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Why I wrote Money, Markets and Mistakes

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:57:09 +0530

Discover Dhirendra Kumar’s new book, Money, Markets and Mistakes—a year of insights on investing, markets, and avoiding costly financial errors.

Here's how they got you

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:48:32 +0530

5 epic campaigns that conquered the Indian consumer. You'll find these and more in the book Nawabs, Nudes and Noodles by Ambi Parameswaran

8 Interesting facts about HDFC Bank

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 15:26:18 +0530

Here are a bunch of interesting facts about HDFC Bank that I learnt from Tamal Bandyopadhyay's book, 'A Bank for the Buck' >

The Bandhan Story

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 17:57:15 +0530

Tamal Bandyopadhyay gives us the rags to riches story of India's answer to Grameen Bank - Bandhan. Read on, its next branch might well be in your neighbourhood>

How unequal

Sat, 01 Oct 2016 03:33:04 +0530

Branko Milanovic's book Global Inequality analyses both inequality between countries and within countries>

The Governor who picked your pocket

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 19:06:43 +0530

Duvvuri Subbarao's book 'Who moved my interest rate?' is surprisingly candid for someone who occupied such a pivotal office>

The Colder War

Sat, 13 Aug 2016 16:08:04 +0530

The Colder War is a riveting tale of how Russia is jockeying for the leading position in the natural resources market and how it can affect the world economy>

The spicy tale of Haldiram's success

Sat, 06 Aug 2016

An edited excerpt from Pavitra Kumar's recently published book 'Bhujia Barons: The Untold Story of How Haldiram Built a 5000 Crore Empire'>

Dr Bernstein's 8 prescriptions

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:52:09 +0530

Neurologist turned investment guru, William J Bernstein offers up some truly insightful prescriptions to investors. Read on for some investment therapy>

Learning from the Gurus of Chaos

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:55:00 +0530

In his book, Gurus of Chaos: Modern India's Money Masters, Saurabh Mukherjea writes about the ability of the gurus to think differently & take an independent view of companies>

Economic Inequality Expressed in 'Le Capital au XXIe siècle'

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:00:00 +0530

Increasing economic inequality is inherent in capitalism, writes Thomas Piketty in his book, Capital in the 21st Century

Easy Reading on Easy Money

Sat, 21 Dec 2013 10:15:00 +0530

Vivek Kaul's book 'Easy Money' is a fascinating and very readable history of money>

An Avant-garde Reformer

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:33:00 +0530

The House that Bogle Built tracks the personal & professional life of John Bogle, the most revered voice on investor rights>

Buffett’s Follies

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:52:00 +0530

Unlike what this book’s title conveys, Even Buffett Isn't Perfect is an even-handed look at Warren Buffett’s shortcomings>

Central Banking Wisdom

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:44:00 +0530

India and the Global Financial Crisis is a compilation of banking-related essays by V. Reddy, ex-governer of the RBI>

Passive Investor’s Bible

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:35:00 +0530

Burton G Malkiel argues in favour of passive investing in his classic book, A Random Walk Down Wall Street…>

Learn Dhandho Investing

Fri, 13 May 2011 15:35:00 +0530

Originating from Gujarat, the dhandho approach is about maximizing returns while minimising risks…>

Luck By Chance

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:49:00 +0530

The author discuses a highly intelligent book that talks about the role of chance in investment success…>

The choicest hundred

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:26:00 +0530

Lehman Brothers not only was at the heart >

Only poor, not unsavvy

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:35:00 +0530

With examples from different countries, this books gives insights on money-management techniques used by the poor>