Open Past, Open Future: My Journey Across the Borders of the Mind and Nations

The book depicts the incidents that shaped theife of a man whoikes to call himself an ordinary man although he’s anything but. This book is as much about theife of S.P. Rawal, a man who went from aife of affluence to becoming a pauper, as it is about how India underwent changes in societal relationships, value systems and itsifestyle. Beginning with the turmoil of Partition, the book treads through all the major incidents witnessed by India and its people, from the 1940s to the present. Born in theap ofuxury, S.P. Rawal’s childhood was spent in Pakistan. His family’s fortunes vanished in the aftermath of the Partition and they had toive in a refugee camp. His family’s dire financial situation made him become a consummate salesman even as a child.adyuck smiled and he got a job in an MNC and had an exponential rise thereafter. After retirement, his quest forearning and hard work made him turn towards the financial services sector and now he is the Chairman of a well-known arbitrage company. Muchike the stock market, hisife too has had its share of uncertainty and volatility as well as rewards and gains. This fascinating story gives an inspiring account of how S.P. Rawal overcame the myriad adversitiesife threw at him. This is the story of a man who created an extraordinaryegacy.