They throng temples, fairs, movie theatres, hotels & monuments- begging for the half eaten samosa in your hand pointing to their empty stomach or for cloth to cover their body. Though we may think the common rhetoric that these beggars- rotten eggs of the society are trying to leech money out of our pockets for no apparent reason than they don’t want to work, the truth is far different.
We- the aam junta- have developed a think skin, regarding the dismal condition that this country is ailing from. For long, the Pachyderms inside our minds have developed and trained a larynx so strong enough that it can handle continuous complains, jeers, bickering, shouts and cusses about the dire state the country is suffering from without developing any strain at all.
There are some, like us, who like to whine about it, while there are others who actually do something about it. ‘I have a Dream’ by Rashmi Bansal tells a tale of 20 such social entrepreneurs, who have not lost the reference point of their heart which is called love and empathy and have tried to bring about a change in the lives of millions of people. In the beginning of the book, the author says that these people aren’t Mother Teresas, they are common men, like you and me, who apply the fundamental principles of business-management transforming lives as a result.
From Sulabh Sauchalays to Micro-Venture Funding, from Right to Information act to Coaching classes- this book covers it all. It is a belief long held by the guys from I.I.M.s across the countries that reading and hearing stories of the Guys Who Made It will inspire, move, and catalyze a change in our actions until we ourselves join their league. Rashmi Bansal of ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ and ‘Connect the Dots’ excels in the craft of story-telling. This is her third book, which, in the similar vein as the previous two tells the life-tales of the guys who roughed it out, following their hearts, ultimately fulfilling their dreams and long held aspirations.
Well though she tells other people’s stories, she herself is a success story. She had made it her ultimate goal to inspire youths through words. Not only does she etch out bestsellers, she is an owner of a vibrant and fun filled youth oriented magazine J.A.M. (Just Another Magazine), which is quite a rage among the youngsters.
I think you would enjoy it, I did. Nothing is too big, nothing so larger than life that it is insurmountable. After all they did it…
Alienman 