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The following is a list of all entries from the Books category.
Imagining India
Filed in Books, Reviews, April 5, 2009, 9:58 pm by SukumarUpdated 20 Apr 2009: NR Narayana Murthy has published a book as well. He talks about giving access to inexpensive English education and computers to everyone. Exactly Sir.
Updated 10 Apr 2009: Imagining India links to this review on their site. Thanks Imagining India.
Managed to read the recent book Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani – one [...]
Do bridges matter anymore?
Filed in Books, General Interest, Reviews, Uncategorized, October 1, 2008, 10:30 pm by Abdul Fakhri(On the occasion of Gandhi’s birth anniversary, I dedicate this post to the memory of late Rajnarayan Chandavarkar among the finest sons and historians of India. Raj was based at Cambridge, England.)
“We can help make the world safe for diversity. For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this [...]
One billion customers
Filed in Books, Reviews, December 18, 2007, 2:49 pm by SukumarIt is James McGregor’s absorbing account of his tenure in China as Dow Jones’s China boss. I am fascinated by China and its rapid rise and I have been wanting to read this book for a while now. The book is littered with insights about China and its culture. I picked out some of insights [...]
Kite Runner
Filed in Books, Reviews, December 4, 2007, 10:18 pm by Ganesh VaideeswaranI am not a big reader of fiction. I can certainly count on my fingers the number of fiction that I have finished start to finish in one shot – within a 24 hour period. Kite Runner, a New York Times Bestseller by Khaled Hosseini is one such novel.
I am not good at writing reviews [...]
Long tail by Chris Anderson – win a copy of the book
Filed in Books, Management, Reviews, Strategy & Business Models, November 11, 2007, 10:01 am by SukumarChris Anderson made a superb presentation about his concept of Long Tail at our customer conference 2 weeks ago. Before i talk about his presentation, i want to give you all a few pointers to pick up this concept. I strongly believe that all management professionals must understand the Long Tail because…
