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3 books for sUCCEss

With school final term and board exams round the corner, students and parents
are anxious and nervous about academic performance. here are three books
which offer practical and useful advice on how to prepare for and attain success
in school, college and beyond
Mini P.

SiX SEcrEtS SMart StudEntS don’t tELL you
by R. Chandan Deshmukh
Price: ₹198
Publisher: Penguin
According to Chandan Deshmukh, a popular TedX speaker and author of this eminently
readable manual, there are three types of students — excuse makers, go-getters and the
cocktail. Excuse makers have ready alibis even when they have the most conducive study
conditions and are generally indifferent towards study and success. When questioned about
poor test scores, their standard answers are: “My parents don’t know the subject, so I had
no one to guide me” or “My relatives were visiting at the time of exams.” Go-getters are
the antithesis of excuse makers, and the cocktail student is a mix of the two stereotypes.
In this breezily written book, Deshmukh shares the success mantras of successful
students and provides practical advice on how parents and children can beat the rigid
education system with a mix of grit, determination and imagination.

fivE LiES My tEachEr toLd ME: SuccESS tiPS for thE nEW gEnEration
by Chandan Deshmukh
Price: ₹145.00
Publisher: Westland
Who determines your success? The nosy relation, Facebook friend or you? Is success attained
by chance or by hard and smart work? In this lucidly written book, Deshmukh shares useful tips
to achieve exams and career success. He discusses five common lies often told by parents and
teachers. For instance, has your teacher ever told you any of the following: ‘You don’t have studies
in your genes’ or ‘You are a student. Do nothing but study’ or ‘You are incapable of achieving
anything’. Deshmukh advises students to believe in themselves and work hard and rely on
themselves to achieve their goals.

chanaKya in thE cLaSSrooM: LifE LESSonS for StudEntS
By Radhakrishnan Pillai
Publisher: Rupa | Price: ₹207
Chanakya aka Kautilya, the famous teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and advisor/minister
in the court of King Chandragupta Maurya (322-297 BCE), is eulogised as a master political
strategist and founder of economics and political science of ancient India. He authored the
famous political treatise, the Arthashastra, in the 3rd century BCE.
In his latest oeuvre, Radhakrishnan Pillai, best-selling author of the Chanakya Series, offers
carefully selected teachings of this revered polymath which remain contemporary and relevant
for students of all ages. Among them: ways and means to improve concentration, define purpose
of life, practise discipline, observe punctuality. Also how to self-learn, develop questioning and
debating skills and cultivate devotion and duty.

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