My Books Review: June '11

1) My India- The India Eternal: This book is a collection of exhortations by none other than Swami Vivekananda. From the past few days my mind is completely occupied from Vivekananda. That is what Swami Vivekananda's literature does to anyone. So powerful are the words that come from him that if taken with the right spirit, they have the ability to change the very core of the person and put him into action. No wonder he was able to inspire millions of youths for many generations and he continues to inspire even now. 

The book dwells on the glory of our past, the possibility of the future and as Indians our duties, the value of education, problems of women, the way to national integration. Any Indian even with zero patriotism if reads this book, will definitely be not the same as before. Some amount of love for the country, its heritage, its culture, its tradition, the spiritual giants it has produced time and again, would definitely be instilled.

2) Emotional Intelligence: Probably the first book to introduce that there is something called as emotional intelligence to a wide audience. The author of the book is Daniel Goleman. The book talks about the nature of the brain, especially the part that controls emotions, different kinds of emotions, the relevance of emotions to one’s development as an individual and also to socialize and the possible cures for emotional aberrations. The author argues how EQ (emotional quotient) is more important than IQ (Intelligent Quotient). The book is very well written, the use of language is lucid and it is easily one of the best books I've ever read.