My Journey: From Corporate Battlegrounds to Inner Wars.
By B. Kaushik.
For over 16 years, I thrived in the world of business-moving across boardrooms, project sites, vendor negotiations, team reviews, late-night delivery calls, and leadership offsites. My career spanned across the Telecommunications, Passive Network Infrastructure, and Retail Automation sectors. From the outside, it was a fulfilling path-marked by success, structure, growth, and recognition.
But as with many professionals in high-performance environments, there came a moment-a pause between two hectic meetings-when I asked myself a silent question:
"If I'm winning on the outside, why do I feel unsettled on the inside?"
That question led me not to a resignation letter, but to reflection. And from there, my real journey began-not through industries, but through inner landscapes.
I began studying timeless texts-not as a scholar, but as a seeker. Among them, the Mahabharata captivated me not as mythology, but as a profound leadership manual disguised as an epic. I saw myself in Arjuna-talented, torn, and questioning. I saw my younger teammates in Abhimanyu-brilliant, bold, and sometimes unprepared. I saw my own silence in Bhima, frustrations in Draupadi, and, in Krishna, the guide offers wished I had become for others.
As I deepened my spiritual practices, conversations with mentors and reflections through journaling. I began to see the parallels between our ancient dharmic conflicts and today's corporate dilemmas:
• Leadership under pressure
• Navigating ethical grey zones
• Speaking up without burning bridges
• Managing burnout, betrayal, politics, and people
• Finding clarity in chaos
• And most importantly responding, not reacting
This book, Kurukshetra Within, was born out of that journey. It is not a memoir. It is a manual for every professional who wakes up each morning to an inbox full of demands and a heart full of questions.
My goal is not to preach or idealize. It is to equip. To offer a practical, grounded framework rooted in epic wisdom, designed for today's challenges. Whether you are a young executive, a team leader, a founder, or someone simply trying to balance purpose and pay check-this book is for you.
Each chapter brings together stories from the Mahabharata and real-life scenarios from the modern workplace. The idea is not to escape into philosophy, but to bring that philosophy into your decision-making, leadership, and emotional well-being.
Vedas (1205)
Upanishads (502)
Puranas (632)
Ramayana (749)
Mahabharata (365)
Dharmasastras (167)
Goddess (508)
Bhakti (247)
Saints (1521)
Gods (1297)
Shiva (383)
Journal (181)
Fiction (61)
Vedanta (371)
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