Moong Over Microchips: Adventures of a Techie Turned-Farmer - Hardcover

Venkat Iyer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670090905 ISBN 13: 9780670090907

Publisher: Penguin Books India, 2018

Synopsis

Venkat Iyer was living a fast-paced life in the IT world in Mumbai when he decided to stop and take a long, hard look at where he was headed. Disheartened by his stressful existence in the city, he decided to give it all upand take up organic farming in a small village near Mumbai. But it wasn t easy. With no experience in agriculture, his journey was fraught with uncertainty. He soon went from negotiating tough clients, strict deadlines and traffic to looking forward to his first bumper crop of moong. As he battled erratic weather conditions and stubborn farm animals, he discovered a world with fresh air and organic food, one where he could lead a more wholesome existence. At times hilarious, and other times profound, this book follows his extraordinary story

About this title

About the Author

Born in 1966, Venkateshwaran Iyer (Venkat) is a science graduate and a certified project manager. He last worked with IBM in Mumbai as a project manager for software implementations. After working for seventeen years in the IT industry, he quit his job in 2004 to live on his own organic farm in Peth village in Dahanu taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra. This is his first book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Books India
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670090905
• ISBN 13: 9780670090907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256