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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
Dive into 'A Selfie with Words,' a compilation of short essays through which the author embarks on a quest for deeper understanding of the inner self and the outer world. The essays cover a range of topics including spirituality, leadership, politics, technology, innovation and society. These essays emerged from the author’s unique work experiences that includes a social venture to help teen mothers in Mexico, building the Global Shapers Community in 450 cities, launching an innovative health care business model in India, leading a Disney style 3D animation series for Cartoon Network to name a few along with some unique travel experiences including visiting the lowest point on earth, climbing Mt. Fuji, embarking on a risky MBA journey, meeting influential leaders, traveling to 43 countries and living in India, Sri Lanka, US, Japan and Switzerland.
Be prepared, for within these leaves, you'll embark on a voyage along with the curious mind of the author to experience the power of questions and the temporary nature of our answers. These essays explore questions that challenge an assumption or a status quo, reframe some of our commonly held assumptions, offer new interpretations, ideas and perspectives. Through gentle queries, woven with the threads of lived experience, this book shares a tapestry of introspection, urging the reader to revisit their own certainties.
Vijay Anand Raju
Vijay helps leading organizations to drive growth through responsible innovation. Vijay led strategic roles at World Economic Forum, Innosight Ventures and Crest Animation Studios before launching his own innovation firm. His work has been featured in books like First Mile & Little Black Book of Innovation and his animation work won a Daytime Emmy nomination. Vijay has spoken at WEF Davos, Cannes Lions, TEDx and has written for WEF Agenda, Huffpost and Forbes. Vijay is a WEF Global Leadership Fellow and holds a Masters in Global Leadership jointly offered by INSEAD, Wharton, Columbia, London Business School & CEIBS, China along with the World Economic Forum. Vijay also holds an MBA from Japan and a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from India. He lives with his wife and two kids in Geneva, Switzerland.
