Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place celebrated the book launch of
‘What is Life?From the Eyes of an Observer” by Anand Choudhary
New Delhi, February 17th, 2015: Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place and LiFi Publications Pvt. Ltd. celebrated the launch of the book ‘What is life? From the Eyes of an Observer’ by celebrated social entrepreneur, Anand Choudhary. The book was released by Sri. Tariq Anwar, Hon.Member of Parliament and former Minister of State, Government of India. The launch was followed by an interactive session highlighting the issues in the book including ‘happiness’, ‘success’ and ‘relationships’ among other issues.
‘What is Life? From the Eyes of an Observer’ is a thoughtful and refreshing reflection of how we all need to make our way through life without losing sight of what we want and what makes each of us unique. The author has tried to help the readers connect with the inner self whilst showing everyone the path to achieve happiness that is everlasting.
Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place offers a carefully curated list of titles for booklovers to browse through and buy and perhaps the world’s largest assortment of teas in the hip Cha Bar, to create a holistic experience for book lovers. The entrance leading to the bookstore houses a big Neon Wall, a cloud of words in English-Hindi-Latin that envelopes book lovers in a universe of emotions linked to reading. Inside, in the tranquil space, hands-on staff, knowledgeable and highly trained book specialists, offer suggestions of handpicked titles from major, independent and indie publishers: a great selection of books, some exclusive to Oxford Bookstore. The selection features both emerging and established authors from India and the world. Shelves stocked with the best in Indian Writing, International Fiction and Translations take one into a spacious, elongated Reading Room which opens onto a dedicated Events Space. Well-researched sections on Languages and New Age books address issues of addiction, relationships, unexplained phenomena, and showcase the best of thinkers and Indian gurus. A wide range of titles in Travel Writing, books that showcase the very essence of New Delhi and a specially curated section of books on tea are other highlights. Children have an exclusive space for browsing, activities and reading and parents can look forward to the Top 10 Gift Books in each age group for a quick and easy pick. Amongst the best in books for different age groups are ones that help the young ones deal with experiences relevant to their age.
About Anand Choudhary
Anand Choudhary holds a master degree in Human Resource and Knowledge Management from Lancaster University Management School, UK, a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi and a BA (Hons) in Psychology.
He completed his Masters in 2010 and followed it by a high salaried job for two years. Post the corporate stint, he came back to his ancestral village Rampur in the Katihar district to start a ‘Social Entrepreneurship Model’ consisting of the largest high-density mango orchard in the state of Bihar, ponds for fish and duck rearing and a small rural marketing complex catering to the needs of the rural people. His social entrepreneurship model has since then created numerous sustainable employment opportunities at the village level whilst also contributing towards reducing massive amounts of carbon footprints with the plantation of more than six thousand Mango, Mahogany and Kadam trees.
In addition, he also runs a registered foundation named ‘Dr. Sudha Rani Sinha Foundation Trust’ in the memory of his beloved mother which provides cash prizes and other educational benefits to students scoring high marks in the tenth and eighth grade in local government schools.