Leena Sohoni

THE GITA IS A CONVERSATION BETWEEN LORD KRISHNA AND ARJUNA RIGHT BEFORE THE GREAT WAR OF MAHABHARATA. ARJUNA REALISES THAT HE MIGHT BE DOING WRONG BY GOING TO WAR WITH HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND IS CONFUSED. SO KRISHNA WANTS TO HELP ARJUNA BE SENSIBLE AND PUT HIS MIND AT PEACE. THAT IS WHAT MAKES THE GITA.

SUDHA MURTHY HAS WANDERED IN MANY REMOTE AND ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD PLACES IN INDIA. SHE HAS WALKED OVER TO DEPTHS AT THESE PLACES, SHE HAS TRAVELLED BY THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT. SHE HAS TRIED HER LEVEL BEST TO TAKE THE MEDICAL FACILITIES TO THE DOORSTEPS OF THESE NEGLECTED AND NEGLIGENT PEOPLE. HER WORK HAS GIVEN HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO MIX WITH MANY NOBLE PEOPLE FROM THE VARIOUS SECTORS OF SOCIETY. SHE HAS MET THE BEGGAR S FAMILY FROM MUMBAI WHO WENT TO SETTLE DOWN IN GUJARAT WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE HAD LEFT EVERYONE IN CHAOS. SHE HAS MET THE MOTHER OF A GIRL WHO WAS KILLED FOR THE DOWRY. SHE HAS COME ACROSS THE UNKNOWN DONOR WHO HAS DONATED A HUGE AMOUNT BY CHEQUE. SUDHA MURTI S LIFE IS MATURED TODAY WITH THE MEETINGS WITH SUCH VARIOUS PEOPLE WITH THEIR UNIQUE THOUGHTS, PHILOSOPHIES AND FEELINGS. SHE HAS PRESENTED HER EXPERIENCES AS A PROFESSOR AND AS A SOCIAL WORKER. THIS BOOK HAS A VERY SIMPLE AND HOMELY LANGUAGE THAT OF ANY COMMON PERSON, YET IT PRESENTS THE PERFECT PICTURE OF SUDHA MURTI S WORK AND PHILOSOPHY IN DETAIL.

THIS IS A STORY BOOK WRITTEN BY SUDHA MURTI ESPECIALLY FOR THE CHILDREN. THIS BOOK IS A COMBINATION OF SOME INDIAN AND SOME FOREIGN STORIES AND YET SOME STORIES ARE A RESULT OF SUDHA MURTI S OWN IMAGINATION. HERE THE CUNNING FOX MEETS US IN THE FORM OF A BENEVOLENT ROLE. YOU WILL ALSO MEET THE COW, MONKEY AND THE SCARECROW WHO WERE ALL FAVOURED BY THE GRANDFATHER AND WHO STILL ARE STILL GRATEFUL FOR THAT. WE WILL ALSO COME ACROSS MANY WOMEN WHO ARE NOT SCARED OF ANY CALAMITIES. ON THE CONTRARY, WE WILL FIND THEM COOL AND MAINTAINING THEIR CALMNESS THROUGH IT. YOU WILL MEET THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE GAINING LOTS OF MONEY BUT ARE USING THAT TO HELP THE NEEDY AND WHO THEMSELVES ARE STILL RELYING ON THEIR HARD WORK. THESE STORIES WILL SURELY TAKE YOU TO A DIFFERENT WORLD.