![]() ![]() ![]() I was reminded of the launch of his second book, “GO, KISS THE WORLD”, which I happened to attend at Landmark, Spencer Plaza not too long ago. ![]() The Q/A that followed pepped up the event with Bagchi coming out with more illustrations from his professional and personal experience. Kamini Mahadevan, Consultant Editor, Penguin, while introducing the author and the book, she provided an insight into “The Professional” which acted like an aperitiff before a rich spread and the audience had a taste of what professionalism is when the author read the first chapter from his book. of December to a packed audience comprising members of MMA and the invitees of Penguin, (it was a joint meeting by the Madras management Association and Penguin the publishers of the book). Subroto Bagchi’s book, The Professional, (his third book) was launched at the Taj Coromandel on the 4 th. ![]()
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![]() Equiano’s vivid depiction of the horrors of the Middle Passage, the route along which enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas, helped raise awareness of the brutality of the slave trade. The narrative introduced European and American readers to ideas about life and slavery in Africa and humanized the experience of enslaved Africans. These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted into terror when I was carried on board.” Summary Overviewįirst published in London, Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, is widely considered the first slave narrative for its presentation of Equiano’s journey from free African to chattel slave to ardent abolitionist. “The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship. ![]() ![]() ![]() I believe that rare events are not fairly valued, and that the rarer the event, the more undervalued it will be in price.I try to benefit from "rare events", events that do not tend to repeat themselves frequently. ![]()
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