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Lockdown Reading List updated

The lock down has given me ample of time to focus on my reading ( as mentioned in my previouspost ) and hence I have curated a list of the books which have caught my attention. I have made a conscious effort to expand my gamut of taste because it's one of the best ways to increase  your memory and its ability to retain information.  Hope you enjoy my List. Feel free to share your views in the comments below: 1.  Autobiography of a Yogi ~ Paramahansa Yogananda Prior to this, I had made an attempt to read this book at least two times and had given up midway. Reason being, I couldn't relate to it. I understand that the subconscious mind has capabilities which are beyond our bounds of comprehension and one of the ways to harness this potential is through meditation. This book dwells into a form of meditation technique called as 'Kriya Yoga' and how this knowledge is imparted to not all but only some who are deemed to be fit by their gurus in order to absorb...

From the archives: A night to remember

Nestled on a hilltop in a quaint village in Goa, studied a girl in one of the finest MBA colleges of the country. It was one of the most coveted and esteemed institutes to study in and applications for their flagship PGDM course exceeded over thousands every year. It was quite a feat to bag a seat in this course solely on basis of merit. However, she never felt it was an achievement of any sorts. Over a game of "Never have I ever" her friends teased her asking "What is the wildest prank you have ever pulled off ?" Her response was a meek shoulder shrug. Tall and lanky, with a pair of glasses resting on the bridge of her nose, her hair ruffled as ever (due to the moist weather) she seemed like any other girl on the campus. Her hair was waist-length long and carried streaks of red giving an impression of an unruly mess even though she had just combed her hair before entering the common area of Hostel-5 in order to meet her friends. Unable to answer the question ...