AN ATHEIST GETS THE GITA

Category Self Help
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 295

ISBN: 978-93-5520-138-6
Pages: 240 pages
Date: 10th December 2021

ABOUT THIS BOOK

‘Will this make us happy?’
This question troubles 25-year-old IIM graduate Anveshak Jigyanshu, an investment banker in Singapore, as he meets his two-decade senior Charan Saket. Their conversation reminds the reader of the dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna. Anveshak, a self-proclaimed atheist, is mesmerized by the compelling arguments put forth by Charan as they both explore the world of science and its limitations, what proof means, the dilemma of ethics and finally, what real and everlasting happiness is. In a way, Charan explains the essence of the Bhagavad Gita. Slowly turning from a disbeliever to one who accepts logic, Anveshak discovers the key to his question.
In a tightly gripping narrative, the authors gently persuade the reader to relook and understand the essence of the Bhagavad Gita in the modern world. Anveshak represents the modern intellectual who seeks happiness but does not want to follow anything blindly. This book will change the way one looks at happiness.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Rahul Singh is a banker, author and community builder. He is the principal of corporate advisory group at IIM Udaipur and the president of IIM Bangalore alumni association in Singapore. He regularly speaks at corporates and universities at international level on topics that concern millennials such as careers in the twenty-first century, conscious capitalism and cross-cultural understanding. He has co-authored Engineering to Ikigai and You Know the Glory, Not the Story. Brought up in Lucknow, he received a full scholarship to study B.Eng. (Honours) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and has an MBA from IIM Bangalore.
Galyna Kogut is a researcher with the National Institute of Education and has a PhD from NTU, Singapore. She focuses on pedagogy, with specific emphasis on language acquisition and teacher professional development. Born in Ukraine, Galyna has widely researched and taught western psychology and eastern philosophies. She has translated various Indian scriptures into Eastern European languages and co-authored Digital Storytelling for Educative Purposes. She is the president for Ukrainian club in Singapore and was the founder for Ukrainian Language School, Singapore.