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Just Another Fan
For Jayeeta (in her own words), Imran Khan, has been her ‘source of sustenance’ ever since she was a young girl. Moreover, since then she had nurtured the dream to meet her idol, but on her own mettle. JAF! is the story of that quest. As you turn the pages of JAF! I can guarantee that you will identify with Jayeeta’s quest and willingly become a part of it. For, inside each one of us resides a fan who, too, would someday share a similar story.
Transformations of the Buddhist Community in Modern China
Buddhism, one of the greatest world religions, spans 2500 years of Asian history. It is a diverse complexity of not only doctrines and institutions, but also ritual, moral, devotional and meditative practices. Since the Awakening of Gautama Buddha in the fifth century B.C.E., Buddhism has focused on the realization of enlightenment through the cultivation of morality, meditation and wisdom. While the vast array of Buddhist religious and cultural forms defines the breadth of the experience of Buddhism, its profound spiritual quest for enlightenment defines its depth. As Buddhism has evolved over the last few decades, it may be speculated that Buddhism has become an indispensable part of China...
Between the Lines
This is a NARRATIVE OF THE JOURNEY OF learning the art of NEWS ASSESSING, COLLATING, EDITING AND THE ART OF STORY TELLING… IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PASSION, THE PAIN AND THE PERILS… Without passion you can’t create and there’s a lot of pain involved about the things you give up for the passion and the peril is that you are in constant fear that while you are in the process of making a creative product… you don’t lose out to others and lose the edge and lose the art of telling the story.
Buddhism and Ecology
Contributed articles presented at the Seminar on Buddhist Ecology held at Kolkata in 2003?
Uposatha Ceremony
Buddhist monastic discipline; a study.
Business
Thinking of starting up a business? Hoping it will succeed beyond your wildest dreams? You could start with advice from someone who knows. R.S. Agarwal, along with his friend R.S. Goenka, has built a business from scratch, failed, picked himself up and now heads Emami - a multinational brand Made in India. His wisdom on various business and personal aspects is distilled in an easy-to-read and insightful narrative about his life and business. It is a concise, compelling read for every entrepreneur, whether just starting out or well-established. Agarwal combines a pragmatic, down-to-earth approach to work and the rat race with a childlike wonder and the utopian daydreams of the eternal optimist. With rare sensitivity and humanity, good, old-fashioned ethics and cutting-edge technology, Agarwal has transformed a dream into the business giant it is today. This book tells the story of that odyssey with candour and sagacity. There are short stories that deliver home truths, snippets that delight and quotes that enlighten. Business: The Emami Way is, in short, an MBA in an easy-to-understand handbook.
Women in Early Indian Buddhism
This volume is a broad-ranging comparative study with translations of texts, sections of texts and textual fragments that are concerned with women in early Indian Buddhism, including study of texts in Gandhari, Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese, Tibetan and Sinhala.
Daughters of the Buddha
"A testimony to the important contributions made by the women who were direct disciples of the Buddha-and a source of inspiration to Buddhist women today. In this book, esteemed scholar-monk Bhikkhu Anālayo examines accounts of the first female disciples of the Buddha available in the early discourses and their parallels, taking the reader back to the earliest period in the history of Buddhism that can still be accessed today. He dedicates a chapter of his book to each remarkable woman, sharing with the reader her particular insights and teachings. Both nuns and laywomen are featured in these pages, and the diversity of voices and richness of thought will serve as instruction and encouragement for modern scholars and practitioners alike"--
