Travel. Stories. Poetry.
Just finished Prisoners of Geography 🗺️ It’s wild how much of what we call politics is actually just geography in disguise 🎭 We talk about leaders and decisions, but mountains, rivers, and coastlines decide more than we think 🏔️ Even the anchors we think are strong do slip in storms, and more often geography is... Continue Reading →
Just finished reading “Surrounded by Idiots” by Thomas Erikson ☕️📘 A fun and simple take on psychology 🧠 that explains how people think and behave by categorizing personalities into colors 🎨 We often feel like we’re surrounded by idiots😓 simply because we don’t understand the other person. This book helped me see why something that... Continue Reading →
Living up to its name, The Rapid Rise of China 🇨🇳 by Minakshi Goyal is truly a rapid yet insightful journey through China’s transformation 🚀 Written in simple, magazine-like language, it makes complex political and economic history easy to grasp 📚 From Mao Zedong’s revolution to Deng Xiaoping’s reforms and Xi Jinping’s strategies, this journey... Continue Reading →
In my freshman year (exactly a decade ago! 🎓) Ram G Vallath came for a motivational talk and gave us a signed copy of his book ‘Ouch to Oops’. Back then, I just skimmed a few pages before it gathered dust on my bookshelf 📚 But time has its own plans ⏳. I finally read... Continue Reading →
The beautiful thing about loving both travel ✈️ and books 📚 is how they feed into each other. When you travel, the memories of cities 🏙️, cultures 🌍, and flavors 🍲 become a part of you. And when you return to reading, the moment a story mentions the streets of London 🇬🇧, the hotels in... Continue Reading →
As strange as it sounds, this little frog book was packed with surprisingly gross yet incredibly practical advice on leveling up. It’s all about tackling high-value tasks head-on while also finding that sweet spot of balance, ikigai. I made a few quick lifestyle tweaks based on it, and honestly, these mantras work. Sharing my favorite... Continue Reading →
Ikigai is filled with little things that we humans need to be reminded of from time to time. It is a reiteration of our value systems, of what we believe in. Took me to the basics and roots. Sharing a few of my learnings. The one who has a “why” to live for can bear... Continue Reading →
Wrapping this book with a ton of learnings! It’s a great retrospection on the challenges women face while rising. The anecdotes helped me relate how better we can harness our unique strengths and deal with the challenges. Women out there, go for it! A close friend of mine passed this book to me and now... Continue Reading →
Just finished reading the book “Chanakya's Chant”, an amazing work of two beautifully penned parallel stories - One from the past about Chanakya and Chandragupta building India’s first biggest dynasty, the Mauryan Empire. The other from the future about a girl, Chandini Gupta, who rises from the slums to be the Prime Minister of India... Continue Reading →
Vineesha Badabhagni 