More than the simple lucid style in which she writes, it is that quality of careful and laborious handpicking of the stories of the men and women, each of whom have a different mindset, a different background, a different guiding principle, a unique vision yet a common drive and passion for working for your mater, that sets Rashmi Bansal’s books apart.
Every person has a story. So it becomes all the more difficult to pick out 20 something stories which might cater to (inspire) a wide spectrum of Indian Public. A hero, whose lifestyle or hobby, occupation or quirk is similar to that of ours, strikes a chord. We are inspired by those characters that started out the same. Only after that connect, a person feels that he too can be like her, he too can achieve what she has. Hence, it becomes all the more important for the author to identify all the motley bunch of mavericks who might be a subset of the larger population. And I think, right from ‘Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish’ to ‘Take Me Home’, Rashmi Bansal has achieved that.
Not once had she offered her prejudice, not once has she superimposed her opinion on the stories. Rashmi Bansal chose to become that channel, that copper wire that connected the reader to the pioneer with her inner current and personal magnetism.
From the guy behind Balaji Wafers to the Bee expert, from a guy who wishes to create another Amul to the one who drives the National Defense – you might definitely find a success story that you wish to emulate, more so, as each one of them started out from their backyard, their hometowns – leading to its prosperity and that of its people. While you see a shabby shed, they see a sprawling industrial unit, why you see the metal scrap, they see the bridge, while you see a slow-paced, frozen in time, underdeveloped place with no internet connectivity and kachcha roads, they see a highly furnished complex with world-class facilities and cheap labor. And that’s why they truly are the visionaries.
While every story has a take home lesson, the ones which have left a lasting impact on my mind are that of Deepak Dadhoti and Dilafrose Qazi. One inspired me to excel in my field, other, to battle against all the odds.
I had always felt after reading one of Rashmi’s books – what she would come after this? The guys from the I.I.M.s did it, they guys who aren’t from the I.I.M.s did it, the guys who wished to excel in the social sector did it, the gals did it, and now these guys and gals did it from their hometowns, what would she come up with after this?
We have to wait for it sometime; she would definitely come up with something good!
Alienman 