

It’s always been my dream to have a loving family.


I think he has a great family and for that reason alone he is blessed. Gupta in his difficult period of nine years. The father -daughter exchanges are not only lovingly described but also a great strength to Mr. I thought those were the most beautiful -poignant moments of the book. He has mentioned all his moments lovingly and describes moments shared with each daughter at moments of his trial and vacations in detail. I feel every father loves his daughter more dearly than anyone or anything in this world. – The Father – daughter portions of the book. This is what I loved about the book – deeply human story of unrivaled excellence and excruciating shame. He just went into business with wrong people. In my book he is a great man who made one judgement of error and he payed deeply for same. More than that to live with a wounded reputation. Gupta for what he endured and had to go through in prison. With all my bias and inclination towards the subject it’s a remarkable read. It’s very well written and very engaging read. I already had so much of context and am biased towards human interest stories. I would read both simultaneously, somewhere decided will finish Rajat Gupta’s book first for two reasons – it was a deeply human story and second must confess was a easier read. I usually read two books at a time – 21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari was the other book that was reading. Amazon has really killed all bookstores with its discounts and superlative delivery. I had read all the articles by belligerent journalists and watched all his interviews. I wanted to read his story first hand and he was too important a person in my book to let go. I usually buy the next day if it’s something really need or let go. This is my usual practice of buying anything, go back and wait for one more day to make a decision. I was tempted at the discount offered but couldn’t bring myself to buy the book. I saw Rajat Gupta’s handsome book in a Book shop. They who work selfishly for results are miserable.” Work done with anxiety about results is far inferior to work done without such anxiety, in the calm of self-surrender. Be even-tempered in success and failure: for it is this evenness of temper which is meant by yoga. Perform every action with you heart fixed on the Supreme Lord. Desire for the fruits of work must never be your motive in working. “You have the right to work, but for the work’s sake only.
