‘
Staring at Infinity’: Finding lessons from day-to-day life
Author Vineet Vaidya’s book is a mirror that compels readers to introspect
Book: Staring at Infinity
Author: Vineet Vaidya
Publisher: Zorba Publishers
‘Staring at Infinity’ (SAI) is a touching account of series of life incidents with which people cutting across age can relate to effortlessly. The story of a common man brought up in a nondescript village and working in a metro carries twin shades — simplicity of thought and complexity of the environment.
Radhey, the narrator, after his retirement looks back at his life and recounts his experiences of childhood in village as compared to fast and complex life that he had to work in, to earn a livelihood. Though he retired from a senior management position in an organisation, however, every incident, in form of a chapter unfurls an experience which all of us undergo in our daily lives, but ignore the profound learnings thrown at us by simple and everyday incidents.
The story starts when Radhey’s grandchildren visit him and Sujata at their house in Delhi. Retired now, Radhey had all the time for his grandchildren and while playing with them he realized how much of fun he missed when his children must have been young. The grandchildren were smart, intelligent, inquisitive and mischievous, just like all other children of the current age. While playing, children behaved in a particular manner which exposed the ethics which the current generation was learning through our conduct.
This made Radhey look back at his own life from his childhood with his grand-father to being a grand-father with his grandchildren. This story captures experiences of a common man which the readers very closely associate with and the underlying message is very clear. A neat and clean book, which can be read by all members of the family, SAI compels the readers to introspect and see how the reader can improve on his bearing to ensure that the younger generation gets the right learnings for a strong and a solid foundation.
Written in a lucid and simple language, Staring at Infinity, is a story which mirrors lives of common people of India, our behaviour and lessons learnt through different experiences of our day-to-day life.
Through his book, the author — Vineet Vaidya — has touched upon various demands and responsibilities of life that have to be met while leading the family life.
After schooling from Shimla, Vineet did his B.Tech. from Delhi College of Engineering and then his Management course from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. Vineet’s career spans in Automobile and Education organisations. He has worked with Tata Motors, Hero Honda, Career Launcher and Pearson VUE. His inclination towards writing made him come up with his first work in the form of SAI.
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About the Author; Vineet Vaidya
• Vineet Vaidya was born in Mandi and raised in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, studying at the Central School. He fondly remembers his days growing up in the hill station as a warm time and place where everybody knew each other. He believes that the values and environment of the formative years play a large role in shaping one’s personality.
• Born and brought up in small towns, Vineet received his education in the two largest cities of the country. He studied at the Delhi College of Engineering and later at SP Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai.
• Vineet has worked with large Indian auto companies such as TELCO (now Tata Motors), Hero Honda (now Hero MotoCorp) and Maruti. He made a conscious career move to the education sector and joined Career Launcher and then Pearson VUE. He currently works with Hughes Global Education.
• Vineet has travelled extensively in India. Personal experience has led to the belief that the youth of this country have the drive and potential to transform the global academic and intellectual landscape.
• A cricket enthusiast, he is inspired by cricketers such as Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, who, according to him, are each persevering in their own way.
• For spiritual solace, he looks to the words of Swami Vivekananda to guide him on the path of deeper self-growth.
• An avid reader, he is most influenced by Robert M Pirsig’s “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”. He is also is a die-hard Kishore Kumar fan and likes to sing along occasionally.
• Vineet carries with him a blend of warmth and trust of small town boy and the savvy of someone who had to quickly adapt to the fast and unpredictable nature of life in metros. It is this amalgamation that has shaped “Staring at Infinity”, a book that encourages the reader to reflect on her daily life.
