Robin S. Sharma (born 1964) is a Canadian lawyer,[1] author, and purported leadership expert. Sharma s !areer in!

ludes wor" #or the Supreme Court o# $o%a S!otia as a &udi!ial law !ler" and employment with the Canadian 'o%ernment as a sta## liti'ation attorney. [4] (e is the author o# 1) boo"s[)] in!ludin' Who Will Cry When You Die, The Leader Who Had no Title, and The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, whi!h has sold * million !opies.[)] Sharma is the #ounder o# a business trainin' #irm !alled Sharma +eadership ,nternational ,n!. lo!ated in -oronto, Canada.[*][6] Sharma is a moti%ational spea"er and was 'i%en the .olden .a%el award by -oastmasters ,nternational in the year /011.[*] (e was ran"ed 1th on the ,nternational +eadership 2ro#essional .urus list in /01/.[1] and has appeared on 3numerous tele%ision and radio pro'rams.3

Publications

-he 4on" 5ho Sold (is 6errari (1991) Who Will Cry When You Die: Life Lessons from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari (1999) The Leader Who Had no Title 6amily 5isdom #rom the 4on" 5ho Sold (is 6errari (/00*) -he Saint, the Sur#er, and the C789 : ;emar"able Story :bout +i%in' <our (eart s =esires (/00*) +eadership 5isdom #rom the 4on" 5ho Sold (is 6errari (/00*) =is!o%er <our =estiny with the 4on" 5ho Sold (is 6errari (/004) 4e'a+i%in'> -he .andhi 6a!tor ?e'in 5ithin

;obin Sharma is one o# the world s most hi'hly respe!ted leadership experts. (e is de%oted to the mission o# helpin' or'ani@ations de%elop people who +ead 5ithout a -itle so that they win in this period o# intense !han'e. (is !lients in!lude 4i!roso#t, .7, 6ed7x, ,?4, $i"e, $:S:, <ale Ani%ersity, and -he <oun' 2residents 8r'ani@ation. Sharma s boo"s, su!h as -he 4on" 5ho Sold (is 6errari and -he .reatness .uide, ha%e topped bestBseller lists a!ross the 'lobe and ha%e sold millions o# !opies in more than se%enty lan'ua'es. -hey ha%e been embra!ed by ro!" stars, royalty, and many !elebrity C78s. Sharma is also the !o#ounder o# 960%ets.!om, an inno%ati%e online support resour!e that helps A.S. %eterans su!!ess#ully reinte'rate into !i%ilian li#e.

Amish Tripathi (born on 1C 8!tober 1914) is an ,ndian author. (e is "nown #or his no%els The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Na as and The !ath of the "ayu#utras. -he three boo"s !olle!ti%ely !omprise the Shi%a -rilo'y. -ripathi s debut wor" The Immortals of Meluha was a surprise bestseller, brea"in' into the top seller !harts within a wee" o# its laun!h.[/][*] -he Shi%a -rilo'y has be!ome the #astest sellin' boo" series in the history o# ,ndian publishin', with / million !opies in print and o%er ;s )0 !rores in sales.[4] For$es ,ndia has ran"ed him DC) in the /01/ Celebrity 100 list. :mish -ripathi is an alumnus o# ,ndian ,nstitute o# 4ana'ement Cal!utta. :lthou'h he ori'inally wanted to be a historian, -ripathi initially !hose a !areer in #inan!e be!ause he !ouldn t a##ord the #ormer.[6] (e wor"ed #or 14 years in the #inan!ial ser%i!es industry, in !ompanies su!h as Standard Chartered, =?S ?an" and ,=?, 6ederal +i#e ,nsuran!e, be#ore startin' his writin' !areer.[1] The Immortals of Meluha, -ripathi s #irst no%el, was published in 6ebruary /010. ,t is the #irst boo" in the Shi%a Trilo y.[C] -he se!ond boo" in the series, The Secret of the Na as, was released on 1/ :u'ust /011. -he third installment, titled The !ath of the "ayu#utras, was released on /1 6ebruary /01*.[9] -he trilo'y is a #antasy reBima'inin' o# the ,ndian deity Shi%a s li#e and ad%entures. The Immortals of Meluha and The Secret of the Na as, the #irst two no%els by -ripathi, ha%e been !ommer!ial su!!esses. :mish s boo"s ha%e sold a million !opies in the span o# two years with a 'ross retail sale o# ;s // !rores. -he third installment, titled The !ath of the "ayu#utras, was released on /1 6ebruary /01*. 5ith -he 8ath o# Eayuputras sellin' more than 400,000 !opies e%en be#ore its release, the trilo'y has be!ome a su!!ess. -he Shi%a -rilo'y has be!ome the #astest sellin' boo" series in the history o# ,ndian publishin', with / million !opies in print and o%er ;s )0 !rores in sales3

-he mo%ie ri'hts o# The Immortals of Meluha were pur!hased by =harma 2rodu!tions in early /01/.[11] The Immortals of Meluha has also been released in Anited Fin'dom in Ganuary /01* throu'h Go 6let!her ?oo"s, an imprint o# Huer!us ?oo"s, AF.[1/]I :mish -ripathi has re!ently been listed as one o# ,ndia s $ew ,!ons by the =$: newspaper in its ei'hth anni%ersary spe!ial. The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Na as and The !ath of the "ayu#utras ha%e been released in the ,ndian sub!ontinent in 7n'lish and (indi. The Immortals of Meluha has also been released in %arious other ,ndian lan'ua'es su!h as 4alayalam, .u&arati, 4arathi, :ssamese, -elu'u and ?en'ali.The Secret of the Na as has been released in .u&arati too.[14]

,n addition to the ,ndian mo%ie ri'hts sold to =harma 2rodu!tions, the international mo%ie ri'hts to The Immortals of Meluha are under dis!ussion. -ripathi is represented by Creati%e :rtists :'en!y, a top (ollywood based talent a'en!y, #or mo%ie deals on the Shi%a -rilo'y. Chetan Bhagat (born // :pril 1914), is an ,ndian author, !olumnist, and spea"er. ?ha'at is the author o# bestsellin' no%els, Fi%e &oint Someone (/004), !ne Ni ht ' the Call Center (/00)), The ( Mistakes of My Life (/00C), ) States (/009), *e%olution )+)+ (/011), and 5hat <oun' ,ndia 5ants (/01/). :ll the boo"s ha%e remained bestsellers sin!e their release and three ha%e inspired ?ollywood #ilms (in!ludin' the hit #ilms ( Idiots and ,ai &o Che-). ,n /00C, The Ne. York Times !alled ?ha'at 3the bi''est sellin' 7n'lish lan'ua'e no%elist in ,ndia s history3.[1][/] ?ha'at, an alumnus o# ,ndian ,nstitute o# -e!hnolo'y (,,-) =elhi and ,ndian ,nstitute o# 4ana'ement :hmedabad, is seen more as a youth i!on than as an author.[*] Time ma'a@ine named him as one o# the 100 4ost ,n#luential 2eople in the 5orld.[4] ?ha'at writes opBed !olumns #or popular 7n'lish and (indi newspapers, in!ludin' the The Times of India and Dainik /haskar, #o!usin' on youth, !areer[)] and issues based on national de%elopment.[6][1] ?ha'at %oi!es his opinion #reJuently at leadin' e%ents.[C][9][10] (e Juit his in%estment ban"in' !areer in /009, to #o!us on writin'. ?ha'at was born in $ew =elhi to a middleB!lass #amily. (is #ather was an o##i!er in the army (+t Col) and his mother was a 'o%ernment employee in the a'ri!ultural department. ?ha'at s edu!ation was mostly in =elhi. (e attended :rmy 2ubli! S!hool, =haula Fuan, $ew =elhi (191CK1991). (e studied 4e!hani!al 7n'ineerin' at the ,ndian ,nstitute o# -e!hnolo'y =elhi (,,-B=) (1991K199)). (e 'raduated #rom the ,ndian ,nstitute o# 4ana'ement :hmedabad (199)K1991). :#ter 'raduation he wor"ed as an in%estment ban"er in (on' Fon'. (e had been wor"in' in (on' Fon' #or 11 years be#ore shi#tin' to 4umbai to pursue his passion #or writin'. (e has written six boo"s, all o# whi!h are bestsellers. (is two no%els were written durin' his tenure as an in%estment ban"er. Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 Gune 1941[4]) is a ?ritish ,ndian no%elist and essayist. (is se!ond no%el, Midni ht0s Children (19C1), won the ?oo"er 2ri@e in 19C1. 4u!h o# his #i!tion is set on the ,ndian sub!ontinent. (e is said to !ombine ma'i!al realism with histori!al #i!tionL his wor" is !on!erned with the many !onne!tions, disruptions and mi'rations between 7ast and 5est. (is #ourth no%el, The Satanic "erses (19CC), was the !entre o# a ma&or !ontro%ersy, pro%o"in' protests #rom 4uslims in se%eral !ountries, some %iolent. =eath threats were made a'ainst him, in!ludin' a fat.1 issued by :yatollah ;uhollah Fhomeini, the Supreme +eader o# ,ran, on 14 6ebruary 19C9. ;ushdie was appointed Commandeur de l 8rdre des :rts et des +ettres o# 6ran!e in Ganuary 1999.[)] ,n Gune /001, Hueen 7li@abeth ,, "ni'hted him #or his ser%i!es to literature.[6] ,n /00C, The Times ran"ed him thirteenth on its list o# the #i#ty 'reatest ?ritish writers sin!e 194).[1]

Sin!e /000, ;ushdie has li%ed in the Anited States, where he has wor"ed at 7mory Ani%ersity and was ele!ted to the :meri!an :!ademy o# :rts and +etters. ,n /01/, he published 2ose#h 3nton: 3 Memoir, an a!!ount o# his li#e in the wa"e o# the !ontro%ersy o%er The Satanic "erses. -he son o# :nis :hmed ;ushdie, a Ani%ersity o# Cambrid'eBedu!ated lawyer turned businessman, and $e'in ?hatt, a tea!her, ;ushdie was born in ?ombay, ,ndia, into a 4uslim #amily o# Fashmiri des!ent.[1][C][9] ;ushdie has three sisters.[10] (e wrote in his /01/ memoir that his #ather adopted the name ;ushdie in honour o# :%erroes (,bn ;ushd). (e was edu!ated at Cathedral and Gohn Connon S!hool in 4umbai, ;u'by S!hool, and Fin' s Colle'e, Ani%ersity o# Cambrid'e, where he studied history.[4] ;ushdie s #irst !areer was as a !opywriter, wor"in' #or the ad%ertisin' a'en!y 8'il%y M 4ather, where he !ame up with 3irresistibubble3 #or :ero and 3$au'hty but $i!e3 #or !ream !a"es, and #or the a'en!y :yer ?ar"er, #or whom he wrote the memorable line 3-hat ll do ni!ely3 #or :meri!an 7xpress.[11] ,t was while he was at 8'il%y that he wrote Midni ht0s Children, be#ore be!omin' a #ullBtime writer.[1/][1*][14] Gohn (e'arty o# ?artle ?o'le (e'arty has !riti!ised ;ushdie #or not re#errin' to his !opywritin' past #reJuently enou'h, althou'h !on!edin'9 3(e did write !rap ads ... admittedly.3[1)] Suzanna Arundhati Roy[1] (born /4 $o%ember 1961) is an ,ndian author and politi!al a!ti%ist who is best "nown #or the 199C 4an ?oo"er 2ri@e #or 6i!tion winnin' no%el The 4od of Small Thin s (1991) and #or her in%ol%ement in en%ironmental and human ri'hts !auses. ;oy s no%el be!ame the bi''estBsellin' boo" by a nonexpatriate ,ndian author. :rundhati ;oy was born in Shillon', 4e'halaya, ,ndia,[/] to ;an&it ;oy, a ?en'ali (indu tea planter and 4ary ;oy, a 4alayali Syrian Christian women s ri'hts a!ti%ist. She spent her !hildhood in :ymanam in Ferala, and went to s!hool at Corpus Christi, Fottayam, #ollowed by the +awren!e S!hool, +o%edale, in $il'iris, -amil $adu. She then studied ar!hite!ture at the S!hool o# 2lannin' and :r!hite!ture, =elhi, where she met her #irst husband, ar!hite!t .erard da Cunha. ;oy met her se!ond husband, #ilmma"er 2radip Frishen, in 19C4, and played a %illa'e 'irl in his awardBwinnin' mo%ie Massey Sahi$.[*] Antil made #inan!ially se!ure by the su!!ess o# her no%el The 4od of Small Thin s, she wor"ed %arious &obs, in!ludin' runnin' aerobi!s !lasses at #i%eBstar hotels in $ew =elhi. ;oy is a !ousin o# prominent media personality 2rannoy ;oy, the head o# the leadin' ,ndian -E media 'roup $=-E.[4] She li%es in $ew =elhi. 7arly in her !areer, ;oy wor"ed #or tele%ision and mo%ies. She wrote the s!reenplays #or In Which 3nnie 4i%es It Those !nes (19C9), a mo%ie based on her experien!es as a student o# ar!hite!ture, whi!h she also appeared as a per#ormer, and 5lectric Moon (199/),[)] both dire!ted by her !urrent husband 2radip Frishen. ;oy attra!ted attention in 1994, when she !riti!ised She"har Fapur s #ilm /andit 6ueen, based on the li#e o# 2hoolan =e%i.[)] ,n her #ilm re%iew entitled, 3-he .reat ,ndian ;ape -ri!"3, she

Juestioned the ri'ht to 3resta'e the rape o# a li%in' woman without her permission,3 and !har'ed Fapur with exploitin' =e%i and misrepresentin' both her li#e and its meanin'.[6]
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;oy be'an writin' her #irst no%el, The 4od of Small Thin s, in 199/, !ompletin' it in 1996.[9] -he boo" is semiBautobio'raphi!al and a ma&or part !aptures her !hildhood experien!es in :ymanam.[/] -he publi!ation o# The 4od of Small Thin s !atapulted ;oy to instant international #ame. ,t re!ei%ed the 1991 ?oo"er 2ri@e #or 6i!tion and was listed as one o# the Ne. York Times $otable ?oo"s o# the <ear #or 1991.[10] ,t rea!hed #ourth position on the Ne. York Times ?estsellers list #or ,ndependent 6i!tion.[11] 6rom the be'innin', the boo" was also a !ommer!ial su!!ess9 ;oy re!ei%ed hal# a million pounds as an ad%an!eL[C] ,t was published in 4ay, and the boo" had been sold to ei'hteen !ountries by the end o# Gune.[

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