Dharmendra Pradhan

Born in British India and raised in independent India, Dr Ashok K Mittal's life has been a testament to his passion and commitment to make society better than what he found it. This book is the story of that passion and commitment that has animated Dr Mittal's efforts across his several fields of expertise, from teaching and business to banking and finance to his attempts to provide drinking water for one and all.A stalwart of Hindu College in Delhi University, Dr Mittal in his autobiography blends the lessons of his professional journey with the values of his personal growth, depicts the influence of his family upon him, and provides a gateway into a mind that has not only shaped and moulded countless others, but has always envisioned an India inspired by academic, industrial, and emotional integrity. By chronicling the highs and lows, the triumphs and turbulences of his extraordinary life, this book captures the optimism, the courage, and above all, the resilience that has come to define Dr Mittal as one of modern India's most remarkable personalities.

A Wall Street Journal besteller and a USA Today Best Book of 2020 Named Energy Writer of the Year for The New Map by the American Energy Society “A master class on how the world works.” —NPR Pulitzer Prize-winning author and global energy expert, Daniel Yergin offers a revelatory new account of how energy revolutions, climate battles, and geopolitics are mapping our future The world is being shaken by the collision of energy, climate change, and the clashing power of nations in a time of global crisis. Out of this tumult is emerging a new map of energy and geopolitics. The “shale revolution” in oil and gas has transformed the American economy, ending the “era of shortage” but introducing a turbulent new era. Almost overnight, the United States has become the world's number one energy powerhouse. Yet concern about energy's role in climate change is challenging the global economy and way of life, accelerating a second energy revolution in the search for a low-carbon future. All of this has been made starker and more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic and the economic dark age that it has wrought. World politics is being upended, as a new cold war develops between the United States and China, and the rivalry grows more dangerous with Russia, which is pivoting east toward Beijing. Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are converging both on energy and on challenging American leadership, as China projects its power and influence in all directions. The South China Sea, claimed by China and the world's most critical trade route, could become the arena where the United States and China directly collide. The map of the Middle East, which was laid down after World War I, is being challenged by jihadists, revolutionary Iran, ethnic and religious clashes, and restive populations. But the region has also been shocked by the two recent oil price collapses--and by the very question of oil's future in the rest of this century. A master storyteller and global energy expert, Daniel Yergin takes the reader on an utterly riveting and timely journey across the world's new map. He illuminates the great energy and geopolitical questions in an era of rising political turbulence and points to the profound challenges that lie ahead.