THE MODERN MONK

                   When it comes to books  I am much of a non-fiction fanatic. I always looked for stories that are fact-based and are actual incidents that give you real-life perspectives. I am neither a rightist and defiantly not a leftist. But whenever I used to see chaos arise around just by the name of ‘Savarkar’ I always thought about why some people hate him and why some people take a stand for him.                  I wanted to be on neither of the sides. All I wanted was to know about the person. The perspectives that surround him on both sides are unsatisfactory. So, I purchased the book ‘ Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past 1883-1924 ’ by Vikram Sampath. This is the first book I have with me from the author. I saw a small clip of Vikram Sampath talking in one of his publishing shows and I liked how he portrayed his work ethic. Where h...

                    When I was in school, I hated reading. Whenever I sat down to read, I would immediately fall asleep. That’s how everyone might have felt when they were children. But back then no one told us to read books that make you feel something at least not sleep. Like motivated, inspired or helping gain actual knowledge. When I first started to read it, it was to pass the time and be distracted from the chaos in my head. But I didn’t know that books can make you feel so much. I remember how I first got into reading. It was a quarantine period and I got this idea of the stock market. I was so intimidated by the stock market that I wanted to know more about it and how investing works. Then I saw this interview of Saurabh Mukerji, he is chief investment officer at Marcellus Investment Managers Pvt Ltd when I saw that interview he explained some of the concepts that made sense in a way and recommended his book The Coffee ...