In today’s volatile corporate jungle, business leaders face relentless pressure to build value-driven organizations.
Across generations and geographies, managers have relied on the timeless principles of the Bhagavad Gita to make sound decisions in the workplace. Whether bogged down by ethical or moral predicaments, the ancient spiritual treatise offers a clarity that corporate leaders find incredibly beneficial to ensure they lead with both head and heart.
Seasoned corporate leader Ashok Kumar Bhatia draws on the eternal wisdom of the Gita to offer a pragmatic playbook for managers trying to stay on the path of dharma.

Bhagavad Gita’s Guide to Corporate Dharma distils the profound teachings of the scripture by drawing vivid parallels between today’s boardroom conflicts and Arjuna’s dilemmas on the battlefield. The author reimagines Lord Krishna’s timeless counsel to Arjuna for the digital-age corporate warrior. The book’s framework offers a rare compass for contemporary management practitioners—burdened with ethical decision-making in the age of AI—to lead with clarity without being enslaved by outcomes. Replete with captivating examples from India and abroad—whether it is the Tata Group’s valuedriven legacy or Kodak’s resistance to change—this book shows corporate denizens how to navigate through chaos and arrive at clarity. Borrowing from Krishna’s teachings on compassion, the book urges managers to also lead with empathy, citing relatable examples—from Vijaypat Singhania’s feud with his son to the Dassler brothers’ rift that created Adidas and Puma.
Whether you are a CEO, mid-level manager, student or entrepreneur, this is a thought-provoking management guide that shows, through Krishna’s teachings, how corporate dharma can be practised in the modern workplace.