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28 March 2024

Mohammed’s ‘Flashes of Thought’ in Hindi

Pic: Bindu Suresh Rai

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By Bindu Suresh Rai

The bestselling ‘Flashes of Thought’, which encapsulates the philosophies of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, has now been launched in the Hindi language.

The Hindi version, whose title reads ‘Vicharon Ki Dhara’, was launched by the Indian Consul General in Dubai, Anurag Bhushan, who unveiled the book along with Ian Fairservice, Managing Partner and Group Editor of Motivate Publishing, and Ram Buxani, President of ITL Group and Chairman of the India Club.



Speaking at the launch, the consul general of India, who has read the book said: “As we stand tall and admire Burj Khalifa today, go back to the 1970s and during those sandy days, I don’t think anyone believed this was the vision that would be realised for Dubai.

“The leaders of this country have taught us that to serve the society, we need to bring them happiness. It is this very philosophy that has driven Dubai.”

Fairsevice narrated why it was important to launch ‘Flashes of Thought’ in Hindi. He said: “The book marks the evolution in the strong economic, cultural and diplomatic relationship between the UAE and India.



“In February, during the Government Summit, there was over a two-hour interactive session with Sheikh Mohammed and the attendees present where he addressed questions so dynamically.”

Fairservice said during the session, the query was raised and they approached Sheikh Mohammed’s office to produce the Hindi version of the bestseller, which has already been launched in Arabic, English, Farsi, French, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

There is also a Braille version of the book, which Fairservice narrated, was produced when Sheikh Mohammed was touring one of the villages in the UAE and a visually impaired Emirati national expressed his dismay over never being able to read the philosophies of Sheikh Mohammed directly because such a book did not exist.

“His office immediately contacted us and we launched a Braille version a few weeks later,” recalled Fairservice, adding: “As soon as the book reached his office, Sheikh Mohammed personally drove down to the village and presented the elder with the book. The simply encapsulates our great leader today.”

‘Vicharon Ki Dhara’ is now available across major bookstores across the UAE.