Posts by: Manjula Lal

Manjula Lal -September 4, 2020

In a bid to increase understanding of the pandemic, this book comes at a time when the future is uncertain. Its main value is a look back at what has been happening in the scientific community after the outbreak of SARS and MERS   ‘Don’t blame the bats’, is the title of one of the […]

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Manjula Lal -April 23, 2020

A review of the book Love Jihadis: An Open-Minded Journey into the Heart of Western Uttar Pradesh by Mihir Srivastava and Raul Irani, in which they explore the mindsets that see sinister designs in inter-faith alliances The cover of Love Jihadis designed by Saurabh Garge shows against a dark green background ‘marries’ two concepts, as […]

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Manjula Lal -January 29, 2020

This book is a valuable addition to the literature on change management, essential for the corporate sector if it is to stay in step with fast-changing ground realities Indian society has a consensus that once a youngster in his twenties finishes his studies and gets a job, he is ‘settled’. However, the authors HN Arora […]

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Manjula Lal -December 13, 2019

Where did the spark come from that inspires a big business empire? What odds do entrepreneurs face in India’s challenging environment? This books tells us some of the stories First generation entrepreneurs are obviously intelligent fanatics, which is how this book as well as US-based publishing house gets its name. They are able to create […]

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Manjula Lal -September 27, 2019

Movie Moghul of another kind, founder of Netflix Marc Randolph spins a fascinating tale in which the reader finds herself rooting for him to succeed as the action plays out scene by scene Stories about successful businesses have one common factor: They expect the reader to believe that it wasn’t luck that turned an idea […]

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Manjula Lal -May 31, 2019

A country which had a woman prime minister for 15 years has managed to put a measly 78 women in the Lok Sabha this time. Only Bengal’s TMC and Odisha’s BJD made a conscious effort to boost the numbers For those interested in gender issues, three standout images on TV after the poll results were […]

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Manjula Lal -April 26, 2019

Launched in February this year, this restaurant at 32nd Milestone offers five seating options and a menu to satisfy every palate The Loft by the Clock Tower is supposed to be modelled on ‘an old-fashioned meat-packing warehouse in Manhattan’. For millennials, the words ‘loft’, ‘clock tower’ and ‘meat-packing warehouse’ would probably not conjure up any […]

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