For as long as I can remember, I have always been a voracious reader.  When I was young, I have read a few classics (Charles Dickens is my all-time favorite. Reading all his works unabridged is in my bucket list. More about that later). This blog is about books that shaped me and are part of “eternal favorites” list.

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

Don’t let the simple title fool you. This book is a treasure-trove of wisdom. There is no complex philosophy or bombastic language.

Notes to myself by Hugh Prather

I love any book written by Hugh Prather, but the first time I opened this book (some 35 years ago) and read the first page, my jaw literally dropped. From that time, I keep reading this book frequently. As I am progressing in the journey of life, I understand each passage better.

CHANDRA by Kameshwar Wali

This is the biography of Indian astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, who won the Nobel prize for physics in 1983. To me, Chandra epitomizes the true “karma yogi”, interested in his work but not so much in the rewards.