The BOOK that inspired me

Alvin Toffler's The Third Wave is about us moving from the age of industry to an era where information is the real power. When you move from the Second to the Third Wave, all the old rules and paradigms lose their relevance, and can be dropped. People who are able to embrace the Third Wave are the ones who really go forward.

Some of that we are actually witnessing in India. The rise of IT and other industries has happened, in a sense, because somewhere we have embraced the Third Wave. The book sends a clear message that as you move to the Third Wave, the past cannot shackle you. In a country like ours where our legacy has its own challenges, such a thinking helps you move forward.

It puts across another important message, that you need to re-invent the game all the time. You may not always win the game playing with the cards you have been dealt. But if you are able to change the rules of the game, then whatever cards you may have, you can make a big difference. The Third Wave is about the whole mindset of game-changing and creating a new paradigm "" something that I find extremely relevant in every facet of life.

Ravi Swaminathan, President, Personal System Group, Hewlett-Packard

THE THIRD WAVE
Author: Alvin Toffler
Publisher: Bantam Books
Price: Rs 238
ISBN: 0553246984

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