L.O.S.E.R by Dipen Ambalia

          I'm not an off-shore softie nor an onsite. I'm a total outsider! I'm not an engineer and has got nothing to do with science stream but everything with commerce. Why am I reading this book?

          Well, it was on my shelf. How did a book related to engineer got on my shelf? While I was raiding my sister's shelf, this book too came along!

About the book : What's common between outsourcing and Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America?

How are arranged marriages related to the Software Development Life Cycle?
For you to command better appraisals, what should’ve your parents named you?
Why does your Project Manager always give you a new task just when you’re about to sign off for the day?
Why are dumb, attractive software engineers always sent onsite?

In Life Of A Software EngineeR (LOSER), author Dipen Ambalia offers some hilarious answers to these questions and more, having struggled through years of terrible appraisals, dumb instructions, Bell Curves and belles’ curves.

        Do not take life too seriously. Don't take things personally in office. You must win over work, and not other way around!

Review : Life Of a Software Engineer is the full-form for L.O.S.E.R! Published by Fingerprint Publishing.
            The book describes a life of a software engineer. As I'm an outsider, I had no idea how IT sector for 'softies' work. As this is the only book I read on insight of engineer's life-style in IT sector, I get a gist about it.
           Dipen talks about origin of Software world, what engineers do in office, who get onsite opportunity and everything related to engineers. And gives some 'wisdom' on how to fool your bosses. Well, this is helpful to everyone, irrespective of designation!
          It was a hilarious read. The comparisons were on point! But, the book didn't work for me. Apart from wit every now and then, the book is plain as textbook. Sometimes I felt I'm reading an answer. It feels good at start, the way the explaination is done, by columns and description and stories as example but, it gets boring as the chapters go down.
It could have been alot better, with the content like this!

Rating : 🌟🌟

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Ganesha's Secret by Devdutt Pattanaik

Book description : 

On this Ganesh Chathurti or Ganpati, as the festival is popularly known in Maharashtra, Devdutt Pattanaik in this extract from 7 Secrets of Shiva, narrates several stories about Ganesha’s birth -- the one in which Shiva beheads him; when Shiva and Shakti make love taking the form of elephants; when Shiva creates a child of his own image for His wife’s pleasure but since he looks too much like the father, Shakti replaces his head with that of an elephant. A perfect obeisance to a God who is worshipped across India as the ‘remover of obstacles’ during the ten-day festival which is celebrated with much gusto. 

About author : 

            Dr. Devdatt Pattanaik is an Indian physician turned leadership consultant, mythologist and author whose work focus largely on the areas of myth, mythology and also management. He has written number of books related to Hindu mythology. 

Review: 

              Ganesha's secrets : Food alone does not satisfy hunger is extracted from ' 7 Secrets Of Shiva'. Ganesha's Secrets is a short and insightful book. The illustrations from the book are beautiful with excellent narration. 

              It deals with the existence of Ganesha, reasons behind him being called Ganapati and Vinayak, story behind a rat being Ganesha's vehicle, his association with Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Sarawati, him representing intelligence, tale behind one tusk, Ganesha teaching lessons to greedy Kubera, Ravana and Vibhishana.

              Ever wondered what does the modak in Ganesha's hand mean? Symbol of snake? And other forms of Lord Ganesha? If yes, this book has answers for these and many other questions. 

              Apart from this, Devdutt Pattnaik writes beautifully about different myths, different beliefs on different religious aspects and rituals. And covers concepts like evolution, wealth, desire, spirituality, food, abundunce, intelligence, peace and many more.

Rating : 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Why you should read this book? 

1. Written by the master of mythology.

2. Illustrations are beautiful with narration.

3. A very short read.

4. Insight to unknown facts of Lord Ganesha

5. If you love Mythology. Just go for it.

Well, I hope this will make you read a beautiful short story on elephant headed deity. 

This is my first review, I hope you guys like it. And please let me know what you think about this book and my review. Any improvements, corrections most welcomes.

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Happy reading.

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