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New Delhi: The
bookshelf this week talks of the spiritual journey into the
dilemmas of existentialism and life's realities. Here's a peek.
1. Book: "Anthony deMello SJ, The Happy Wanderer -- A Tribute To
My Brother", Written by Bill deMello; Published by Gujarat Satya
Prakash (Anand); Priced at Rs.240
This is the biography of Anthony (Tony) deMello SJ, the Christian
guru with Eastern leanings who taught people the path to
enlightenment. His books and audio-video recordings continue to
inspire his followers. However, there was no comprehensive
biography of the man who passed away in New York 25 years ago. The
gap has now been filled by his brother, Bill deMello, who has
collected mountains of information, memories, opinions and facts
and arranged them into a sensible and sensitive narrative of the
life and times of a man who was brilliant, unassuming and a firm
taskmaster. It presents little-known details about Tony's
childhood and his spiritual evolution.
2. Book: "Rendezvous With God"; Written by Abhilasha Aggarwal and
Shreeja Mohta Jhawar; Published by Wisdom Village Publications
Limited; Priced at Rs.150
The book is a collection of real life stories shared by famous
people from various walks of life who have witnessed divine
miracles at some point of time in their lives. Each rendezvous in
the book reassures that we are a part of the divine. People who
have shared their lives' divine moments in the book include singer
and musician Shankar Mahadevan, politician Abhishek Manu Singhvi,
music composer Salim Merchant, fashion designer Prasad Bidapa,
dance teacher Sandip Soparkar and actress Rupa Ganguly.
3. Book: "Two Pronouns And A Verb"; Written by Kiran Khalap;
Published by Amaryllis; Priced at Rs.295
Teenagers Arjun, Dhruv, and Eva make up the cast of this novel
inspired from Eastern and Western mythologies. Arjun, the hero
from "Mahabharata", is plagued by self-doubt, kills his cousins,
shares his first wife, gets consigned to hell instead of heaven
because of his arrogance over his marksmanship. Dhruv is settled
like the North Star and is unshakeable in the lap of Lord Vishnu,
one of three deities of 330-million Hindu gods and goddesses. Eva
is the giver of life and the harbinger of good news. She is also
the first love of Arjun's and Dhruv's lives.
4. Book: "Signs of Life"; Written by Anna Raverat; Published by
Picador, Priced at Rs.1,090
It started quietly and without her looking for it, but the
aftershock was profound. Ten years ago, Rachel had an affair. It
spiralled out of control and left her in pieces. Now, writing by
her window, she tries to put those pieces back together. She has
her memories, recollections of dreams, and her old yellow
notebook. More than anything, she wants to be honest. She knows
that her memory is patchy and her notebook incomplete. But there
is something else. Something terrible happened to her lover. Her
account is hypnotic, delicate, disquieting and bold. But is she
telling us the truth?
5. Book: "In Conflict and Custody"; Written by Rani Dhavan
Shankardass; Published by Sage Publications; Priced at Rs.425
Women in conflict and custody often feel overwhelmed by legal
processes and a criminal justice system they believe to be ridden
with biases. Personal crises -- whether in their captive lives or
in correctional institutions -- leave them facing dead ends and
crossroads that cause lasting damage to the body and mind. They
need help that is professional without being intimidating. The
book recommends fine-tuned agenda-free counselling as the most
constructive method of addressing mental health issues of women in
two problematic contexts in Indian society -- conflict and
custody.
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