Hokkien is a Chinese dialect. It was spoken in Singapore in addition to Mandarin. Lee Kuan Yew, the then Premier of Singapore, was not a big fan of this. They ran Speak Mandarin campaigns (instead of a Chinese dialect like Hokkien). All of Lee Kuan...
We always talk about Vision and Purpose-driven leaders who played a major role in revolutionizing society and bringing change. Anyone can preach, but only people with determination and vision can practice what they preach. A great leader who...
The Splendid and the Vile, written by Erik Larson, is a book on Winston Churchill’s leadership during the bombing of London (World War II). It references the first year of Churchill as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( The making of...
From Third World to First by Lee Kuan Yew, the Founding Father and former Prime Minister of Singapore is a story of how Singapore was built and became an economic powerhouse. Not only do you learn about Singapore, but you also learn about the...
India’s unfortunate loss of its Former President, Shri. Pranab Mukherjee and the sitting Member of Parliament H.Vasanthakumar (who was also the Founder of Vasanth and Co) has brought a close to two important chapters in Indian Politics. Life...
Silapathikaram (The Ankle Bracelet) is a tamil epic written by Ilango Adigal, a Tamil poet and the brother of king Senguttuvan, who ruled over the western coast of South India. Silapathikaram was written 1500 years ago (5th-6th century AD). Usually...
Yuval Noah Harari wrote the Sapiens and after reading Sapiens, my friend Faheem Moosa recommended that I read his other two books as well. I was looking for a paperback copy and because of the quarantine and lockdown downloaded a copy from my Kindle...
The Everything Store is an enticing read if you are interested in business books. This is not an autobiography or authorized biography of Jeff Bezos, the Founder/CEO of Amazon. However, this encapsulates the story of Amazon or Jeff Bezos. One of the...