MY LIFE, MY RULES

Stories of 18
Unconventional Careers
SONIA GOLANI

Release Type: Original

Price: Rs 250
Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Westland
Genre: Inspiration
Page Extent: 240 pp
Pub Date: January 2013
Territory: World
ISBN: 978-93-82618-27-0
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Author of a bestselling first title: Corporate Divas
18 profiles are sketches of celebrities in their respective
fields: Harsha Bhogle, Amish Tripathi, R Madhavan,
Rashmi Uday Singh, Nikhil Chinapa and many more
Inspirational talk by some of those featured here in
Business schools.
Panel discussion with some experts like a Director of an
IIM and the author and one or two featured about the
“right career according to one’s aptitude” in metros.
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as a celebrity chef and owner of Mumbai’s fine
dining restaurant, Indigo; Manohar Parikkar went
to the prestigious IIT, Bombay but makes
headlines as the honorable Chief Minister of
Goa; Harsha Bhogle is an alum of IIM
Ahmedabad but is a world renowned cricket
commentator and Rashmi Uday Singh was once
the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax but is
widely known today as India’s famous food
critic.
These and 14 other fascinating stories feature
in this book, My Life, My Rules: Stories of 18
Unconventional Careers , exploding every
conventional myth about professional choices
of a cross section of people. From a Doctorate
in Environmental Toxicology who chose to be
a musician: Rahul Ram of the Indian Ocean;
an alumnus of IIM Calcutta with a successful
corporate life who was inspired to write and
became one of India’s bestselling authors with
the Shiva Trilogy : Amish Tripathi; to a woman
who gave up a highly paid and exciting life
in advertising to work with an NGO: Ingrid
Srinath. This book seeks to inspire every working
individual—from young professionals to senior
level managers—to opt out of the rat race, chase
their dreams and pursue a profession of their
choice for inner happiness, success and a long
term career.

The need to develop multi skills debate in times of

economic downturn can be another useful topic of
discussion.
18 black & white sketches and a free flowing
conversation with the author