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Book Review-Pandavas: The Tech Warriors

Authors – Anil Chawla and Debashis Ghosh

My review should have lot many Hashtags, the way the new generation does to emphasize their feelings.
The first one being #Proud – Coz both the authors are Pillar of one of the IT giants and I am a part of the same Organization.
As we move, I will have more of these tags.



Authors, Book Title and Expectation
What do you expect from two people who spent years in the industry, who know the Principles behind it and who also have been pivotal in establishing and realizing some of the Principles? Obviously, a Non-Fiction with loads of Jargons and Gyan!
What I assumed was translation of a set of the secret messages from Mahabharata for the techies.
But...Tada…We have a fiction from two of the best brains in town!
So, first battle won. They did surprise the reader.
#BeSurprised 

The Story
It is a story of five friends and their journey in life and how each of them lives in a parallel world called the ‘Corporate Life’. Our authors here have done a wonderful job of taking one through their college life, the fun and mischief and not leaving out the infatuation and the sweet innocent look moments. Our authors definitely seem be fun-loving and not just workaholics.
Our characters here also have a pact for life like other college gang and they name themselves the Pandavas. (#Nostalgic suits the best)
As the story moves, we get to witness the IT Revolution; how each of our character grows in their career and a visible change in their personality from a boy/girl-next-door image. The readers would definitely be able to relate to the various situations.

Not Just a story
If you want one to remember something, create a story around it.
Our authors here have used their Story Telling technique to drive some of the important management lessons. Like Situational Leadership or the ‘retrieval Paradigm’- Not doing things right at the first instance but retrieve the situation at the end. And this definitely is a universal issue!!
I read this chapter more than once.
The lessons and some of the points do stay with you along with the Pandavas.
#Management #Lessons #Story

Reader’s Comfort
Fast Paced and Relatable. One can find himself in any of the characters.

Verdict
3.6 /5 Stars

Must read! Go back in time and enjoy. Learn new things as story moves. Interestingly the story also makes you think about ‘Relationship Goals’.
Don't stop with just the story, read the acknowledgement and the About the Author to discover who they are.

#LovedIt #MustRead
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