LIFE MANTRAS  (English, Paperback, Subrata Roy Sahara)

I’m an avid reader of all kind of books of various genres, but I have to admit that I do not enjoy reading self-help books at all, primarily because I just don’t believe in the generalisation of human behaviour and a “one size fits all” approach that most self help books seem to follow. However, when someone gifted me a copy of Saharasri Subrata Roy’s book “Life Mantras” written from within the Tihar Jail, I was intrigued enough to give it a try. Although I may not agree with his various misd...

Life Mantras by Subrata Roy Sahara is a non-fiction that throws light on the philosophies of life. Who does not know about Subrata Roy Sahara in India? The founder of Sahara India Parivar and a well-known name in India, Subrata Roy has been in Tihar Jail in connection with a long-running investor refund case for almost two years now. In fact, the book Life Mantras has been penned in Jail itself. However, this book is neither an autobiography of Subrata Roy nor a memoir of his life. At the sam...

Well the book did sound preachy to me but if you have an appetite for self-help books, you will love to digest it. On a positive note, my takeaway from the book is to live a beautiful life and do things that make me happy, so that when I look back I should have no regrets.

Mr. Roy emphasizes on identifying the basic instincts inherent in us all and he suggests that we must take cues from them. It is very important to identify the things that make us happy in life and they are very simple th...