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BOOKS AND AUTHORS - August 2021

Aug 2021

Dec 14, 2021

Bala Krishna Madhur's Autobiography Titled 'At Home In The Universe'

An autobiography titled 'At Home In The Universe' by Bala Krishna Madhur was released by R. C. Sinha, IAS (Rtd), advisor to the Ministry of Road Development in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The book is the autobiography of B. K. Madhur, a former Chief Executive Officer at DHFL Property Services Ltd, and one of the key personalities in establishing Dewan Housing. The book offers an inside view into the policy environment in the 1980s and 1990s in the Housing Finance Sector. The book consists of early life hardships, experiences and life lessons of the author.

Dec 08, 2021

The Midway Battle: Modi's Roller-coaster Second Term

Vice President (VP) M. Venkaiah Naidu launched a book titled 'The Midway Battle: Modi's Roller-coaster Second Term' authored by Gautam Chintamani and published by Bloomsbury India at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas, New Delhi.
The book mentioned the political scenario of India. It marks the second tenure of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Midway Battle shed light on the various legislations like the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, triple talaq, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as well as farming laws.

Dec 06, 2021

Public Service Ethics by Shri Prabhat Kumar

The Vice President released the book, 'Public Service Ethics' at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas on 5th December, 2021.
The book was written by Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Governor of Jharkhand and former Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India, at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas today.
Shri Naidu observed that there is a general decline in the ethical values in society and called for a broad-based social movement for a 'Naitik Bharat' or 'Ethical India'.

Dec 04, 2021

Narotam Sekhsaria's Autobiography "The Ambuja Story"

Former Vice Chairman/Founder/Promoter, Ambuja Cements Ltd, Narotam Sekhsaria authored his autobiography titled 'The Ambuja Story: How a Group of Ordinary Men Created an Extraordinary Company' which is set to be released in December 2021. The book features the story of his rise from a small-time cotton trader to setting up one of the largest cement companies in the country, Ambuja cement, one of India's finest companies.
The year was 1983. A cotton trader, still in his early thirties, began to dream big. His aspiration was to become an 'industrialist'. The venture he was about to embark on was uncharted territory for him. He knew nothing about cement, limestone or anything remotely associated with it. This book vividly captures that engaging story, the determination and perseverance that went into building one of India's finest companies.

Dec 03, 2021

Manish Tewari's "10 Flashpoints, 20 Years"

Former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon backed Congress leader Manish Tewari's plea for parliamentary supervision of intelligence agencies.
Launching Tewari's book "10 Flashpoints, 20 years" on 10 national security situations that have impacted India in the past 20 years, Menon said, "With the exponential rise of security challenges over the past 20 years, India has built up a series of national security institutions. It now needs to be ascertained whether these are integrated and how institutions of national security have changed over the years.
In his book he has said that the UPA government headed by Manmohan Singh did not act strongly against Pakistan after the Mumbai terror attack. He said that such a restraint against Islamabad was perceived as a symbol of weakness.

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