From the Bookshelves
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Season finale: Vivek Kaul reviews Dr Viral Acharya's new book
From movie anecdotes to the mess in the Indian banking system, the author of 'Bad Money', Vivek Kaul, reviews the former RBI deputy governor's book, 'Quest For Restoring Financial Stability'. On this episode, we discuss fiscal dominance, the RBI's need for setting its own targets and the need for freedom to regulate PSU banks
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Podcast: Why leadership is like climbing Mount Everest—and how to get to the top
Leadership coach Shital Kakkar Mehra talks about how to get from the cubicle to the corner office, and in the age of remote work, why influencer skills are important. Kakkar Mehra discusses her book 'Executive Presence: The POISE Formula For Leadership' on this episode, and how the idea of leadership has evolved during Covid-19
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Katherine Eban: Ranbaxy and the dark side of Indian pharma
New York-based journalist Katherine Eban uncovered a web of lies when investigating the rot within the Indian pharmaceutical industry, with help from whistleblowers. On this episode, she talks about her book 'Bottle of Lies', being followed and spied on while reporting in China, and unveiling the mess at Ranbaxy, which had been fabricating their test results, endangering millions of patients
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Leadership hacks from Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and more: Podcast with David Rubenstein
Co-founder of one of the world's largest private equity firms, The Carlyle Group, David Rubenstein joins us on this episode to divulge leadership secrets from some of the world's most prominent business leaders, including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey and more, as expounded in his book 'How to Lead'
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Ep. 28 Anupam Gupta, Saurabh Mukherjea: Six steps to striking success
On this week's episode, market mavericks and author duo Gupta and Mukherjea discuss the larger lessons they've collected over the years, from their own journeys and those of others—these habit changes will help you thrive in a competitive environment, tap into mentors and in investing too. Their book, The Victory Project: Six Steps to Peak Potential, also has a clutch of interviews from the likes of Harsh Mariwala to Mark Mobius
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Ep. 27 Lawyer Chintan Chandrachud: The cases that India forgot
On this week's episode, the London-based lawyer gives us a behind-the-scenes look into the power of the courts—and its misuse over the years—and how this impacts modern day freedoms, as seen in Prashant Bhushan's case. Are courts always on the right side of justice? Find out here
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Ep. 26: Is your company doing 'agile' wrong?
Bain & Company's Darrell Rigby and Sarah Elk say that often, companies have misconceptions about what being agile means, which leads to unrealistic promises, disappointment and eventually, replacement of management. On this episode, especially relevant during the Covid-19 pandemic, the authors discuss their aptly named book, 'Doing Agile Right'
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Ep 25. Dr Viral Acharya on questions that kept him up at night
The former deputy governor of the RBI details the pressures and fallacies that derail decisions at the central bank, and what could help clean up the mess, on this episode. His latest book on fiscal dominance is called 'Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India'
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Ep 24. John Bolton on his explosive book about the Trump administration
Talking about the tell-all 'Room Where it Happened', Trump's erstwhile National Security Advisor joins us on this week's episode to reveal insights on how the President's White House functions—or why it doesn't
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Ep 23. Urjit Patel's 'Overdraft': Is the govt to blame for the bad loan mess?
The former RBI governor pens down the government's habit of shaping macroeconomic policies through government banks and LIC and what happens to the savers money when the government is busy lending to the "living dead" borrowers through public sector banks. Patel also talks about the dilution of IBC laws and the implications of the same on the banking ecosystem. On this episode, economic journalist and author of The Lost Decade Puja Mehra discusses why this book is important and well-timed
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Ep 22 Rajat Gupta on his fall from grace, and picking up the pieces
In his tell-all memoir 'Mind without Fear', Gupta, once the poster-boy of India's corporate elite, divulges life before and during imprisonment, arrested for insider trading. On this week's episode, he talks about his regrets, second chances and his battle with what he believes is an 'unfair and biased' justice system