Autobiography

Isro Chairman S Somanath withdraws publishing of his autobiography

ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Saturday said he was withdrawing from the publishing of his upcoming autobiography, after a controversy erupted over some of his alleged critical remarks about his predecessor K Sivan in the book. Somanath confirmed that he had decided to withdraw the publication of the book 'Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal' (loosely translated as - Lions that drank the moonlight), in the light of the controversy. Earlier in the day, talking to PTI, he said every person would have to go through some kind of challenges during their journey to reach a top position in an organisation. Somanath was responding to a report that claimed his autobiography had some critical remarks about his predecessor Sivan. "Persons holding such key positions may have to go through several challenges. One among them is the challenges with regard to getting positions in an organisation," he said, adding that these are challenges that everybody has to go through. "More persons might be eligible for a

Haven't targeted anyone in autobiography, says ISRO chief Somanath

ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Saturday said every person would have to go through one some kind of challenges during their journey to reach a top position in an organisation, and that he also came across such difficulties in life. He said he mentioned some of the challenges he had faced during his decades-long journey in the space agency in his upcoming autobiography, "Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal," (loosely translated as - Lions that drank the moonlight). "But that is not against any particular individual," he told PTI. Somanath was responding to a report that claimed his autobiography had some critical remarks about his predecessor K Sivan. "Persons holding such key positions may have to go through several challenges. One among them is the challenges with regard to getting positions in an organisation," he said. These are challenges that everybody has to go through. "More persons might be eligible for a significant post. I just tried to bring out that particular point. I didn't targe

Bureaucrats and diplomats: The divergence in their post-retirement writing

While IAS officers write primarily about their own exploits, IFS officers write more about the issues and context of their work, while straying also into unrelated fields, notes T N Ninan

How diamond baron Govind Dholakia got Rs 920 from his first trade

Diamond tycoon Govind Dholakia has come out with a tongue-in-cheek account of his journey of life, recalling how he created a billion-dollar company

Economical with economics

Why do latter-day economists write everything but economics in their autobiographies?

The Burn supremacy

Burns prints lessons derived from her formidable mother throughout her memoir, and she isolates the six key takeaways on the final page.

Former US Vice President Mike Pence memoir set for 2023 release

Former Vice President Mike Pence has a book deal. His autobiography, currently untitled, is scheduled to come out in 2023. "I am grateful to have the opportunity to tell the story of my life in public service to the American people, from serving in Congress, to the Indiana Governor's office and as Vice President of the United States," Pence said in a statement. "I look forward to working with the outstanding team at Simon & Schuster to invite readers on a journey from a small town in Indiana to Washington, DC." According to Pence's agent, David Vigliano, "all major publishers competed for the book, and the deal was worth well into seven figures." A top editor from a rival publishing house confirmed that amount. The editor was not authorized to discuss negotiations and asked not to be identified. Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that it also signed Pence to a second book but did not immediately provide details. Pence is the first major Trump administration official to have .

Cricketers, economists or politicians: All about their autobiographies

Politicians, civil servants, judges, and economists, they are all involved in either devising public policy or implementing it

Why so few autobiographies by economists?

Indian academic economists are no better. To the best of my knowledge none of them has written an autobiography