I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know his thoughts, the rest are details. —Albert Einstein.
Recent readings :
The last novel I went through has been "The Fifth Mountain" by Paulo Coelho. Click here to go through the lines from the novel that inspire me ...
I read the "Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. It reminded me of M.V.Kamath's "Some of us are lucky", which I had read long back. Both the novels have one thing common, both of them advocate that one must listen to his heart and must have the courage to chase his destiny. Click here to have go through the lines from the novel that inspire me ...
Some of the novels I liked :
Rebecca :Daphne Du Maurier
Fountainhead : Ayn Rand
Doctors : Eric Segal
Love Story : Eric Segal
Acts of Faith : Eric Segal
The Class : Eric Segal
Godan, Gaban : Munsi Premchand
Shrikant : Sharat Chandra
Gunahon ka Devta : Dharmveer Bharati
Suraj ka Satvan Ghora : Dharmveer Bharati
Tyagpatra : Jainendra Kumar
Shekhar - Ek jeevani : Aagyeya
.................. a lot more names are yet to be recalled from contemporary as well old English / Hindi classics. In contemporary Hindi literature, I've read almost all of Amrita Pritam's & Shivani's.
The best auto-biographies I have gone through are :
Papillon (1973): Henry Charrier,
Lee Iacocca's ("To solve big problems you have to be willing to do unpopular things.", "If you cannot manage your own time then you have no right to call yourself a manger."),
My Experiments with Truth : M. K. Gandhi.
Some of my favorite readings:
Inspiring Stories (do check this link, you would love some of the stories)