Self-help books have never been a genre which I am very fond of but once in a while you may come across a book which defies all the cliches associated with this genre. 'The Freedom Manifesto - 7 Rules to Live the Life of Your Calling' by Karan Bajaj is one such book which I started skeptically, expecting a lot of impractical advices replete with plenty of borrowed success stories. The only reason which motivated me to give it a try, was the previous fictional work of Karan Bajaj - 'The Seeker', which struck the right chord with me.

Stimulating, Page-turner, Gripping, Concise - the adjectives are ubiquitously used for describing a fast paced and engaging work of fiction, but I find these apt for this non-fictional work of Karan Bajaj, which not only entertains you with his autobiographical treatment of the content but also give you quite a lot insightful lessons which you can practically apply to live the life of your calling. With personal accounts of all his major successes and failures, Karan Bajaj has bared it all to make the readers know what could work for any venture to be successful with the cautions about the mistakes which can be avoided. Buddhist Dhamma and virtues may have been the underlying influence on Karan's work wherein he has shared all his trade secrets for the benefits of all.

If you are not good in numbers and formulas then figuring out your applicable stats might act as a speed breaker for you in this otherwise engrossing narrative but in a way that also prevents you from becoming passive in this insightful journey. I feel that Karan's successful stint in ed-tech venture has made its way into his writing style which seems to have incorporated the elements of instructional designs or pedagogical/ learning theories giving emphasis on making the readers/ learners active by engaging them in various tasks and activities to maximize the learning.

To conclude, Karan's wisdom has the potential to inspire many. To put it in his words, it has the desired Depth as well as Magnitude, which is going to make a tremendous impact.

This book has pure gold inside it. Karan's valuable experiences, thoughts , suggestions,and lastly his frameworks are very easy to adopt but definitely bring a lot of value to life.This book is very well structured and is a must read for people who seek wisdom and in and out transformation into their lives.
I'm so glad I read this book !

“First, sit in a quiet place. Now, close your eyes and visualize your ideal life ten years from now.” I read this line from Karan Bajaj’s new book, The Freedom Manifesto. A thought crossed my mind, ‘Really! After ten years what should be my ideal life? Can anybody plan a life? ‘

Then I read further, just out of curiosity, what he is going to offer to plan anybody’s life! Then the secret was revealed. Some equations just went bouncer as I am very poor in handling monetary affairs and investments. But I took help from others to understand. I felt somehow that equation will help for sure. The other most hunted question in my life too is how much money should one keep leading a trouble-free life after retirement. In the book, he came up with a very good and quite logical equation, which can enable a
Person to have a figure, an amount. After saving that amount he can pursue his dream, his soul call. Because someway or other I too plan things in a very unconventional way. In the book, he had just quantified it. I can relate to his method. What I liked most about this book is his honest revelation about his ventures and adventures as well as the success and failures related to them. While reading, I just walked through the entire process of making white hat jr. The analysis of the failures will help people who are going to start or into the business of new start-ups. Very nice book. Wish to see it as a bestseller.

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Swayamprava panda
Mumbai