It was the second anniversary meeting at BlueTokai . We had a lot to discuss and acknowledge. Kudos to Puneets for setting the book club and everyone shared what it meant to each one of us.
Some notes on the way forward
1. Two themes topics to be assigned to a couple of members to be spoken for 10 minutes before the open forum
2. Possibility of doing these meetings in homes by round robin and we agree on protocols that will be drafted initially by Naveen
3. Fixed day to be pre-decided rather than a poll
What we were reading and what we discussed made a melange of topics
1. Puneeta - The Book Thief - A fictionalized account of a German family with a little girl harboring a Jew at home during the Holocaust
2. Shally - James Hollis and Martha Beck and their articles and podcasts. They are touching on meaning in life and psychology
3. Jasbir - The 5 AM club by Robin Sharma. We touched upon universal messages and the repetition in Robin Sharma's books
4. Naveen - Accelrating India's Development by Karthik Muralidharan. Naveen touched upon the chapter headings and how corruption is not only to be blamed - but also the holistic approach taken by the author. Naveen also touched upon Small is Beautiful and Donut Economics . There was an allusion to the author of Donut Economics creating a community that is following those principles.
5. Rakesh - Thinking Fast and Slow . The group spoke about the book being a large and a challenging book. Rakesh also touched upon his recent reads Rework that helps prioritizing at work and Business- The Murdoch Way
6. Imtiyaz - How to Enjoy Life and Your Job by Dale Carnegie. The need to compliment as opposed to criticism to get work done in all spheres of life was touched upon
7. Namita - Spoke about manifestation and lessons from Ask and It is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks
8. Uday spoke about his digging deep into the Ashtavakra Gita
9. Ganesh - Touched upon Pompeii by Robert Harris . A historical fiction set at the time of Vesuvius eruption and how his recent travels made him look at that book .
Through the topics we vacillated to all topics enjoying ourselves discussing some interesting subjects and watching time, coffee and and thoughts flow.
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