MBA for the Mafia

Nakul, a newly minted MBA, takes on a life replete with wealth and glamour when he joins PanAsia, an investment bank. Along with a dream lifestyle in the swankiest of Mumbai backdrops, Nakul also inherits a life threatening situation resulting from a chance encounter with the Mafia. Nakul can fight this war only if he reflects on the very essence of life.Contact the author - [email protected] -MBA for the Mafia is a story about a guy who has earned his MBA from a premier institute in India and is successfully interviewed for the job of an investment banker in Mumbai. He obviously feels gifted enough, but soon realizes that along with a life of glamour, he’s faced with serious challenges – the firm that has hired him is run by the Mafia, and he needs to play by their rules. Soon enough, he realizes that all his life he has played by the rules of his parents and society, and finds himself incapable of accepting the circumstances he’s now trapped in. He decides to revolt, and this story is about how he finds friendship, love and meaning in life, once he decides to follow his instincts.The story is set in the posh Colaba in Mumbai, where two very different approaches to life play out – one, the life of an academic and a professional, and the other, that of a vagabond. When the two meet, a common set of values unfolds. The reader is compelled to dwell on the commonality in us all.The author may be contacted at - [email protected] ---------------