The Swami, who had been in fragile health before and also during his Camp Taylor days, became even more indisposed upon reaching San Francisco. Alice, who had returned with him from the retreat , went …
Preface and Dedication
My earliest memories of Narmada are related to the occasional travels our family had from Bhopal, where we lived, to Pachmarhi, the scenic hill-station in the Satpuras, about 200 km away. For that we …
Samuel Smiles and his ‘Victorian Bible’ – ‘Self-Help’
In 'The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna' there comes an episode in early 1880s, when Sri Ramakrishna asked his young disciple Rakhal (who he considered his spiritual son, and who later became Swami …
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The House-Captain
As the new capital of Madhya Pradesh was announced in 1956, there followed soon the development of a new township with its well planned roads, parks and government residential quarters that posed a …
The forgotten and fascinating tale of William Henry Sleeman
I have always had a considerable admiration for at least a few distinguished Englishmen who came to this country, particularly in early period of colonialism, because of the sheer magnitude of their …
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Somewhere under the canopy of the Central Indian Forests – The Baiga
The Baigas belong to the category of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) - amongst the three marked as such in Madhya Pradesh - others being Sehariya and Bhariya. The Baigas have their habitat …
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