Monika talks money
A good way to gauge the state of personal finance books that are India-centric would be to visit the โBookโ section of Amazonโs India website.
If you go to the American Amazon.com, you will find the โBusiness and Moneyโ section, under which you will find โPersonal Financeโ. Boom, done – you have access to a treasure trove on all topics PF.
If you go to the Indian Amazon.in, you will find a โBusiness and Economicsโ section, and under that, you will find โAnalysis and Strategyโ, โEconomicsโ, and โIndustriesโ. If you, by power of logical reasoning and elimination, go into the first category, you will find, along-side books about American personal finance and self-help (Dale Carnegie!), a smattering of books by Indian authors to help Indian investors.
A handful, at best.
No doubt, this is an emerging section, but the current state of limited selection is properly captured by just browsing through these aisles.
Monika Halanโs โLetโs talk moneyโ is, especially in this context, a much-needed publication that addresses a sore need in the Indian market.