In Things We Don’t See, L.C. Singh—founder and executive chairman of Nihilent—offers a reflective and deeply personal memoir that traces an unlikely journey from a small village to the global corporate arena. Moving fluidly between childhood wonder and boardroom complexity, the book explores how imagination, curiosity, and inner questioning shape a life far beyond conventional markers of success.

Singh recounts a story marked by sharp contrasts: rural innocence and global ambition, failure and recognition, restlessness and eventual stillness. More than a corporate success story, the memoir examines the unseen forces that guide human action—our search for meaning, our struggle to align ambition with purpose, and the quiet realization that fulfillment often lies beyond what we set out to achieve.

Written with honesty and restraint, Things We Don’t See is as much an inward journey as an outward one. At the far edge of ambition and inquiry, Singh discovers something unexpected: stillness—not as retreat, but as clarity.

L.C. Singh is a pioneer in information technology and change management, a former leader at TCS, and the creator of Nihilent’s patented change management framework. An IIT and Harvard Business School alumnus, he is a globally respected thought leader on design and systems thinking, and a lifelong student of philosophy.