Srinagar, March 30 -- In an age defined by social comparison, approval-seeking, and quiet anxieties about belonging, The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga emerges as a profoundly liberating philosophical work. Drawing deeply from the insights of Alfred Adler, the book unfolds as a dialogue that challenges the reader to rethink the very foundations of happiness, relationships, and selfhood. It does not merely offer advice; rather, it calls for a radical shift in perspective-one that places responsibility, freedom, and courage at the center of human existence.

At the heart of the book lies a bold and unsettling claim: happiness is not something to be found in external conditions, but something to be chosen. This as...