Onsite Opportunities

by Mukul Kumar

In this colourful coming-of-age tale of software engingeer Ganga, debutant author Mukul Kumar describes the cultural transformation of India accompanying the advent of its highly sophisticated software industry. Kumar's colourful settings and worldly characters, fuelled by his personal experiences as a software engineer, make readers eager to accompany Ganga to his various onsite opportunities. Onsite Opportunity delivers an unparalleled glimpse into the young generation of India which is getting exposed and transformed with unprecedented opportunities. As a young software engineer commencing his career, Ganga has amazing travel opportunities. Wide-eyed and dreamy since his youth, the onsite opportunities seem as engrossing as Gulliver's or Sinbad's adventures. As Ganga voyages across the seven seas, he quickly learns that the real world is more stimulating than he could have ever imagined. He becomes a keen observer of men and their idiosyncrasies, acquiring worldly knowhow and indispensable survival skills along the way. As Ganga shares accommodation with different people from around the world, he gets acquainted with the cultural and moral values of each country. He is oftentimes left with difficult choices. But he meets every challenge head-on, reconciliong the gains and pains in his roller-coaster ride of life.

171 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 3, 2015

About the author

Mukul hails from a small historical town, Rajgir in Nalanda district in the state of Bihar. Coming from a humble background, he gained rich experience as he traversed through different phases of his life. Due to poor educational infrastructure back home, he was forced to travel, first to Patna and then to Delhi, for higher studies. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi University. The search for excellence that started with his pursuit for education, continued with his professional career. Mukul joined the IT industry as he came out of college, and has been travelling across the globe working out of client locations. A man with many unfulfilled dreams and no regrets, Mukul likes to pursue writing, reading, introspection, meditation, traveling and understanding human psyche.

Reviews

[Iryna Lomachynska · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book. The story of the Indian developer travelling to different countries for the onsite job. Vivid descriptions on what the onsite opportunities are, how they are treated and how they change the people.
It was fun to read the book.