Baba Amte's Flames & Flowers
Author: Rameśa Guptā
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 260
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVerse rendering of the philosophical thoughts of Baba Amate, b. 1914, Gandhian social worker; translated from Marathi.
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Author: Rameśa Guptā
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 260
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVerse rendering of the philosophical thoughts of Baba Amate, b. 1914, Gandhian social worker; translated from Marathi.
Author: Neesha Mirchandani
Publisher: Roli Books Private Limited
Published: 2006-04-01
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9351940624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBorn into privilege and wealth, Murlidhar Devidas Amte was a maverick who wanted to live life to the fullest. He realized early on that he had to live, not for himself, but for others - or else all his privilege, position and superior personal qualities would be mere tinsel. The pioneering commune at Anandwan, where those affected by leprosy could live with dignity and pride; the Bharat Jodo marches across the length and breadth of India to promote national unity and harmony; the decade-long vigil by the Narmada river in solidarity with those at the receiving end of state-sponsored environmental devastation - Baba Amte did this and much more, coping the whole time with a crippling spinal degenerative disease. The countless lives transformed by three generations of the Amte family are shining testimonials to the magnitude of Baba Amte's vision, and the indomitable spirit that made that vision real. With in-depth conversations with Baba, and interviews with many of his close friends and family, this biography is equally a record of the collective memory of those who have known him best. What emerges is an intimate portrait of one of the few individuals of our times who have embodied the cherished ideals of compassion and selfless service.
Author: Dr. Vikram Singh
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 490
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Veena Adige
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 218
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe life and achievements of Murlidhar Devidas Amte, b. 1914, social reformer from India.
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 960
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Arundhati Roy
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2011-05-15
Total Pages: 85
ISBN-13: 8184755899
DOWNLOAD EBOOK‘The terse, typewritten note slipped under my door in a sealed envelope confirmed my appointment with “India’s single biggest internal security challenge”. I’d been waiting for months to hear from them...’ In early 2010, Arundhati Roy travelled into the forests of Central India, homeland to millions of indigenous people, dreamland to some of the world’s biggest mining corporations. The result is this powerful and unprecedented report from the heart of an unfolding revolution.
Author: Sudha Murthy
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2006-07-18
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 8184759002
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifty vignettes showcase the myriad shades of human nature A man dumps his aged father in an old-age home after declaring him to be a homeless stranger, a tribal chief in the Sahyadri hills teaches the author that there is humility in receiving too, and a sick woman remembers to thank her benefactor even from her deathbed. These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book. From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women, she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart. First published in 2002, Wise and Otherwise has sold over 30,000 copies in English and has been translated into all the major Indian languages. This revised new edition is sure to charm many more readers and encourage them to explore their inner selves and the world around us with new eyes.
Author: A. Leo Oppenheim
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2013-01-31
Total Pages: 494
ISBN-13: 022617767X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This splendid work of scholarship . . . sums up with economy and power all that the written record so far deciphered has to tell about the ancient and complementary civilizations of Babylon and Assyria."—Edward B. Garside, New York Times Book Review Ancient Mesopotamia—the area now called Iraq—has received less attention than ancient Egypt and other long-extinct and more spectacular civilizations. But numerous small clay tablets buried in the desert soil for thousands of years make it possible for us to know more about the people of ancient Mesopotamia than any other land in the early Near East. Professor Oppenheim, who studied these tablets for more than thirty years, used his intimate knowledge of long-dead languages to put together a distinctively personal picture of the Mesopotamians of some three thousand years ago. Following Oppenheim's death, Erica Reiner used the author's outline to complete the revisions he had begun. "To any serious student of Mesopotamian civilization, this is one of the most valuable books ever written."—Leonard Cottrell, Book Week "Leo Oppenheim has made a bold, brave, pioneering attempt to present a synthesis of the vast mass of philological and archaeological data that have accumulated over the past hundred years in the field of Assyriological research."—Samuel Noah Kramer, Archaeology A. Leo Oppenheim, one of the most distinguished Assyriologists of our time, was editor in charge of the Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute and John A. Wilson Professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Chicago.