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BOOKS AND AUTHORS - August 2021

Aug 2021

Mar 05, 2022

Ex-soldier Captain Deepam Chatterjee Authors a New Book "The Millennial Yogi"

Former Indian Army Captain, Deepam Chatterjee authored a new book titled "The Millennial Yogi: A modern-day parable about reclaiming one's life". This is a book that mixes mysticism and music that takes readers on a journey of awakening. The book talks about Jayshankar Prasad, or Jay, who has a shady-yet-mercurial rise in his journey as an entrepreneur and Vini, a mystic monk. The book is published by Ebury Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Mar 01, 2022

'One Among You': Stalin's Book Launch

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi released the autobiography of Tamil Nadu CM and DMK president M.K. Stalin titled "Ungalil Oruvan" (One Among You) at Chennai Trade Centre. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, and Jammu Kashmir National Conference's Omar Abdullah were also present.
Stalin's book released, written in Tamil, is the first of a reported three-volume autobiography, capturing the first 23 years of his life, including his early days in politics.
The DMK chief's autobiography release was organised as a "grand event", with prominent guests brought to Chennai in chartered aircraft for it.

Feb 26, 2022

'The Great Tech Game' by Anirudh Suri

Indian author, Anirudh Suri came out with his new book titled "The Great Tech Game: Shaping Geopolitics and the Destinies of Nations.' It was published by HarperCollins India. In this book, the author lays out a roadmap for how any country must develop its own strategic plan to succeed in this technology-dominant era.
In this book, the author provides a coherent framework outlining the key drivers that will determine the ability of a nation to succeed in this technology-dominant era. He lays out a roadmap for how any country must develop its own strategic plan for success. Leaders must develop a new set of capabilities to understand and take advantage of these trends and create enabling environments for their nations to not be left behind. A particularly challenging aspect will be the ability of countries to define and manage the roles of state and non-state actors in a global race for technological leadership and success.

Feb 25, 2022

A Book 'A Nation To Protect' by Priyam Gandhi Mody

The book titled "A Nation To Protect" authored by Priyam Gandhi Mody was launched by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. The book highlights the role of PM Narendra Modi during the Covid crisis in the past two years. The book documents the Centre's leadership in this unprecedented time and how it tided the nation through the crisis.
During the launch, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that he believed that 'A Nation to Protect' describes the reality as it unfolded during the last two years. "We have seen what happens when there is a true leadership with a vision," said Mandaviya referring to PM Modi.

Feb 23, 2022

Book Titled 'The Founders: The Story of Paypal" by Jimmy Soni

A new book titled ''The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley '', authored by Jimmy Soni and published by Simon & Schuster was released. It highlights the story of multinational digital-payments company PayPal and how it covered the journey of a start-up that turned into one of the most successful companies of all time, worth over USD 70 billion today. It also offers colourful anecdotes about famous people like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Reid Hoffman.

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