🌪️Book Review🌪️

 'Untold Stories' is a poignant and engaging contribution to the genre of personal narratives, particularly within the Indian professional and academic context. Rather than offering a predictable chronicle of high-profile successes, this book shifts the focus to the deeply personal, often overlooked journeys of nine individuals from the illustrious 1987 batch of IIM Ahmedabad—arguably India’s premier management institution.

What stands out immediately is the narrative’s intentional move away from corporate gloss. The stories do not seek to impress with titles or IPOs, but instead to connect through vulnerability. Each of the four authors—Murthy, Srinivas, Arora, and Kotnala—curate voices from their batch in a way that feels intimate and unfiltered. The result is a textured exploration of ambition, failure, resilience, identity, and belonging.

From a literary standpoint, the structure is effective. The book acts as a multi-voiced memoir, offering firsthand accounts that range in tone from contemplative to quietly humorous. Readers are invited into reflective spaces where career paths are shaped not just by professional choices, but also by family, health, love, and sometimes sheer serendipity. This emphasis on the “beautiful randomness” of life, as Santosh Desai aptly puts it in his foreword, lends the book a philosophical depth.

Furthermore, Untold Stories fits into a broader cultural moment. In an era where alumni networks are often seen as platforms for status and networking, this collection humanizes those very individuals who, though successful by conventional standards, often carry stories of loss, uncertainty, and courage that rarely make headlines. The book democratizes success—it becomes not a destination, but a continually evolving experience.

The prose is accessible and sincere. The authors avoid academic jargon or business speak, which makes the book widely readable, even for those unfamiliar with IIM Ahmedabad or the Indian MBA ecosystem. 

In summary, Untold Stories is both a reflective tribute and a gentle provocation. It reminds us that behind every linkedin profile or business headline lies a more layered, personal story. For readers interested in memoirs, Indian professional history, or simply stories of the human spirit, this book is a moving and meaningful read.

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