For any author it is a moment of great pride to see his book out in print. I have had many of those moments. Despite such beingthe case, every time a book comes out, butterflies begin to fly in my belly. My heart begins to palpitate and I […]
Surprise is a small word. It didn’t surprise me when I read about Anvita Bajpai’s accusation of plagiarism and court case against Chetan Bhagat. It SHOCKED me. You could read about it here: Economic Times Article. My first instinct was, why didn’t Anvita Bajpai write to the publisher […]
“Don’t lead a pack of sheep. Herd cats instead.” When I first read this statement it took me a while to understand its true meaning. In modern-day corporate life, leaders often have the flexibility to pick their own teams. Most of them stumble at this roadblock. Mediocre managers […]
At Enchantico, our endeavour has been to send out specially curated and carefully picked, age appropriate books for children in the age group 5-12. Here are the books that we had sent out with the March Enchantico Box. Click here to read about these eight books on Enchantico’s […]
Here is a blog I wrote for http://www.enchantico.in ; India’s first book subscription box for kids. The eBooks vs Paper books fight has been going on for some time now. Unfortunately, I fail to understand what the row is about! To digress a little… Years ago, […]
It was sometime in 2001 that I got promoted from Assistant VP to Vice President . At that time, I was managing the mortgage business in North India for Citibank. Even after my promotion, I continued doing the same role — only the title changed. All my earlier […]
Having spent close to a decade in the publishing industry, I have been witness to a number of crazy things authors do (some of them, even I do). Authors are really crazy people. How else do you justify anyone sitting hours in front of a screen typing away? […]
As I reflect on the year gone by, I wonder what makes a year a great year. What makes you feel satisfied with the year that is almost coming to an end? When I think about it, it strikes me that as parents of a girl who turned […]
Excitement of this kind is quite rare in the publishing industry. The last came a few years ago when Random House took over Penguin. And now this Amazon buyout of Westland has given the industry an interesting conversation beginner. Amazon had signaled their intent in February this […]
I was reading a book a few days back… Many Lives Many Masters by Dr Brian Weiss. At the end of it, I turned to Dharini and asked her if she believed in the concept of past life regression, and whether she would like to do it at […]
