Go Kiss The World: Life Lessons For the Young Professional is a memoir of sorts written by Subroto Bagchi, a noted Indian entrepreneur.
The title of the book refers to the last words uttered by Bagchi’s mother just before her death.
Bagchi took his mother’s words to heart and modeled his life accordingly.
Bagchi narrates his story, right from his birth and upbringing in a small town in rural Orissa. His family values bred in him a sense of simplicity, awe, and contentment. He became used to learning from quite unusual sources. His strong principles and moral values took him from the humblest of beginnings to the highest of achievements.
In the book, he intersperses personal anecdotes with simple nuggets of wisdom that have played very important roles in his own life. He seeks to inspire, motivate, and energize young professionals to live extraordinary lives instead of mere, mundane existences. Bagchi urges them to see the potential within themselves and work on their dormant strengths to seek all the wonderful things they are destined to achieve.
Go Kiss The World: Life Lessons For the Young Professional was published in 2008 by Penguin Books. It received positive reviews.
About the author
Subroto Bagchi is an Indian entrepreneur, author, and columnist. He co-founded an international IT services firm called MindTree Inc.
As of July 2012, he has written four books - The High-Performance Entrepreneur, MBA At 16, Go Kiss The World, and The Professional. He also writes Zen Garden, a column in Forbes India, where he chronicles unique entrepreneurs and their journeys.
His writing focuses on various aspects of entrepreneurship, management, success, and life.
Bagchi was born is Patnagarh in Orissa, India. He was appointed Executive Chairman of MindTree on February 29, 2012. He stepped into his new role on April 1, 2012. He contributes regularly to various magazines and newspaper columns. Bagchi is married to Sushmita Bagchi and the couple has two daughters.
