BOOK REVIEW

The Values Compass by Dr. Mandeep Rai

- Swapna Peri

by Swapna Peri

It is indeed a great experience reading this book. On a personal note I cannot stop admiring Dr.Mandeep's interest and dedication in traveling to many places, understanding the culture and history, and bringing out the political perspective imbibed with the traditions of every place she visited. It is not up to everyone's fortune to travel all over the world but the author has given every reader a chance to travel along with her through the book. This book 'The Values Compass', as the name suggests is all about the values and values system every country created for itself on which the country runs and sets an example to the world. It is indeed a thoroughly researched

encyclopedia of various systems. The bottom line that every country with at least one similarity shares the same thread of lifestyle. The author starts off the book saying, 'All of us will have moments like this in our life, where the choices, challenges, or opportunities facing us reveal something important about our character, desires, and personality. A decision about whether to prioritize professional aims or family needs; to pursue the best-paid job or the most meaningful; to do the things we want, or those that support our health and well-being'. A decision was taken by an individual who always has its own stakes unless everyone related to the person agrees to it. Then comes the conflict. The conflict of choice, ideas, beliefs, and values. While some seem to be rational and some irrelevant. If a decision was taken based on such conflicts by a single person in the family when becomes a point of decision, on an aggregated level how does a country take decisions and how were the builders of the country back then during the evolution of