In this episode of The Book Talkies, Kaustubh and Anirudh discuss about a very colourful book called Klara and the Sun – written by by Kazuo Ishiguro.

In this book, Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love? It is a must read for people who have a faith in hope and always have positive lookout in any situation.

We are back! In the first episode of our 2nd season, we invite London School of Economics Alumnus, Hari Ram, to talk about his first book: Beneath the Walnut and its Almond Chamber

About the book:

Are you scared about your future leaving you paralysed like a rabbit facing a snake?

Do you wonder what is beyond the web of time that you are currently stuck in?

Are you craving to explode into a limitless zone away from your fears, anxieties, and worries?

You are not alone in this quest. Human beings have been hankering after this limitless zone since time immemorial. That zone is nowhere outside. It is just beneath your walnut-shaped brain and its almond-shaped medial temporal lobe.

About the author:

From his childhood, Hari Ram (b. 1979) had a passion for discovering the truth behind life steering clear of religious dogma. His journey of self-realisation was backed by pure logic and science, especially neuroscience, leading to the discovery of the non-dual.

This book, his first, is a consequence of his efforts to spread awareness about the least understood (and often largely misunderstood) working patterns of the brain that could help people to break away from their existential angst, stress and depression and experience true happiness. An alumnus of the London School of Economics, Hari is a management consultant by profession and lives in Hyderabad, India with his wife Poornima and children Vyomesh and Smrithi.

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In the season 1 finale episode of The Book Talkies, we welcome a very special guest - Martina Weber, who is a Sales Executive with Accenture Germany, to discuss a beautiful novella called The Little Prince  – written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

In this episode they discuss with Martina and delve deep into the importance of looking beneath the surface to find the real truth and meaning of a thing.

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In this episode of The Book Talkies, Kaustubh and Anirudh discuss about an unexpected treasure of a book called Can’t Hurt Me – written by David Goggins. This book defines what hard work, sheer grit, disciplined work ethic and will power can turn impossible to possible. This is a phenomenal life changing book that everyone should read and re-read.  

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In this episode of The Book Talkies, Kaustubh and Anirudh welcome their very first guest speaker Amruta Rajadhyaksha (an avid reader, a Senior Product Analyst and happens to be Kaustubh's partner)  to discuss about a highly recommended Graphic Novel: 'Maus' - written by Art Spiegelman. This is the only Graphic Novel which has won the Pulitzer prize.

They try to put themselves in the shoes of Vladek Spiegelman, an Auschwitz survivor (from the Nazi era in the World War 2) and Art's father, on whom this book is based. A true yet disturbing tale and a must read!

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In this episode of The Book Talkies, Kaustubh and Anirudh pick up an interesting book in the world of finance: 'The Psychology of Money' - written by Morgan Housel. Through their conversation they highlight the understated importance of human relationship with money.

Through real-life examples they discuss and debate they importance of factors like luck and risk, long term investing, power of compounding and room for error in financial success. As much as the world says: "Money can't buy you happiness", Kaustubh and Anirudh are on a quest to disprove this notion and convince listeners to identify their 'Enough'!  

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In this episode of The Book Talkies, Kaustubh picks up a revolutionary book '21 Lessons for the 21st Century' - written by respected historian Yuval Noah Harari. And he makes his best efforts to convince Anirudh and our listeners to read it.

Kaustubh excitably shares why this book is so relevant for the humankind right now as he highlights how revolutions in Technology & Bioengineering will be the game changers for our species. He also focuses on where do the ideologies such as liberalism and socialism stand in the overall Homo Sapiens evolution story. Finally, he encourages us to look inward by mentioning what Yuval has to say about the true meaning of life.

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In this episode of The Book Talkies, Anirudh picks up 'Who Not How' - a book by leading strategic coach Dan Sullivan, talking about the understated power of 'Whos',  trying to convince Kaustubh to read it.  He takes you through the simple yet phenomenal idea of the Who Not How way with examples from his own professional and personal life. He talks about the cost vs investment mindset, sharing reasons why people procrastinate and how this book has helped him in many ways to get over it.  

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In this episode of The Book Talkies, we venture into a hearty conversation on 'Atomic Habits' - a book written by Behavior Science Expert James Clear.  We take you through some simple ideas from the book for building good habits and eliminating bad ones. We share our personal experiences of how this book has helped us create sustainable systems to build lasting habits.

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In this episode of The Book Talkies, we venture into a deep conversation about Dr. Shashi Tharoor's highly acclaimed book 'Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India'.  

Some of the themes we cover include Racial Discrimination with the Indian subjects, Divide & Rule policy leading to the horrors of Partition and two defining moments that shaped the course of colonial history for India, along with some very interesting less-known factoids.

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