About the Book : This is a book based on the contribution of 12 outstanding people. It is a book based on the proceedings of an International Conclave. Governors, Academics, Civil Servants, Auditors, Corporates and more have contributed to it. Clearly, this is a worthwhile effort. You are holding in your hands the essential thinking of a core domain of life-long learning. The perspective is to help you seek meaning, relevance and self-renewal. Even if you don't agree, this is an effort worth reading. The focus is inspired by the exemplary life of one of the outstanding litterateurs' of the twentieth century: Acharya Devendra Nath Sharma. A living legend, believer in India, always attempting to nurture the positive in the environment, he believed that principles were more important than the person. You may find many echoes of some answers of several questions which may be bothering, you about life in the pages that follow.

About the Author : Dr. Vinayshil Gautam, a legend in the world of management thought and practice, is internationally acclaimed as an institution builder. As a management expert, he has facilitated Management Development activities in Germany, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and some of the finest organisations in India. His expertise has been sought in some of the key policy formulation activities of the Government and the Corporate sector. He has been on the board of various Indian and non-Indian organisations He has addressed International audiences from Montreal to Melbourne and Caracas to Tokyo. He has been visiting faculty to Institute of developing Economies, Japan and universities such as Cambridge, Sussex, London, Brunel, UK; Dominican, Duke, Penn State, USA; University of LA, Central University, Venezuela; Toronto, York, Canada etc Widely published, he is a recipient of several fellowships and many recognitions including lifetime achievement awards. Among other things Dr. Gautam has served as the Founder Director of IIM(K); Leader consulting team IIM(Shillong) ; 1st Head Management Department IIT(D),1st Hony Dean KPMG Academy; Sr. MD and Principle Economic Adviser, Protiviti (I) member Pvt Ltd. He has represented India, inter alia, in the activities of UNESCO and Asian Productivity Organisation, Economic Conclave, Morocco. He is President Emeritus of ISTD.