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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
GBS-a nostalgia
MANAGEMENT DAY
TCS CAMPUS RECRUITMENT PINNACLE-2013 STUDENT UPDATE
FACULTY PUBLICATION
BIRTHDAYS
ALUMNI UPDATES
ADDITIONAL CMAT
NEW ARRIVALS
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EDITORIAL Mr. Vijay J Deshabag Librarian Editor-GBS FOCUS Dear Members,
Welcome to the sixth issue of GBS FOCUS for the month of February.
This month was really special with Exams going on one side and some major events lined up to be executed on other side. Faculty had a Sigh of relief as they were bit relaxed from their Academic Schedule. Amongst all this Exam fever around there were few interesting events that happened around in GBS. We hope that this abstract may have created an interest to go through the pages and scroll down.
We hope you enjoy this February sixth Issue for 2013 of the GBS FOCUS Newsletter,
Drop your feedback at [email protected]
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GBS- a nostalgia Dr. Monoj Dolli Position held at Global Business School, Hubli Faculty (2007-2009) Presently serving as Assistant Professor & Coordinator Department of Economics Vijayanagar Sri Krishnadevaraya University. Bellary
I am the regular receiver and reader of GBS FOCUS the in- house magazine of GBS HUBLI. It has been sent to me regularly by GBS to which I have some association. It feels nice to share my association for GBS focus.
I joined GBS as faculty in the early years of GBS. Being a new institute lot of things were new for all of us. The new faculties joining, the infrastructure was taking shape, the initial batches were full of exciting students and the atmosphere was full of hope. The new institution also called for some practices to be set as a regular activity.
In my previous institution, I had the exposure and the occasion to organize lot of student activities. I was ready to take up the responsibility at GBS. When I look back I feel satisfied that GBS gave me an opportunity to initiate some very important student activities.
The yearly sports meet pinnacle which I am happy to note continues to be the yearly sports activity, took shape when I was involved in organizing the first Pinnacle in 2008 and indeed it’s nice to know that GBS has been the champion in sports for 4 years in continuation. I also had a opportunity to handle the management fest GALACTO which again has become a regular once in two years activity at GBS, therefore whenever I think of GBS these activities I feel gave me my best days and refresh my memories.
Apart from these two major student activities various regular activities and the academic activities were initiated during my time which are now the very culture of GBS today.
Today GBS is the well established institution and the activities and various culture have taken a deep root. I am sure the institution will grow strength to strength in coming years and these activities and such will enable the students to learn lot of things and help in their career. I spent quiet a good time with the faculty colleagues and members of management.
Currently I have moved to Bellary University but GBS has kept in touch with me that makes me feel proud of getting associated with this institution. I wish GBS all the success and thank them for giving me the opportunity to share my association by way these few thoughts.
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Dr. M.N. Manik Faculty Coordinator
MANAGEMENT DAY CELEBRATION AT GLOBAL BUSINESS SCHOOL, HUBLI ON 23/02/2013 AT GBS CAMPUS
Global Business School organized Management day at its premises. AIMS observes 21st February every year as the management day.
Global Business School or GBS as it is been more popularly known in these parts of the state is an affiliated institute of Karnatak University, Dharwad and approved by AICTE, New Delhi offering two year full time MBA program. The twin city campus is known for its learner centric delivery of quality education to mould students and
DR.SANJEEEV KULKARNI WITH DR.RAMAKANT KULKARNI AND SHRI. C S HAVALDAR DURING MANAGEMENT DAY make them ‘industry ready’ and create leaders of tomorrow.
GBS has made management day celebration its yearly activity since 2008. On this occasion, a special lecture is organized taking up the management related areas and issues. This year we had eminent personalities, Dr. Sanjeev Kulkarni from and Air Commodore C.S Havaldar who shed light on the various aspects of management in their respective fields. Dr. Sanjeev Kulkarni, is a famous Gynecologist and heads the ‘Tavargeri Nursing Home’, He has about two decades of experience and also has deep interest DR.SANJEEEV KULKARNI (GYNECOLOGIST) ADDRESSING THE STUDENTS AND MEMBERS towards child development and environmental health. OF GBS
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Shri. C S Havaldar has served the Indian Air Force for 37 long years and commanded the Airforce stations at Avadi, Chennai and is the recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India in 2007.
Dr. Sanjeev Kulkarni addressed the gathering largely on the doctor- patient relationship, and began by explaining the DR.RAMESH KULKARNI OFFERING A BOUQUET TO THE GUEST SHRI. C S HAVALDAR evolution of the health care industry, how it all began with the homemade medicine and then continuing towards the concept of ‘Dawa-kana` from the Mogul era to the concept of Allopathic medicine introduced by the British Government ruling era. It continued and resulted in Clinics and MBBS doctors. Today the whole medicine and doctor notion is surfaced into an Industry – ‘Health Care Industry’.
Dr. Sanjeev Kulkarni explained as to how the growth continued in the health care industry resulting in doctors are not just being specialist but the emergence of super- GBS MEMBERS AND STUDENTS DURING MANAGEMENT DAY specialist, and the simple ‘dawa khana’ being transformed into multi specialty hospitals, teaching hospitals and the latest being the corporate hospitals.
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He shed some light on the Bio-medical waste management, the significance of solid/liquid waste management, the usage of incinerator and the downfall of the usage of incinerator the contamination of the environment caused due to the release of Dioxin.
Dr. Kulkarni cited various examples over the ‘sensitivity’ issue in the doctor-parent relationship, and discussed in length of how important in today’s time is to be sensitive to the needs of the patient. The patients today are more aware of their diseases and tests involved due to the easy grasp of the internet, therefore the doctors also need to manage the expectations of the patients. Dr. Sanjeev Kulkarni cited the poem by German poet Bertolt Brechton, poem – ‘A worker’s speech to a doctor’, bringing forth the point as to how sensitive today’s doctor need to be to the SHRI. C S HAVALDAR(RETD AIR COMMODORE)ADDRESSING THE STUDENTS AND GBS MEMBERS complexities involved in dealing with patients. And the sensitivity is not just limited to the patient but also very essential towards the patients relatives, who are also significant in the relationship management between a doctor and patient.
Air Commodore, Shri C S Havaldhar in his lecture spoke on the management in Indian Air Force, Shri Havaldhar began with the mission and motto of the Indian Air force and articulated that the armed forces are not maintained to wage war but the sole objective is to deter the war. He also enlightened the students as to the national strategy, national defense strategy and the role of IAF in peace time as well as war time. He also briefed the audience about the strategy to using of air power and the organization structure of the IAF. Lastly he also informed as to the options of entering into armed forces and the attributes required in today’s youth, such as innate leadership skills, communication skills, group dynamics, etc.
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Dr. Ramakant Kulkarni, the Director in his presidential remarks expressed the applicability of both the lectures in the management, linking the sensitivity issue in the doctor-parent relationship to the consumer behavior and the lecture of C.S Havaldhar to the Business strategy. The program was attended by all staff and students of the Global Business School, Hubli. Dr. R. R Kulkarni welcomed the gathering, Dr. Manik, Faculty and the Management day program co-coordinator proposed the vote of thanks.
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Mr.Nagaraj.Goudar Director - Placements Event Coordinator GLOBAL BUSINESS SCHOOL, HUBLI ORGANIZED CAMPUS RECRUITMENT FOR DEGREE STUDENTS
Global Business School organized campus recruitment in its Bhairidevarakoppa campus for all the undergraduate students of the Northern Karnataka on 1st March, 2013. Global Business School or GBS as it is been more popularly known in these parts of the state is an affiliated institute of Karnatak University, Dharwad and approved by AICTE, New Delhi offering two year full time MBA program.
A third time in a row, GBS has successfully organized this campus recruitment drive with its recruiting corporate TCS – Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore. At the Inaugural program. A total
DR. RAMESH KULKARNI,DR. RAMAKANT KULKARNI AND MR.NAGARAJ GOUDER ALONG WITH TCS MEMBERS number of 800 students participated in this campus recruitment held in GBS campus, out of which 50 students were issued offer letters by TCS, Bangalore.
Mr. Girish Menon, head of TCS campus recruitment group addressed the young crowd and said they have high expectations from the students of the north Karnataka and said that the clearance of this recruitment process enables them to work for the renowned corporate house – THE TATA’s. UNDER GRADUATE STUDENTS FILLING THE REGISTRATION FORM DURING THE TCS DRIVE Mr. Nagraj Gouder, Director- Placements spoke about the opportunity given by the TCS,
Bangalore can be capitalized as North Karnataka students have inherent capabilities and can make the most of the of the recruitment opportunities for many corporate; hence GBS
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Hubli initiated from the year 2011 to organize campus recruitments for the students of this region, giving them the prospect of having a career with the global enterprise like Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore.
Dr. Ramakant Kulkarni, Director of Global Business School welcomed the gathering and invited them to make the most of the given opportunity. Dr. Ramesh Kulkarni proposed the vote of STUDENTS DURING THE APTITUDE TEST CONDUCTED BY TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE thanks. Ms. Apoorva K N and Mr. Tarun Badiger compeered for the event.
STUDENTS DURING INAUGURAL CEREMONY STUDENTS DURING THE APTITUDE TEST CONDUCTED BY TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE
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Mr. Adarsh J Navale Mr. Bhargav K Revankar Faculty Coordinator Faculty Coordinator
PINNACLE-2013
GBS Emerged as General Champions fifth time in a row
Global Business School, Hubli the educational institution started in 2007 to offer two year MBA under affiliation to Karnatak University has been conducting the annual sports meet
GBS STUDENTS CELEBRATING AS THEY LIFT THE GENERAL CHAMPION’S TROPHY FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN A ROW
PINNACLE since 2008 inviting participation from the MBA institutions coming under university affiliation. Pinnacle over these years has been the most awaited sports meet for participating institutions as GBS is the only institute to conduct sports meet Pinnacle yearly. Pinnacle was started with the view to act as stress reliever to the MBA students who carry high academic workload as a part of their curriculum. Further to facilitate showcasing the sports talent not only to GBS students but to all the students of MBA. Help build team work, organizing ability.
Pinnacle -2013 was played for two days on 2nd and 3rd March-13 at R N Shetty Ground at Dharwad. 9 MBA institutes including the host participated in Pinnacle this year. IMSR, IEMS, JSS, KIMS,Adept, IBMR,Chetan B School, BVB-MBA and GBS the host played for the title.
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Pinnacle -13 had following sports activity. Volley Ball, Foot Ball, Throw ball, Badminton, Basket ball, Cricket.
A total of 28 players formed team size for each team consisting of both boys and girls. The sports activity for girls included throw ball, cricket and badminton-single and mixed doubles.
MANAGEMENT AND FACULTIES WITH STUDENTS ENJOYING THE VICTORY OF GBS
Pinnacle -13 saw a new feature of sports included namely cricket for girls and foot ball for boys thereby providing wide variety and broad spectrum of sports.
The facilities at R N Shetty enabled the parallel conduct of the activities and gave a good ambience and motivated the players to give their best performance.
In order to generate the interest the trophy was taken by the organizing student team of GBS to all the participating institutes a day before the pinnacle and the sports team of the participating institute was allowed to take a full glimpse and take photos.
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The trophy was formally unveiled at the inauguration of Pinnacle before all the teams and the teams were introduced to each other.
Pinnacle-13 was led by Faculty Prof Adarsh Navale and Prof Bhargav Revankar well supported by students of sports committee Laxmi R, Nitin R , Nitin K. Hardeep, Anup T, Manjunath, Shweta, Rakesh H, Sharad, Stanny, Irrappa,Sankey,Srinivas, Jaytirth and all the students of GBS.
The Results of Pinnacle-13 have gone as below.
Sl. No Sports Winners
1 Volley Ball GBS
2 Foot Ball IBMR
3 Basket Ball GBS
4 A Badminton- Boys single IMSR
B Badminton - Girls single GBS
C Badminton – mixed doubles IMSR
5 Throw ball – girls GBS
6 A Cricket – Boys CBS
B Cricket – Girls KIMS
General Championship GBS
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STUDENT UPDATE
GLOBAL BUSINESS SCHOOL Students participated in HUBALLI MARATHON conducted by BVB Engineering College for the social cause of women safety care and empowerment
FROM RIGHT TO LEFT RAGHAVENDRA, VANDANA, RAKESH ,NITIN SAMEER AND VINOD PARTICIPATING IN HUBALLI MARATHON
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FACULTY PUBLICATION
GBS FOCUS Congratulates Mr. Mahesh Bendigeri (Assistant Professor) and Ms. Savita S Goranthi(GBS Students) for his publication in national Journal.
Prof.Mahesh Bendigeri, . Ms. Savita S Gorantli, Assistant Professor Student IV Sem. Global Business School, Hubli, Global Business School, Hubli,
INVESTMENT CHOICE OF OCCUPANTS OF BANKING FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INSURANCE (BFI) SECTOR –A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY AT RANEBENNUR
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
Global Business School Celebrates the Birthdays of the following Members
Shri. Mahendra Kothari (Vice President GEN Society)
26th February
Shri. Jitesh Jain(General Secretary GEN Society)
27th February
Mr. Mahaveer Muttin
18th February
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ALUMNI UPDATES
Wedding Bells
Wishing you all the happiness there is and as you both live out your lives together may they be entwined as you grow old together.
Aditi Katagde marries Dilip Aithal on 13-2-13. (Batch 2008-10)
Sneha Take marries Venkatesh 13-2-13 . (Batch 2008-10)
Vinayak Kalburgi marries Vinaya on18-2-13 (Batch 2008-10)
Priti salimath (Batch 2008-10) married on 14-2-13
Balaraj S Karikatti marries Lalitha on 3-2-2013( Batch 2008-10)
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ADDITIONAL CMAT
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NEW ARRIVALS
One small idea can ignite a revolution just as a single matchstick can start a fire. One such idea - putting employees first and customers second - sparked a revolution at HCL Technologies, the IT services giant.
In this candid and personal account, Vineet Nayar - HCLT\'s celebrated CEO - recounts how he defied the conventional wisdom that companies must put customers first, then turned the hierarchical pyramid upside down by making management accountable to the employees, and not the other way around.
By doing so, Nayar fired the imagination of both employees and customers and set HCLT on a journey of transformation that has made it one of the fastest-growing and profitable global IT services companies and, according to BusinessWeek, one of the twenty most influential companies in the world.
Chapter by chapter, Nayar recounts the exciting journey of how he and his team implemented the employee first philosophy by:
Creating a sense of urgency by enabling the employees to see the truth of the company\'s current state as well as feel the \"romance\" of its possible future state Creating a culture of trust by pushing the envelope of transparency in communication and information sharing Inverting the organizational hierarchy by making the management and the enabling functions accountable to the employee in the valuezone Unlocking the potential of the employees by fostering an entrepreneurial mind-set, decentralizing decision making, and transferring the ownership of \"change\" to the employee in the value zone Refreshingly honest and practical, this book offers valuable insights for managers seeking to realize their aspirations to grow faster and become self-propelled engines of change.
About the Author Vineet Nayar is the CEO of HCL Technologies Ltd., India\'s leading global IT Services Company. Fortune magazine called his leadership style \"The World\'s Most Modern Management,\" and the London Business School labelled him \"the leader of organizational innovation.\" IDC recognized him as having \"the most cohesive and articulate vision\" in the IT services sector.
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The Krishna Key
Five thousand years ago, there came to earth a magical being called Krishna, who brought about innumerable miracles for the good of mankind. Humanity despaired of its fate if the Blue God were to die but was reassured that he would return in a fresh avatar when needed in the eventual Dark Age—the Kaliyug.
In modern times, a poor little rich boy grows up believing that he is that final avatar.
Only, he is a serial killer.
In this heart-stopping tale, the arrival of a murderer who executes his gruesome and brilliantly thought-out schemes in the name of God is the first clue to a sinister conspiracy to expose an ancient secret—Krishna’s priceless legacy to mankind.
Historian Ravi Mohan Saini must breathlessly dash from the submerged remains of Dwarka and the mysterious lingam of Somnath to the icy heights of Mount Kailash, in a quest to discover the cryptic location of Krishna’s most prized possession. From the sand-washed ruins of Kalibangan to a Vrindavan temple destroyed by Aurangzeb, Saini must also delve into antiquity to prevent a gross miscarriage of justice. Ashwin Sanghi brings you yet another exhaustively researched whopper of a plot, while providing an incredible alternative interpretation of the Vedic Age that will be relished by conspiracy buffs and thriller-addicts alike.
About The Author Ashwin Sanghi is one of the well known writers in the Indian literary scene, and an author of thriller fiction. He shot to fame through his first release, The Rozabal Line. His books are characterized by extensive research, and they're fast paced political or historical thrillers.
Sanghi's first novel, The Rozabal Line, was self-published in 2007 under his pseudonym, Shawn Haigins. The theological thriller based upon the theory that Jesus died in Kashmir was subsequently published by Westland in 2008 in India under his own name and went on to become a bestseller, remaining on national bestseller lists for several months. His second novel, Chanakya's Chant, a political thriller with roots in ancient Mauryan history, shot to the top of almost every bestseller list in India within a few weeks of its launch. The novel went on to win the Crossword-Vodafone Popular Choice Award 2010, film producer UTV acquired the movie rights to the book and the book remained on AC Nielsen's Top-10 throughout 2011-12. The Krishna Key, Sanghi's third novel, is a furiously-paced and riveting thriller that explores the ancient secrets of the Vedic age and the Mahabharata.
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Ashwin is an entrepreneur by profession but writing historical fiction in the thriller genre is his passion and hobby. Ashwin was educated at the Cathedral & John Connon School, Mumbai, and St Xavier's College, Mumbai. He holds a masters degree from Yale and is working towards a Ph.D. in Creative Writing. Ashwin lives in Mumbai with his wife, Anushika, and his son, Raghuvir.
Corporate Chanakya
Chanakya, who lived in 3rd Century BC, was a leadership guru par excellence. His ideas on how to identify leaders and groom them to govern a country has been well documented in his book Kautilya???s Arthashastra. This book contains 6000 aphorisms or sutras. In the present book the author simplifies the age old formula of success for leaders of the corporate world.
Divided into 3 sections of Leadership, Management and Training Corporate Chanakya includes tips on various topics like ??? organizing and conducting effective meetings, dealing with tricky situations, managing time, decision making and responsibilities and powers of a leader.
Call it your guide for corporate success or a book that brings back ancient Indian management wisdom in modern format ??? you just cannot let go the Chanakya wisdom contained in each page.
Flip any page and discover the ???Corporate Chanakya??? in you???
Dare to Do! For the New Generation
It is about a life truly ‘lived and living’!
The real-life story of India’s first and highest ranked woman officer in the Indian Police Service – who pioneered a Gandhian (inclusive and transparent) model of policing marked by utmost devotion to duty, innovation, compassion and, above all, willpower!
In Dare to Do! For the New Generation, Kiran Bedi enthuses, motivates and inspires today’s youngsters to clearly chalk out and achieve their goals and objectives without fear and without being overwhelmed by circumstances, however adverse they may 21
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be. She emphasizes the fact that qualities such as honesty, dedication, diligence and commitment to one’s profession are vital if one wants to succeed in life. She also drives home the point that there are no short cuts to success. Her own track record (as highlighted in this book) provides various examples of how she converted challenges into opportunities and how she refused to buckle under pressure from some of the most influential people in the corridors of power.
For instance:
When she was in charge of traffic in Delhi in the early 1980s, she forcefully defended her colleague who towed away Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s car for wrong parking and was facing flak from the top brass. When, in 1986, members of the legal profession in Delhi and elsewhere demanded that she be dismissed for, again, backing her colleague for doing his duty sincerely (he had arrested and handcuffed a lawyer suspected of theft), she fought back with grit and determination to clear her name and maintain her credibility. When she was ‘dumped’ in Tihar Jail (in New Delhi) in May 1993, she transformed this virtual hellhole into an ashram, where the inmates discovered new and meaningful ways of leading their lives by giving up their erstwhile criminal activities. She also set up an institution to take care of the prisoners’ families. She has led from the front all along and has faced all obstacles head-on.
In this volume, she has added a highly relevant chapter on the empowerment of women to explain how, in several situations of their own making, even educated women dis-empower themselves. This is a special and exclusive edition, for the new generation, of Kiran Bedi’s bestselling and long running autobiography I Dare!
The Rozabal Line
The Rozabal Line is the debut novel of Ashwin Sanghi.
The author has taken up the creative liberty of using various religious facts in order to whip up an epic fictional thriller. Sanghi speculates that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion and spent his missing years in India, and that the men searching for Jesus were Buddhist Monks who were searching for the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. He mentions that the lost tribes of Israel may have settled in Kashmir.
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The author also introduces St. Thomas as one of Jesus’s closest friends and Mary Magdalene as a woman from the ancient Mauryan Empire headed by Ashoka. The book further features terrorist attacks that share some parallels with the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Sanghi’s hypothesis goes on to establish that Jesus’s descendants are today’s Kashmiri Islamists. The author draws some similar lines between the fate of a group of terrorists and that of Jesus and his 12 apostles. The book traces the roots of various religions and states that all their origins are closely knit.
The Rozabal Line was first published in 2007 under Sanghi's pseudonym Shawn Haigins in the United States. The revised edition was later published in India under Sanghi’s own name in 2008 before Westland published it in 2010.
India Today ranked The Rozabal Line as one the top five bestselling fictional works in India. The Rozabal Line has received favourable reviews from national dailies such as The Hindu and Tehelka as well.
Chanakya's Chant
Chanakya's Chant is a racy and gripping account on Chanakya, one of the greatest political strategists India has seen. The story changes track as it narrates the tale of Gangasagar Mishra, the reincarnation of Chanakya, in parallel. Will he be the next kingmaker?
Gangasagar Mishra, a denizen of a quaint old Indian town, is no ordinary man. Society sees him as a Brahmin teacher who can barely make ends meet, but he's the reincarnation of the man who brought the fragmented subcontinent together under a single empire – Chanakya.
Chanakya's Chant by Ashwin Sanghi gives its readers a look into two parallel worlds that are tied together by the intelligence of the main protagonists. The first story is set in 340 BC, when a young Brahmin man, fueled by the death of his father, vows revenge against the king and overthrows his rule by bringing in Chandragupta Maurya, the first emperor of the Maurya Dynasty.
The scene then shifts to modern day India, where Gangasagar Mishra leads his life as a nonentity – until he decides to groom an ambitious girl from Kanpur into India's prime minister.
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Will Chanakya's manipulative mechanisms change the face of the nation again?
The book takes readers on a joyride through Chanakya's cold and calculating moves.
Chanakya's Chant was very well received by critics and readers. Renowned bureaucrat and writer Shashi Tharoor released the book in Mumbai and termed it a gripping and delightful read. The book is a historical account, but features many colloquial terms too.
Till the Last Breath
The death sentences of the patients in Room No. 509 have been written.
One of them is a brilliant nineteen-year-old medical student, suffering from an incurable, fatal disease hurtling her towards a slow, painful death. She counts every extra breath as a blessing. The other is a wasteful twenty-five-year-old drug addict whose every organ system is slowly shutting down. He can’t wait to get rid of his body--to him, the sooner the better.
Two reputed doctors, fighting their own demons from the past, try everything to keep these two patients alive, even putting their medical licenses at risk.
These last days in the hospital change the two patients, their doctors and all the other people around them in ways they had never fathomed.
Till the Last Breath is a heart-warming story about love, life and friendship that reminds us what it means to be alive.
About the Author Durjoy Datta was born in New Delhi, India, and completed a degree in Engineering and Business Management before embarking on a writing career. His first book Of Course I Love You! was published when he was twenty one years old and was an instant bestseller. His successive novels Now That You’re Rich!, She Broke Up, I Didn’t!, Ohh Yes, I Am Single!, You Were My Crush!, and If It’s Not Forever have also found prominence in various bestseller lists.
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Who Moved My Cheese?
Who Moved My Cheese? is an amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a maze and look for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life - whether it is a good job, a loving relationship, money or a possession, health or spirital peace of mind. And the maze is where you look for what you want - the organisation you work in, or the family or community you live in. This profound book from bestselling author, Spencer Johnson, will show you how to anticipate change, adapt to change quickly, enjoy change and be ready to change quickly again and again. Discover the secret for yourself and learn how to deal with change, so that you suffer from less stress and enjoy more success in your work and in life. Written for all ages, this story takes less than an hour to read, but its unique insights can last for a lifetime.
The Present
For over two decades, Spencer Johnson has been inspiring and entertaining millions with his simple, yet insightful stories of work and life that speak directly to the heart and soul.\n\nTHE PRESENT is an engaging story of a young man???s journey to adulthood, and his search for The Present, a mysterious and elusive gift he first hears about from a great old man. This Present, according to the old man, is \'the best present a person can receive.\' Later, when the young boy becomes a young man, disillusioned with his work and his life, he returns to ask the old man, once again, to help him find The Present. The old man responds, ???Only you have the power to find The Present for yourself.??? So the young man embarks on a tireless search for this magical gift that holds the secret to his personal happiness and business acumen. It is only after the young man has searched high and low and given up his relentless pursuit that he relaxes and discovers The Present ??? and all the promises it offers. \n\nTHE PRESENT will help you focus on what will make you happy and successful in your work and in your personal life. Like the young man, you may find that it is the best gift you can ever give yourself.
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The book FISH! is filled with fun scenarios, and all of them lead to parables. The book is based on the FISH! philosophy.
About The Book
FISH! is a book that attempts to induce positive energy into its readers. This book is based on the FISH! philosophy. This philosophy is used by millions to transform their businesses and to motivate their employees. It is a visionary book that gives an insight into how one stands behind with regard to keeping it alive during recessions or management turnovers.
The idea of FISH! stems from Seattle’s Pike Place Fish, which has a bustling and euphoric atmosphere surrounding it. The authors try to pick up key pointers from the place and make a workspace as lively. The book mentions that a team of inspired, driven, and positive individuals can work wonders for any organization.
FISH! is more of a guide book that can be helpful to every entrepreneur who thrives for success. The authors have attempted to present philosophy in a witty manner. They have tried to inspire the readers, especially entrepreneurs, to create a work atmosphere filled with fun for their employees. The book is structured in such a way that readers would find it easy to understand, and they can also immediately apply the invaluable tips and suggestions given by the authors to their lives.
The Sanjay Story
How did a nation of over 600 million people bow down to the whims and fancies of a Prime Minister's pampered son?
Ringside to these developments was Vinod Mehta, perhaps the best- known name in Indian journalism. Mehta distils his observations and insights into this appraisal of the Sanjay Gandhi phenomenon, and its impact on the national scene. The story starts at the Nehru family home, and Feroze Gandhi's relationship with the Nehrus, particularly Kamala and Indira. Key to understanding their son's volatile personality are the complexes and insecurities that plagued the Indira-Feroze marriage.
In his compelling, honest style, Vinod M ehta sifts facts from rumours, and gets to the core of Sanjay's dramatic emergence after the declaration of Emergency. His capturing of the Youth Congress, the excesses of the sterilization campaign (which he thought, rightly, would ensure his place in history), and his obsession with cars, which led to the 26
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establishment of the Maruti factory, are all brought out in telling detail, as is the media's role in building the Cult of Sanjay.
Containing a new introduction by the author, The Sanjay Story allows readers to look with the benefit of hindsight at the rise and fall of one of independent India's most controversial figures.What emerges is not only an understanding of Sanjay and his times, but also of India's current political scenario. Flint published more than three decades ago, this still remains the only biography of one of India's most controversial political figures and hence a crucial historical document of an era which changed Indian politics forever.
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