From the Bookshelves
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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
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Ep 21. Gerald Posner: Cannabis, heroin and the poison at pharma companies
Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Gerald Posner joins us on this week's episode to discuss his book 'Pharma', tracing the heroes and villains of the pharmaceutical industry—stories of greed, corruption, drugs and reckless profiteering—especially relevant in the Covid-19 world
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Ep. 20. Brian Dumaine: What does Amazon really want?
Journalist and author Brian Dumaine decodes 'Bezonomics', which is also the name of his new book, on this week's episode. We trace the rise of Amazon, its new foray into finance, the AI flywheel it has become and the all-important question: What does the future looks like for the ecommerce behemoth?
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Ep. 19. RC Bhargava: India's auto sector in a post-pandemic world
The chairman of Maruti Suzuki will launch his book 'Getting Competitive' this week, which charts India's economic journey since Independence. As the leader of India's largest automotive company, Bhargava also dissects the future of mobility, and the auto sector, which was grappling with challenges well before Covid-19 hit on this episode
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Ep. 18. Vivek Kaul: What's behind the mess at Indian banks?
Journalist and author Vivek Kaul discusses bad loans, the NPA muddle and the threat to India's banking system, through a conversation about his new book, 'Bad Money'