An eclectic mix of inspirational writings with personal anecdotes and

words of wisdom from Subroto Bagchi. A must have handbook for every
“Young Professional” having larger than life aspirations.
Go

Kiss the World

Life Lessons for the Young Professional
by Subroto Bagchi
‘Go, kiss the world’ were Subroto Bagchi’s blind mother’s last words to
him. These words became the guiding principle of his life.
Subroto Bagchi grew up amidst what he calls the ‘material simplicity’
of rural and small-town Orissa, imbibing from his family a sense of
contentment, constant wonder, connectedness to a larger whole and
learning from unusual sources.
From humble beginnings, he went on to
achieve extraordinary professional success, eventually co-founding
MindTree, one of India’s most admired software services companies.
Through personal anecdotes and simple words of wisdom, Subroto Bagchi
brings to the young professional lessons in working and living,
energizing ordinary people to lead extraordinary lives. Go Kiss the
World will be an inspiration to ‘young India’, and to those who come
from small-town India, urging them to recognize and develop their inner
strengths, thereby helping them realize their own, unique potential.
About the author
Subroto Bagchi is best known for co-founding MindTree and as its Chief
Operating Officer for the first eight years of the company.
In 2008,
Subroto stepped out of this role to become its Gardener. His work
involves tending the top 100 MindTree Minds and serving the
organization’s thirty communities of practice. His first book, The
High- Performance Entrepreneur (Penguin Portfolio, 2006) received
critical acclaim and broke new ground in management literature in
India. Subroto is married to writer Susmita Bagchi and they have two
daughters, Neha and Niti.
‘Go Kiss the World makes wonderful reading…for people of any age group.
Nuggets of wisdom and honesty shine through…’—N.R. Narayana Murthy
‘Go Kiss the World is a remarkable story of courage, integrity and
enterprise. Subroto Bagchi’s emphasis on building a company with a
heart and a soul is an antidote to the hire-and-fire style of
management so prevalent today.’—Mark Tully
It is a very interesting and an inspiring read. It is one of those books which you can never keep
aside until you've completley read it. The book is aimed at young professionals from small-town
India, but I would recommend this book to everyone in all age groups. Especially to those
considering Entrepreneurship as their career option. the book is divided into three parts.

The first one talks about his early childhood days , the second part about his beginning phase of
his career and the last one about his association with Wipro , the birth of Mindtree and his latest
designation "The Gardener". It shows how from modest beginnings he has gone to co-found
one of India's most admired software services company. All three parts are equally interesting,
but I personally like the first and the third part better.

"Go Kiss the World" is Subroto Bagchi's blind mother's last words to him, which turned on to
become his life's guiding principle.

Subroto Bagchi is also the author of "The High performance Entrepreneur", I haven't read the
book as yet. If you've given it a read, I would like to hear your views about it
Go Kiss the World" is a book by Subroto Bagchi, co-founder of Mindtree . It was released on
17th June '08. His speech to the class of 2006 at IIM Bangalore where he spoke about this
guiding principles of life had given him the idea to share it with with a much larger audience
through this book. "Go Kiss the World" talks about Bagchi's journey of life starting from his
modest childhood days to the successful leader as the world sees his today. Bagchi says" This
book is not an autobiography, but my learnings and experiences in life .Thay are like a plain
canvas ,it is the what you gain from the book and use them in life whenever necessary is the
painting you make on the canvas"
Book: Go Kiss The World: Life Lessons For The Young Professional
‘Go, kiss the world’ were Subroto Bagchi’s blind mother’s last words to him. These words became the
guiding principle of his life.
Subroto Bagchi grew up amidst what he calls the ‘material simplicity’ of rural and small-town Orissa,
imbibing from his family a sense of contentment, constant wonder, connectedness to a larger whole
and learning from unusual sources. From humble beginnings, he went on to achieve extraordinary
professional success, eventually co-founding MindTree, one of India’s most admired software services
companies.
Through personal anecdotes and simple words of wisdom, Subroto Bagchi brings to the young
professional lessons in working and living, energizing ordinary people to lead extraordinary lives. Go
Kiss the World will be an inspiration to ‘young India’, and to those who come from small-town India,
urging them to recognize and develop their inner strengths, thereby helping them realize their own,
unique potential.
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Book Reviews of Go Kiss The World: Life Lessons For The Young Professional
 Really Go do it!!
Review by YoungJ
An amazing book, really lucid style of writing. I was hooked on to it from page 1 and finished the book
in one evening. A must read

speechless
Review by ruchi aggarwal
Do not have words to explain.a great inspirational book one can ever write and one can ever read...m
loving it

'Its really different'

Review by Hari singh
One must read this book.it really motivates the young blood 2 stand still in adverse condition and to
give more respect to our subordinates than superiors.the feeling after reading this book is really
unexpliclable.

amazing book!!!
Review by Disha
I just loved the way the author has tried to inspire the youngsters to achieve so much from the
experiences from the troubles & from the simplicity one has .....the book clearly says that we do not
get pleasure from materialistic things its from the way we rise with every fall..its just superb!!!

Down to earth practical guide

Review by Harsh Rai Puri
Subroto Bagchi shares his life and learning - at various stages - in a candid and forthright manner.
The practical insights are deep and enable the reader to relate them to his/her situational context. A
must read for all ages - not just the young professional, as today's organisational setting is in a huge
state of flux.

book with a difference

Review by preeti sahu
It really inspires one to think on his own and do something different in life,also make you learn to take
risk in life

go kiss the world

Review by ashok patnaik, classmate of subroto
it is simply superb.depicts the miles travelled by subroto since 1976 so less travelled by others of his
ilk! he is different from the beginning be in the classroom at vani vihar or at chanceller cup
bebate ,ncc mountaineering receiving award from pm indira gandhi and he has remained so now
looking at life from different angles. the lucidity of language the flow of narrative the honest
expression explain the experience and exposure he has gained in his varied works and life situation all
over the world.wish more from subroto.

Go with the flow

Review by M A Ravinder
Subroto has one important message for the current generation about to start their careers - do not
overplan. As Rabbi Sherre Hirsch says "We Plan, God laughs". God does laugh even at Subroto every
now and then, and to overcome this he shows how a heads down approach has worked very well for
him, and should work for most of us too.

One flaw in the book from my perspective is that even Subroto falls prey to presenting his DCM
experience with a senior manager as a "I'm right, and he was wrong" view. Similarly with his last
conversation in WIPRO with Azim Premji. Humility? Errrrr...

Inspirational
Review by Leonard Mugonda
Very inspirational
GO KISS THE WORLD!
loved from page 1 - i am german but still manage to understood dis vvery well
a great book- read now!

my life story till now

Review by depressed
my life is ruined. ihave created many sins till now immeasurable.today i am feeling deep grief that
what the worst has happened with me?right from beginning when i contemplate into my fog filled
retrospect, i realised that i have achieved nothing,despite pain better say unbearable ignominy.each
time even if i wish to succeed ,i recall i never gain it the reason is no more ,than the tragic
indecisiveness.and see where i have come now?worst ,too bad ,better i die than to livr in this world.i
was totally quit,and hence achieved nothing.it sullied more and the most when i failed in physics in
school exam. my parents have lot of expectations from me but i rascal idiot say everything rough to
me all become too small against my sins.i missed iit jee in first attempt and also scored too little
58%in pcm in 12 board.all my evil take toll on me.i suffer pillar to post .its only my fault that i have
done nothing for the hhands that always cupped around my life to help and nourished me i.e., for my
parents.maaaaaaaaaaaaa,,, forgive me for all my sins ,i shall try to improve myself in much better
way. today is my last day on internet last moment. i shall never come here uselessely. i shall labour
too tough and secure rank 1st in iit jee . forgive me for this last time. maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa,,,,,,,.

to mr. depressed..
Review by navodian
hello mr. depressed man....at last u got da fire nw just give wings 2 dis fire n fly high....u will make it
this tym......all da best!!!!!.

mr depressed
Review by maddy
hay...mr depressed...u realised ur mistake is good sign!!! now just forget past nd concentrate on ur
future...just do it man nd victory will be urs!!!!

hi to all

This is an autobiography of Subroto Bagchi who is a well respected personality in Indian IT

industry. He is one of the founders
of MindTree.
"Go Kiss the World" is what his mother told him when she was on her deathbed. And that
proved to be the inspiration for this book.
The book is in three parts.
Part I talks about his birth, childhood days , his first job as a clerk in Orissa government and
then his first corporate job in DCM.
Part II is about his career with many IT companies culminating with a 10 year stint in Wipro
Part III deals with founding of MindTree and shares his views on leadership, management and
life in general.
The book is subtitled "Life Lessons for the Young Professional" Sure enough it has a vast array
of nuggets of author's experiences interspersed throughout the book.
Highly readable account . I recommend it not only for young professionals but for all the
professionals and entrepreneurs.

Amazing book – very well written. I have heard a lot about how good an orator Bagchi is – with
this, I can say, he is an equally good author. It kind of felt like reading the Autobiography of Jack
Welsh. In the book, we do see, that he is influenced by the great leader quite a bit. I could see the
influence in the writing as well.
The book is divided into two parts – the first part is his childhood, and the second part, mostly
about his career turns. He talks eloquently about how he grew up in a variety of places in Central
area (mostly Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal). He talks about, how his family used to move from
place to place, because of his father’s government job. He talks about how he wins the Best NCC
Cadet award, and how a senior official gives him a pretty startling piece of advice – “Not to join
the armed forces, navy or airforce”. He calls these advises that the world gives, and it is up to
each person, to take it or leave it. Interstingly, he takes the advise, and pursues political sciences.
He talks about his early years in Delhi Cloth Mills (DCM group in Delhi).
In the second part of the book, he talks about the different turning points in his career, and how
each one brings about, its own set of challenges, and how they turn into good things for him. One
of the big things, he stresses upon, is the fact that, young professionals should not be dreaming
about what they will be doing at 45 yrs or 50 yrs, when they have just started their career. The
first three years or so, will be very tumultous, and one should accept it. Things start crystallizing
soon after. We grow ourselves after seeing all the hurdles. He talks about his years in Wipro. He
starts about how he and 10 others start Mindtree.
In all, a beautifully written autobiography. I took the book in hand one day. And I finished the
book the next day. I read, during my bus commute to office. I am known for napping during both
to-and-fro journeys. These two days, I read both ways. I could not put the book down.