The Yogic Manager

Foreword by DR. DIPAK C. JAIN, former dean of insead

The Yogic Manager is a business novel that retells the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata. The monumental war of Kurukshetra has been recreated in the business world at a consulting firm called Characterra Consulting. The protagonist Arjun Atmanand faces a crisis when his conscience clashes with the instructions of his boss and Characterra’s founder, Raja Sahamkar. To help him with his crisis, Arjun receives advice from Yogi, a being with supernatural powers. Arjun learns Yoga and Vedanta from Yogi, which he later uses to build a bridge between Yoga-Vedanta and Management.

By reading and studying this book, you will:

• Start to challenge conventional ways of thinking about business and gain a new, holistic perspective of Management
• Learn the principles and framework of Yogic Management, which you can then immediately apply to your work
• Become a more productive knowledge worker by learning how to control and channel the most powerful instrument of knowledge work – the
• mind
• Gain practical advice on how to build physical, mental, intellectual and spiritual strength
• Live a balanced and purposeful life by going through the four phases prescribed in Yoga-Vedanta
• Join the evolution of Management – a movement that will elevate the human condition and restore harmony to an imbalanced planet