keeps us coming back again and again. Contemporary authors are always finding new ways of approaching classic themes because there's just so much to work with. No one author, or even one generation, could mine it all.
Which brings us to The Final Puzzle, an offering from author Juhi Ray, whose writing is at its best when she is exploring this territory. While there's canon lore on Akbar and his one of the nine gems Birbal, and Author Juhi has clearly done her homework, there's a lot of wiggle room there, too, for imaginative storytelling. And that is precisely what we get here.
Juhi Ray depicts Birbal as a brilliant person from ordinary circumstances who gets swept up into extraordinary things, by virtue of his friendship to Akbar. This is a neat perspective from which to explore people and personalities that have, over time, become larger than life. It works really well. As the novel begins, Akbar, Birbal, and co. are introduced smoothly. The kind of world they live in demands certain things of them. I really loved meeting each character, knowing who they would grow up to be, and what they would do (I hope there will be a sequel to this book).
The pacing is fast and measured, and the tension between major plot points builds gradually. By the time you get to the end, you have a good sense of all the players, personalities, and plot threads, without ever feeling like you were whacked over the head with loads of exposition. This is no mean feat, as there was a LOT to set up. Author Juhi Ray's choice of where to end, and the way she wrote it, is just beautiful, and will touch any reader who has the slightest inkling of Akbar and Birbal. But If you need to leave the 21st century for a while and revisit classic themes and legends, this is a very good choice, and it works on multiple levels.
Which brings us to The Final Puzzle, an offering from author Juhi Ray, whose writing is at its best when she is exploring this territory. While there's canon lore on Akbar and his one of the nine gems Birbal, and Author Juhi has clearly done her homework, there's a lot of wiggle room there, too, for imaginative storytelling. And that is precisely what we get here.
Juhi Ray depicts Birbal as a brilliant person from ordinary circumstances who gets swept up into extraordinary things, by virtue of his friendship to Akbar. This is a neat perspective from which to explore people and personalities that have, over time, become larger than life. It works really well. As the novel begins, Akbar, Birbal, and co. are introduced smoothly. The kind of world they live in demands certain things of them. I really loved meeting each character, knowing who they would grow up to be, and what they would do (I hope there will be a sequel to this book).
The pacing is fast and measured, and the tension between major plot points builds gradually. By the time you get to the end, you have a good sense of all the players, personalities, and plot threads, without ever feeling like you were whacked over the head with loads of exposition. This is no mean feat, as there was a LOT to set up. Author Juhi Ray's choice of where to end, and the way she wrote it, is just beautiful, and will touch any reader who has the slightest inkling of Akbar and Birbal. But If you need to leave the 21st century for a while and revisit classic themes and legends, this is a very good choice, and it works on multiple levels.
Strange and real, Afsaane by Ameya Bondre provokes thought and amazement at every turn. Across eleven tales, a wide cast of characters, mostly unusual and of color, navigate through reality full of hope, love, loss, memory and desire.
The stories in Afsaane are magical in that they each contain something not-quite-of-this world. And Ameya uses it to elevate the questions he's grappling with here: what we make of memory, and what it makes of us, the nature of love and longing, of connection, between human beings. This is an amazing, beautiful book.
The settings are very localized, very Indian. The situations and their plots seem easily transferable to other places: they present an individual dealing with whatever life has put on their tray. Without much ado, these stories pay homage to the arbitrariness we have to deal with, daily.
Without being overtly philosophical I must say that Ameya knows the crisis of life and the battles fought each day. He shows how the greatest of our conflicts are not without, but within and all the regrets and desires that consume us, gradually but definitely. Afsaane by Ameya Bondre has all the intricacies of life and its simple pleasures, the bliss of a happy marriage and the pain of unrequited love. This book has everything we call “LIFE”, nothing is missing and nothing forgotten.
Ameya's writing is achingly beautiful, at every level. He chooses the perfect words, crafts sentences that make your heart feel too big for your chest, and repeatedly surprises--repeatedly offers up the thing that's both unexpected and exactly right. Ameya is strong on characterisation and descriptions of places. His tight writing paradoxically evokes whole worlds of culture, time, history, and real, breathing characters.
The stories in Afsaane are magical in that they each contain something not-quite-of-this world. And Ameya uses it to elevate the questions he's grappling with here: what we make of memory, and what it makes of us, the nature of love and longing, of connection, between human beings. This is an amazing, beautiful book.
The settings are very localized, very Indian. The situations and their plots seem easily transferable to other places: they present an individual dealing with whatever life has put on their tray. Without much ado, these stories pay homage to the arbitrariness we have to deal with, daily.
Without being overtly philosophical I must say that Ameya knows the crisis of life and the battles fought each day. He shows how the greatest of our conflicts are not without, but within and all the regrets and desires that consume us, gradually but definitely. Afsaane by Ameya Bondre has all the intricacies of life and its simple pleasures, the bliss of a happy marriage and the pain of unrequited love. This book has everything we call “LIFE”, nothing is missing and nothing forgotten.
Ameya's writing is achingly beautiful, at every level. He chooses the perfect words, crafts sentences that make your heart feel too big for your chest, and repeatedly surprises--repeatedly offers up the thing that's both unexpected and exactly right. Ameya is strong on characterisation and descriptions of places. His tight writing paradoxically evokes whole worlds of culture, time, history, and real, breathing characters.
What thing I am I do not know.
I wander secluded, burdened by my mind,
When the Firstborn of Truth has come to me,
I receive a share in that selfsame Word.
The book, Belief and Beyond, opens with above lines from Rig Veda. This is a very profound book and has provided me many new perspectives. I will re-read it because the idea density is so high! It offers many tools for improving self-awareness. Author writes in an efficient manner that gets quickly to the message. I'm so glad to have encountered this on my nascent spiritual journey.
I found Belief and Beyond to be a very valuable and insightful discussion on non-duality, Vedanta, enlightenment etc. It was clear, concise, and interesting to read. There is some excellent discussion on what enlightenment is NOT.
The book of returning to the simple state of nothingness. This is a direct guide to your true nature of existing, from nothing, to the whole essence of just being. Author Mukunda Rao explains step by step the profundity of how our community, thinking, reasoning and everything we know externally, determines our reality. Returning to a state of complete joy and fulfilment is what every human being is in search for, and here Author tells us that this state we are in search of is located deep within our conscious mind, we just need to learn how to let go of all our perceptions and begin to contemplate how not knowing is the beginning of it all. Author Mukunda Rao stats, "Consciousness is the only reality but appears as objects..."
The format of this book is laid out in such an accessible way for such an inaccessible subject matter. Author Mukunda Rao gives the reader plenty of time to come to terms with the topic and argument of understanding for each chapter. But the goal of the book isn't to give yet another map or belief around what self, mind and consciousness are. It's to directly challenge your beliefs on them, and open the door towards directly experiencing them. This isn't a book to read. It's a book to study.
The deeper you go into the contents, the more the depth of the contents becomes apparent. I recommend it for anyone looking to deepen their understanding consciousness from a different perspective.
I wander secluded, burdened by my mind,
When the Firstborn of Truth has come to me,
I receive a share in that selfsame Word.
The book, Belief and Beyond, opens with above lines from Rig Veda. This is a very profound book and has provided me many new perspectives. I will re-read it because the idea density is so high! It offers many tools for improving self-awareness. Author writes in an efficient manner that gets quickly to the message. I'm so glad to have encountered this on my nascent spiritual journey.
I found Belief and Beyond to be a very valuable and insightful discussion on non-duality, Vedanta, enlightenment etc. It was clear, concise, and interesting to read. There is some excellent discussion on what enlightenment is NOT.
The book of returning to the simple state of nothingness. This is a direct guide to your true nature of existing, from nothing, to the whole essence of just being. Author Mukunda Rao explains step by step the profundity of how our community, thinking, reasoning and everything we know externally, determines our reality. Returning to a state of complete joy and fulfilment is what every human being is in search for, and here Author tells us that this state we are in search of is located deep within our conscious mind, we just need to learn how to let go of all our perceptions and begin to contemplate how not knowing is the beginning of it all. Author Mukunda Rao stats, "Consciousness is the only reality but appears as objects..."
The format of this book is laid out in such an accessible way for such an inaccessible subject matter. Author Mukunda Rao gives the reader plenty of time to come to terms with the topic and argument of understanding for each chapter. But the goal of the book isn't to give yet another map or belief around what self, mind and consciousness are. It's to directly challenge your beliefs on them, and open the door towards directly experiencing them. This isn't a book to read. It's a book to study.
The deeper you go into the contents, the more the depth of the contents becomes apparent. I recommend it for anyone looking to deepen their understanding consciousness from a different perspective.
What an excellent set of short stories exploring the human condition with all its flaws and neurosis. Author Charu Vashishtha addresses internal conflicts, unspoken words, greed, self-belief, subconscious self, love, jealousy, and freedom through the 8 short stories in the book.
Life is full of missed opportunities and hard decisions. Sometimes it’s difficult to know what to actually do. The Lady in the Mirror creates an image of an ever moving life, of an ever moving exchange of people who experience the reality of life. And that’s the whole point: realism. Not everything goes well, not everything is perfectly constructed. Life is random and unpredictable. If we’re not careful it may escape from us entirely.
Author Charu Vashishtha’s writing reveals itself in what she doesn’t say, the subtle suggestions, the lingering questions, as each story closes without any sense of full resolution. And, again, is this not true of real life? In narrative tradition there is a structured beginning, middle and end, but in the reality of existence it doesn’t quite work this way. Life carries on. It doesn’t have a form of narrative closure, a convenient wrapping up of plot, after each wound we take in life. It carries on. We carry on. And The Lady In The Mirror carries on.
What Author does here very successfully, is to manage and to create a series of wonderfully satisfying short stories – each within a fully realised world of their own. The stories not only feel effortless and have a real feeling of believability and authenticity, but Author Charu has successfully managed to create stories that although short, manage to be compelling, engaging and thought-provoking – as well as being satisfying; leaving the reader wanting more in every case…what happened next? But somehow manages to do this in a way that is fulfilling to the reader.
Life is full of missed opportunities and hard decisions. Sometimes it’s difficult to know what to actually do. The Lady in the Mirror creates an image of an ever moving life, of an ever moving exchange of people who experience the reality of life. And that’s the whole point: realism. Not everything goes well, not everything is perfectly constructed. Life is random and unpredictable. If we’re not careful it may escape from us entirely.
Author Charu Vashishtha’s writing reveals itself in what she doesn’t say, the subtle suggestions, the lingering questions, as each story closes without any sense of full resolution. And, again, is this not true of real life? In narrative tradition there is a structured beginning, middle and end, but in the reality of existence it doesn’t quite work this way. Life carries on. It doesn’t have a form of narrative closure, a convenient wrapping up of plot, after each wound we take in life. It carries on. We carry on. And The Lady In The Mirror carries on.
What Author does here very successfully, is to manage and to create a series of wonderfully satisfying short stories – each within a fully realised world of their own. The stories not only feel effortless and have a real feeling of believability and authenticity, but Author Charu has successfully managed to create stories that although short, manage to be compelling, engaging and thought-provoking – as well as being satisfying; leaving the reader wanting more in every case…what happened next? But somehow manages to do this in a way that is fulfilling to the reader.
Alchemy of Change is a great book about how to lead change in an very fast environment. Not only do authors give a simple framework for implementing change, they contrast and explain how the slower moving business environments of the earlier 20th century allowed for business to adopt a culture of slow moving decision making. As competitive environments have accelerated these old ways of doing business have not only become less effective but can be barriers to competing in a rapidly changing environment.
Authors, H N Arora and Rajan Sinha, have structured Alchemy of Change in seven main parts, each one being a critical element of change. Each part then is consisted of submodules and each submodule is backed up with real world stories on how the element being discussed is put into practice and how it's lead into a snowball of change.
The problem area in Alchemy of Change is a real one - how does one get a large organization to significantly change what it is doing without chaos breaking out and lots of time, energy, and resources being wasted? The book starts with a discussion of all the ways in which a change program can fail. Then authors, H N Arora and Rajan Sinha, propose a process for avoiding those mistakes. The writing is good, the structure of the book is effective, the perspective is sceptical and realistic. The examples are developed better and are successful in what they want to convey.
The authors succeed in motivating change leaders to reconsider everything; it's a time to consider where we have been, where we are now, and what we can achieve. How we get there depends on how we engage and empower internal and external teammates, reward innovation and creativity and work smarter together.
Authors, H N Arora and Rajan Sinha, have structured Alchemy of Change in seven main parts, each one being a critical element of change. Each part then is consisted of submodules and each submodule is backed up with real world stories on how the element being discussed is put into practice and how it's lead into a snowball of change.
The problem area in Alchemy of Change is a real one - how does one get a large organization to significantly change what it is doing without chaos breaking out and lots of time, energy, and resources being wasted? The book starts with a discussion of all the ways in which a change program can fail. Then authors, H N Arora and Rajan Sinha, propose a process for avoiding those mistakes. The writing is good, the structure of the book is effective, the perspective is sceptical and realistic. The examples are developed better and are successful in what they want to convey.
The authors succeed in motivating change leaders to reconsider everything; it's a time to consider where we have been, where we are now, and what we can achieve. How we get there depends on how we engage and empower internal and external teammates, reward innovation and creativity and work smarter together.
This book, Social Entrepreneurship in India, is a must for anyone who wants an understandable yet integral look at how business can work on a local level in India. The book opens with the example of Professor Muhammad Yunus and his work as Social Entrepreneur. For many people across the world including India, they simply need some guidance and a little cash to get them into a more secure place in the economic system. This clever and compassionate man started Grameen Bank. He started giving women very small loans (we are talking $50 some more and some even less with very small interest payable over a long term), thus allowing the borrowers to reinvest in the business and provide for their family; then he has also asked them to attend classes on basic business principals and attend weekly meetings with other borrowers so that they can learn from each other! He has given these women all the tools to be successful. It is been such a success that he has taken it to other places including NYC. Mr. Yunus is changing the world. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
The author, Madhukar Shukla, provides a definition and a framework for Social Entrepreneurship, and arguing that social entrepreneurship does have a place, indeed, is necessary in today's world. The government and private sector cannot take care of all the needs in the world, so it is inspiring to see people stepping up to make a difference by taking their ideas and working relentlessly to make them happen. Social Entrepreneurship in India by Madhukar Shukla gives several examples of people in the world working hard to change societies for the better while encouraging all of us to be "changemakers". The bar is set high for one to be a social entrepreneur: they must change the existing equilibrium to a new one, and not just provide incremental solutions, very much in the spirit of Peter Thiel's Zero to One.
Social Entrepreneurship in India by Madhukar Shukla is one of the most interesting and inspiring books. It basically gives you a good introduction about the work of Social Entrepreneurship; what it means, what it does or can do, who its heroes are, and how it can be applied effectively. What I find most interesting about this book is how the information is being presented. I really loved Madhukar Shukla’s writing style and flow of thoughts. Mainly, the book introduces a series of detailed case studies of successful social entrepreneurs.
It’s very recommended for those who are interested in this field in particular as well as those who have causes to live for or those who really want to bring about a positive change to their community or the world as a whole.
The author, Madhukar Shukla, provides a definition and a framework for Social Entrepreneurship, and arguing that social entrepreneurship does have a place, indeed, is necessary in today's world. The government and private sector cannot take care of all the needs in the world, so it is inspiring to see people stepping up to make a difference by taking their ideas and working relentlessly to make them happen. Social Entrepreneurship in India by Madhukar Shukla gives several examples of people in the world working hard to change societies for the better while encouraging all of us to be "changemakers". The bar is set high for one to be a social entrepreneur: they must change the existing equilibrium to a new one, and not just provide incremental solutions, very much in the spirit of Peter Thiel's Zero to One.
Social Entrepreneurship in India by Madhukar Shukla is one of the most interesting and inspiring books. It basically gives you a good introduction about the work of Social Entrepreneurship; what it means, what it does or can do, who its heroes are, and how it can be applied effectively. What I find most interesting about this book is how the information is being presented. I really loved Madhukar Shukla’s writing style and flow of thoughts. Mainly, the book introduces a series of detailed case studies of successful social entrepreneurs.
It’s very recommended for those who are interested in this field in particular as well as those who have causes to live for or those who really want to bring about a positive change to their community or the world as a whole.