WHAT KIND OF LEADER WILL YOU BECOME?Whether you're in a corporate role, building a startup, or preparing for your next move, this book will help you craft a leadership path that's entirely your own.Leadership Beyond the Playbook offers no neatly packaged lists or models. Instead it will help you become a better leader―with clarity, sharper judgment, and greater intention.Roopa Kudva is a rare leader who has built across corporate, startup and impact sectors, served on top Indian boards, an...

A keepsake edition with 25 stories.Beautiful illustrations accompanying the stories make it a fun readEngages middle-school students--an essential book to be stocked in librariesA collection of Ruskin Bond's best stories with endearing characters--hand-picked by the author himself.All Time Favourites for Children celebrates Ruskin Bond's writing with stories that are perennially loved and can now be enjoyed in a single collectible volume. Curated and selected by India's most loved writer, ...

A definitive account of India’s decisive military response to Pakistan-backed terrorism — told by Lt Gen K.J.S. Dhillon, one of India’s most respected Army commanders. On 22 April 2025, the Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam, south Kashmir, witnessed a horrifying attack when heavily armed terrorists from the Resistance Front, a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), fully sponsored by the Pakistan Army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), shattered its serenity with gunfire, killing twenty-six innocen...

Careers are changing, and the capabilities required to stay relevant are changing even more rapidly. We seem to have endless choices, at least at the beginning of a career, but these start narrowing after middle management. How does one think about one's own life and career in this changing decade?The whole discipline of career management now has three elements to it:Managing yourself;Managing your team; andManaging your businessIn this book, Shiv Shivakumar points out that today, unlike i...

India has produced thousands of startups and several unicorns, who have created millions of jobs. However, more jobs are needed to accommodate the country’s rising population. So what is the solution? We need more startups in the country. Startups of Bharat offers much-needed guidance on embracing entrepreneurship. Using case studies such as Physics Wallah, BharatPe and many others, it provides a ringside view of a founder’s journey―from ideation to problem-solving to scaling.The book incl...

Are you ready to supercharge your career? Whether you’re fresh out of school or a few years into the grind, navigating the modern job landscape can be overwhelming. You’re ambitious, driven, and you want to make a mark―but how do you actually stand out and get ahead?HeadStart: Unlock the Secrets to Career Success is here to help. Co-authored by industry pros Vivek Gambhir and Sunder Ramachandran, this is your personal playbook for crushing it in today’s fast-paced world. Packed with inside...

Thirty-two and a half hours: It is all the time this world has left.Kaka has rung the Dhwansnaad, bringing upon earth an evil that will ruin all. Vyas ji has barely managed to save a chosen few. Karan has lost his father. Antima has lost her courage. And no one knows what has become of Jay.In the midst of this chaos, Kaka’s nefarious plan has started to take root in a most terrible way and the only forces who can stop him are struggling with battles of their own.Thirty-two and a half hours...

It is an accepted fact that Internet-related businesses are largely loss making. Dhruv Nath uncovers the secrets of four highly respected Internet giants which defy this trend boldly. The book narrates the story of four market leaders: Naukri.com, Zerodha, Zoho and Dream11, and how these companies managed to become profitable and stay that way.These are stories about phenomenal companies and their equally phenomenal founders. How Zoho transformed rural Tamil Nadu, by recruiting young boys ...

India's start-up revolution began in 1998, when the first venture capitalists (VCs) arrived from the US and backed early businesses in IT services for global corporates. The second wave came in 2006 when home-grown VCs raised large amounts of capital and funded products and services companies for Indian consumers.This is a gripping behind-the-scenes story of a VC's journey, right from the beginning of the second start-up revolution in India in 2006 until the end of the funding frenzy in 20...

Drawing from a rich, three-decade-long global career, this book is a practical, no-nonsense guide to building a sustainable and fulfilling professional journey. Through relatable stories and hard-earned wisdom, the author demystifies the complexities of corporate life, offering insights across three pivotal areas of self-development, collaboration and building resilience to deliver results. Whether you’re a beginner finding your footing or a seasoned executive looking to sharpen your edge,...

Vivek Mashrani's bestselling You Can Compound is your companion to learn, implement and refine the investing process. It opens a window to secrets, strategies and frameworks to compound money by investing in the stock market. Mashrani integrates principles of personal finance, building blocks to understand businesses, frameworks for buy-add-sell, risk management as well as powerful allocation principles. He has simplified these concepts using the TREE analogy and MACHINE framework so that ...

Searching for a job is always stressful-the majority of job seekers experience nervousness, anxiety and tension during their job search. While one's qualifications, experience and talent are important, all these are of no consequence if one cannot locate the right job, identify the right time to pitch for it and find the people who can help in getting it. Job Search Secrets provides much-needed guidance to readers on how they can get their dream job easily. It includes tips on choosing the...