India Development

The most famous speech that was never delivered, "Annihilation of Cast", by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, along with his paper Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development, combined to form one cohesive audiobook, the way Babasaheb envisioned it.

This is a groundbreaking account of the development of Indian business and enterprise from the colonial period to the present. It not only introduces listeners to formative business leaders (including Jamsetji Tata, Ghanshyam Das Birla and Walchand Hirachand Doshi) and leading firms (Wadia Group, Kirloskar Brothers Limited and Shapoorji Pallonji) but also analyses their presence in the country’s economy, their growth over time and their true impact on society.

Packed with straight-talking, no-bullshit advice, inspiring stories and leadership lessons from the Sharks and participants, this is the ultimate get-ahead book.

In our complex modern world, it can be easy to doubt we’re living the life we’re meant to be living. But the authors of the global bestseller Ikigai, about the Japanese concept that has helped millions of people discover their reason for being, are now on a mission to show how the ancient Hindu concept of purushartha provides a powerful framework for charting a path toward a life of purpose and fulfillment.

Unlock the transformative power of words with "Speak to Connect: The Power of Empathy in Verbal Communication." In this illuminating exploration of human interaction, renowned psychologist and communication expert Dr. Emily Hart delves into the art and science of empathetic dialogue. Discover how empathy can bridge divides, foster deeper understanding, and create meaningful connections in both personal and professional realms. Drawing on cutting-edge research and real-world examples, Dr. Hart reveals practical strategies to enhance your communication skills.

What is an entrepreneur’s most useful skill? Some would say it’s communication, others creativity or management. But the greatest skill a leader possesses is curiosity – a strong desire to learn and know. The Business of Life is an engaging and accessible collection of stimulating thoughts, perfect for anyone who has ever wanted to pick a maverick business leader’s brain.

In its history since Independence, India has seen widely different economic experiments: from Jawharlal Nehru's pragmatism to the rigid state socialism of Indira Gandhi to the brisk liberalization of the 1990s. So which strategy best addresses India's, and by extension the world's, greatest moral challenge: lifting a great number of extremely poor people out of poverty? Bhagwati and Panagariya argue forcefully that only one strategy will help the poor to any significant effect: economic growth, led by markets overseen and encouraged by liberal state policies.

Why Not Me? - 2 ki kahani wahi se shuru hoti hai jahan Why Not Me? khatm huyi thi. Iss kitaab mein, Anubhav ne apni zindagi ke naye chapter ke baare mein likha hai. Magar kya iss baar muqammal ho payegi Anubhav ki mohabbat, ya iss baar bhi adhuri reh jayegi? Woh kehte hain na, yeh ishq nahi asaan bas itna samajh lijiye, ek aag ka dariya hai aur doob ke jana hai.

Sometime, somewhere, the conspiracy of silence around Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Indian homes had to be shattered. This path-breaking audiobook attempts to give that sexually abused child a powerful voice. In Bitter Chocolate, journalist and best-selling author Pinki Virani travels across the country to record the testimonies of the police, doctors, child psychologists, mental health professionals, social workers, lawyers, and the traumatized victims themselves. The audiobook opens with an account of the author's own experience.

In India, two out of every three people are under the age of thirty-five. These are men and women who grew up with the internet and the advent of smartphones and social media. But when it comes to love and marriage, they’re expected to adhere to thousands of years of tradition. It’s that conflict between obeying convention and embracing modernity that drives journalist Mansi Choksi’s The Newlyweds. Choksi shines a light on three young couples who buck against arranged marriages in the pursuit of true love, illustrating the challenges, shame, anger, triumph, and loss their actions set in play.

Learn how to create wealth and understand life from a spiritual perspective so that your abundance includes more than just money. The Hindu Way to Wealth reveals how to become wealthy, of course, but also how to become happy, too.

Like many of us, Bob Miglani felt overwhelmed and anxious. He worried constantly about his job, his finances, and his family. It was a chance invitation to India, the land of his birth, that finally freed him.

India is at a crossroads today. Its growth rate, while respectable relative to other large countries, is too low for the jobs our youth need. Intense competition in low-skilled manufacturing, increasing protectionism globally and growing automation make the situation still more difficult. In this book, the authors explain how we can accelerate economic development by investing in our people’s human capital, expanding opportunities in high-skilled services and manufacturing centered on innovative new products, and making India a ferment of ideas and creativity.

પ્રેરણાત્મક પુસ્તકોની શ્રેણીમાં એક નવી જ વિચારશૈલી પ્રસ્તુત કરતું આ પુસ્તક હકારાત્મક બનીને સ્વપ્નોમાં રચવાના બદલે જમીની હકીકતનો સામનો કરી સંતોષપૂર્ણ અને સુખી જીવન જીવવાનો એક નવો જ રાહ આપણને દર્શાવે છે.

There is no one way to raise a child. Each child is unique and can vary in so many ways in abilities and behavior from others in their group. Ramgopal Vallath, indebted to his own parents for an upbringing that has helped him overcome great challenges and difficulties, set out to meet numerous parents to work out some common guidelines that could help groom a child. This book is the result, and bound to reach out and move its listeners, leaving lessons of lasting use in one of the most important tasks a parent undertakes: raising a child to be a healthy, resilient, positive adult.

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

The idea of starting a company has never been more popular in India. A new breed of entrepreneurs is rising in the country, inspired by home-grown heroes, driven to pursue extraordinary outcomes and supported by an ecosystem that is willing to back audacious ideas. Startup Compass offers advice on starting and growing a company, shared in a lecture series at IIM Ahmedabad and over extensive interviews by fifteen iconic Indian entrepreneurs.

The Happiness Trail shows us an attainable, contextual way to achieve two seemingly complementary goals, happiness and success, that we many a time discover to be contradictory. In this book Ramesh Venkateswaran lays down five easy-to-follow approaches to a happy and successful life, which he calls the five I's: Integrity, Interact, Involve, Imbibe and Impact. Armed with this road map, the ever-elusive happiness seems within reach and success a natural consequence.

Anubhav, ek aisa shaqs jo pyaar ki talaash mein tha. Aur ye talaash khatm hui jab Zoya ne accept kari unki online friend request. Dil se dil ka connection hi ho gaya maano. Chaar saal tak Anubhav ne intezaar kiya Zoya ki 'haan' ka, lekin wo kabhi hua nahi. Anubhav ne ek aise shaqs se pyaar kiya jisne kabhi unki ehmiyat samjhi nahi. Usne socha agar Zoya ussey door hui, to woh toot jayega, lekin Zoya ka jaana ek tohfe ki tarah saabit hua.

Death is the inevitable fate of every single person on earth. How do we accept the inevitability of our death? How do we live our lives with meaning? Will money lead us to happiness? Satish Modi examines these questions in a moving, powerful, thought-provoking work based on his re­flections and the experiences of people from all walks of life. The result is a fascinating book that teaches us that whoever we are and whatever our aspirations in this life, it is essential for every one of us to accept our own passing.