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<h2>Chup: Breaking the Silence About India&#39;s Women by Deepa Narayan
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<p>Check it out on Goodreads
Its a uniquely strange experience, when you try to put yourself into others shoes. It feels fake, dishonest even, to say that you “understand” how the other person must be feeling. Empathy can be a strong force, but it can never be a substitute for the original feeling. A caucasian man can never feel what an African-American man must be living with, day in and day out....</p>
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<h2>Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
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<h2>I Do What I Do by Raghuram Rajan
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<p>Check it out on Goodreads
I had picked up this one thinking it to be an autobiography, and with an expectation that itll cover Rajans tussles with the government in more details. I was pleasantly surprised to find instead a good collection of technical essays covering the workings of RBI, and economics in general. If youre looking for a good explanatory work in the field of Economics (and especially those concerning India and its policies), youll enjoy this....</p>
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It&amp;rsquo;s a uniquely strange experience, when you try to put yourself into others&amp;rsquo; shoes. It feels fake, dishonest even, to say that you &amp;ldquo;understand&amp;rdquo; how the other person must be feeling. Empathy can be a strong force, but it can never be a substitute for the original feeling. A caucasian man can never feel what an African-American man must be living with, day in and day out.</description>
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<p>Check it out on Goodreads
I had picked up this one thinking it to be an autobiography, and with an expectation that itll cover Rajans tussles with the government in more details. I was pleasantly surprised to find instead a good collection of technical essays covering the workings of RBI, and economics in general. If youre looking for a good explanatory work in the field of Economics (and especially those concerning India and its policies), youll enjoy this....</p>
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The School of Life - a massively popular YouTube channel - used to be this source of solace in some turbulent times of my college life. It is not something that youd think would be cheerful and uplifting - a quick glance at some of the most popular videos of the channel would include titles such as “Why we go cold on our partners”, “Why you will marry the wrong person” etc....</p>
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