Business Sutra - Devdutt Patnaik (2013)

This expert in mythology surprises me every time he comes with a new book. While I was studying formal management education at IIMB a friend kind of asked is our Indian context to life is against business. I gave him a rhetoric reply which did not have any grounded base or explanation. But here is book that relates lots of simple stories of business with our mythological base. I have not read any other book which provides such a clear association.

Definitely, a recommended read but a bit longish book and can test your patience at times.

Seven secrets of the Goddess - Devdutt Patnaik

This is a book on the feminine forms of the Hindu Goddesses. The book is broken into 7 themes primarily focusing on one firm at a time. Definitely, a different way to look at Hindu Goddesses. Like most Devdutt Patnaik's books these are very light read and can be completed in a couple of hours. Gives a very thought provoking treatment of traditional practices of our system.

Sahara: The Untold Story (2014) - Tamal Bandopadhyaya

The author has done a very balanced presentation of the facts related to the Sahara case. If you have been in the thick of business or legal cases in recent years Sahara case is hard to ignore in any manner. As far as the book goes there is an associativity presented with the Peerless case. The scale of Peerless case is no comparison to the size of Sahara. Overall Sahara still remains an enigma in it all. I am sure it always will as much with people as much to regulators and law keepers. I found the text a very well researched balanced view with both regulator and Sahara's view points represented well. The overall story telling is a definite plus. Although, Sahara disclaims the presented facts in the beginning of the book in my opinion there is no easy way to present a case where decisions are still pending.

Worth reading in my opinion.

The woman who died one and half times and other stories - Manoj Das

Presented as a collection with one novelette exposes a lot of idiosyncratic situations in the human interactions. A great collection of simple stories with some takeaways.

The submerged valley and other stories - Manoj Das

One more from Manoj Das. Simply unputdownable. The last story the dusky horizon is definitely worth a special mention. Three friends make a mistake unknowingly and their unique ways to take penance for a girl's death. Definitely, well stated in the book by the master story teller.

Definitely, recommended.

Old folks of the northern valley and other stories - Manoj Das

Another great collection of short stories by Manoj Das. There is subtle charm of witty authorship in most of the stories. The last story bulldozer is kind of a novelette. That has a bit of highs and lows. It may not seem very well connected on first instance. I will consider that one a bit out of place in the collection though.

The miracle and other stories - Manoj Das

Presented as a collection of short stories at different periods, the stories have a mix of strange human emotions, reactions and mysticism in them. The stories are not very much aligned to any realism per se but many of them depict the irrationalities of general human reaction or expression. If you have lived in rural India one could connect very easily to the stories. Manoj Das again all masterful story teller as he is has presented these dozen stories in remarkable simplicity.

Definitely recommended and a breeze read in couple of hours.