Bookshelf

This is a list of books that have helped me shape my thinking in life and business. I have written reviews of many of them, so do check out for more.

Life

Why we sleep by Matthew Walker
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Dhammapada
The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma
The Way of Integrity by Martha Beck
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
The Definitive Book of Body Language by Barbara Pease, Allan Pease
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
The Book of Human Emotions by Tiffany Watt Smith

Philosophy

The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli
Antifragile by Nasim Taleb
Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously by Osho
Freedom from the Known by J Krishnamurti
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The Art of War: Complete Text and Commentaries by Sun Tzu

History

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine by Kavitha Rao
Rajasthan: A Concise History by Rima Hooja

Biographies / Autobiographies

The Story of My Experiment with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi
Wings of Fire by APJ Abdul Kalam
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

Finance / Economics

Economics in one lesson by Henry Hazlitt
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss by Ken McElroy
Real Estate Evam Estate Planning (hindi) by Yogesh Sharma
The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller & others
Maniac, Panic and Crashes: history of financial crises by Charles
Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week! by Phil Town
Irrational Exuberance by Robert J Shiller

Management / Leadership

Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan
Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss
Execution by Larry Bossidy
Pitch Anything by Aaron
Remote: Office not required by Jason Fried
Start with why by Simon Snek
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't by Robert I. Sutton
High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton
The Amazon way: 14 leadership by
Selling Your Startup: Crafting the Perfect Exit, Selling Your Business, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know by Alejandro Cremades
Abundance by Peter Diamandis
TED Talks by Chris Anderson

Science / Technology

Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI by Paul Daugherty and H. James Wilson
Vedic Math
Anatomy 101: From Muscles and Bones to Organs and Systems, Your Guide to How the Human Body Works by Kevin Langford
The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity by Byron Reese
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

Startups / Entrepreneurship

The Golden Tap: The Inside Story of Hyper-Funded Indian Startups by KASHYAP DEORAH
Mastering the VC game by Jeffrey Bussgang
It happened in India by
Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman
How Google Works by Eric Schmidt
How to win at the sports of business by Mark Cuban
Startup Boards: Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors by Mahendra Ramsinghani
Startup CEO: A field guide to scaling up your business by Matt Blumberg
The hard thing about hard things by Ben Horowitz
Venture deals by Brad Feld
Zero to One by Peter Theil
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
Rework by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
Startupland: How Three Guys Risked Everything to Turn an Idea into a Global Business by Mikkel Svane
Lovability: How to Build a Business That People Love and Be Happy Doing It by Brian de Haaff
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days by Jessica Livingston

Sales & Marketing

Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story by Jerry Weissman
Inbound Marketing by Dharmesh Shah
Only Sales Guide You'll Ever Need by Anthony Iannariono
Predictable Revenue by Aaron Ross
Spin Selling by Neil Rackham
UP and to the RIGHT: Strategy and Tactics of Analyst Influence by Richard Stiennon
Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Politics

Fascism and democracy by George Orwell
Animal farm by George Orwell

General Knowledge

THE GOLDEN BIRD 2.0 by RAINA SINGHWI JAIN
What Millennials Want: Decoding the Largest Generation in the World by Vivan Marwaha

Fiction

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Sevasadan by Premchand
Ranbhoomi by Premchand