My first experience reading a book (outside of academics) was when my father gave me “Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do” by Robert Schuller in 2001. I was 17 then, just out of school and had gone to give the 5 day SSB (Service Selection Board) interview after clearing the NDA written exam.
That interview obviously did not materialize, but the book had a lasting effect. As I got into engineering after that, I was overloaded by academic books once again. During the end of engineering, I read the “Da Vinci Code” which was vastly popular back then. That was my first brush with fiction…
As I started my professional life, I started reading more books, both fiction and non-fiction. I read books on business, management, leadership and self-help. Below you will find some my favorite books –
Favorite Fiction Books (not in any specific order)
- The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- 2 States – The Story of My Marriage by Chetan Bhagat (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- The Broker by John Grisham (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- The Three Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
Favorite Non Fiction Books (again not in any specific order)
- Go Big or Go Home by Wil Schroter (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatama Gandhi (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- It’s not about the Bike by Lance Armstrong (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- Go Kiss the World by Subroto Bagchi (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- Winning by Jack Welch (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- The Greatness Guide by Robin Sharma (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do by Robert H. Schuller (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- Principle Centered Leadership by Stephen Covey (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- A Better India, A Better World by NR Narayana Murthy (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- Banker to the Poor by Muhhamad Yunus (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- Made in Japan by Akio Morita (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- Trading Up by Michael J Silverstein and Neil Fiske (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
- Inspired : How to Create Products Customer Love by Marty Cagan (Buy from Flipkart | Amazon)
My first experience reading a book (outside of academics) was when my father gave me “Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do” by Robert Schuller in 2001. I was 17 then, just out of school and had gone to give the 5 day SSB (Service Selection Board) interview after clearing the NDA written exam.
That interview obviously did not materialize, but the book had a lasting effect. As I got into engineering after that, I was overloaded by academic books once again. During the end of engineering, I read the “Da Vinci Code” which was vastly popular back then. That was my first brush with fiction…
As I started my professional life, I started reading more books, both fiction and non-fiction. I read books on business, management, leadership and self-help. Below you will find some my favorite books –
Favorite Fiction Books (not in any specific order)
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
• 2 States – The Story of My Marriage by Chetan Bhagat
• The Broker by John Grisham
• Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat
• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
• The Three Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat
Favorite Non Fiction Books (again not in any specific order)
• Go Big or Go Home by Wil Schroter
• The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
• Go Kiss the World by Subroto Bagchi
• Winning by Jack Welch
• The Greatness Guide by Robin Sharma
• Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do by Robert H. Schuller