I Have A Dream Analysis
Rashmi Bansal’s book, I have a Dream, is a collection of stories of 20 idealists who using their creative, innovative and entrepreneurial skills decided to use these skills to bring a change and dedicated their lives for the greater good of the society. The entrepreneurs in this book, instead of developing business models for profits, decided to use it as tools for the betterment of society.
Like any other Rashmi’s books, this book too has been divided into three categories: The Rainmakers, The Change Makers and The Spiritual Capitalists. The Rainmakers do not have a profit motive and help in generating revenues for the disadvantaged sections. The second part, i.e. The Changemakers, is about people who tried to bring about a change. The last …show more content…
For instance, Anita Ahuja from ‘Rags to Riches’, decided to run a unique income-generation program – recycling plastic waste to create beautiful export-quality handbags, thus achieving the dual objective of helping the under-privileged and creating a sustainable environment. Even, Harish Hande from ‘Prodigal Sun’ installed solar lighting systems in many villages in Karnataka.
Each story in the book follows a simple format with easy language. Their childhood, background and the journey of each entrepreneur has been well-documented. Each chapter then ends with a small advice from them. The writing style is pretty much the same as other books of hers with a little tinge of Hindi words in between to make it an interesting read.
However, the one aspect this book fails to cover is the difficulties, challenges, etc. encountered by these entrepreneurs which would have helped the readers to get a hold of the struggles they had to face and might have inspired a few readers to take up a social cause. Also, the views of the people who benefitted from such initiatives could have been taken to also provide a glimpse into their lives as well and what other initiatives can be taken to help …show more content…
I first read about him when a weekly magazine I relegiously read, printed the snippets of their telephonic interview. What piqued my interest was the fact that he writes historical fiction set in Afghanistan, which isn't something you come across every day. So when I eyed the 'A Thousand Splendid Suns ', I made a run for it both literally & figuratively.
The title which has a certain sense of novelty about it only added to my intrigue. As it turned out later, the title is a part of an English translation of a poem about Kabdul, the place where the major part of novel is set in.
"A thousand Splendid Suns' is a hauntingly beautiful,poignant and powerful novel. It touches upon the universal themes of love , redemption,women oppresion,forgiveness,courage,compassion & human resilience. The book gives you an insight into an altogether different world. The fact that the writer has written the book from females' perspectives,makes it all the more compelling. But at the same time ,the book can be emotionally taxing leaving you drained and depressed, even reducing you to tears many a times.
The book is set in war-torn Afghanistan around the time when the country was experiencing the newly-ensued freedom followed by the end of
Like any other Rashmi’s books, this book too has been divided into three categories: The Rainmakers, The Change Makers and The Spiritual Capitalists. The Rainmakers do not have a profit motive and help in generating revenues for the disadvantaged sections. The second part, i.e. The Changemakers, is about people who tried to bring about a change. The last …show more content…
For instance, Anita Ahuja from ‘Rags to Riches’, decided to run a unique income-generation program – recycling plastic waste to create beautiful export-quality handbags, thus achieving the dual objective of helping the under-privileged and creating a sustainable environment. Even, Harish Hande from ‘Prodigal Sun’ installed solar lighting systems in many villages in Karnataka.
Each story in the book follows a simple format with easy language. Their childhood, background and the journey of each entrepreneur has been well-documented. Each chapter then ends with a small advice from them. The writing style is pretty much the same as other books of hers with a little tinge of Hindi words in between to make it an interesting read.
However, the one aspect this book fails to cover is the difficulties, challenges, etc. encountered by these entrepreneurs which would have helped the readers to get a hold of the struggles they had to face and might have inspired a few readers to take up a social cause. Also, the views of the people who benefitted from such initiatives could have been taken to also provide a glimpse into their lives as well and what other initiatives can be taken to help …show more content…
I first read about him when a weekly magazine I relegiously read, printed the snippets of their telephonic interview. What piqued my interest was the fact that he writes historical fiction set in Afghanistan, which isn't something you come across every day. So when I eyed the 'A Thousand Splendid Suns ', I made a run for it both literally & figuratively.
The title which has a certain sense of novelty about it only added to my intrigue. As it turned out later, the title is a part of an English translation of a poem about Kabdul, the place where the major part of novel is set in.
"A thousand Splendid Suns' is a hauntingly beautiful,poignant and powerful novel. It touches upon the universal themes of love , redemption,women oppresion,forgiveness,courage,compassion & human resilience. The book gives you an insight into an altogether different world. The fact that the writer has written the book from females' perspectives,makes it all the more compelling. But at the same time ,the book can be emotionally taxing leaving you drained and depressed, even reducing you to tears many a times.
The book is set in war-torn Afghanistan around the time when the country was experiencing the newly-ensued freedom followed by the end of