Halfway through reading Bridgital Nation by N Chandrasekaran. The book talks about how technology can bridge India’s basic infrastructure necessity. So far author has stressed the need for education and healthcare needs across India. The number he shares throws a sad figure, atleast in the healthcare domain where 65% qualified doctors are curing 35% urban …
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Body on Fire
Last week I picked “Body on Fire: How Inflammation Triggers Chronic Illness and the Tools We Have to Fight It.” The title says it all. The book is written by practising doctors and gives good advice about our body and how it fights inflammation. The book is a simple read, and anyone with knowledge of …
Gnome
Last week was fun reading “Matt Ridley: Genome” book. The book talks about our building block: Gnome. There are too many things to unpack from the book, one being we all in the animal kingdom has the same source. The other thing author talks about is how newer technology like gene editing will cure many …
Ashtavakra-Gita
I was reading Ashtavakra-Gita yesterday. Thanks to Nirajan for recommending me. It is a 60-page discourse between King Janak and his guru Ashtavakra. I found the section on Bondage and Liberation hitting hard to me. I felt like sharing the same here. When the mind desires or grieves things, accepts or rejects things, is pleased …
Be here now
Be here now is Ram Dass’s journey of life. The book starts with his origin and love for psychedelics and ends with him landing in India and meeting his Guru, Neem Karoli Baba. A good amount of pages in a book are his scribbles under psychedelic state. I liked reading the book and knowing how …
As a Man Thinketh
Our brain is much more efficient than any other machine existing outside when it comes to being rational or thinking. At the same time, with our thoughts, we can do miracles. I have added As a Man Thinketh by James Allen as an all-time favorite in my book list. The book talks about how our …
autobiography
After reading a few dozen autobiographies, it seems like most of it follows the template below. Rags to riches. Not giving up attitude Finding a problem to solve and doubling down on it. The family suffered most because of no work life balance Great team and excellent incentives Treating customers like god Taking company public …
The blood-stained throne
I was in Kathmandu last December and this time visited the Narayanhiti Palace. I had heard about the Nepalese royal massacre. My friend gave some insights that resulted in me picking the book. I was curious to know about Nepal Monarchy and, the book takes us through the journey from the very beginning (1775-1914). I …
the body
I think it was Aparna who recommended this book to me. The author Bill Bryson has written dozen other books as well. I have been taking care of my health more in the last four years. The only way I could have gone through the pain of running my startup and books were a great …
Land Of The Seven Rivers
Last week I picked up Land Of The Seven Rivers by Sanjeev Sanyal.I loved the book and the amount of research the author has gone through writing the book. It starts with Harappa culture, talking about the Aryans, and goes from Mahabharata to all old Kingdoms and the Mughals. I could imagine walking as reading …