After "The high performance entrepreneur" and "Go kiss the world", Subroto Bagchi has come out with a new book titled "The Professional", completing the trilogy. There was a book-reading session today by the man himself at crossword. Being an ardent fan of his writings, I was all excited when a friend told me about this session.
We reached crossword just in time and caught Mr. Bagchi at the entrance who was probably waiting for the rest of the guests. Begining the session (well 10 mins late ), Mr. Bagchi explained that the book is all about answering one seminal question : what does it take to become a true professional. He then went on to emphasize two points : One, a true professional is the one who delivers even without supervision and two, that he can certify completeness of his work. Yes I know it doesnt sound too exciting but thats probably because I am not conveying it well. The book it seems is full of anecdotes and real-life stories, just like his previous one's.
And well here comes the interesting part : the guests of honour. Kannada film actor and socialworker, Chetan Kumar and the protagonist of the opening and closing (real life)anecdotes in the book and an undertaker by profession, Mahadeva . Chetan Kumar, born and brought up in the US, came to India on a Fulbright scholarship to pursue his passion for social upliftment and imparting education to the underpreviledged. Mahadeva, on the other hand, after sudden demise of his mother, chose to become an undertaker early on in his life to earn a living.Both of their life stories were truly humble and inspiring and depict true professionalism in Mr. Bagchi's words.
We reached crossword just in time and caught Mr. Bagchi at the entrance who was probably waiting for the rest of the guests. Begining the session (well 10 mins late ), Mr. Bagchi explained that the book is all about answering one seminal question : what does it take to become a true professional. He then went on to emphasize two points : One, a true professional is the one who delivers even without supervision and two, that he can certify completeness of his work. Yes I know it doesnt sound too exciting but thats probably because I am not conveying it well. The book it seems is full of anecdotes and real-life stories, just like his previous one's.
And well here comes the interesting part : the guests of honour. Kannada film actor and socialworker, Chetan Kumar and the protagonist of the opening and closing (real life)anecdotes in the book and an undertaker by profession, Mahadeva . Chetan Kumar, born and brought up in the US, came to India on a Fulbright scholarship to pursue his passion for social upliftment and imparting education to the underpreviledged. Mahadeva, on the other hand, after sudden demise of his mother, chose to become an undertaker early on in his life to earn a living.Both of their life stories were truly humble and inspiring and depict true professionalism in Mr. Bagchi's words.
By the end of the session, I had made up my mind to buy the book and read it. Will keep you posted on how I liked it..
