📚 These are the books I keep going to whenever I feel I should get better at writing.
What are your favorite books? Please do share.
Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer by @RoyPeterClark
Super practical, with each chapter ending with a 'workshop'. They are really tools that we can use straightaway and see our writing improve. amzn.to/3n0mH5R
The Art and Craft of Feature Writing by William E. Blundell
Blundell holds your hand and takes you through the entire feature writing process, step by step. Chain of cause & effect (ch 2) & six-part guide (ch 4) will never go out of use. amzn.to/3mZf8fu
The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking by Barbara Minto
Written by a McKinsey consultant, it used to cost a bomb. It's less than Rs 400 now. It's said clarity of writing follows clarity of thought. The book shows how to get there. amzn.to/2WXJtRg
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process by John McPhee
The famous Princeton teacher and New Yorker writer takes us through how he tackled some of his tougher stories. Might seem like overkill at times, but always inspiring. amzn.to/3rDEAuA
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Abhijit Banerjee says, the UPA and also NDA were thinking of having a system where anyone could claim their benefits from govt irrespective of where they were, using Aadhaar. "That would have been wonderful to have that right now.... that would have saved a lot of misery."
"Even if an individual migrates or shifts temporarily to some other place, she or he will be entitled to benefits of all government schemes". Sonia Gandhi, after the 1st ten people got their #Aadhaar nos.
A question that will be asked in the future analyst calls: "Do you have an Exit China Strategy?"
🇯🇵 "The extra budget, compiled to try to offset the devastating effects of the pandemic, includes 220 billion yen ($2 billion) for companies shifting production back to Japan and 23.5 billion yen for those seeking to move production to other countries." bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
India hasn’t reached this phase yet. However, it’s not a question of govt Vs private sector. It’s about how we strengthen our healthcare system capacity using a mix of govt, business, philanthropic, community, individual infra, readiness and contribution. It’s *we* not *they*.