It was a lovely and heartwarming read. I loved it much much more than Sudha Murty's fiction novels. These are tiny, thought provoking, real life stories of people she encounter in her personal as well as public life. Each story/incident taught me something - the selfishness vs. selflessness of people, good natured deeds done without any expectations, sorrow and plight of ordinary people etc. It is a must read for everyone who likes incidents from real life.

A simple yet powerful compilation of short stories.Each story is different in its own way yet conveys a universal message.This book portrays a true picture of India, both city and village life.It shows the true character of people whom Sudha Murty has encountered in the course of her life.The selflessness and selfishness, compassion and cruelty, knowledge and ignorance all are shown distinctly.
A must read for everyone.

I do wonder if this book is about 'discovering the spirit of India'.
Nevertheless, this collection of incidences all of which took place in Sudha Murty's life are truly revealing of the general human strengths and frailties. Its been written in a very no-fuss style and lucid language. Some instances are really moving, inspiring even. All in all, its a nice read.

awesome book to read!!! This book reminded me of the good old days at school and in higher secondary when i used to listen to the lectures of our English teacher's which i used to enjoy quite a lot. At some instances it did bring tears in my eyes. Would recommend this to everyone.

yesterday my mom brought this book from her school. I found this book in her bag. I started reding this book at 12 at night and complete it within a 2 hours. it is really a heart touching short experiences of Sudha Murty. We can learn so many things from this book.

A book that explains the truth of our very world.Sudha murty has written it in such a way that it can capture the minds of youths,especially indians.It explains a true human,a person with generosity,happiness,selfishness,disappointments,achievements and strugle.

Another slice-of-the-life read by Sudha Murty...just love her style of reading...all the stories are straight from the heart and can be easily related to...she definitely is one of my top-authors! 2 of her books are pending and can't stop to start reading them!

My first read of Sudha Murty. Certainly a good read. Some of the short stories are heart touching such as The business of philanthropy, Mother's love, The line of separation and the title story The old man & his God.

I enjoyed reading this story collection immensely. This collection, based on her recollection of various incidents, will make the reader hook to the book. Easy narration helps the reader to keep reading.

A good book with inspirational stories. Every one can relate to many stories that happen in our lives but the difference is that we fail some time to take it in the right way

Sudha Murthy is by all means an extremely talented woman and a very concerned citizen. This book is a collection of incidents that form her memoirs and help her 'discover the soul of India'.

And that's just my problem with it. A collection of 10 incidents about poor, rich people does NOT mean discovering the soul of India, Mrs. Murthy.

The memoirs are very touching and show the good Samaritan side of the writer and yes, help us to understand more about her and to a certain extent the company she More...

Its a collection of short insightful real life stories written simplistically by Sudha Murty. Its a good short book to read.

An collection of short stories based on Sudha Murty's work at the the Infosys foundation. An ideal read for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Very touching true stories. You can read in just one seating. (May be in 15 to 20 minutes only)

Truly very nice

short stories, simple and to the point, incredible insights into human nature, told with great humility of the author

Short Novel based on True Events in Sudha Murthy's life. Nice to read and experience them :)

Nice read with great examples... book shows how reality is often more dramatic than fiction...

Simple short stories about various shades of human nature and valuable life lessons!

Loved reading nice small stories...Talks about the soul of India :)
Must read it at least once !!

Love to read her short stories always

strictly ok. just like her other books - preachy.

a heartwarming read

simple and honest

Worth reading..

MUST READ!

Cool

quick read...was fun

Very Good

awesome!!

Regarding the donation of relief aid:
"When a disaster strikes an area, I have seen that often the actual population of that area almost doubles."