Rashmi Bansal
| Rashmi Bansal | |
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| Residence | Navi Mumbai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Alma mater | IIM Ahmedabad |
| Occupation | Author |
Rashmi Bansal is a writer, entrepreneur and a youth expert. She is the author of five bestselling[citation needed] books on entrepreneurship - Stay Hungry Stay Foolish, Connect the Dots, I Have a Dream, Poor Little Rich Slum and "Follow Every Rainbow and "Take Me Home". As reported by the New York Times, collectively her books have sold over half a million copies and have been translated in numerous languages.[1]
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish[2] features the stories of 25 MBAs from IIM Ahmedabad who left lucrative jobs to follow the rough road of entrepreneurship. The book was an initiative by the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE)[3] at IIM-A. Stay Hungry Stay Foolish created a new record in Indian publishing by selling over 350,000 copies and has been translated into 8 languages.[4]
Connect the Dots
Rashmi Bansal’s second book, Connect the Dots[5] focuses on non-MBA entrepreneurs. It has also been a bestseller, selling over 100,000 copies. The book was shortlisted for The Economist Crossword Popular Award 2010.
I Have a Dream
Her third book I Have a Dream, on social entrepreneurs, was released in June 2011.[6] The book was the no. 1 non-fiction title in India in 2011, as per A C Nielsen retail Bookscan. The book was also shortlisted for The Economist Crossword Popular Award 2012. Her fourth book, Poor Little Rich Slum, on the spirit of enterprise in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum was released in June 2012.
Follow Every Rainbow
Rashmi's latest book, "Follow Every Rainbow" was launched on 8 March 2013 (International Women's Day) and features the inspiring stories of 25 women entrepreneurs who created successful businesses. The book uniquely (unlike her earlier books) features the stories of enterprising women from across the world.
Rashmi mentions that she is interested in writing her next book on student entrepreneurs.
Rashmi is the co-founder and editor of JAM (Just Another Magazine). She writes extensively on youth, careers and entrepreneurship on her blog Youth Curry. Rashmi is a columnist on popular Indian news portal Rediff.com and a regular contributor to India’s largest selling business magazine - Businessworld, where her articles generate extensive interest and debate.
She has also been Consulting Editor with business news channel Bloomberg UTV where she hosted India’s first call-in show on careers ‘Stay Hungry’. Rashmi is a consultant for international youth research agencies such as The Futures Company (a division of WPP, London) and Flamingo Research (Singapore).
A guest lecturer at various business schools across the world including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, ISB, and S P Jain among others,[citation needed] Rashmi mentors numerous students and young entrepreneurs. She also conducts motivational talks and youth insight seminars for corporates. An economics graduate from Sophia College, Mumbai and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad (PGP 1993), she lives in Mumbai.
Her new book is on the way.
Books by Rashmi Bansal
- Stay Hungry Stay Foolish, Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, 2008, ISBN 978-81-904530-1-1
- Connect the Dots, Eklavya Foundation, 2010, ISBN 978-81-904530-2-8
- I Have a Dream, Westland And Tranquebar Press, 2011, ISBN 978-93-8065-838-4
- Poor Little Rich Slum, with Deepak Gandhi, Westland, 2012 ISBN 978-93-8162-618-4
- Follow Every Rainbow, Westland, 2013 ISBN 978-93-8261-842-3
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