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Join author Yogi Trivedi in conversation with Tanishka Tripathi as he talks about his book, his writing style and his experiences with Pramukh Swami. The book explores his relation with Pramukh Swami. The episode will give you a glimpse into how spiritual journey transforms individual and the masses. An enriching conversation of the profound meaning of life through the lens of devoted follower. Listen and enjoy.

About the Book

In Love, At Ease: Everyday Spirituality with Pramukh Swami(Penguin India) by Yogi Trivedi.A unique life story of a global cultural ambassador and a spiritual master Pramukh Swami, the guru and Pramukh, or President, of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, a major branch of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya that runs the Akshardham temples across the world. A story that captures the journey of birth, growth, career issues, illnesses, familial difficulties, and even embracing death and the next chapter of devotion and service. The journey depicts a journey from the first steps of life to the last few.

Pramukh Swami is the spiritual master behind the grand festival in Gujarat last month, a thousand Hindu mandirs, hundreds of global humanitarian initiatives, and a social reformer. In Love, At Ease is a personal heartfelt collection by Prof. Yogi Trivedi, a scholar of media and religion at Columbia University, a Fulbright Scholar, and a performer of bhakti poetry and song that will take the reader on a journey from the foothills of the Himalayas to Syrian Refugee camps with anecdotes, history lessons, and verses of bhakti love poetry that are relatable to teens and youth looking for answers on human interaction, spiritual progress, and overall development. The proceeds from this book about this noble spiritual master will be used for tribal healthcare and education in Poshina, Gujarat—a community very close to Pramukh Swami’s heart.

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In today's episode of Hooked on Books Rj Yamini is in conversation with Sneha shah, she is the founder of Isra, Author, Psychologist, Certified Coach, Redefining Emotional & Mental Wellness TED X Speaker. 

Sneha shah shares her experience with us about what inspired her to write this book “ What shape are you? Discover Who You Really Are and How to Handle Everyone Who Isn’t Like You. Also she will be giving us some insights of her book of how the human personality divided into different shapes : Square, Triangle, Circle, Squiggle, rectangle.

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On our podcast Hooked On Books , Catch Yamini in conversation with author Christopher Doyle , taking us through the ancient world of Mahabharata through – ”The Mahabharata Quest part 3 “ which has released recently.

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In this episode of Hooked on books, Rj Yamini is in conversation with actor Kubbra sait. Kubbra shared stories of her life how she started acting and pursuing her dreams.

Listen to the latest episode of Hooked On Books featuring Actor Kubbra Sait talking about her first book - “Open Book : Not Quite a Memoir”, The book introduces readers to the real stories of her life in a very interesting way.

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In this episode of Hooked on Books, Radhika is in conversation with writer Anita Bhogle about her recently released book 'Equal, Yet Different: Career Catalysts for the Professional Woman'. Anita talked about the importance of career in a woman's life and why women should learn to prioritize themselves in respect of their careers and personal lives.  

About the Book :

The book 'Equal, Yet Different : Career Catalysts for the Professional Woman' focuses on how women want to be treated, and need to be treated at home and in the workplace. It highlights the catalysts that are required for women to reach peak potential-conditions, people, or even mindsets at home, at work, and in the ecosystem. The book draws on the wisdom and experience of several professionals and a large number of women leaders and experts. 

Link of the Book : 

https://www.amazon.in/Equal-Yet-Different-Professional-Woman-Hardcover/dp/0670096725

About the Author :

Anita is an alumnus of IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad. She started her career in advertising, market research and marketing consultancy. She is a director at Bizpunditz, India’s first digital learning library for managers. Along with this, she is also a member of the board of governors of IIM Jammu.

The social media handles of the author are : 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anita.bhogle/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BhogleAnita?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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In this episode, Gautam and Devdip dive deep into their experience of reading Sri Aurobindo and share some of the most unique experiences from their life. An author who got lost in the sands of time still motivates and inspires awe with his words. Written decades ago, Sri Aurobindo is making us believe in the magic of words through the generations. Listen to this heartwarming conversation with Dhruv, host of the episode, as Gautam and Devdip relive how their lives were conditioned by Sri Aurobindo.

About the Authors

Gautam Chikermane is a writer and the vice president at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). His areas of research are economics, politics and foreign affairs. His last book was 70 Policies that Shaped India (ORF, 2018). Earlier, he has held leadership positions in some of India’s top newspapers and magazines, including Hindustan Times, Indian Express and Financial Express. He serves as a director on the board of CARE India, was the new media director at Reliance Industries Ltd, and vice chairman on the board of Financial Planning Standards Board India. A Jefferson Fellow (Fall 2001), he is a student of Sri Aurobindo, the Mahabharata and dhrupad music.

Devdip Ganguli teaches undergraduate students at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Pondicherry, where he offers courses on the social and political philosophy of Sri Aurobindo, as well as on ancient Indian history, art and culture. He is frequently invited to speak in universities in India and abroad on topics related to Sri Aurobindo’s writings.
He also works in one of the administrative departments of Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

About the Book: https://penguin.co.in/book/reading-sri-aurobindo/

Sri Aurobindo dedicated his life to the transformation of humanity. His journey saw him traverse many paths, including that of poet, journalist, jailed revolutionary, philosopher, and radical mystic. Essays, translations, literary criticism, political articles, philosophical treatises, poetry, epics, plays and short stories-his writings encompass the depth and range of his extraordinary life. The modern sage commented on spiritual texts such as the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Bhagwad Gita, authored an epic poem, Savitri, presented his integral vision in The Life Divine, wrote on contemporary issues, all the while writing thousands of letters to guide his disciples, and even documenting his inner life in meticulous detail.

The relevance of Sri Aurobindo’s message has never been more urgent and compelling, yet, his Complete Works, thirty-six volumes in all, can be a daunting prospect even for those acquainted with his philosophy and practice. Reading Sri Aurobindo introduces each of these volumes through the perspectives of twenty-one contributors. The result is a book packed with insights inviting us to explore Sri Aurobindo’s deep wisdom and vision for resolving the fundamental issues facing individuals, societies, and nations today.

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In this episode of Hooked on Books, Dhruv is in conversation with author Rajesh Srivastava. Rajesh shared stories of the brands he has worked for and his wisdom on varied topics. Listen to the latest episode of Hooked On Books featuring Author Rajesh Srivastava talking about his latest book -  “The 10 New Life Changing Skills” .

About the Book

The book introduces readers to the life changing skills which are important to perform the green collar jobs efficiently. The earlier 3 Industrial Revolutions created blue collar and white-collar jobs, which required people to carry out instructions, not question authority and follow time tested systems and processes. The 4th Industrial revolution is creating ‘green collar’ jobs, which need people to ‘think, reflect and act’. 

Link of the book 

https://www.amazon.in/10-New-Life-Changing-Skills-Ahead/dp/014345191X

About the Author

Rajesh Srivastava is alumnus of IIT Kanpur and IIM Bangalore. He has over three decades of corporate and academic experience as a manager in various sectors like beverages, food, commodities, personal care and education. His first book “The New Rules of Business” which was published in 2019 has been a National Best Seller. Recently, he has published his second book “The 10 New Life Changing Skills” . 

His Social Media handles are :

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/rajeshinc/

Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/rajeshnewrule

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeshnewrules/

Twitter : https://twitter.com/RajeshThinks

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In this conversation of Prabhakar Aloka with our host Dhruv Lau he tells us about his experiences that inspired his books. We get to know about the challenges and obstacles he had to face in his profession. He also gets candid about his life and childhood.

About The Author

Prabhakar Aloka has formerly worked with the Intelligence Bureau, the country's premier intelligence agency, with over 125 years of history. In nearly three decades of service in the bureau, where he was rigorously trained in covert operations while in pursuit of hostile elements, Aloka served in counterterror, counterinsurgency and anti-Naxalite theatres.

About The Book

Ravi Kumar, head of the Central Counterterrorism Command (C3) of the Intelligence Bureau, is haunted by the partial success of Operation Haygreeva. He and his team of young recruits-Mihir, Cyrus and Jose-exposed designs of a hitherto-unknown terrorist outfit, the Lashkar-e-Hind (LeH), responsible for the Mumbai train blasts. But the mission they had staked their lives on remains significantly unfinished.
The LeH's leader, Tabrez, had managed to escape to Pakistan. Looking to expand the scale of his operations and strike back at India in previously inconceivable ways, Tabraz becomes the lynchpin of a sinister K2 plan of the Pak ISI to leverage different socio-political anxieties and create a vast network of radicalized minds penetrating deep into Indian society, to destabilize the delicate fabric that holds the nation together.

Link of the book: shorturl.at/BEWX9

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SWAMI MUKUNDANANDA is a world-renowned spiritual teacher from India and an international authority on mind management. He earned his degrees from the prestigious IIT Delhi and IIM Calcutta but chose to renounce a promising corporate career and embrace monkhood. He studied Vedic scriptures at the feet of Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj. For almost four decades now, Swami Mukundananda has been sharing his vast knowledge through his books, lectures, and life-transformation programs. Listen to him share his gems of wisdom in the Podcast Hooked on Books on his latest literary release The Power of Thoughts now available on your favorite platform.

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About The Author

Divya Dutta is an Indian Actress from Ludhiana (Punjab) who has acted in various Hindi and Punjabi movies. She has won more than 25 awards in the Film Industry. She has been nominated for Film-fare and Star Screen award twice.She has worked in more than 60 movies and is famous actress known in Bollywood.She has also worked in international movies and was seen in video of "Romeo" by a famous house music duo from London, England, Basement Jaxx.

About The Book

In her second book, award-winning actor Divya Dutta recounts her experiences with some of the stalwarts of Bollywood who played a significant role in her film journey. She talks about the inspiration they have been in her life through their immersive interactions, through what they did for her, and what she learnt from them.

From getting Shabbo's dialect and look just right on the sets of Veer-Zaara with Yash Chopra to being inspired by Shabana Azmi's inimitable zest for celebrating life; from her impromptu improvisations on the sets with Irrfan Khan to her non-stop peals of laughter with Shah Rukh Khan, she tells it all with rare candour. She opens up about moments that changed her deeply from within. Such as the time when she burst out crying after playing mean to Amitabh Bachchan during a shoot, or when Shyam Benegal made her choreograph her own dance sequence in a film.

The Stars in My Sky is not only about the deep impact these experiences had on her life, but also about how they defined the trajectory of her career . The podcast  is available on all leading platforms! Download now and enjoy this warm and fun conversation with Divya Dutta by Podcaster Dhruv Lau . 

Book Link :- https://www.amazon.in/Stars-My-Sky-Brightened-Journey/dp/0670094196/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1646915592&refinements=p_27%3ADivya+Dutta&s=books&sr=1-1

Author - https://www.instagram.com/divyadutta25/

Host - https://www.instagram.com/dhruvlau/

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