Are You Happy, Beta?: A Father's Wisdom from Ancient Texts and the Boardroom

By Pawan Kumar Upadhyay

Some legacies are written in ink,
Not in a will

When eighteen-year-old Avni leaves her Mumbai home for the competitive world
of an Ivy League university, the distance between her and her father, Pawan, feels
like more than just miles. Their deep conversations are replaced by hurried calls
that leave the most important things unsaid.

Sensing his daughter is adrift in a storm of self-doubt and modern pressures,
Pawan-a man who traded the corporate boardroom for a quiet life in his village
-begins to write.

In a series of seventeen letters, he offers a different kind of inheritance. He
weaves together the timeless wisdom of the Gita with hard-won lessons from his
life as both a village boy and a business leader, writing of integrity, forgiveness,
ambition, and the courage to find your own path.

Are You Happy, Beta? is a moving novel about the unlikely friendship between a
father and his grown-up daughter. It is a timeless compass for any young person
navigating the crossroads of life, and a quiet reassurance for any parent who has
ever struggled to find the right words.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9334352221
• ISBN13: 9789334352221
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Myth and Karma
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"