Coffee And Karma

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/54138521-how-to-take-decisions-management-sutras Another book by Devdutt Patnaik, and it was not that much fun though it's hardly a 1 hour read.  I'll rate it 6/10 because it felt incomplete sometimes.  The book surrounds around the concept of Karya karma (who obeys decisions), Karta (who takes decision) and Yajamana (who allow others to take decision).  The focus is that every decision comes with a consequence and hence one should own it. The book shifts between mythology and modern life stories to share the same concepts. The good thing I liked about this book is that it emphasizes that whatever  you  decide, it has consequences. We just need to own them. And that we'll never have 100% information to take a decision. We'll have to jump in.  Some favourite quotes: “At the time of action, our decision is based on a set of assumptions. The assumptions may be wrong. Leaders have to constantly deal w...

Quarantine days are showing me a different side of life - a playback speed of 0.75 has been set in my life. I can see, hear and absorb things a lot more clearly. I am liking the high energy level and my dedication to reading and working out, and a lot of me time. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12313226-99-thoughts-on-ganesha Rate: 4/5 A recent book that I picked was on Ganesha. It's by Devdutt Patnaik and it's called 99 thoughts on Ganesha . I discovered a lot of fun facts and stories about Ganesha. The best part about this book is that it eventually connects with reality of why Ganesh Chaturthi is big, and how Ganesha is beyond India, and how different puraans have different stories and nothing is a fact. Some of my discoveries :) 1. Lakshmi and Ganesha are NOT a couple. Some theories suggest Lakshmi and Saraswati are sisters of Ganesha, and Shakti is the mother. Some theories say Ganesh is the adopted son of Lakshmi (wife of Vishnu). 2. The right side symbolis...

. I just finished this book after picking it up for the second time. And the very achievement that I finished it in four days whetted my appetite for more. However, I take a moment off and capture my reaction. When I picked up the book for the first time, all I knew that it was an award winning book. The title meant something else to me.And I dropped it after few chapters for some reason. A week ago, I picked up the book again. And now, I can say it is a masterpiece. The description of the story is something I really admire. The way children perceive the world around, the source of different thoughts into their mind, and those thoughts popping in and out...everything is just beautifully described. The vernacular touch was also appreciable. The book actually deserves the BOOKER PRIZE. Arundhati Roy has simply done a brilliant work. The way a sad, gloomy story has been put into words to fill it with innocent and humorous colors, really caught my attention. The oneness of twins...