| Books elicit lifealtering notions in Vandana Luthra.
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| Very few people would define their attraction to books the way we define good humans — beautiful from outside and inside. But when it comes from Vandana Luthra, founder and mentor, VLCC, there is little room for question.
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While most readers rely only on the content while picking up a book, Luthra finds “cover and design very important factors in choosing a book, more so if the cover subtly gives away the contents of the book”.
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A weekly series on books and authors people read |
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Favourite author |
Jim Collins |
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Best-ever read |
Good to Great by Jim Collins |
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Most influenced by |
Good to Great |
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Favourite childhood books |
The Enid Blyton series |
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Favourite comic book hero |
Spiderman |
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Fave reading spot |
The library and the lounge at home |
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| Closest to her heart is Good to Great by Jim Collins for the corporate ethics and values it instilled in her, helping her become a better individual and entrepreneur.
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| “The book illustrates that greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.” Evidently, self-help books are quite a favourite with Luthra though she admits to reading almost every kind of book (except horror) that ]
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| Reading, for Luthra, is a self-healing, introspective activity that helps her imbibe positive philosophies in life.
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| “It is a proof that learning is a constant process in life and this emphasises the fact that we are constantly growing as an individual,” she muses.
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| The various undertones of joy and sorrow that are reflected in the works of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore impart a deeper meaning to Luthra’s life.
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| On a lighter note, when it comes to laughing at life, Luthra turns to R K Narayan’s witty writings for the “subtle way he educates one to face various situations in life”. |
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