N. Krishnamurthy

This is the sixth volume in my 'ABC of Life' series, started with many wide-ranging free-wheeling comments on various matters, appearing in certain social media and other publications. However, this volume is different in that all the essays in it are on the single theme of 'The 5-A Way', a novel technique I developed over many decades and applied to various routine as well as life-changing decisions I wanted to take and was forced to make. Many local organisations also happened to like and apply it to their problems. The earlier five volumes, also published through Amazon, are as follows:1. Art and Science of Life (ISBN-10: 1986901203)2. Bits and Pieces of Life (ISBN-10: 1717278639)3. Causes and Consequences in Life (ISBN-10: 1719002207)4. Dare to Be Yourself in Life (ISBN-10: 1720802130)5. Essays on the Hindu Way of Life (ISBN-10: 1722649356)Each of the first four are a porpourri of my reminiscences, technical comments and clarifications, and opinions on lifestyle and counselling in response to queries on social media and from elsewhere. The fifth volume is a collection of my ten articles on Hinduism already published in various magazines, and two other fresh essays.

This is the fourth volume in the author's 'ABC of Life' series, with wide-ranging free-wheeling comments on various matters under the sun, appearing in certain social media and other publications - and now, with many more previously unpublished essays - through which he continues to share his acquired knowledge, ideas, reminiscences, opinions, whimsies, guidance (when sought ) and an occasional jest or two, freely and frankly - all with a view to inform and entertain his readers, hopefully leaving them some residue of value. The theme of this book, 'Dare to be Yourself in Life', covers his generally serious comments and occasionally whimsical explanations of author's experiences in his 87-year old life in four lands. The title and cover essays describe author's journey of discovery of learning to stand on his own feet and be 'self-driven' under unusual circumstances, and most of the time managing to climb the hills he set himself to conquer. Academics and life lesson seekers may find his short and long responses to various concerns, including his favourite questions 'Why' and 'Why not', quite worthwhile.

This is the third in a series which the author calls 'ABC of Life', each volume starting with a letter of the alphabet in sequence. This is the third volume after 'Art and Science of Life', and 'Bits and Pieces of Life'. Mainly consisting of free-wheeling comments and off-the-cuff answers on various matters under the sun, appearing in certain social media and other publications - and now, with more previously unpublished essays and comments - through which the author could share his knowledge, reminiscences, ideas, opinions, whimsies, guidance (when sought ) and an occasional jest or two, freely and frankly - all with a view to inform and entertain his readers, hopefully bringing them some little residue of positive value.

This is the second volume in the author's series 'ABC of Life' with his author's free-wheeling comments and off-the-cuff remarks on various matters under the sun, appearing in certain social media and other publications or just popping up in his mind, through which he could share his knowledge, reminiscences, ideas, opinions, fantasies, guidance (when sought ) and an occasional jest or two, freely and frankly -- all with a view to inform and entertain his readers, hopefully leaving them some little residue of positive value. The theme of this book, 'Bits and Pieces of Life', covers his generally serious reports and occasionally whimsical explanations of author's experiences in his 87-year old life in three lands. The cover story describes author's eighty-year old journey in photography and photo-journalism. Academics and graduate students may find his essays on research useful, and lifestyle followers may find his short and long responses to serious concerns, including his letter to grandchildren worldwide, quite worthwhile

This is the first volume of what I hope will become a series 'Prof Krishna's ABC of Life', with my free-wheeling comments and off-the-cuff answers on various matters under the sun, appearing in certain social media and other publications or just popping up in my mind, through which I could share my knowledge, reminiscences, ideas, opinions, whimsies, guidance (when sought ) and an occasional jest or two, freely and frankly - all with a view to inform and entertain my readers, hopefully bringing them some little residue of positive value. Serious technical minded readers and researchers may find the chapters on falls from height and sponsored research interesting.

PROF KRISHNA HAS AUTHORED ANOTHER BOOK: "INTRODUCTION TO ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT", ALSO THRU CREATESPACE, BROWSE FOR 1539436284] This collection of six papers presented by the author at three conferences covers topics pertaining to investigation of accidents and failures of engineering structures and artifacts, broadly classified as 'forensic engineering' . Written in a easy-to-read style without technical jargon, they reflect the author's experiences, copiously interspersed with relevant well-known case studies from around the world. Should be of interest both to the engineering professional and the casual reader.

Although this first edition is still valid, an expanded and updated second edition has been published. PROF KRISHNA HAS AUTHORED ANOTHER BOOK: ESSAYS ON FORENSIC ENGINEERING, ALSO THRU CREATESPACE, BROWSE FOR 197397004X]***Dr. N. Krishnamurthy (known as 'Prof Krishna') wrote his first book "Introduction to Risk Management" based on his intensive and extensive involvement in workplace safety and risk management in Singapore since the late 1990s, continuing his teaching, research, and consultancy for academia and industry in USA, India and Singapore from the mid-1950s. This is an expanded and globalized version of the earlier book with the new title "Introduction to Enterprise Risk Management" to set it apart from the previous book and emphasize that it does not related to financial risk management. It covers principles and applications of risk management for construction and other hazardous industries. Although examples are cited from author's personal experience in Singapore, the material and treatment are now laid out so broadly that any reader will find enough to get started and keep going on workplace risk assessment and control almost anywhere in the world and with any enterprise. The contents are aimed at the student and the fresh graduate, as well as the serious professional who by experience was already carrying out risk analysis but who wishes to review and upgrade the principles and applications from the ground up. Prof Krishna has spoken at numerous seminars and conferences in Singapore, USA and elsewhere, and conducted many short courses on the subject to thousands of practicing engineers, managers, and supervisors, sharing what he learnt from his study, research, and consultancies. The author continues to delve deep into risk management, with study, teaching, consultancy and research (- including sponsored projects by the Singapore Ministry of Manpower, Workplace Safety and Health Council, and Workplace Safety and Health institute), training safety personnel, and regularly publishing papers on the subject. He investigates accidents at the workplace, and serves as expert witness both for the government and private parties on cases involving construction accidents. He has patented in Singapore and Australia an invention on a computer-based schema for risk analysis. He has also applied to risk analysis a decision-making procedure from holistic principles which he calls his '5A-Way'. Using examples and anecdotes, the book addresses the basics of: * Definitions and explanations of terminology* Reasons for and benefits of RM* Identification of hazards at the workplace* Assessment of likelihood of various work activities* Assessment of their severity in different domains* Evaluation of risk from its component factors* Qualitative and numerical categorization of risk* Hierarchy and application of risk controls* Examples of risk assessment and control* The '5A-Way', author's holistic decision-making too