If you are looking for a road-map to a happy and successful life, the answer is here!

HarperCollins India announces the release of The Happiness Trail  by Ramesh Venkateswaran

An Insightful, philosophical, energetic, easy to read book, supported with back-of-the-book exercises to apply the theories discussed!

The book has a glowing foreword from Nandan Nilekani, non-executive chairman, Infosys.

Author, Ramesh Venkateswaran on publication of his book quoted, “We live in a world that constantly equates with happiness with success. And so, we get on a treadmill to chase success, assuming it will lead to happiness. But we’re running after the wrong thing. The Happiness Trail is a reflection of simple yet important learnings that shows us how to achieve two seemingly complementary goals that we many a time discover to be poles apart.”

Praise for the book

‘This book covers with a spark of genuineness, simplicity and clarity on how to pursue two seemingly complimentary goals, happiness and success, that we many a time discover to be contradictory.’

Nandan Nilekani, Chairman and Co-founder, Infosys, and Founding Chairman, UIDAI,

from the Foreword for The Happiness Trail

 

‘energetic, philosophical and incisive’

Gopalakrishnan, Former Director, Tata Sons and Vice Chairman, Hindustan Unilever

 

‘There is a not a lot of wisdom in the world today, but we can find it in this book.  The examples and messages are timeless.’

Michael A . Cusumano, Deputy Dean and SMR Distinguished Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management

 

‘the book is a page turner and a pleasure to read’

‘Parsu’ Parasuraman, Emeritus Professor of Marketing and James W. McLamore Chair Emeritus, University of Miami

 

‘an extremely relevant book in these frantic times’

Geet Sethi, Former World Billiards Champion, Padma Shri

 

‘This book provides, across age-barriers, a pragmatic road map for life, that is signposted for sensitivity and compassion unto others, and ethical conduct for oneself.’

Admiral Arun Prakash, Former Chief of the Naval Staff

 

‘Eminently readable and brilliantly insightful’

MM Murugappan, Former Executive Chairman, The Murugappa Group

 

‘Essential reading’

Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Director, Indian Institute of Management—Bangalore

 

‘Ramesh’s ability to connect the dots across different sectors and generations makes for a fascinating read.’

Hema Ravichander, Strategic Advisor and Independent Director, Marico Industries and Indian Hotels Company Ltd

 

‘knowledge tempered with judgement’

Venky Mysore, Managing Director, Kolkata Knight Riders and CEO, Red Chillies Entertainment

 

‘This book shows a way to achieve genuine happiness.’

Arun Balakrishnan, Former Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

 

‘Ramesh has brought much practicality to a fuzzy subject. And the best part is the toolkit that it provides. It would appeal to the young and old, parent and child, student and teacher.’

Bhaskar Bhat, Former Managing Director, Titan Industries; Director, Tata Sons and Chairman, Vistara Airlines

 

About the book

We live in a fast-paced and highly competitive world. The last few years have seen changes not witnessed in centuries. Have all these developments increased our sense of well-being?

Data seems to suggest otherwise!

The Happiness Trail shows us an attainable, contextual way to achieve two seemingly complementary goals, happiness and success, that we many a time discover to be contradictory.

In this book Ramesh Venkateswaran lays down five easy-to-follow approaches to a happy and successful life, which he calls the five I’s: Integrity, Interact, Involve, Imbibe and Impact. Armed with this road map, the ever-elusive happiness seems within reach and success a natural consequence.

About the Author

Ramesh Venkateswaran has donned many hats over the years. After a successful stint in the corporate world and as a corporate consultant and trainer, he has devoted his time to teaching. He is an adjunct faculty member at his alma mater Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore for close to three decades. He has also headed The Lawrence School Lovedale, Nilgiris and SDM Institute for Management Development Development, Mysuru.

Ramesh is a co-founder, chairman and volunteer at Vishwas, Society for Mental Health, Bengaluru, a not-for-profit organization that offers free counselling to people in emotional stress.