[Reader-list] DR SHASHI THAROOR LAUNCHES INSPIRATIONAL BOOK

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‘MY LIFE MY CHOICE’- Book on Mid-life career choices


DR SHASHI THAROOR LAUNCHES INSPIRATIONAL BOOK


‘ MY LIFE MY CHOICE’ authored by Rajeshwari

New Delhi, March 16, 2011: Dr Shashi Tharoor, Former Union Minister of 
State- External Affairs &UN Diplomat, today launched an inspirational 
book on mid-life career choices titled ‘MY LIFE MY CHOICE’- authored by 
K Rajeshwari, Professor, Chennai Business School .The foreword has been 
written by prominent businessman and industrialist Captain Gopinath, 
while MacMillan Publishers India Ltd is the publisher of the book.


The author of the book, K Rajeshwari, is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad 
and after spending 15 years in sales and marketing in corporate India 
across various companies like HUL, Cavinkare, Nippon Paint has finally 
taken up a career in teaching. Her second career was borne out of a 
deep self-evaluation process and this book is an outcome of that 
process.


The book deals with the familiar question that many of us are faced 
around mid life- is this the career that I would like to pursue for the 
rest of my life? Or are there alternatives that I would like to 
experiment with? ‘My Life My Choice’features real stories oftensuch 
people who have moved out of the cocoon of stable, lucrative first 
careers and tried something completely new and different around their 
mid-life. It outlines the triggers, barriers and implementation 
mechanics involved in arriving at such a decision.


Commenting on the book, author K Rajeshwari said, “Middle age is the 
time when we re-set the agenda for the rest of our lives; and work 
defines a large part of our agenda in terms of who we are. So we cannot 
have a fulfilling life if we feel we do not have a fulfilling career. I 
sincerely hope this book inspires people to take that first step.”


Launching the book, Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament,  said, 
“Rajeshwari’s book is extremely relevant in today’s context as the 
career opportunities available are aplenty in India. For the country to 
progress well, it is important that we contribute significantly in our 
careers. And that is possible only when we choose our careers 
consciously”.


The book discusses alternative career choices that include politics, 
teaching, joining a NGO, starting an entrepreneurship venture and even 
getting back to one’s childhood passion. There are respondents across 
each of these professions featured in the book. The author states that 
the shift may be done for various reasons ranging from a stagnant 
learning in the first career  or wanting to paint one’s ambitions on a 
bigger canvas or even for personal/family needs. Out of the ten 
stories, two are about women who have made the career shifts.By giving 
a flavour of the different career options that people take up, the book 
aims to give readers a perspective of what a shift means both in terms 
of the new career understanding and that of self-understanding.


The book is available both online at www.macmillanindia.com and at 
leading book stores in the city. Priced at Rs 345, the book offers a 
very practical understanding on a difficult yet relevant topic today- 
Mid life career choices.


For more information, please contact:
K Rajeshwari
Author – ‘MY LIFE MY CHOICE’
Email: rajeshwarivictor at gamil.com