Book Review: Beyond Pipes & Dreams
On the warm night of 14th August 1947 history was in the making. The moon rose triumphantly over a soon to be free India at just about the same time that the sun set on the headquarters of the British empire.This is the story of a boy who dreamed! What opportunities could there have been for the son of a humble and unlettered vegetable vendor? Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi started life in the most precarious conditions. From Ratnagiri to Bombay and onward to America, he persevered in his quest for an education, to rise above his birth and circumstances. It was to be a journey of incredible courage, from poverty to social success, on to the corridors of power. Perhaps destiny and fortune did smile upon him but Vithal Gandhi struggled through and earned every step of his way. He lived in challenging times, was in the front lines of India's freedom struggle and was privileged to have rubbed shoulders with the great patriots of the century. In many ways he was a child of his times, beating the odds and coming out stronger.
With an admirable cover and a gorgeous inside, Beyond Pipes & Dreams is a biography of Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi. Written in simple and minimalist writing style, the book focuses on different aspects of his life as well as provides rare glimpses into the country's history. Divided in twenty four chapters that spans from Ratnagiri Roots to how Bombay Beckons and Vithal's views and vision, Beyond Pipes & Dreams is a sensitive and inspiring journey in which the reader can participate to witnesses an interesting account of personal and collective history, of a man and his times, of success and how to succeed.
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Inspiring and Engaging. I had received the review copy from Pooja Menon. Thank you Pooja for giving me this opportunity. You can buy this book at amazon or at Flipkart in case you live in India.
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