Indian Authors Summaries
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Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramahansa Yogananda
Named one of the 100 best spiritual books of the 20th century—and famously gifted by Steve Jobs at his own memorial service—Paramahansa Yogananda's classic memoir chronicles his quest across India for enlightened saints and introduces the ancient science of Kriya Yoga.
My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future
by Indra Nooyi
Former PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi—the first woman of color and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company—shares her remarkable journey from a middle-class family in Chennai to the pinnacle of global business, alongside candid lessons on leadership and family.
Build, Don't Talk: Things You Wish You Were Taught in School
by Raj Shamani
Entrepreneur and podcaster Raj Shamani—who started making dishwashing soap with his father at age 16 in Indore—shares the real-world street skills Indian schools never teach: sales, negotiation, personal branding, networking, and execution over chatter.
Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy
by Sadhguru
Mystic and Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru presents a practical 'technology for well-being'—showing how to align the four dimensions of Body, Mind, Emotion, and Energy so that joy becomes your natural baseline rather than a fleeting accident.
Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups
by Ashneer Grover
BharatPe co-founder and former Shark Tank India judge Ashneer Grover delivers an unfiltered, high-octane memoir tracing his journey from middle-class Delhi, IIT Delhi, and IIM Ahmedabad to building a $2.85 billion fintech unicorn and clashing with his board.
Diamonds in the Dust: Consistent Compounding for Extraordinary Wealth Creation
by Saurabh Mukherjea, Rakshit Ranjan, and Salil Desai
Building on Coffee Can Investing, Saurabh Mukherjea, Rakshit Ranjan, and Salil Desai explain how to separate true 'Diamonds' (clean, consistent Indian compounders) from 'Dust' (companies with cooked books, poor capital allocation, and weak moats).