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  I bought this book a few months ago when we had the opportunity to listen to the man himself,  Mr. Chandra , Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons at an event hosted by  Cathy Bessant , the Chief Operation & Technology Officer at Bank of America. When two such stalwarts come together for a fireside chat then the range of topics and the depth of discussion is mesmerizing.  During the session Mr. Chandra mentioned about his book " Bridgital Nation " and its contents. I promptly ordered the same from Amazon. This book has a wealth of insights specific to the problems faced by India and he points out with examples how India can leapfrog from where it is today by the prudent use of technology and automation. In the current scenario the book becomes even more relevant as India tries to evolve as a business and manufacturing hub. He points out that if there is support from government in the form of policy then by the right use of technology we can overcome the many chall...

  Year 2020 will be remembered for a long time for the string of unexpected and unpredictable events that have happened and continue to happen, impacting lives of people across the globe. This has caused us to adapt to a lot of changes very very rapidly in a very short span of time. Staying indoors, maintaining personal hygiene, social distancing, work from home, wearing mask, valuing human lives etc. It has surprised everyone how a tiny virus can bring the entire world on its knees. And people are now bracing themselves for biological warfare as experts say that this is definitely not the last pandemic... In the Pre-covid era, there was a lot of discussion around 'CHANGE’ and being a change agent - how the world is changing very fast and that we all need to embrace change with examples of giants like Kodak and Nokia who failed to change with time and so on.  However, in the last few months everyone has embraced change either voluntarily, forcibly or reluctantly. People have ...