मणिबेन पटेल के अद्भुत जीवन, उनके संघर्ष, राजनीतिक सिद्धांतों और राष्ट्रसेवा की अनसुनी कहानियों को सामने लाती है। यह पुस्तक बताती है कि कैसे सरदार पटेल की बेटी होकर भी उन्होंने अपनी पहचान कर्म, सादगी और निष्ठा से बनाई। इतिहास, राजनीति और प्रेरणादायक जीवनियों में रुचि रखने वालों के लिए यह एक महत्त्वपूर्ण और प्रभावशाली कृति है।
Catagory: Business & Economics
From Mundane to Meaningful
In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it is easy to lose sight of what truly matters. We often find ourselves caught in the cycle of our daily routine, where each day resembles the next, and our work becomes merely that—work. However, what if there were a way to break free from this monotony? What if we could transform our routine tasks into meaningful endeavours that inspire our passion and motivation? From Mundane to Meaningful serves as a guide to achieving precisely that. It addresses the most fundamental question: What is it, at the core, that fuels our actions and imparts purpose to our lives? What drives us to excel in our personal lives, relationships, careers, sports and every other integral aspect of our existence?
The Art of Critical Thinking
What skills do you need to succeed today? How do you make profitable choices?
Critical thinking is a crucial skill to master to succeed in the world today; with so much fake news and information everywhere, it helps to focus on what’s important.
These skills help us think well and make good decisions. One of the reasons most of us fall short in thinking critically is that our educational system doesn’t teach this thinking skill.
This guide is here to fix that. It gives you the best tools to develop these skills:
- Critical Thinking In a Nutshell: How to Become an Independent Thinker and Make Intelligent Decisions
- Conquer Logical Fallacies: 28 Nuggets of Knowledge to Nurture Your Reasoning Skills
- The Habit of Critical Thinking: Powerful Routines to Change Your Mind and Sharpen Your Thinking
With practical exercises that make every point easy to understand and remember, this book will help you make strong arguments, decide confidently, and see where people go wrong in their thinking. It’ll make your life better, both at home and work.
The only guide you need to buy on thinking critically and logically.
Evolve
Intuition—our mental shortcut for navigating the world!
But … could it also lead to blind spots? Is it possible that we might get stuck in ‘the way we’ve always done things’ and miss growth opportunities?
Hence Evolve!
This book is about counterintuitive thinking, about the art of questioning assumptions and embracing strategies that might seem strange at first. It is about looking beyond common sense.
Counterintuitive thinking jolts us out of comfort-zone, igniting fresh ideas that unlock hidden opportunities. It equips us to see what others miss, giving us a competitive edge through innovation and sharper decision-making.
Evolve: 49 Counterintuitive Principles for Business offers a practical toolkit for applying these principles in your own business. It explores research-backed and experience-tested ideas from psychology, economics, geopolitics, business, philosophy, technology and sociology, all presented in a clear and actionable way.
Result-oriented and pragmatic, it is the secret sauce you need…
Winning People Without Losing Yourself Hindi / Logon Ko Jeeten Khudh Ko Khoye Bina / लोगों को जीतें ख़ुद को खोए बिना
किताब लोगों को जीते ख़ुद को हारें बिन सिखाती है कि लोगों को प्रभावित करते हुए भी अपनी पहचान, सीमाएँ और आत्म-सम्मान कैसे बचाए रखें। सरल भाषा, वास्तविक उदाहरण और व्यावहारिक सलाह के साथ यह पुस्तक आपको रिश्तों, करियर और सामाजिक जीवन में संतुलन बनाना सिखाती है, ताकि आप दूसरों का दिल भी जीतें और ख़ुद से भी न हारेंा।
A CEO’s Brew Stirred with Passion, Purpose and Humbition
How do you create $60 billion in value while staying anchored in purpose?
Sanjiv Mehta’s twenty-one-year odyssey as CEO of Unilever businesses across several countries provides the answer. From leading markets in Bangladesh, the Philippines, North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia to steering Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) through a transformative decade, Sanjiv has mastered the art of balancing legacy with innovation.
A CEO’s Brew is more than a corporate memoir; it is a distillation of a leadership style he calls ‘Humbition’. Whether navigating volatile markets, fighting competitive battles or scaling HUL into one of the world’s most admired consumer goods businesses, Sanjiv’s journey offers practical wisdom for the next generation of entrepreneurs, leaders and seasoned executives. Stirred with passion and served with grit, this is the story of a leader who transformed some of the world’s most complex markets into a global gold standard for sustainable and values-led growth
Busy Women
Busy Women is an important work to understand contemporary India and what its fabled post-liberalization growth has achieved beyond its bustling metros. Based on extensive travel across thirty cities of Middle India and interviews of over 300 women and also a few men, the book successfully brings together the economic growth story with the poignant humour that runs through narratives of women fielding the two-buck question thrown at them all the time—‘kya zaroorat hai?’
With the curiosity of a woman whose own journey took her from a village to C-suite roles in some of India’s most iconic financial services institutions, Shinjini Kumar writes with flair, wit and deep empathy, bringing to life women who are redefining what ambition and progress feel like. Evocative, entertaining and insightful,
this is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary India.
Goodbye, I Love(d) You: Timeless Indian Wisdom for Moving Past Heartbreak, Estrangement, and Quiet Grief
Endings are inevitable. Whether it’s a romantic relationship that shatters, a close friendship that fades, or family ties that become toxic, sooner or later, we all face the painful truth of letting go. In the aftermath, we are left with one task: To heal. But here’s the truth—time alone doesn’t heal. Passive distance doesn’t heal. Looking away doesn’t heal. Only active, conscious healing does.
In a world of instant connections, silent ghosting, and fast goodbyes, this book offers what we were never taught: How to end relationships with grace and how to reclaim your peace after heartbreak. Blending deeply personal stories with timeless insights from Indian philosophy, mythology, and spiritual psychology, Goodbye, I Love(d) You gently guides you through emotional recovery.
Whether you’re grieving a break-up, mourning a friendship, or breaking free from toxic family patterns, this book is a steady, compassionate hand through the storm. With practical tools, soulful reflections, and powerful truths, it shows that every ending—no matter how painful—is an invitation to begin again. Because true healing isn’t about clinging. It’s about coming home to yourself.
The Man Who Mapped Consciousness: The Life and Legacy of Dr. David R. Hawkins, The Authorized Biography
A biography of the late spiritual pioneer Dr. David R. Hawkins, or “Doc” as he was known to many of his devotees.
“This is more than a biography; it’s a heartfelt journey, an invitation to experience his life and witness the extraordinary legacy he left behind.”
Dr. David R. Hawkins, a man whose existence was a symphony of curiosity, discovery, and transformation, a man, who not only was a brilliant thinker, but a man of deep compassion and love, dedicated to the upliftment of all of humanity.
From his discoveries as a science-based psychiatrist to the confirmed reality of his own unique spiritual experiences, David R. Hawkins has gifted us with a treasure trove of insights into the human psyche and consciousness itself, that are as mind-blowing as they are soul-nourishing. He handed us a road map to Truth with his visionary Map of Consciousness®, an extremely useful guide in gaining profound insights into the nature or our existence and purpose on earth.
In this book, you will come face to face with the revelations that turned his world upside down and elevated the consciousness of anyone fortunate enough to encounter his work.
Let’s begin this journey of Dr. David R. Hawkins, an extraordinary yet ordinary life whose imprint on the world stands for Truth as the highest endeavor, embraces compassion for all sentient beings, and in complete surrender and devotion to God as the Ultimate Reality.
LeanSpark
India is entering a decade where ingenuity under constraint will decide who leads and who falls behind. LeanSpark shows how India’s ‘high-tech jugaad’ is turning scarcity into an innovation superpower—across drones and EVs, fintech and AI, sports, space and public policy. It distils a decade of research and fieldwork into a practical playbook for doing more with less, and for doing it at scale.
This book will help you:
- Build frugal, high-tech ventures that start small but scale smart, using the LeanSpark attributes of lean execution, purposeful simplicity, adaptive scalability and systemic sustainability.
- Design products, services and policies that are affordable, resilient and environmentally conscious—without sacrificing ambition or quality.
- Apply the Frugal Innovation Canvas (FIC) to turn constraints into launchpads, whether you are in a start-up, large company, social enterprise or government.
- Learn from real stories: from drones transforming sports broadcasting and DPIs reshaping finance, to ISRO’s space missions and India’s frugal AI revolution.
- Translate India’s frugal ingenuity into frameworks you can use in any country facing limits of capital, infrastructure or climate.
Who is LeanSpark for?
- Entrepreneurs and founders who want to build capital-efficient, tech-enabled businesses in India and beyond.
- Leaders in corporates, government and non-profits who must deliver more impact with tighter budgets and higher scrutiny.
- Investors, policy thinkers and students looking for a grounded counterpoint to resource-heavy Silicon Valley models.
If you care about innovation that is affordable, scalable and humane, this book is written for you.
What’s inside LeanSpark?
- Section I – LeanSpark Ventures: stories of founders who built ‘bold ideas on bare-bones budgets’ in EVs, drones, retail, food and more.
- Section II – LeanSpark Culture: how festivals, foundations, educators and ecosystem builders create ‘resource-light, impact-heavy’ change.
- Section III – LeanSpark Nation: India’s LeanSpark moments—from ISRO and digital public infrastructure to frugal AI and sports—showing innovation at national scale.
- LeanSpark Toolkit: The Frugal Innovation Canvas and practical tools you can use to frugalise your own venture or initiative.
Each chapter blends narrative with a clear analytical lens, so readers get both inspiration and a reusable framework.