M V Kamath
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It is now more than five decades since Jawaharlal Nehru passed away and it appears that many of the principles to which he strictly adhered, like secularism, are now under challenge by another generation. Nehru Revisited is a compilation of essays by some of India's brightest intellectuals, conveying Nehru’s message to a new and somewhat sceptic generation. Together their views present different facets of Nehru in a way never before attempted by anyone. ...
Sai Baba of Shirdi is a phenomenon. In all of India's history, there has never been another like him. He is not a conventional saint. He wrote no critique of Bhagvad Gita or the Upanishads or any other holy work. He made no pretensions to scholarship yet he had a profound insight into both Hindu and Islamic scriptures. He founded no ashram or peetham, wrote no tome, initiated no disciple to take over from him. He performed 'miracles' but in no manner of means to ...
Its recent times there has been outrage at the brazen corruption, impunity and economic imbalance in our society. It has been marked by an expression of public anger against those in power. The Lokpal movement has seen, for the first time, India's people on the streets, in the courts, and inside the Parliament, working man issue that aims to make India a better place. The middle classes, so far fairly silent on the episodes of corruption, have become Incite ...
This is a reference book for parents to name children, authors to name characters, property developers, manufacturers to name products, advertisers to name whatever they undertake to advertise, information technologists to name mushrooming websites... in fact, for anyone to name anything.
Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, is one of the most misunderstood chief ministers that India has seen ever since Independence. He has frequently been criticised following the torching of the coaches of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra and the riots that occurred as a result. The book encapsulates the journey of this man from the time when he was an RSS pracharak, always ready and willing to give up power to serve his country. By channelising government ...
To write knowledgeably, intimately and effectively about things past is an art that is not easily achieved. A classic instance is the series of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru, whiling away his time in prison, to his growing daughter Indira. Now Kamath has attempted to emulate Nehru - and with commendable success. Gauri could be any teenager studying in school anywhere in India and wishing to know what she is not taught by her textbooks. Here in these letters ...
6 June, 1984: the Indian army storms the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Called Operation Bluestar, the historic and unprecedented event ended the growing specter of terrorism perpetrated by the extremist Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers once and for all. But it left in its wake unsolved political questions that continued to threaten Punjab's stability for year to come. How, in a brief span of three years, did India's dynamic frontier state ...
This fascinating book of M.V. Kamath helps to answer the most crucial question of existence "What is the meaning of death?" Drawing from the wisdom of major religions and cultures of the East and West, he presents a clear, highly, informative study on the experience of Life and Death. Included are the thoughts and reflections of 55 famous men and women during their experience of dying, who tells us what we ought to know or intuite, that those who are ...
Maha Dasha Sutras of his Holiness Dr. Sharnbasvappa Appa is a collection of 21 Maha Dasoha Sutras composed by Poojya Appaji and translated and commentary given in English, by Sri. M.V. Kamath. Maha Dasoha Sutras unveil the spirit of dasoha hidden in the universe. Daosha Dharma is universal, eternal and all-pervading creations. These Sutras are not deliberate creations, nor laboured productions. Poojya Appaji Just ‘Scribbled’ them as and when they flashed into ...
Canara Bank is now a hundred years old. Founded on 1 July 1906, with laudable intentions of helping the common man, Canara Bank now ranks as the largest among the nationalized banks in terms of global business. It is also one of the highest profit earners among Indian banks. Canara Bank's rise to preeminence is in large measure due to the sincerity and devotion of a large number of individuals who have been true catalysts in the stupendous growth that the bank ...
Beginning with his childhood and early years in South Africa, Gandhi: A Spiritual Journey explores the search for truth and the spiritual transformation of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Influenced by western thought in his youth, Gandhi underwent a deep inner conflict that drew him to the study of comparative religion. His experiments with spiritual ideas, derived from a living faith in God, led him to propagate the principles of ahimsa and satyagraha. Gandhi was ...
Invaluable to every home, this book contains over five thousand names arranged alphabetically and phonetically. This book is unique in many respects. It is the first book of its kind which provides the etymology of words and gives brief biographical sketches of individuals who bear distinguished names. In his introduction Mr. Kamath, who has put in painstaking hours over two years to bring out this compilation, also tells us about the christening rituals common ...
M.V. Kamath, with four decades of rich and varied experiences, has traveled the world with an eye for people and a nose for news. He has met an amazingly wide range of characters from all walks of life-from royalty to Nobel laureates, from film and theatre personalities to statesmen and politicians. His meetings have resulted in this collection of anecdotes-some sad, some outright funny, and some simply staid. His writing in no way borders on gossip, but rather ...