Subrata Roy Sahara brings ‘Think with Me’. In this book, he talks about the fundamentals of making India an ideal country.
'Think with Me' by Subrata Roy Sahara
Subrata Roy Sahara brings ‘Think with Me’. In this book, he talks about the fundamentals of making India an ideal country.
Sahara - 'THINK with me' Book Launch 2016
An immense proud moment for Mr. Subrata Roy, author of Think With Me , as his book was represented by the legend Mr. Amitabh Bachchan during Think With Me Summit 2016 at Lucknow.
'Think With Me' Summit 2016 in Lucknow – Sahara India
Join us in moving Towards an ideal country, a greater India by attending
our 'Think With Me' Summit 2016 in Lucknow, this 18th December 2016
Sahara to SEBI: Expedite investor verification, ads won't help
Hitting back at Sebi, embattled Sahara group today said issuance of advertisements would not help the regulator reach out to the investors spread across remote parts of the country and offered its help in verifying 95 per cent bondholders it claims to have already refunded.
"The proof of the pudding is in eating. Sahara is confident that verification will prove not only the existence of the investors but also Sahara will get all its money which is with Sebi," the group said in a statement.
This follows comments made by Sebi's Whole-Time Member S Raman yesterday on the sidelines of a conference in Mumbai, where he wondered why not many claimants were coming forward to get back the money in the high-profile Sahara case.
"As far as Sahara is concerned, we have a decent amount of money but not many claimants. That is a question mark, as to why there are no claimants despite the fact that we have made multiple advertisements seeking applications to pay the money," he had said.
Terming his comments as "misguiding and irresponsible", Sahara accused Sebi of indulging in 'media trial' on Sahara- Sebi matter when the case was 'sub-judice'.
It said the regulator was not finding many claimants because "Sebi in four years has not initiated on-ground verification of the investors".
The group further said that Sebi has issued four newspaper advertisements directed towards only those investors who have yet to get refund. But, "the majority 95 per cent who have already got back their money are neither addressed in these advertisements nor will they anyway, bother to reply to Sebi (even if asked) as they have already got their money refunded from Sahara."
"Besides, it is imperative to understand that almost entire majority of Sahara investors (including the remaining 5 per cent investors) reside in the remote parts of rural India and are mostly illiterate or barely literate.
"Many of them live in mud houses, hutments and even slums, where there are no street names or house numbers (as there are no municipalities in small villages to allot house numbers, etc). Therefore, instead of merely issuing advertisements, a more serious and detailed approach should be adopted by Sebi to reach out to our investors," it said.
The group further said "Sahara with its more than 12 lakh workers has an unparalleled reach to investors".
Citing the Supreme Court order that Sebi can take help of Sahara for verification of investors, the group said, "It is not possible to reach out to these small investors and Sahara is always ready to assist Sebi in reaching out to the aforesaid investors."
Sahara is engaged in a long-running dispute with the Sebi over schemes involving raising of funds from public through certain bonds and the group was asked to return thousands of crores along with interest to the investors through the regulator.
"The entire desire of ours is to distribute as much money as possible," Raman had said.
Reacting to Raman's comments about Sahara giving truckloads of documents not connected to one another and the regulator undertaking the gargantuan task of sifting through those, Sahara said the group was asked to send all the document pertaining to 3 crore investors to Sebi in 10 days.
"The OFCD (bonds through which money was raised) was not closed and in fact in process of refund to a large number of investors was on. In this scenario many of the document were at our head office while a big number of documents were at our more than 4,000 branches.
"Keeping in mind the time limit of 10 days, we collected all the original documents as it is from all our offices across India and had sent the same to Sebi is boxes through 127 trucks," Sahara said in a detailed statement.
Stating that there was no fault on Sahara's part, it further said, "The documents of 3 crore investors cannot be handful and quite understandably will be huge in number because it contains the proofs of repayments of three crore investors - original repayment vouchers, receipts, KYC and other relevant documents.”
"Further, Sahara had in fact offered Sebi to help in the collation of documents and stationed its 50 officials in Sebi's Mumbai office to assist the market regulator. We were even ready to increase the number of officials to many hundred, but Sebi has refused to take their help. "Moreover, Sebi refused to take around 25 per cent of the documents which are still lying in our warehouses in Mumbai," it added.
It further accused Sebi of not having made "any serious effort" to start the verification even after two years of having claimed to have successfully organized the documents.
It further asserted that verification of "documented proofs" provided by Sahara would prove that all its "investors actually exist".
The group said the amount deposited so far with Sebi is more than Rs 14,000 crore, including interest earned, and recently it has given additional Rs 500 crore, though Sebi has refunded only Rs 55 crore.
Saharasri offers gratitude to all who stood by Sahara in difficult times
Sahara has already
deposited more than Rs.14,000 crores with SEBI, but in the last 43 months, SEBI has repaid only
around Rs.50 crores to the esteemed Investors, ofcourse after verification all
these monies shall come back to Sahara
Mumbai,
17th July, 2016: ‘Saharasri’ Subrata Roy Sahara, Managing Worker and
Chairman, Sahara India Pariwar, culminates his gratitude journey
today at Mumbai. ‘Saharasri’ Subrata Roy Sahara had commenced the ‘Abhaar
Yatra’ – an emotional gratitude journey to offer his thanks and appreciate the
unprecedented support extended by crores of esteemed members, associates and over
12 lakhs workers of Sahara India Pariwar. During his journey which started on
27th May, 2016 from Hyderabad he travelled across India including
cities like Vijayawada, Raipur, Nagpur, Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Lucknow,
Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Ranchi, Varanasi, Bhopal, Jodhpur,
Jaipur and Ahmedabad.
While addressing the meeting
of over five thousand managers, here at Mumbai Saharasri said, “I feel utmost
proud to see the faith shown by you which has always been the real strength of
Sahara India Pariwar.” The event saw the
emotional outburst of many workers who were reduced to tears on seeing
Saharasri among them. People wanted to
touch him and shake hands with him, or take his photographs.
He further emphasized,
“Sahara India Pariwar has always had absolute faith in the Indian Judiciary and
we strongly believe that justice may get delayed for various genuine reasons
but will prevail and it does, in the end and same will happen in Sahara SEBI
case as well.”
For
further information please contact:
Ghulam
Zeeshan
Corporate
Communications
Sahara
India Pariwar
Mob:
9792982666; Off.: 0522 - 2724545
email
id : ghulam.zeeshan@gmail.com
Life Mantras – a manual for positivity
The world at any given point of time is
filled with people that are successful and can teach about it to other people
so that they too can prosper. Many people have the capability to be that kind
of a person but those that actually care about the rest of us are few in
number. Mr Subrata Roy is a man that can be considered as a part of the latter
group. He is the former chairman of the Indian multinational conglomerate
‘Sahara Group’. ‘Sahara’ is a business empire with interests in various sectors
of business and the Subrata Roy is the man who built it from scratch!
He started the company with a few thousand
rupees in capital and not more than a few employees. In a relatively short
time, Subrata Roy managed to turn the fortunes of the company soaring skywards.
He took charge of the company and instilled a specific work ethic among his
huge workforce. He looked upon them as members of his extended family rather
than people that work for him. This philosophy is what guided him in his path
according to his informative book, ‘Life Mantras’.
Mr Subrata penned the book while he was
going through a major difficult time in life. Instead of focusing on the
negative aspects of his life, he chose to ruminate on the positive qualities in
life that made him a successful man and compiled them all into a single book,
‘Life Mantras’. It has some of the best advice to achieve a balanced and
positive outlook in life. Along with a positive outlook, the book is filled to
the brim with real life experiences of Mr Subrata that had an impact on him or
taught him the value of something important. These experiences have been drawn
from both his personal life and professional life.
The book has Subrata Roy’s thoughts on
almost all the important things in life like marriage, time, love, respect,
dedication, resilience, usefulness etc. The mix of topics is eclectic and it
has a wonderful effect on your personal motivation after just one reading
session.
The secret of staying positive
Almost everyone at some points of time in their lives, have wondered or mused about the ‘secret’ to success. While there are many people who seem to offer advice on that topic with not much to show in terms of credentials, Subrata Roy is an exception. He is a man that has successfully started his own company with very little capital and gradually turned it into one of the biggest companies of the world. ‘Sahara’ is a company that was one of the first Indian companies to have a tangible global presence. It had interests in various sectors and was a thriving and flourishing business that employed millions of people at one point of time.
Subrata Roy is currently penning the sequel to his successful book, ‘Life Mantras’ which was released some time back. ‘Life Mantras’ is a book that is filled with pearls of wisdom relating to success. These pearls of wisdom emanate from Mr Roy’s life as a businessman and his various experiences during his life time. He has generously shared some of those experiences in detail throughout the book. Along with it being an interesting read, it is also a great guidebook to finding success in all the key areas of life.
There are amazing insights in the book about staying positive in life. It also has some meaningful words on handling one’s composure through the tough times. This was and remains to this day, Subrata Roy’s most inspirational quality. He has faced all of his life’s experiences with a great amount of humility and dignity. There are many men that will stand proudly when people talk of
their successes but there are very few men with enough guts to own up to their mistakes and take some responsibility. Subrata Roy has always been the man that takes responsibility for his actions.
He talks about the meaning and importance of ‘responsibility’ in great detail throughout his book, ‘Life Mantras’. Anybody that is looking to add some kind of structure to their lives should read this book. It has guidelines for attaining a peaceful work-life balance that most people can only dream about.
Antim Vidai of Rev. Chhabi Roy, mother of 'Saharasri' Subrata Roy Sahara
The Last Journey of Rev. Smt. Chhabi Roy, Mother of Saharasri Subrata Roy Sahara
The last rites
of Reverend Smt. Chhabi Roy, mother of Saharasri Subrata Roy Sahara,
has been performed yesterday dated 7th May 2016, in Baikunth Dham,
Lucknow.
The last journey of Reverend Smt. Chhabi Roy has been attended by more than 50,000 people, including the family members of Sahara India Pariwar and the well wishers, including Shri Akhilesh Yadav - Hon'ble Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Shivpal Singh Yadav - Cabinet Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Amitabh Bachchan, Shri Abhishek Bachchan, Shri Raj Babbar and his wife Smt. Nadira Babbar, Yoga guru Shri Bikram Choudhury, hockey Olympian Shri Dhanraj Pillai and many more. Shri Amitabh Bachchan and Saharsri Subrata Toy Sahara spent a considerable amount of time together in Sahara Shaher at Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
At 4:30 PM, the funeral procession started for Baikuntha Dham. The open truck carrying Rev. Smt. Chhabi Roy was swarmed by the family members of Sahara India Pariwar. Wading through the crowd, Hon'ble Chief Minister of UP, Shri Akhilesh Yadav stopped near the gates to offer floral tributes. The procession turned into padyatra to reach its destination st 5:45 PM. Moments before sunset, Saharasri performed the mukhagnee ritual.
The last journey of Reverend Smt. Chhabi Roy has been attended by more than 50,000 people, including the family members of Sahara India Pariwar and the well wishers, including Shri Akhilesh Yadav - Hon'ble Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Shivpal Singh Yadav - Cabinet Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Amitabh Bachchan, Shri Abhishek Bachchan, Shri Raj Babbar and his wife Smt. Nadira Babbar, Yoga guru Shri Bikram Choudhury, hockey Olympian Shri Dhanraj Pillai and many more. Shri Amitabh Bachchan and Saharsri Subrata Toy Sahara spent a considerable amount of time together in Sahara Shaher at Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
At 4:30 PM, the funeral procession started for Baikuntha Dham. The open truck carrying Rev. Smt. Chhabi Roy was swarmed by the family members of Sahara India Pariwar. Wading through the crowd, Hon'ble Chief Minister of UP, Shri Akhilesh Yadav stopped near the gates to offer floral tributes. The procession turned into padyatra to reach its destination st 5:45 PM. Moments before sunset, Saharasri performed the mukhagnee ritual.
Subrata Roy’s success at being positive
When it comes to naming multi-faceted
personalities, there are many who would say that Subrata Roy is a name that
pops up in their mind almost instantly. It’s an unconventional choice but it is
also a choice with merits because Subrata Roy is a man that has built a
multi-billion dollar empire through sheer hard work, resilience and dedication.
Along the way (and more importantly), Subrata Roy has built a loyal
workforce/family that looks upon him with the utmost respect.
Life as we know, is not always a bed of
roses and we all have problems to deal with and proverbial mountains to climb.
Most of us in that phase of our lives tend to divert our energies into
something negative. Some of has however
choose to channel our energies into something positive and Subrata Roy has done
exactly that by writing a series of books from his present ‘lodging’, the first
of which is called ‘Life Mantras’.
‘Life Mantras’ consists of Subrata Roy’s
earnest musings on the important qualities and things in life. Some of these
qualities and things are things like balance, love, respect, the value of time
and money. Time and money have been explained in detail by Mr Subrata Roy who
seems to hold both of them in equal and high regard. He is after all bound to
have some things to say about what it takes to be successful in life in almost
all areas. That is truly the crux of this beautiful book – attaining success in
not just one but all the important spheres.
One of the main things that Mr Subrata
talks about in this book is respect. He goes into detail about respect for
specific things like time and money along with love and family. And he also has
tips for maintaining a beautiful balance among all of those things. So the book
is not only helpful in attaining success in the professional sphere but it also
has wisdom that deals with leading a successful personal life as well. ‘Life
Mantras’ is very complete and well-rounded sort of guide in life.
A Positive Influencer in My Life
Not because she was my mother but all the human being who knew her
will definitely say that she had tons and tons of affection for others which is
not commonly seen.
It is her influence that we brothers and sisters understood
the world with absolutely positive mind.
It is her teaching that ingrained in me to always remain
positive minded for others and in all circumstances be positive yourself.
She used to always say that learn and practice to see positive
aspect of all human being.
I never feel tension and it is my mother's teaching and influence.
Every day her phone calls were on an average used to be 40-50.
Her contact circle was huge. She knew distressed people
amongst relatives, amongst Sahara India Pariwar people (who she used to meet)
and she will make it a point to help those distressed people.
On her command we used to help such relatives whom we never knew.
I enjoy in giving others. She cultivated this
wonderful and very enjoyable characteristic that giving is in my hand and
expectation of getting depends on others. So she taught to adopt the
giving characteristics since that is in our hand.
She was most affectionate mother, teacher, philosopher etc.etc.
but she was very difficult in the matter of girl friend. That
fundamentalism was there that you can be friend or touch any girl who you shall
marry.
But she was a mother beyond definition and I pray God that
everybody get mother like her then I can confidently say that every sons and
daughter will grow most positive minded with gratitude character and the strong
desire to help others. What a wonderful world it will be.
From
the pen of ‘Saharasri’ Subrata Roy Sahara
Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s mother passes away
With a deep pain and anguish, We are to inform that mother of 'Saharasri' Subrata Roy Sahara and the guiding light of our Sahara India Pariwar, Rev. Smt. Chhabi Roy, departed for her heavenly abode today i.e. 6th May, 2016 at 1:34 a.m. in the night. Smt Chhabi Roy wife of Late Shri Sudhir Chandra Roy was 95 year old. She was born on 15th of January in Araria district of Bihar. She has been critically ailing with for last more than 2 years and was at a makeshift hospital at Sahara Shaher, Lucknow.
Sahara India Pariwar
Sahara India Pariwar
Statement from Sahara's lawyer - Mr. Gautam Awasthi
Pertaining to the
today’s hearing of Sahara SEBI case there are few points on which we would like
to request you to kindly clarify to your esteemed readers/audience
1.
Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed
to prepare and submit a plan of the sale of 86 properties of Sahara of which
title deeds are already submitted by Sahara. We would also like to clarify
that order is not on the other properties of Sahara and neither these 86
properties includes the foreign properties of Sahara nor Aamby Valley City nor
Sahara Star hotel.
2.
Hon’ble Supreme Court directed SEBI
that in process of selling properties it has to take inputs and consultation
with Sahara.
3.
Meanwhile, today, Sahara has
completed the payment of Rs. 5,000 Cr cash component and only Rs. 5,000 Cr bank
guarantee component is left. Senior counsel of Sahara, Mr. Kapil Sibal has
submitted that since the worth of Sahara’s 86 properties whose original
documents are with SEBI for long, is of worth of more than Rs. 40,000 crores
and is more than Rs. 5,000 crores of the required Bank Guarantee. The SEBI to get the properties valued and if the admitted
valuation is more than Rs. 5000 crore and was contended by Sahara that it
should be treated as security and Mr. Subrata Roy Sahara and two Sahara
directors be released. To this Hon’ble Court has directed SEBI to
work on this proposition
Gautam Awasthi, Advocate
Counsel for Sahara
Statement from Sahara's lawyer - Mr. Gautam Awasthi
Pertaining to the
today’s hearing of Sahara SEBI case there are few points on which we would like
to request you to kindly clarify to your esteemed readers/audience
1.
Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed
to prepare and submit a plan of the sale of 86 properties of Sahara of which
title deeds are already submitted by Sahara. We would also like to clarify
that order is not on the other properties of Sahara and neither these 86
properties includes the foreign properties of Sahara nor Aamby Valley City nor
Sahara Star hotel.
2.
Hon’ble Supreme Court directed SEBI
that in process of selling properties it has to take inputs and consultation
with Sahara.
3.
Meanwhile, today, Sahara has
completed the payment of Rs. 5,000 Cr cash component and only Rs. 5,000 Cr bank
guarantee component is left. Senior counsel of Sahara, Mr. Kapil Sibal has
submitted that since the worth of Sahara’s 86 properties whose original
documents are with SEBI for long, is of worth of more than Rs. 40,000 crores
and is more than Rs. 5,000 crores of the required Bank Guarantee. The SEBI to get the properties valued and if the admitted
valuation is more than Rs. 5000 crore and was contended by Sahara that it
should be treated as security and Mr. Subrata Roy Sahara and two Sahara
directors be released. To this Hon’ble Court has directed SEBI to
work on this proposition
Gautam Awasthi, Advocate
Counsel for Sahara
Saharasri Subrata Roy Sahara’s book – ‘Life Mantras’ remains in top 5 for the last 4 weeks in the bestseller chart of Nielsen
Lucknow, March 21, 2016: ‘Life Mantras’ – An exhaustive and thought provoking treatise by Shri Subrata Roy Sahara, Managing Worker
& Chairman, Sahara India Pariwar, on his life-time experiences,
observations as well as his insights on the day-to-day issues of people, has
been in the top 5 in the bestseller chart of Neilsen for 4 consecutive weeks. According
to Nielsen, bestseller list, last week, ‘Life Mantras’ topped the chart by
ranking number one and has become bestseller in the non-fiction category of
Nielsen BookScan. The book ‘Life Mantras’ is published by Rupa Publications.
The Nielsen BookScan service, which happens to
be the world’s largest continuous book sales tracking service operating in
India, the UK, Ireland, Australia, US, South Africa, New Zealand, Italy,
Brazil and Spain, collects total transaction data at the point of sale
directly from the tills and dispatch systems of all major book retailers.
Nielsen collects data from online and offline booksellers including Bookadda,
Crosswords, Connexion, DC Books, Flipkart, Indiatimes, Infibeam, Landmark,
Landmarketail, Capital Book Depot, Rediff, Odyssey, Pageturners, TV18
Homeshopping, WH Smith India, ebay, Mahindra Retail, Relaince Timeout, Snapdeal,
etc.
Within a month of its launch, the book - ‘Life
Mantras’ has walked upright in the chart to acquire the status of a Bestseller.
In his book, the author, Shri Subrata Roy Sahara, has elaborately detailed out
the various psychological and emotional aspects of life vis-Ã -vis the basic
instincts inherent in all human beings so as to bring forth the true beauty of
the multi-dimensional human life.
The book ‘Life Mantras’ is the first among the ‘Thoughts from Tihar’ trilogy series and
is available at all leading book stores across India as well as abroad. It is
also available at all leading online portals and even in the form of an e-book.
The other forthcoming books of the aforesaid trilogy series are 'Think with Me
- How to make our country ideal’ and 'Reflections from Tihar - A book on Tihar
Jail’. These other two books of the trilogy series will be released soon.
For further information
please contact:
Ghulam Zeeshan
Corporate
Communications
Sahara India
Mob: 9792982666;
Off.: 0522 - 2724545
email id : ghulam.zeeshan@gmail.com
Criticise nation but logically
In the wake of JNU incident, The
Nationalism & Freedom of speech debate has been tossed around a lot. Sahara
Chief Subrata Roy accurately points out the chinks in the armour of the
debate, giving the issue a realistic reflection.
The Subrata Roy case: What’s happening to the billionaire who couldn’t get away?
The
nationwide bust up over how a certain liquor baron made bankers kiss dirt,
walking away with bagful of cash through a VIP channel, possibly to an
undisclosed city in Europe, is making headlines and triggering breaking news
almost every day now.
But questions need to be raised about the curious case of
billionaire Subrata Roy who paid loads of cash to the market regulator
and last week completed two years behind bars in Delhi's maximum security
prison.
Roy, who recently wrote a tome on his life experiences, is now
called a philosophical author by many .
Jokes apart, someone seriously needs to scrutinise the case
again, especially at the way the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
handled it and the way Sahara group demonstrated considerable resilience.
A few days ago, a handful of Sahara employees protested the delay in payment of
salaries; they were in their undergarments. The idea was to be visible
on television.
But what's happening in the case?
On 31 August, 2012, the apex court had asked SEBI to return
money to Sahara's investors. In the last 40 months, it has been able to pay Rs
50 crores. The Mumbai-based market regulator advertised four times in as many
as 144 newspapers, inviting demands for repayment. Worse, the fourth
advertisement said it was the last opportunity for raising demand for
repayment.
Does that mean that - under any circumstances - SEBI
won't be able to pay over Rs 100 crores? And what has it got in its kitty?
It has received a whopping Rs 12,000 crores and even earned interests on FDs.
Also, SEBI has the property papers of Sahara's land bank worth Rs 40,000 crore
in its custody. There are chances it will have another Rs 5,800 crore ( Rs 800
crore cash and Rs 5,000 crore bank guarantee) by the time Roy and his two
directors walk out of the prison gates. Sahara, which sought time for raising
the stipulated cash from its assets for SEBI, was given a 45-day extension that
ended in November 2015. The group claimed it had five "solid offers"
for its properties.
The slugfest between the market regulator and Sahara has been
described as corporate India's best known samudra manthan.
SEBI disputes Sahara's claim that it has paid 95 per cent of its investors from
whom it had collected Rs 24,000 crores through optionally fully convertible
debentures (OFCD) in 2009-10, after the written permission from 2 Registrars of
Companies. The Supreme Court however, upheld SEBI's plea and directed that
Saharas' investors have to be refunded the money along with interest through
SEBI.
The billion dollar question that needs to be raised is when will
SEBI verify the authenticity of these investors? If four advertisements have
failed, doesn't it become obligatory for SEBI to verify Sahara's repayment
claim? After all, the Supreme Court says the the final decision on the issue of
unpaid investors lies with SEBI. The market regulator, which said in January
2013 that it wanted to hire a verification agency, has reportedly failed to
organise one. So who will help ascertain the genuineness of bondholders in the
Sahara case.
Look at the way the events have progressed. SEBI has not given
any reason for withholding its notice inviting the tenders. The first tender to
seek a verification agency was floated on 2 November, 2012. SEBI asking for
applications by 22 November, 2012. It did not happen and so the deadline was
extended to 21 December, 2012, and again extended till 15 January, 2013. After
the expiry of this last deadline, SEBI decided to withhold the tender notice.
It is now March 2016. Someone must ask questions, either in
court or on televised debates. Otherwise, the billionaire, will have no
option but to write the second sequel of his planned trilogy.
Life Mantras - The voice of Saharashri Subrata Roy
With a background as strong as
his you can be sure of the fact that whatever Subrata Roy has to say it will be
worthwhile and a good read. He is the brain as well as vision behind the great
Sahara Empire and was also responsible for driving it to its landmark
achievements. What’s more he successfully managed over 12 lakh employees! Managing
such a large number of employees is no joke, it sure takes a certain amount of
wisdom, skill, and discernment to work in the skill-set and motivations of so
many employees and incorporate it into the growth and progress of building
Sahara. In his book Life Mantras, Saharashri Subrata Roy talks about what
experiences in life have taught him. His book is part of a trilogy and covers a
wide variety of topics, which are segmented clearly for the easy understanding
of the reader. Apart from the contents of the book is the fact that the author
completed this book while in still in jail. For most people, getting involved
in a trail and custody would not be digested positively but here is an
individual who chose to turn the situation around and look at the silver lining
in cloud – he took to completing a book that he started writing much earlier.
Only a self-made man can credibly
talk of the power of depending on yourself to make accomplish and fulfil his
ambitions. He talks of how one must not depend on others to help one to achieve
something or become something in life, this in a nutshell can be called as
being ‘made of substance’. Many an entrepreneur/ businessman could draw
strength from this brutally true yet motivational line. Subrata Roy also talks
of the three jewels of life that make it more fulfilling and make the most of
it. Life Mantras just like its name suggests is a mantra of things that one
should take into account to make the most of this gift called life.
Subrata Roy reveals the secret to success
Some men succeed by what they
know, some by what they do, and a few by what they are. Life Mantras is a success
story written by one of the most successful man in India, Subrata Roy. They say
that a successful man is the one who lays a firm foundation with the bricks
that others have thrown at him. With great struggle and constant hard work
Saharasri laid the foundation of the Sahara India Pariwar and has ever since
been the guardian to his over 1.2 million fellow employees. He has always been
a profound thinker, a mentor, and a guide to his subjects.
Life Mantras has become the talk
of the town. Everybody wants to be successful, and knowing what it takes to
reach that point where the air is crisp has become a necessity for people who
strive hard to achieve success. Subrata Roy has written his lifetime
experiences, observations and insights on the daily issues of people at altered
corporate establishments of the conglomerate across India and also abroad. He
further elaborates the details and various psychological and emotional aspects
of life. He tells about the basic instincts that inherent in human beings as a
gift of life, and how to respect it and grow more.
Along with the success story he
you will also realize of what it takes to attain peace, true happiness,
contentment, and continuous progress in life in terms of material gains,
respect and love. The key is in your hand. Because only you can write your own
success story.
Saharasri says to look within!
With
his latest book ‘Life Mantras’, Subrata Roy Sahara, billionaire, business
tycoon and philanthropist adds another feather to his cap by turning Author
& Philosopher.
‘Life
Mantras’ is the first of the trilogy 'Thoughts from
Tihar'. The other two books in the trilogy are 'Think with Me' and 'Reflections
from Tihar’.
In this book, Saharasri talks about
finding true happiness and contentment within oneself and not with the World.
In today’s
fast-moving world, where we don’t have time to stop and think, there is so much
negativity around us. The lack of positivity gives rise to emotions like anger,
jealousy and insecurity. With this book, Saharasri talks about ways of dealing
with these obstacles using love, respect, knowledge, hard work, motivation and
so on. Anybody can live a peaceful, happy and contented life even by slightly
changing one’s attitude, slightly shifting one’s priorities and by making a few
behavioural adaptations.
To quote the author, “After having gone through
the book, you will definitely and convincingly realize that to achieve peace,
true happiness, contentment, satisfaction and also to attain continuous
progress in life in terms of material gains, respect and love, you need not
depend on anybody in this world. It all depends on you. It is all in your
hands.”
In his book, ‘Life Mantras’, the author goes on to explain that to
make life truly beautiful, one also needs to understand the basic truths with
which we are born with. As we make sense of these basic truths, we will slowly
find a change, a sense of fulfilment, a self-motivation coming within us. And
thus lead us to the ultimate realization that the journey of life is a blissful
and an enlightening experience.
In 1978, Saharasri laid the foundation of Sahara India Pariwar with a
mere capital of Rs.2000 (about
$32) and three workers. Today, thirty-eight years later, the company’s net
worth is a whopping Rs.1,80,000
crores (about $27 billion)! It takes a pioneer to have such Vision!
Be it his philosophy of
‘Collective Materialism’ which means continuous collective growth for
collective sharing and caring or his disciplined and focused way of living,
Saharasri has been an inspiration to every budding entrepreneur in the country
along with being a teacher, guide and proud guardian to his over 1.2 million fellow workers.
Here is hoping that with his book ‘Life Mantras’ this Pioneer and
Visionary inspires the world with his Pearls of wisdom just like he always has!
Saharasri, Business tycoon, Philanthropist and now a Writer
Subrata Roy Sahara, founder and chairman of the Sahara group,
popularly known as 'Saharasri' will be releasing his book ‘Life Mantras’, the
first of the trilogy 'Thoughts from Tihar' nationwide today.
Saharasri has been serving his sentence in New Delhi’s Tihar jail
since March 2014. Despite finding himself in legal tangles he doesn’t seem to
be bogged down by the ongoing troubles around him.
He seems to have channelized all his energies into introspecting
and either completing unfinished writing work or writing new thought provoking
books and be headed on the path to enlightenment.
The book “Life Mantras’ talks about the philosophies that
Saharasri himself has followed all throughout his life and various recollections
of precious life experiences from this fierce business tycoon’s life. Be it his
philosophy of Collective Materialism or his belief in hard work, honesty and discipline
that is required to make life beautiful, productive and progressive, the book
has it all.
This book talks about the qualities you need to inculcate in
yourself to ensure that your life is beautiful and about how to face life in
the wake of hardships and hurdles. Through his book, Saharasri talks about ways
of dealing with obstacles on a wide range of issues – love, respect, knowledge,
hard work, inner self, behaviour, health, motivation and so on.
Subrata Roy Sahara, in this book, goes on to explain that to make
life truly beautiful, one also needs to understand the basic truths with which
we are born with. In other words, one needs to be aware of the realities of
life. As one indulges oneself in the potent energy of these ‘Life Mantras’, a
change will be seen visibly, a sense of fufilment, one will be surrounded with
a self-motivating energy. The book talks about how one will be led to the
ultimate realization that the journey of life is indeed a truly blissful and an
enlightening experience. This is
quintessential for anyone seeking peace and success, professionally and personally.
Will Saharasri be able to take the country by storm with this new
beacon on knowledge? Only time will tell.
The inspiration behind Subrata Roy Sahara’s Life Mantras
Life is unpredictable and can often serve to shock you by
upsetting your regular lifestyle. One moment everything is going smoothly and
the next second all is upturned by a sudden storm. And perhaps this sums up the
happenings of Subrata Roy’s life. Also known as Saharasri, he is a man who is
self-made and single-handedly setup the great Sahara empire. The experience of
being roped in a judicial custody and confined to a dingy prison cell can shake
any individual’s foundations, but it is not the case with a strongly rooted
person as Subrata Roy. Instead of focusing on the darkness of the hour, Subrata
has chosen to bring light into this bleak moment of his life and completed the
book he had been writing titled Life
Mantras. In his book, he has highlighted his musings and wisdom that has
stemmed from his experiences. It focuses on a way to acquire three jewels in
life, namely, happiness, contentment, and peace. Any man with these three
jewels of life stands to be rich no matter what the situations in his life look
like. In spite of being separated from loved ones, home, and the good lifestyle
he always enjoyed, Saharasri Subrata chose to remind himself of his beliefs and
morals and pen them down in a book that might help others in getting new
perspective. There are few people who would like to remain positive and
productive even when situations don’t let them do so, and Subrata Roy stands
tall among such people. In spite of the claims charged against him, Subrata Roy
has yet again proved his point by writing a book with a philanthropic
philosophy that can benefit others. Apart from these philosophies, Subrata Roy
has conveyed to his readers that the power to make something of themselves lies
within their own hands. This book is sure to be a brilliant read.
Why I want to read Subrata Roy’s book titled Life Mantras
A wise person once said, “situations can make or break you”.
You can either let the situation affect you and your outlook or you can see how
to make the most of it. Life Mantras
written by Saharasri Subrata Roy isn’t an autobiography but rather a philosophy
of sorts derived from his current as well as past life scenarios. Having been
imprisoned since 2014, Subrata Roy has indeed faced hardships. The judicial
case launched against him has not only shaken his empire but also the
perception people have of him. It may seem hard to form an idea of who
Saharasri really is but as the saying goes ‘as a man thinketh so he is’. Life Mantras is Saharasri Subrata Roy’s
reflection of his mind and the life experiences/ jewels that he dwells on. Being
in jail may have confined him physically but Subrata decided that four walls
could not confine his free-spirited mind and his generous heart to share his
knowledge with the world. Managing a business as large as Sahara India not only
helped Subrata Roy perfect his business skills but also helped him gather
knowledge on understanding human life. Having successfully managed over 12 lakh
workers under him he also strove to implement his philosophy of ‘Collective
Materialism’, which propagates collective growth. Although now in jail and not
heading his employees, Subrata has not stopped putting forward this philosophy
and has completed a trilogy titled Thoughts
from Tihar. The books in this trilogy are titled as Life Mantras, Think with Me, and Reflections from Tihar, all of which are philanthropic in nature
and shed light on how to have a more fulfilling life full of happiness,
contentment, and peace. Although not an autobiography, his book talks of his
real-life experiences and involves you in their rawness. It may seem as one
among many books but I’d like to hear the thoughts of a man who has gone
through so much and still chooses to follow his philanthropic heart.
Subrata Roy – A man you just can’t ignore.
Subrata Roy is a man that you can
hate or love (intensely) but you simply cannot ignore. The man has built a
multi-billion dollar international empire through sheer hard work,
determination and good will – all of them qualities that we look for in people
as a sign of their inherent good nature. Why then, you may ask is such a man
languishing by falling out-of-favor especially in the media glare. There is no
simple answer to that query. However, in all of the hoopla surrounding the
fiasco, one thing is for sure and that is that Subrata Roy has never publicly
spoken in detail about his take on the whole fiasco.
While you may debate about why he chose
to keep mum on the issue, again you have to admit that there are no easy
answers in this situation. But there’s finally a silver lining in sight –
Subrata Roy is releasing his memoir (finished by him in jail) today called
‘Life Mantras’. The book is essentially Subrata Roy’s self-help gift to the
world wherein he waxes eloquent on some of the virtues and ethics that he
followed throughout his life including his dizzying success. It sheds light on
some of his life philosophies as well. And last but not the least; the book
also has some accounts of his time spent building his company from scratch.
For a man who spent 37 years of his
life building his business empire, it seems really unfair that all of it could
come crashing down in a mere span of months. However, it seems that Subrata Roy
is a very resilient man. He has shown virtually no signs of weakness and the
loyalty that his company commanded has only marginally diminished. Reading his
book will give us a better sense of what goes on in the making of a
multi-billion dollar empire and also inside one of India’s greatest
entrepreneur’s mind.
Why I want to read Subrata Roy’s book titled Life Mantras
A wise person once said, “situations can make or break you”.
You can either let the situation affect you and your outlook or you can see how
to make the most of it. Life Mantras
written by Saharasri Subrata Roy isn’t an autobiography but rather a philosophy
of sorts derived from his current as well as past life scenarios. Having been
imprisoned since 2014, Subrata Roy has indeed faced hardships. The judicial
case launched against him has not only shaken his empire but also the
perception people have of him. It may seem hard to form an idea of who
Saharasri really is but as the saying goes ‘as a man thinketh so he is’. Life Mantras is Saharasri Subrata Roy’s
reflection of his mind and the life experiences/ jewels that he dwells on. Being
in jail may have confined him physically but Subrata decided that four walls
could not confine his free-spirited mind and his generous heart to share his
knowledge with the world. Managing a business as large as Sahara India not only
helped Subrata Roy perfect his business skills but also helped him gather
knowledge on understanding human life. Having successfully managed over 12 lakh
workers under him he also strove to implement his philosophy of ‘Collective
Materialism’, which propagates collective growth. Although now in jail and not
heading his employees, Subrata has not stopped putting forward this philosophy
and has completed a trilogy titled Thoughts
from Tihar. The books in this trilogy are titled as Life Mantras, Think with Me, and Reflections from Tihar, all of which are philanthropic in nature
and shed light on how to have a more fulfilling life full of happiness,
contentment, and peace. Although not an autobiography, his book talks of his
real-life experiences and involves you in their rawness. It may seem as one
among many books but I’d like to hear the thoughts of a man who has gone
through so much and still chooses to follow his philanthropic heart.
Subrata Roy finally breaks his silence
The name Subrata Roy triggers really
passionate responses and reactions in people. It doesn’t matter whether you
think that the man is a modern day prophet or the greatest impostor on Earth,
your reaction is going to be passionate. However, our reactions have only been
based on the media’s perspective of the case; we haven’t had a chance to hear
from the man at the center of this giant whirlpool, until now.
Subrata Roy has surprised the world (again)
with the release of the first book in his three-part memoir – ‘Life Mantras’,
today. The book is a take on Subrata Roy’s life affirmations and the wisdom he
has gained throughout his colorful and eventful life. It was written by him on/off
for a few years but finished during his recent incarceration at Tihar jail-
Asia’s largest prison. The foreword of the book (written by Subrata himself)
goes on to explain Subrata’s intention with this book. In it he mentions how he
never pursued business management in the conventional sense and instead focused
on ‘human management and understanding human life in totality’.
The book also promises to shed some light
on the time spent by the Sahara honcho in his jail cell and how he went about
dealing with the ‘emotional outrage’ he felt at the time. We finally get to
hear from the man who ‘started his company in 1978 with a capital of Rs.2000
and just 3 workers’. His point of view or perspective about life has never been
fully echoed in public and that is why this book- launch matters, it gives
voice to Subrata Roy’s opinions once and for all.
A recent alarming trend that I have
observed is the propensity of the public to disregard any previous achievements
of a person and also declaring a person guilty or not (based on media reports)
before the court has decided on a final verdict. It is especially appalling if
the person in question has not had a chance to put his perspective across. This
book launch is Subrata Roy’s chance of putting his perspective out in the
public. And it should be respected just like you would respect any other
citizen’s right to voice his/her opinions.
Saharasri’s Life Mantras to turn challenges into opportunities
Lost time is
never found again. So, it is important to utilize time effectively like
Saharasri Subrata Roy. In spite of being in the unfortunate custody of the
Asia's largest prison, he has never forgotten the value of time. Time is free,
but yet its priceless, and Subrata Roy has managed to utilize his time
meritoriously and write this thought and completed this beautiful book called
Life Mantras.
From a
successful business man to a philosophical author, the first of his trilogy,
Life Mantra is an outcome of his time spent well. He was inspired to write this
book through the lessons that he has learnt throughout his life. He has
creatively conveyed the way to live life with happiness, contentment and peace.
We can turn challenges into opportunities when we understand the basic truths
and the realities of life, and be ready to face them at any hour of time. The
key is to trust in yourself and to face every challenge with confidence. The
bigger the challenge, the bigger the opportunity to prove your worth to the
world. As you get engrossed in the potent energy of Life Mantras, you will
slowly see yourself change all in a good way, you will experience a sense of
fulfilment, and will feel self-motivation coming into you.
Enjoying success
requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a
true opportunity to get the most out of your skills and talent. Here, the book
beautifully explains of how an ordinary person can live a peaceful, happy and
contented life just by slightly changing his attitude by shifting his
priorities and by making a bit behavioural adaptation. While reading it you
will see your confusions regarding your life vanishing away, and the
complexities of psychology or philosophy will become so simple and will be in
your reach. You will be able to make your own way of desired success into the
world.
Saharasri’s Life Mantras to become successful
Life is never easy;
you have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life. If
there are ups, then there are downs too, but by staying positive you open the
windows of opportunity to determine your goals and values. In hard times, it is
important to realize that only you can help yourself, so push yourself harder
to achieve contentment and to become successful in your personal and professional
life. Subrata Roy’s Life Mantras
demonstrates a way to be happy, satisfied and peaceful by enjoying every moment
of the beautiful gift of the Life. He believes that to achieve true happiness,
you have to trust in yourself. It all depends on you. Success is only in your
hands. This book will enlighten you with the basic truths with which we are
born, and will help you self-motivate every day.
There is so much
to learn from the life of Saharasri. He started off as an ordinary man and
ended up becoming the most successful businessman in the world. He laid the
foundation of Sahara India in 1978 with a capital of only Rs.2000, and within a
short span of 37 years this company is worth of Rs.1,80,000 crores. Now, even
in his times of adversity he hasn’t given up. He believes in himself completely
and thus he looks forward to achieve more and more success each day of his
life. He has been a guardian to over 1.2 million fellow workers, and so he
credits his success to his philosophy of ‘Collective Materialism’.
Everyone faces
hardship and obstacles in life. It's a matter of how you learn to overcome the
obstacles and look forward towards growth. Learn to face the challenges in life,
believe in yourself, and rise up with self-confidence like the pioneer of the
great Sahara India Pariwar, Subrata Roy.