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An eclectic mix of inspirational writings with personal anecdotes and
words of wisdom from Subroto Bagchi. A must have handbook for every
“Young Professional” having larger than life aspirations.
Go Kiss the World
Life Lessons for the Young Professional
by Subroto Bagchi
‘Go, kiss the world’ were Subroto Bagchi’s blind mother’s last words to
him. These words became the guiding principle of his life.
Subroto Bagchi grew up amidst what he calls the ‘material simplicity’
of rural and small-town Orissa, imbibing from his family a sense of
contentment, constant wonder, connectedness to a larger whole and
learning from unusual sources.
From humble beginnings, he went on to
achieve extraordinary professional success, eventually co-founding
MindTree, one of India’s most admired software services companies.
Through personal anecdotes and simple words of wisdom, Subroto Bagchi
brings to the young professional lessons in working and living,
energizing ordinary people to lead extraordinary lives. Go Kiss the
World will be an inspiration to ‘young India’, and to those who come
from small-town India, urging them to recognize and develop their inner
strengths, thereby helping them realize their own, unique potential.
About the author
Subroto Bagchi is best known for co-founding MindTree and as its Chief
Operating Officer for the first eight years of the company.
In 2008,
Subroto stepped out of this role to become its Gardener. His work
involves tending the top 100 MindTree Minds and serving the
organization’s thirty communities of practice. His first book, The
High- Performance Entrepreneur(Penguin Portfolio, 2006) received
critical acclaim and broke new ground in management literature in
India. Subroto is married to writer Susmita Bagchi and they have two
daughters, Neha and Niti.
‘Go Kiss the World makes wonderful reading…for people of any age group.
Nuggets of wisdom and honesty shine through…’—N.R. Narayana Murthy
‘Go Kiss the World is a remarkable story of courage, integrity and
enterprise. Subroto Bagchi’s emphasis on building a company with a
heart and a soul is an antidote to the hire-and-fire style of
management so prevalent today.’—Mark Tully
Publisher: Penguin India
Imprint: Portfolio
Price: Rs.399 256pp, hardback
