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Your Life is your Message - discovering the core of transformational leadership by Nancy Stanford Blair and Mark L. Gesner

Your Life is your Message – discovering the core of transformational leadership by Nancy Stanford Blair and Mark L. Gesner

The Aladia Sisters by Khalid Mohamed

The Aladia Sisters by Khalid Mohamed

A Beginner’s Guide to Japan - Observations and Provocations by Pico Iyer

A Beginner’s Guide to Japan – Observations and Provocations by Pico Iyer

tooth and nail, fur and scale

Tooth and nail, fur and scale: Fantastic beasts…yes, we’ve found them!

Stories from the Wild….two picture books from Katha focus on two magnificent animals

Stories from the Wild….two picture books from Katha focus on two magnificent animals

Doodles on Leadership- Experiences within and beyond Tata by R. Gopalakrishnan

Doodles on Leadership- Experiences within and beyond Tata by R. Gopalakrishnan

Look up to Dr. Seuss when you are feeling down!

Louis I – King of the Sheep

“Remember the little things in life, for one day you will realize they were the big things.” A slice of life web series, Little Things gives a lesson in the importance of the simple pleasures of life.

Little things can be big…a Netflix show illuminates that life is all about Little Things

Haren Vakil takes a dip into the world of surrealism in his latest exhibition, ‘Weird and Whimsical: Works on Paper’

Haren Vakil takes a dip into the world of surrealism in his latest exhibition, ‘Weird and Whimsical: Works on Paper’

bollywood memorabilia The Greatest Indian Show on Earth

Bollywood memorabilia- What OSIAN’s catalogues on ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ reveal

In the City, a Library- by Chirodeep Chaudhuri

In the City: A Library….a photographic journey that revisits the dying culture of accessing public libraries

India and the World: A History in Nine Stories

Why you should visit and read India and the World: A History in Nine Stories

MokshaShots

Fancy some MokshaShots? Turn to artist Jenny Bhatt’s latest book

food art

Delicious illustrations? Food porn? Welcome to food art!

100 Thousand Poets for Change

100 Thousand Poets for Change: Changing the world, One poem at a time

Bombay Drawing Room

Awaken your inner artist: Doodle away with the Bombay Drawing Room

Mithila painting gets a new expression in Black – An Artist’s Tribute by Santosh Das

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I’m reading a couple of books on the interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita right now (reviews coming up soon!!), but the more I delve into this fascinating text I realise that if you really want to distill it’s essence, it boils down to two words- karma kar... That made me dig out this canvas by @riteshdhanishta , a mix of painting and decoupage...but with the message loud and clear!
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Authors Nancy Stanford Blair and Mark L. Gesner use the upward spiral to explain the ascending spiral of transformational leadership. 🌀At the base there is a whirlwind of activity. 📶As we ascend the spiral we work towards our mission. We clarify, refine and tighten our approach. 🔺We finally leverage the focus and the power of the ascending spiral towards a constructive end!
Read more about Transformational Leadership in the book “Your Life is your Message - discovering the core of transformational leadership” by Nancy Stanford Blair and Mark L. Gesner.
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The Aladia Sisters (published by Om Books International ) is Khalid Mohamed's debut novel. Mohamed is credited for some fantastic and critically acclaimed films like Mammo, Sardari Begum, Zubeidaa, Fiza, Tehzeeb and Silsiilay.. True to form, the story has bold and unapologetic female characters at its core. The story follows the life of six sisters and their families from humble beginnings in a small town in pre-independent India.
As Pheadrus has said, “Things are not always as they seem, the first appearance deceives many!”. Join the six Aladia sisters on their bold journey from a small village in pre-independent India to the present day as a journalist unravels the many layers of their lives…. Read the review by @karishma_1981 on www.bookedforlife.in
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“It will take you through life,” said a friend, when I offered her my copy of Autumn Light, Pico Iyer’s recent book. And I’m really glad that she told me so! Hence, when I heard about Iyer’s latest, A Beginner’s Guide to Japan, I knew that this book was going to be as special, more so since it’s poised as a companion piece to Autumn Light.
It is not an easy task to distil the essence of a place like Japan and the personality of its people. More challenging is the task of using these observations to draw some truths about life and living in the larger context. However, here’s a book that does it well and in style!
The heady mix of observations and contradictions that make the Japanese way of life, offer an insight into the very soul of what it means to be Japanese. But we’re talking of one of the most sublime authors of this generation. Surely, the book can’t just be about Japan? Talk about Japan it does, but like one expects from Iyer, he gently weaves life into it.
At a deeper level, the musings and observations in the book rise above Japan…above ‘Japonisme’. As the world we live in becomes more cluttered and busier, in look and spirit, the calmness of Japan and the meditative aspects of the Japanese way of living somehow feel more relevant than ever before. At a more sublime level, the thoughts in this book become musings on life and living itself. And then, my friend’s words about Autumn Light (and by extension this book as well) ring out in my mind once more, “It will take you through life,”. I second that!
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Dr. Seuss may have written for young children, but I find a lot of wisdom in most of his lines!
In his popular book, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!, he extolls the virtues of reading. A good idea to go back to the book if you need to inspire a child to read….or heck, even if you need a bit of inspiration yourself!
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It's Halloween and if this has put you on a hunt for some scary books, here's a recommendation... In TOOTH AND NAIL, FUR AND SCALE, (published by @penguinindia ) Writer and illustrator @anupamarunachalam draws out select creatures from the rich mythical stories and folklore of India, including several oral traditions which are replete with such stories. He weaves these fantastical beings into fifteen gripping tales set in varied locations and time periods. The book is meant for the young adult readership, mostly from 10-15 years, but I think it is a humorous cum spooky read for adults as well!
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