Something Happened On The Way To Heaven

Something Happened On The Way To Heaven  (English, Paperback, Murty Sudha)

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    • Language: English
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House India
    • Genre: Biography & Autobiography
    • ISBN: 9780143423928, 0143423924
    • Pages: 224
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    Something Happened on the Way to Heaven, edited by Sudha Murty, brings you 20 inspiring real-life stories. They describe how hope, faith, kindness and joy still linger on in life, even as we make our way through the daily humdrum.

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    The true stories of the people who inhabit these pages will leave a lasting impression on readers. This collection of twenty memorable real-life stories, specially chosen by Sudha Murty from a competition held by Penguin, captures various human emotions beautifully. Moving and uplifting, this is an anthology that will keep you gripped till the end, especially if you are someone who believes in the goodness of the human heart.

    About Sudha Murty

    Sudha Murty is an Indian entrepreneur, businesswoman, and writer. She is well-known for the following books in Kannada and English: Dollar Sose, Runa, Old Man and his God, and Wise and Otherwise among other titles. Mrs. Murty completed her M.E. at the Indian Institute of Science and was the first female engineer hired at India's largest auto manufacturer TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company or TELCO. She is married to Infosys chairman N. R. Narayana Murthy.

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    • Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon, in north Karnataka. She did her MTech in computer science. She is the founder of Infosys Foundation and is currently the chairperson of the Murty Trust. A prolific writer in English and Kannada, she has written novels, technical books, travelogues, collections of short stories and non-fictional pieces, and several bestselling titles for children. Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages. Sudha Murty is the recipient of the R.K. Narayan Award for Literature. She received the Padma Shri in 2006, the Attimabbe Award from the Government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature in 2011, the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Crossword Book Awards and the Padma Bhushan in 2023. She has also received ten honorary doctorates. She weaves magical tales and especially enjoys writing for young readers. A generation of children has grown up reading her books, and her stories have been included in textbooks across schools in India.
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    • 129 mm
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    Life as we weave

    Contributing Authors: Bhaswar Mukherjee, Saurabh Kumar, Dhrishti Dasgupta, Supriya Unni Nair, Satyarth Nayak, Jimmy Mathew, Vibha Lohani, Rajesh Pooppotte, Swaha Bhattacharya, Rishi Vohra, Neelamani Sutar, Subhobrata, Pushkar Pande, Nalini Chandran, Praveen P. Gopinath, Neha Garg, Ila Gautam, Tulika Dubey, Shantanu Bhowmick, and Tapan Mukherjee
    Edited by Sudha Murthy
    Penguin Books, 2014
    Short Stories, 201 pages

    I use to hate reading while growing up, as I was dedicated to reading books only...
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    Aradhna Tiwari

    Oct, 2015

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    Nice

    Very nice book. Non-Fiction readers will love this book very much. Must buy. Must read. Sudha Murthy does a great work. The book must be packed better.
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    Aditya Kabra

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    5

    Classy product

    its a very nice book
    worth taking this book
    its the best investment for the young and teenage readers
    Just an awesome book 😘😘👌🏻👍🏼
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    Iram Shaikh

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    Mar, 2019

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    5

    Must buy!

    I have read all those stories experienced by different people. But dont remember using the title name "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven". Did I miss it??
    Good job by Sudha murthy Ji, who has collected splendid incidents from lives of people across the country.
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    Saisudhakar Mukka

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    Perfect product!

    Collection of beautiful stories (moments).. Worths the time.
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    Harish Kumar

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    Jul, 2018

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    Pretty good

    Good
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    Juee

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    Must buy!

    Excellent book. Good for adults and teenagers.
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    Wonderful

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    Wonderful

    Loved it!
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    Mind-blowing purchase

    Collection of short stories which we can relate to in our daily lives. As usual Sudha mam narration is too good
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    Q:what type of the story it tells about
    A:Personal anecdotes
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    A:201 pages...its paperback..strange question ?
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