Samruddhi PataskarPapiI was about thirteen years old when my favourite teacher of mathematics mentioned the book ‘Papillon’ in class. She said the cover of the…Aug 23, 2022Aug 23, 2022
Samruddhi PataskarWhy I Loved Certain Self-help BooksBefore you assume anything about this piece, I want to mention that I used to despise self-help books. I had read very few and they all…Apr 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020
Samruddhi PataskarinLean In, IIT KharagpurLean In — IIT Kharagpur Chapter‘Lean In’ is a revolution that originated with Sheryl Sandberg’s book by the same name. In her famous bestseller, the celebrated COO of…Aug 24, 2019Aug 24, 2019
Samruddhi PataskarWhy I Loved ‘Inside Real Innovation’While a lot is said about engineering and jobs in emerging technology, invention tends to go unnoticed. How many students today are…Jul 2, 2019Jul 2, 2019
Samruddhi PataskarWhy I Loved ‘Dracula’ by Bram StokerOld is gold. Dracula was and still remains, one of the deadliest characters created in the genre of horror. Even today, he scares the…May 19, 20191May 19, 20191
Samruddhi PataskarWhy I Loved ‘The Firm’ by John GrishamI am the sort of person who prefers reading the book to watching the movie. I still haven’t watched the movie, even though it stars Tom…May 16, 2019May 16, 2019
Samruddhi PataskarWhy I Loved ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ by Ernest HemingwayIt was during the sombre nights before my class ten exams that I would study the classic ‘Chandragupta Vikramaditya’ as part of my Hindi…Apr 28, 20191Apr 28, 20191
Samruddhi PataskarWhy I Loved ‘Sapiens’ by Yuval Noah HarariThe first thing I want to state is that Yuval Noah Harari is indeed immensely knowledgeable. He seems to know the history of every nation…Apr 21, 2019Apr 21, 2019
Samruddhi PataskarWhy I Loved Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’I barely ever crush on characters from books. When it comes to Sherlock Holmes, I think it is more of a crush on Robert Downey Jr than on…Apr 14, 20191Apr 14, 20191
Samruddhi PataskarWhy I Loved Trevor Noah’s ‘Born A Crime’The book, quite like its climax, entered my life in a hospital room when I had gone to visit my best friend who had taken ill. I was about…Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019
