An autobiographical account of a boy overcoming all odds during partition and in a newly independent India to fulfil his destiny with great determination, to become a doctor-surgeon, in a journey that takes him across both sides of Bengal in the Indian sub continent and the UK.

The fascinating life story of Satish Kumar – monk, peace activist, pilgrim and ecological campaigner.When he was only nine years old, Satish Kumar renounced the world and joined the wandering brotherhood of Jain monks. Dissuaded from this path by an inner voice at the age of eighteen, he became a campaigner for land reform, working to turn Gandhi's vision of a renewed India into reality.Fired by the example of Bertrand Russell, he undertook a peace pilgrima...

J Krishnamurti (1896-1986) was one of the most important spiritual leaders of his time. Discovered by the Theosophist as a boy in India, he was groomed by them as the new Messiah, a role he rejected when he set out independently on his own spiritual quest. Travelling the world, lecturing and teaching, he acquired an enormous following, including many eminent statesmen and intellectuals.As one of Krishnamurti’s closest friends and devotees, Mary Lutyens is uniquely qualified to writ...

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) was a independent spiritual writing many books such as Krishnamurti Reader: No. 1, You are the World, Commentaries on living; First series, from the notebooks of J. Krishnamurti, etc.Mary Lutyens (1908-1999) was a British author best known for her three-volume biography of Jiddu Krishnamurti; the other volumes in this series are Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening and Krishnamurti: The Years of Fulfillment.She observes, "He never liked to loo...

As 2012 came to a close, news of the gang rape of a young woman in India's capital generated headlines around the world. Her assault on a moving bus with a metal rod, and her death two weeks later from her injuries, focused attention on the dark side of the world's largest democracy: the struggle that faces many Indian women in a country where chauvinistic and misogynistic attitudes prevail.The Wall Street Journal's India bureau explored this horrendous crime and others th...

A searing memoir of a political life that took the Telugu literary world by storm. Well-known as the widow of Kondapalli Seetharamaiah (KS), founder of the Maoist movement in Andhra Pradesh, Koteswaramma’s life spans a tumultuous century of the Independence movement, the Communist insurrection and the Naxalite movement in Andhra Pradesh. A dedicated worker for the Communist Party, she went underground in the difficult years of the late forties, living a secret life, running from safe house...

There are incidences where the today’s youth when they fail in love are going into depression, becoming alcoholic, getting addicted to drugs or committing suicide; and are even resorting to crimes such as acid attacks, rape, murder, etc. hence spoiling both the lives. If the same youth puts that energy and aggression in a positive way and in the right direction that will lead to a successful life. Hafeez Basha is one such youth who was very shy during his engineering, got rejected by a gir...

The book reflects Dr. Georgi Abraham’s life and career as a doctor, educator and researcher over four decades and across three continents. Dr. Georgi is a renal physician who has worked tirelessly for his patients to improve their care as well as being very active in his teaching and research roles demonstrating a selfless dedication and commitment to his work. Georgi’s personal journey and story is encapsulated in this book that shows the impact he has made on so many people including his...

"This series brings to you the inspiring life stories of people whose lives, work, thoughts and achievements have left indelible marks on the pages of world history.Projecting courage, determination, patriotism, and love for mankind, these people are great role models for children.Simply yet vividly told, these books will keep children engrossed and help in moulding them into men and women of substance.Table Of Contains...01. A Troubled Childhood02. Scorned as an Outcast03. A Brilliant Studen...

Countless books have been written about Sai Baba so far. Then why one more? And why does Dr Suresh Haware, who was the chairman of Saibaba Sansthan, want to write it? The answer lies in his five years of divine experience at Shirdi, an experience of a different world. Sai Anubhuti is not theoretical; it is practical. It cannot be expressed in words, he says. The Sai philosophy of 'shraddha-saburi' and 'sab ka malik ek' is very easy to understand but equally difficult to practise.De...

2012 was a year in which documented abuses of human rights reached alarming levels in Tibet. At the same time, there was an unprecedented number of self-immolations, as individual Tibetans made a fiery protest against the continuing erosion of their language, religion, culture and freedom. As a volunteer teacher in the exile community of Dharamshala the author witnessed the Tibetans' pain but also their compassion, humour and bravery at a difficult time in their existence. In "The Yeti in ...

My name is Ajit Singh Dosanjh, I was born on September 10 1931If you had asked me about my five year plan when I was eighteen years old, living and working in England was not what I would have envisaged, not even my wildest imagination. Still, at the age of twenty-three, I left my village of Dosanjh Kalan, District Jullundhur, East Punjab, India, and headed off into the unknown.This move from my village could be compared to stepping into a time machine and being propelled for...