How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co Founded a Million Dollar Company a Must Read

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The book is a true story, set in Bangalore, about entrepreneurship and the importance of pursuing your dreams.[3] Varun, the 20-something protagonist has entrepreneurial dreams but finds that not many people are very receptive of the idea. He is instead asked to follow the well-tread Engineering + MBA route that most people his age seem to have taken. As expected, this route is something that Varun is not very keen on following. Perhaps the biggest threat to Varun's entrepreneurial dreams is Anu Aunty, the lead character that thwarts his every move. But Varun is not one to be cowed down easily. After a number of alcohol induced conversations with his friend from school and later co-founder of Alma Mater - Rohan Malhotra, Varun decides to follow his heart and do something that he wants to do. The book chronicles how the two of them came up with the idea to start a merchandising company called Alma Mater that creates customized clothing and accessories for the alumni of schools and colleges across India. Perhaps the books greatest strength is that it teaches the reader that one can do anything he/she wants to do, irrespective of any compulsions or obligations set or prescribed by society. The title character, Anu Aunty is described by the author as "one of those women who always poked her nose into everyone else's problems and sniffed for one when there was none." Anu aunty is Varun's mother's best friend and plays the role of a middle aged Indian mother, of what she believes to be, an over achieving son. Much to Varun's mother's dismay, Anu aunty repeatedly bellitles Varun, and mocks him for his apparently non ambitious nature. Every step Varun and his friends seem to take seem to be thwarted by Anu aunty. The book is written in first person, and embodies the spirit with which Varun and his friends put their pub hopping, Facebook stalking, generally loafing ways on

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