I picked this book while I was roaming at the newly arrived section at Blossoms. My attachment to Urdu and Delhi was the reason for it. The book takes twists and turns also has Mirza Galib, the famous poet acting sleuth. I enjoyed the narration. Raja Mir, the author, has covered the tiniest details. It made …
Category Archives: Book Reading Notes
Grinding it out
I remember Karthik suggesting a dozen autobiographies last year and, Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, was one of them. Since I had seen the movie on Netflix, so skipped reading it. Last week I was bedridden due to cough/cold, that is when I picked up few books, this was one of them. Ray Kroc is a legendary …
Master Switch
I have liked Tim Wu’s writing. The master switch is the second book I finally got to read. The book talks about various monopolies and technological advancements in the information age. The book starts with the early days of innovation from the telephone and stopping at google’s mega empire. I had the 2011 published book; …
Auroville
I remember visiting Auroville in 2012. My friend Igor was heading their internal IT infrastructure there. It was Open Source Technology that made us friends. I had a great couple of days stay there. Most of the time was learning their technology implementation and evening picking some beer and talking. I have not been a follower of …
Mastering the VC Game
Mastering the VC Game: the book I picked last week. It talks about in-out of a VC-Founder dynamics. The author himself is a founder turned VC. I could relate to many things the author has mentioned. The prime of it being trust, network, and relationship. From the founder perspective, the book talks about: Founder VC …
Fasting cure
I remember seeing my grandma doing a fast during Chatt puja. Everyone from the family will sit together cook, but Nani would be fasting, without even water and, she would be in the best of her voice: laughing, chit-chatting, and running around. I saw my mom as well every week: Sunday and Tuesday are on …
routine
Procrastination is a reason for the existence of many industries. It is an accepted human vice. I am reading this book: daily rituals. It cites how the best in art started their day. What powered them to create their masterpiece. Everything comes down to their successful daily routine and sticking to it. In the book: …
The Presidential Years, Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee wrote his memoir in a book title: The Presidential Years. I would say it is his diary entry during his presidential years. He has written on all aspects during his tenure. I was surprised knowing that the note-ban announced by Modi was not known to him. Also, the fact that note ban, GST …
Jugalbandi
I don’t write politics or fight about it. But a few weeks back, my friend Sonal suggested me a podcast. One of its episodes had Vinay Sitapati talking about his book Jugalbandi. The book is about the Advani-Modi relationship and running BJP. But it predates old history as well. I am not sure how much …
Jugalbandi
I am just 10% through the book Jugalbandi by Vinay Sitapati. It gives the history and origin of the BJP and its association with RSS. It also talks about the togetherness as a team for Vajpayee and Advani. A lot of us want to stay out of politics and, I respect it. What I liked …