Reddy, Y. V. (ed.) <br/><br/>
Work, wisdom, legacy: 31 essays from India 

 - New Delhi:  Orient Blackswan,  2025. 
 - xxi, 316p., ind., 22 cm X 14 
<br/><br/> Recommended by: Rasananda Panda 
<br/><br/> Content:<br/><br/>PART I: PUBLIC LIFE<br/><br/>1. Never Give Up, Fight to the End: Lessons from Changing Professions, Losing Jobs, and the Ups and Downs of Life<br/>Arun Shourie<br/><br/>2. Three Workplaces and Lessons Learned  <br/>Palaniappan Chidambaram<br/><br/>3. Teaching, Service, Politics, Governance: A Journey<br/>Yashwant Sinha<br/><br/>PART II: PRIVATE SECTOR<br/><br/>4. Product of Values<br/>Narayana Murthy<br/><br/>5. Continuing to Learn<br/>Kundapur Vaman Kamath<br/><br/>6. Village Teachers and Hallowed Institutions  <br/>Gullapalli Nageswara Rao<br/><br/>7. The Joys of a Professional Career<br/>Yezdi Hirji Malegam<br/><br/>8. Human Connections, Human Learnings<br/>K. Srinath Reddy<br/><br/>9. Lessons for Life (And Work)<br/>Jamal Mecklai<br/><br/>10. To Thine Own Self Be True<br/>Joydeep Mukherji<br/><br/>PART III: PUBLIC POLICY<br/><br/>11. Work and Life<br/>Shankar Acharya<br/><br/>12. Reflections on a Career in the Civil Service: In a Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness<br/>Sheela Bhude<br/><br/>13. Unity and Diversity<br/>Nitin Desai<br/><br/>14. Abiding Friendship, Building Trust<br/>Nand Kishore Singh<br/><br/>15. People Matter<br/>K. Sujatha Rao<br/><br/>16. Fulfilment: Journey, Not Destination<br/>Venkatramanan Anantha Nageswaran<br/><br/>PART IV: BANKING<br/><br/>17. Forty Years at RBI: A Journey of Challenges and Joys<br/>Usha Thorat<br/><br/>18. An Unexpected Journey in Banking<br/>Shyamala Gopinath<br/><br/>19. Collaboration, Coexistence<br/>Vittaldas Leeladhar<br/><br/>20. Joys and Sorrows of a Working Life<br/>Kaushik Jayaram<br/><br/>21. From Soapstone to ChatGPT: A Journey<br/>B. Sambamurthy<br/><br/>22. Behind the Scenes of Pathbreaking Journeys<br/>Radha Binod Barman<br/><br/>PART V: MEDIA<br/><br/>23. Myriad Brilliant Minds<br/>Latha Venkatesh<br/><br/>24. An ‘Academic-Journalist’<br/>C. Rammanohar Reddy<br/><br/>25. Past Pleasant, Present Imperfect<br/>Tamal Bandyopadhyay<br/><br/>26. Three Careers<br/>Niranjan Rajadhyaksha<br/><br/>27. A Journey Through a Changing India<br/>Shaji Vikraman<br/><br/>PART VI: ACADEMIA<br/><br/>28. Building People, Building Institutions<br/>Man Mohan Sharma<br/><br/>29. Defining Work with the Power of Quitting<br/>M. S. Sriram<br/><br/>Summing Up: Rear View<br/>Y. V. Reddy, Ravi Menon, and Shaji Vikraman 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789354428869 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label>--bankers India anecdotes--career changes India--civil service--executives--journalists--work-life balance
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.954