Go Kiss the world!

This is the auto-biography of Subrato Bagchi; which I just completed reading.

 “Go, kiss the world,” were the author’s blind mother’s last words to him. These words became guiding principles of his life. Through personal anecdotes and simple words of wisdom, he brings to the young professional lessons in working and living, energising ordinary people to lead extraordinary lives. ‘Go Kiss the World’ will be an inspiration to ‘young India’ and to those who come from small-town India, urging them to recognise their potential

 The book has been divided into three parts. First section deals with his birth and early days, second one talks about his earlier career and dilemmas while in the last section, he talks about his experience at Wipro and its growth from a small firm into what it is today.

 Excerpt: 

The pinnacle of my career at Wipro brought with it the opportunity to work directly for Azim Premji. Mitta had taught me to be a good human being before trying to be a leader. From Ashok Soota, I learnt what it takes to be a good leader. It was by observing Azim Premji from close quarters that I learnt about leadership from an entrepreneurial standpoint. Premji was acutely aware of the challenges that lay ahead for Indian companies in a progressively open economy. I learnt my final lesson on leadership on my last day at Wipro. He wanted me to stay back. I told him that one of my reasons for leaving was that we were very different people, we thought differently. He answered: “That is the reason we should work together.”

 Personally I am pretty much impressed by this book, the story of a middle class person, who started his career as Second Division clerk in Orissa government; went ahead to co-found a successful ideas-to-IPO organization. I am impressed by the openness and honesty of narration as well.

 It will be a very good reading and guiding material for young professionals like you and me; who many times, face dilemmas in life, which author calls as ‘Mid Life Crisis”! More ever it is a story of a young professional who wanted to make it by himself and the amount of hard work it takes to reach there.

 So, go kiss the world!