Vaidya’s corporate career, spanning two decades and still counting, has taken him to countries across the globe.
When two people from anywhere converse, typically one listens while the other talks, but in the case of two Indians, they both seem to speak simultaneously. Why is that so?’ asked a Thai colleague of mine,” says Kalyan Vaidya, author of Not for $ Anymore, which offers some subtle gyaan to Indians setting out to kick off a corporate career in a globalised world.
Vaidya’s corporate career, spanning two decades and still counting, has taken him to countries across the globe. Not for $ Anymore is an anecdotal retelling of his experience as a globalised Indian. As for the intriguing title, Vaidya says: “There was a time when people left India essentially to bring home some dollars. Now there is a complete paradigm shift, the reasons clearly border around gaining more exposure. And that will be the trend going forward, which is what the title indicates.”
“A typical Indian is bound to chance upon bizarre situations and also witness some glaring culture shocks, as he/she heads out or mingles with peers from other countries, inevitable in the globalised world,” says Vaidya. With this book, the author hopes to give a head-start to the country’s youth, embarking on their careers in this highly interconnected world, which demands the need for one to acclimatise with different cultures.
But that doesn’t mean you give up on values important to you, says Vaidya, who despite having travelled to over 15 countries continues to remain a teetotaller and vegetarian. In the current age of Internet and other media, what added takeaway does a book of this sort give its readers?
Vaidya feels that since book provides first-hand experiences, an average Indian will be able to better equip him/herself to possible encounters. This 143 pager carrying anecdotes is accompanied by cartoons by Mumbai-based cartoonist Satish Acharya.
Furthermore, every anecdote ends with a short lesson that he learnt through that particular experience.
The book, says Vaidya, “will compel one to introspect on our Indianness and might even propel us to modify our ways to integrate better in an increasingly globalised world.”
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