t
gives you a taste of caste-based discrimination, and the bitterness
stays with you, not as mere after-taste, but as a scar. Seen in the
Indian context, the book takes you back to pre-independence era, a time
when untouchability was rampant. What sets it apart, is how it makes you
feel the dehumanization through the character of Bakha. It made my skin
crawl.
Since it deals with discrimination, it
carries a universal appeal. You can easily relate the indignation and
helplessness to all the other instances of bigotry present today, such
as racism and ethnic tensions. Unfortunately, casteism too continues to
survive.
An eye-opening read, if nothing else. Strongly recommended.
Hello!
You talk about life in your question and to read something that can change your whole perspective of life.
Well, I am sure that what you are more concerned with is-"Your life" and not the means.
I would Heartily and strongly recommend you to go to the blog-"Words Into Silence". It contains many life fundamentals articles by Shri Prashant, a contemporary young mystic. His journey took him to technical and management education at IIT (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi) and IIM (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad). He then served for a few years as a management professional, besides a few weeks in the Indian Civil Services.
Responding to a higher calling, he undertook a rigorous spiritual pursuit for a long time, turning to the service of the timeless. He established Advait Life-Education and AdvaitPrashant Foundation as movement for ‘Creation of a new humanity through Intelligent Spirituality’.
Today, the Advait movement has touched the lives of more than a million individuals. Through direct contact with people, and through various internet based channels, Advait continues to bring clarity, peace and love to all.
"This world is our projection, in many senses, in many ways. The moment there is change ‘here’(the mind); there would surely be a corresponding change ‘there'(the world) as well. But one must begin ‘here'(the mind). Go for that beginning."
~Shri Prashant
All the best!
You talk about life in your question and to read something that can change your whole perspective of life.
Well, I am sure that what you are more concerned with is-"Your life" and not the means.
I would Heartily and strongly recommend you to go to the blog-"Words Into Silence". It contains many life fundamentals articles by Shri Prashant, a contemporary young mystic. His journey took him to technical and management education at IIT (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi) and IIM (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad). He then served for a few years as a management professional, besides a few weeks in the Indian Civil Services.
Responding to a higher calling, he undertook a rigorous spiritual pursuit for a long time, turning to the service of the timeless. He established Advait Life-Education and AdvaitPrashant Foundation as movement for ‘Creation of a new humanity through Intelligent Spirituality’.
Today, the Advait movement has touched the lives of more than a million individuals. Through direct contact with people, and through various internet based channels, Advait continues to bring clarity, peace and love to all.
"This world is our projection, in many senses, in many ways. The moment there is change ‘here’(the mind); there would surely be a corresponding change ‘there'(the world) as well. But one must begin ‘here'(the mind). Go for that beginning."
~Shri Prashant
All the best!
You can read Ramayana--- To know how a man should live.
Or you can read BhagavadGeeta--- To understand the Life.
Or you can read "Mahabharat"--- There is a saying about this book, "Yadi haasthi tadanyatra, Yanne haasti natat quachith".(Every thing there in this world is there in this book, Anything not there in this book is not there in the world).
Or you can read BhagavadGeeta--- To understand the Life.
Or you can read "Mahabharat"--- There is a saying about this book, "Yadi haasthi tadanyatra, Yanne haasti natat quachith".(Every thing there in this world is there in this book, Anything not there in this book is not there in the world).
Hello friend.
As you specify, you need an Indian book.
I would suggest you to start with Bhagvad geeta.
This book is immense source of knowledge. The conversation between shree krishna and Arjun is the real truth of life.
Bhagvad
geeta is very effective. While reading you will get to know this. The
more you read that book the more you find new things and better
understanding of life.
All the best.
Hope you find it useful.
My favorites on that list, not in this particular order have been:
(1)
The Bhagavad Gita - By Swami Chidbhavananda - Excellent and unbiased
commentary in my opinion having reviewed multiple versions so far,
including my own dad’s
(2) The Ramayana - I
read it about 25 years back as a kid, a version beautifully translated
from Sanskrit into Telugu. Over years, I have come to appreciate the
difficulties a person could face and how unrelenting they could stand up
to their values - that amazes me even today. Even if one reads it just
as a story, it is an amazing one.
(3) The
Mahabharatha - I was a voracious reader as a kid and tried to consume
this one as well with the Ramayana. What fascinated me was the myriad
complex human characters and even more, the historical details of star
constellations at various events of their lives, their dress preferences
and even names of their chariots & their conch shells was so
extensively documented. For me, it is a historical documentation and not
a myth. Hope somebody proves that one day :)
(4)
Encounter the Enlightened - This book is a series of questions and
answers by Isha Foundation. It contains the answers by Sadhguru Jaggi
Vasudev to various questions posed by his disciples at different points
of time. The sheer logic of some of the answers will open a new
perspective of life for anyone.
(5) The Shiva
Trilogy - This might be a laughable choice for some people. But for me,
the very attempt to bring to life some of the important characters from
Hindu mythology and make them seem human is a great attempt. It aims to
tell us that we can also be like that and not just worship them as gods.
(6)
My experiments with Truth - Let’s forget for a moment that Gandhi was a
phenomenon in the pre- & immediate-post-independence India and look
at him as an ordinary individual. It still counts for a fantastic tale
and the way he has introspected himself is outstanding. Agreed that
there have been questionable choices made by him as a leader, but that
does not take away the fact that he always did what he thought was right
as an individual and mostly guided right by his own inner beacon.
(7)
Wings of Fire - One of the most beloved leaders of modern India, Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam is still underrated among world leaders in my opinion. This
is a brilliant, yet very simple narrative of his life.
The
Complete Works of SwamiVivekananda, Dicovery of India,Glimpses of World
Hisory,Proceedings of the Cinstituent Assembly of India ( to be read
with the Constitution of India, clause by clause) FReedom at
Midhight,"My Experiments With Truth" (Mahatma Gandhi's Autobiography),
My Truth (indira Gamdhi),and Biographies/Autobiographies of all
Nationa;l eaders of India (irrespective of party affiliations)
By my own experience I can suggest you to read books like
Transforming dreams into action by A.p.j Abdul Kalam
Who will cry when you die by robin Sharma
Best
thing about you is you by anupam kher..just not this I would strongly
recommend you to see Lessons from Titanic and playing master stroke of
life, sessions given by His grace Gaur Gopal Prabhu,it will truly bring a
difference, these videos are available on YouTube. Hope it helps.. :)
Here is the list of books you must read :
Here is the link : 10 किताबें जो बदल देंगी आपकी जिंदगी |10 Must Read Books |
Although all booka are not by Indian authors, most of them are available in Hindi.
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