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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.

Marketing that Works

While India is rapidly creating its magical growth story, our thought process in building brands is alarmingly obsolete. We are still heavily dependent on ‘Segmentation-Targeting- Positioning’, designed and applicable for Western demographics. Hence, we fail to fulfill our truest potential, as Indian creators and customers.

Through through-provoking relatable essays, this book provides a deeper exploration of the Indian buying behaviour, with timeless marketing insights. It also serves as an actionable toolkit, providing a dynamic roadmap for every organisation, which wishes to build successful brands in this country. Lastly, it is an overdue response to ‘thought colonialism’, as India most certainly deserves a customised Brand Leadership model, which is uniquely customer-centric.
Marketing That Works is your ultimate marketing-driven action plan, designed to help marketers build outstanding and long-lasting brands in any part of India. Made in India, exclusively for India.

Moonshots and Marathons | An Unfiltered Playbook for Founders Building the Impossible

They told you to hustle. They forgot to tell you how to survive.

DeepTech isn’t a sprint. It’s years in the lab before a single sale. It’s moonshot ambition colliding with marathon endurance. It’s investors who want speed and a mission that can’t be rushed.
Moonshots and Marathons is the unfiltered playbook for founders building the impossible—satellites, AI breakthroughs, climate solutions, life-saving biotech.

Three insiders who’ve invested in, scaled, and advised hundreds of DeepTech companies reveal the real rules: how to choose battles, protect your IP, survive the ‘valleys of death’, and exit without selling your soul.

If your ideas could change the world, this is the book that shows you how to last long enough to make it happen.

The Great Revival

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the ability to navigate crises is paramount for any organization. This book provides invaluable insights into how CG Power, once on the brink of collapse, successfully redefined its trajectory through strategic leadership and unwavering commitment to ethical governance. This story serves as a compelling reminder that with the right vision, dedication, and teamwork, even the most challenging situations can be transformed into opportunities for growth.

The Science of Scaling: Grow Your Business Bigger and Faster Than You Think Possible

What if scaling wasn’t about working harder—but seeing your business through an entirely new lens?

Are you stuck growing 10–20% a year while dreaming of bigger impact—and wondering why scale feels out of reach?

Here’s the hard truth: linear growth isn’t just slow—it’s a sign your business is heading toward stagnation. Research shows that businesses that don’t scale quickly usually fail altogether. Why? Because most leaders are focused on the wrong things, operating from the wrong assumptions, and setting the wrong goals.

In The Science of Scaling, organizational psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Benjamin Hardy, and Blake Erickson, co-founders of Scaling.com, reveal a revolutionary framework that helps companies scale bigger and faster than they ever thought possible. In fact, companies that apply this framework routinely grow 10–100x within just three years.

You’ll learn:

• The single starting point every scaling company must define—but most completely miss
• How to use time as a tool to eliminate dead ends and force focus
• How to identify your blind spots—and stop justifying the decisions that keep you small
• How to simplify your business model and system so it actually scales
• How to attract and empower world-class talent who deliver exponential results

Before you finish this book, you’ll experience a paradigm shift so profound that it will change how you see everything. You’ll realize you’ve been playing small, operating linearly out of fear. And you’ll finally understand how to scale the right way: with bold, impossible goals, extreme honesty, and the true “focus”— defined as filtering for only the people and paths that align directly with your highest vision.

The Tata Group Beyond Business | A Tribute to Vision, Leadership, and Legacy by Sandeep Murarka

The Tata Group Beyond Business: Impact, Encomiums, and Accolades offers a compelling tribute to Ratan Tata and the extraordinary leaders who have shaped the Group’s 150+ years of history.

Through rare photographs, inspiring anecdotes, and meticulous research, this book captures the entrepreneurial spirit, governance excellence, and bold strategic moves that have placed the Tata Group at the forefront of global business. Beyond boardrooms, it reveals the Group’s enduring contributions to communities, education, sports, and culture.

The Tata Group Beyond Business is both a valuable reference and a source of inspiration. Whether you are a business professional, student, historian, or admirer of the TATA legacy, this book will deepen your understanding of a corporate giant that continues to shape India’s destiny and inspire generations.

Doing the Right Thing

Ratan Tata was an iconic leader who shaped the Indian industry. He inspired an entire generation. When he passed away in 2024, millions of Indians felt a sense of deep personal loss.

In this unique and engaging book, Harish Bhat, bestselling author and a Tata veteran, explores what lay at the heart of Ratan Tata’s extraordinary leadership. His steadfast desire to always ‘do the right thing’ appears to have shaped his thinking and actions. But what exactly does this mean?

In these pages, through inspiring real-life stories drawn from Ratan Tata’s long career, this strong belief comes to life vividly. Why did he decide to create the Tata Indica? Why did he say: ‘A promise is a promise’? What led him to walk away from a large business opportunity for Tata Chemicals? Why did he telephone the managing director of Tata Steel a second time? How did he ensure fairness to everyone during a process of divestment? Why and how did he lead the fight against cancer? How did he respond to the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai?

This book is full of such fascinating and many untold Ratan Tata stories. Through these compelling narratives and the lessons they hold, this powerful book will guide you towards ‘doing the right thing’ in your own life.

Designed to Win

Tata Elxsi may not be the first company you think of when you think of the Tata group. However, as the highest valued Tata company, Tata Elxsi has been revolutionizing the world of electric vehicles by offering innovative solution in the area of electric energy and embedded product design.

And it’s not just automakers — Elxsi helps broadcast and communication companies design new-age set-top boxes, app frameworks and cloud services for Smart TV and OTT platforms. With a client base that includes the likes of Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, Mahindra, Motorola, Comcast, Echostar, Panasonic and many more, Tata Elxsi has dramatically transformed itself from a company on the brink of bankruptcy to one of the most valued companies delivering consistent growth.

What drives Tata Elxsi’s success? What has it done differently to transform itself from a highly debt-ridden company to an immensely successful organization benefitting shareholders, investors and consumers alike?

What lessons can readers learn from Tata Elxsi in entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, strategy and many other management areas? This book is an attempt to answer these and many such questions to enlighten readers about a little-known but unique Tata group company.

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