Books by Venkat Murthy

Ideas that shape how we think, lead and live.

Four books. One continuing inquiry: how do we see more clearly, choose more responsibly and move people without losing what makes leadership human?

The collection

Read by the problem you are trying to solve.

Bharateeya Strategic Intelligence

For recurring problems and consequential decisions

Most strategies do not fail in execution. They fail earlier, when somebody decides what the problem is. This seven-stage discipline helps leaders find the single point of resistance holding everything else in place and remove it in the right order.

Drishti. Nischaya. Bodha. Swadharma. Margarekha. Pramaan. Sadhana. Every chapter ends with a worksheet so one real friction can be taken from diagnosis to disciplined execution.

Drishti

For noise, bias and premature certainty

What if the problem is not that you are thinking badly, but that you have already decided what is true before you begin? Drishti is a five-question system that helps you pause, examine and understand before you commit, believe or act.

Its visible principles are simple: See. Find. Decide. Clarity is not about seeing more. It is about seeing what is actually there.

Inspire Impact Ignite

For leaders who need ideas to move people

Facts can be forgotten and commands can be ignored. Leadership becomes memorable when people feel something. This book shows how to turn lived moments into authentic, structured stories that build trust, connect with an audience and inspire action.

Frameworks including T.R.A.C.K., A.C.E., S.T.O.R.Y. and E.V.O.K.E. make storytelling practical for boardrooms, classrooms, teams and everyday conversations.

AI-Driven Leadership

For leaders navigating speed without losing conscience

AI-Driven Leadership is a dharma compass for the algorithmic age: a practical invitation to combine technological acceleration with clarity, conscience and courage.

It introduces the 3A Model, connects emotional intelligence with ethical AI and includes a 30-day practice calendar. The question is no longer only whether machines can think, but whether leaders can still feel.

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Books in the press

The Ultimate 2026 Reading List: 10 Books You Can't Miss

The Literature Times' 2026 reading list includes AI-Driven Leadership and Inspire Impact Ignite. Published by Lokmat Times as an ANI/VMPL agency advertorial, it introduces both books alongside eight other titles, with summaries covering conscious leadership, storytelling and human-centred transformation.

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