A Yankee and the Swamis
A Yankee and the Swamis

Author: Swami Vidyatmananda

Publisher: Sri Ramakrishna Math

Published: 2020-03-07

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13:

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The author was a Monk of the Vedanta Society of Southern California from the early fifties. After a few years, he felt a need to go to India and experience India for himself. At the least we have a travel story that chronicles his adventures and mis-adventures, and the amazing people he met as he journeyed throughout India. At another level, the book is a memento of the spiritual power he felt in a world far removed from his own. When the book first came out many years ago, it was controversial. The author’s frank tales offended some people, but others, especially in America loved reading about the author’s experiences. John Yale’s impressions of his Indian trip were first serialized in our magazine ‘Vedanta and the West’, then later came out in book form. Eventually, the book went out of print for many years, and was only recently reprinted in India.

Murder Under a Red Moon
Murder Under a Red Moon

Author: Harini Nagendra

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-03-28

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1639363734

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The latest novel in the acclaimed Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murthy uncovering a new murder during the blood moon eclipse. When new bride Kaveri Murthy reluctantly agrees to investigate a minor crime to please her domineering mother-in-law—during the blood moon eclipse, no less—she doesn't expect, once again, to stumble upon a murder. With anti-British sentiment on the rise, a charismatic religious leader growing in influence, and the fight for women's suffrage gaining steam, Bangalore is turning out to be a far more dangerous and treacherous place than Kaveri ever imagined—and everyone's motives are suspect. Together with the Bangalore Detectives Club—a mixed bag of street urchins, nosy neighbours, an ex-prostitute, and a policeman's wife— Kaveri once again sleuths in her sari and hunts for clues in her beloved 1920s Ford. But when her life is suddenly put in danger, Kaveri realizes that she might be getting uncomfortably close to the truth. So she must now draw on her wits and find the killer . . . before they find her.

The Laughing Swamis
The Laughing Swamis

Author: Harry Aveling

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9788120811188

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In 1895 Swami Vivekananda of the Ramakrishna Mission initiated two Europeans one a womean into the ancient tradition of sannyasa or world-renuciation. This practice was continued in the first part of the twentieth century by Swami Shivananda of Rishikesh. From the late sixties onwards with the sudden expansion of European awareness of Indian Spirituality, a vast hord of foreign religious heads have spread through India in incomprehensibly large numbers.

The Murder of Alexander the Great, Book 1: The Puranas
The Murder of Alexander the Great, Book 1: The Puranas

Author: Ajith Kumar

Publisher: Argead Star llc

Published: 2019-12-14

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0999071408

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Sixteen stunning discoveries about Alexander the Great unravels the mystery surrounding his suspicious death. Who killed Alexander the Great? After more than two thousand years of speculation, the assassin of Alexander is finally identified in a comprehensive investigation in The Murder of Alexander the Great (in two books: The Puranas and The Secret War). In Book 1: The Puranas Alexander’s journey is chronicled not only through the siloed lens of Greek records but also through a comparison of ancient Indian and Greek texts and artifacts. For the first time ever, the story of the eminent king of Macedonia is retold from a different perspective — one that not only establishes Alexander prominently in ancient Sanskrit texts but also holds the key to resolving the age old mystery of his premature death. Inspired by fresh awareness to an ancient conundrum that has perplexed historians for millennia, The Murder of Alexander the Great is a powerful narrative of blood thirsty wars, mystic locales, and epic encounters — one that leads to SIXTEEN remarkable findings about Alexander the Great thus rewriting the history of this great emperor forever.

Murder In The Ashram
Murder In The Ashram

Author: Kathleen McCaul

Publisher: Piatkus

Published: 2011-04-07

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0748118810

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Ruby Jones has moved to Delhi to pursue her dreams of becoming an international news journalist. But when the body of Stephen Newby, her flatmate and best friend, is pulled from the Yamuna River - and the mystery around his death becomes more and more mysterious - she puts her investigative instincts to good use as she tries to uncover who's responsible. Ruby's questions take her deeper and deeper into the world of Indian policing - and into the heart of a yoga ashram. She discovers that the yoga world isn't always the calm, spiritual place advertised, but that beneath the breathing exercises and dog poses lies something sinister - something that she's certain points to dark, hidden secrets that could have huge repercussions for all involved if discovered . . .

Murder's Little Sister
Murder's Little Sister

Author: Pamela Branch

Publisher: Murder Room

Published: 2013-08-14

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1471912310

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Short-tempered Enid Marley had a foolproof system for answering queries from the many fans of her advice column in You magazine, but she had no sense at all when it came to solving her own problems. When her latest husband strays, she decides to get his attention with a fake suicide attempt, but her plan misfires horribly. While she's teetering on the window ledge outside her office waiting to be noticed, hands reach out for her, causing her to lose her balance. She survives, thanks to a well-placed awning and an unfortunate passer-by, leaving everyone to wonder: did she fall, or was she pushed? 'Incomparable Pamela Branch' Carolyn G Hart

Murder of A President
Murder of A President

Author: Kadayam Krishnan

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2021-01-16

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 163606647X

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Cairo, October 06, 1981: President Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt was gunned down in cold blood on that day. What nobody knew was that three innocent South Indians got entangled in that assassination! This tale will take you back to a shocking incident in the 80s when President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt was assassinated during a military parade in Cairo. Three Indians from Mylapore, Madras happen to be employed in erstwhile North Sudan at that time. They get sucked into the vortex of the murder. One of them is forced to do the killing! The ill-fated man escapes back to Sudan where he is tried and sentenced to be hanged. Will he die in the gallows of Sudan or will he escape his fate? Will he ever see his home again? This story takes you on a vivid journey through the geography, history, and antiquity of the region, up and down the Nile River for a 4700 kilometre 'Trail of the Innocent,' and to the actual parade and shooting of the President. It explores the emotions of the Indians in peril.

Monkey on a Stick
Monkey on a Stick

Author: John Hubner

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13:

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When ex-Krishna Steve Bryant launched a one-man holy war against the Hare Krishna cult, his body was found murdered. It was the Krishnas' response to make Bryant a monkey on a stick, a gruesome warning to all other Krishnas that death was in store for those with dreams of defection. 16 pages of photos.

Walking with a Himalayan Master
Walking with a Himalayan Master

Author: Justin O'Brien

Publisher: Yes International Publishers

Published: 2006-12

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9780936663371

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This autobiography of an American yogi is the story of the training of a Western scholar by a unique Himalayan Master, one of the greatest yogis of the era.