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Bookshelf
Welcome to the latest section of Alma Matters “Bookshelf” - a platform where people can share their comments, feelings and thoughts about various books they read. From business and economics to SCI-FI, thriller and comedy…please feel free to contribute to this section by writing to us at alumni_relations@isb.edu
Recommended Readings by Mahesh Verma
Mahesh is a PGPMAX Founding Class alum and is currently working as a Senior Vice President (Operations) in an Infrastructure company named Interarch Building Products (P) Ltd. He joined Interarch in its startup years and has been associated with the company for the last 28 years. Mahesh is responsible for the entire operations of the company, managing verticals like Accounting & Finance, Projects, Administration, HR, Excise & Dispatch.
“Outliers”, by Malcolm Gladwell
This book highlights why some people achieve so much more than others. The author looks at everyone from rock stars to professional athletes , software billionaires to scientific geniuses ,to show that the story of success is far more surprising and more fascinating ,than we could have ever imagined.
“The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, by Stephen R. Covey
This is one of the most influential books ever written. It presents a holistic, integrated, principle centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. The book also reveals a step by step frame work for living and working based on the fundamental principles of natural laws which are a key to success.
“ Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth & Death”, by Daisaku Ikeda
This book helps us confront the fundamental questions of human existence. Why are we born? Can we avoid sickness and sufferings in life? What happens to us after we die? This is definitely an interesting read.
Recommended Readings by Venunath Chigullapalli
Venunath Chigullapalli is an alum from the PGPMAX Class of 2012. He is the Managing Director at BostonLogix (I) Pvt Limited, a subsidiary company of BostonLogix Inc that is relentlessly working towards turning great ideas of entrepreneurs and industry experts into world class commercial software applications.
“A Short History of Nearly Everything”, by Bill Bryson
One may wonder about the bold title but Bill Bryson does a fine job justifying it. Whether you loved or hated science, history in school, you would find this book to be not only informative but quite entertaining. This book fills in the gaps in what we learnt so far and answers quite a few questions that we always had as a child (or even now); be it about the universe or why one country is more prosperous than the other.
I feel Bill Bryson has a great sense of humour and presents various facts in easily-understandable detail even making typically dry areas of science like astronomy, zoology and humanities, fun to read!
”Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
If you ever wondered what it was like to "be" Steve Jobs or even to work for/with him, you would think again, once you read this book. Walter Isaacson does a great job in presenting various shades of Steve Jobs in this brilliantly formatted exhaustive biography. Whether you are a fan of Apple or not, this book is a must read.
“The New Age of Innovation”, By CK Prahalad & MS Krishnan
This book is about reinventing processes and culture to sustain change and innovation in this new age of global resources and individually customized needs of the customer. Brilliant ideas, inspiring views and great examples from US and India which are easy to relate to, make it a good read.