Life Lessons for the Young Professional

A book by Subroto Bagchi



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Even the image of motherland is a mirage!
Economic Times, Corporate Dossier
August 2008

The Board Room of the Future & the role of Professional Women
Subroto Bagchi’s speech at the NASSCOM IT Women Leadership Summit
December 2007

All The Presidents’ Men
Subroto fondly recollects the relationships and experiences that he shared with various bosses who he worked with over a period of 3 decades and the ways in which they influenced and shaped him as a person.
April 2007

4th Convocation Address by Subroto Bagchi at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Subroto shares his experiences gleaned from his travels in the journey of life, traversing distant countries and diverse cultures.
December 2006

XLRI JRD TATA Foundation for Ethics in Business - On Integrity
Subroto illustrates the meaning of Integrity with anecdotal examples.
December 2006

A quarter century of solitude
It is Bangalore’s unbelonging that made it a thriving IT hub. It can either thrive or wither.
November 2006

A voice from the flat world
It is a great privilege to be with you all this evening as a representative voice of the Flat World. That term was coined by Thomas Friedman last year to great effect when his book by that name appeared to inform us about how, among other things, the emergence of India as a technology super power has started changing our lives.
September 2006

In the name of India…
No ethical breach is defensible, says industry veteran Subroto Bagchi.
June 2006

Leadership Challenges in the 21st Century
Subroto’s address on the occasion of the 15th anniversary and 750th meet of the Garden City Speakers - Toastmaster’s Club.
June 2006

Letter to Small Bear
In a letter from a father to a daughter, Subroto endearingly refers to her as Small Bear and exchanges notes on the world that the two share.
May 2006

Our Search for Innovation
Innovation should be made a state of being. Only innovative thinking can expand the sphere of influence and create competitive advantage.
January 2006

Defining Success
Success is about Vision. It is about giving back more to life than you take out of it. It is about creating extra-ordinary success with ordinary lives.
July 2004

MindTree: What makes it different as a place of work?
Through innovative initiatives MindTree helps in building a unique person who grows in a holistic manner, appreciates life in its fullest colors and adds unusual value.
November 2005

Lessons in Entrepreneurship from the Indian IT Industry
Entrepreneurship is all about developing a service-centric mindset, the creation of unusual value, and a deep sense of leaving something behind.
September 2005

A Prayer to the Teacher
Subroto prays for some of the most valuable and unusual lessons of life. Among these is the ability to continually learn new things and to learn in newer ways.
January 2005

Harnessing Knowledge using IT
IT has given an entirely new meaning to the booming automotive industry and Internet has lead to the dawn of mass collaboration.
September 2004


The World Replies
Posted by Tanmay Vora
on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Timely post! Empathy plays a great role in shaping up the organizations, specially in tough times like these. Someone told me that slowdown is like a pit stop in a car race. Cars need to stop briefly, get the tires changed, (read more)

Posted by Bharath S
on Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Excellent message at the right time ! I am very much delighted to learn that at Mindtree; you show so much concern towards people and help them to evolve progressively. I am sure, others have a lot to learn from (read more)

Posted by Naveen Roy
on Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Beautifully written as usual.... Yes, I really think this hard time is a time when we need to look inwardly as individuals also.....probably this time will tell us something about ourselves that our cushy jobs cannot and have not told us (read more)

Posted by Lubna
on Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Hello Smita, Smita, normally I scoff at this entire concept of "connections" or "forces of attraction" or whatever else it may be called. But something made me click on your name and I landed on the website of your NGO. I (read more)

Posted by Lubna
on Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Dear Subroto, I guess, if one does ask these fundamental questions and answers them honestly, then even if the scenario is not that of being given a pink slip or being labelled as a poor performer, one should move on, inspite (read more)

Posted by Smita Roy
on Monday, November 17th, 2008
I read the article by Subroto ' the cucumber seller at chennai. Here is what i felt..... Dear Subroto I agree that we are all connected. I feel it almost every moment. It’s a matter of great fortune to feel the connection (read more)

Posted by Vikram
on Monday, November 17th, 2008
Good Morning Mr.Bagchi! I had a chance to sit through the video at one of our company forums in which your speech at a PMI forum was played. It was the first time I heard about you. I was deeply (read more)

Posted by Gajesh Nagesh
on Monday, November 17th, 2008
Greetings Sir, It was an experiance reading " Go kiss the World". It was very obvious that you had to be an enterpreneur somewhere during your course of life because the phases of your career gives you all that (read more)

Posted by Thirumani
on Monday, November 17th, 2008
Just wanted to ask if everything is fine at your end Subroto. I was able to look forward to your blog every tuesday of the week. It is quiet a few weeks since your last post. Have (read more)

Posted by Shankar
on Monday, November 17th, 2008
Dear Subbroto, I am yet to put down the book down as this is inspiring. I recall the quote of my English professor" The Brits taught us to speak English".. "today we teach them English Grammer". I wish my country Men and (read more)