Arvind Sharma Book order

To write on the Manusmriti is to play with fire! This statement is not merely metaphorical; the Manusmriti has a history of being literally torched. But where there is fire, there is also the possibility of light.'

This collection features a diverse array of quotable thoughts that explore various subjects, offering insights and reflections that inspire and provoke thought. Each quote encapsulates wisdom and perspective, making it a valuable resource for readers seeking motivation or deeper understanding across different themes. Ideal for anyone looking to enrich their knowledge or find inspiration in succinct expressions of thought.

The book explores the concept of extinction, defining it as the process through which species cease to exist, leading to a decline in biodiversity. It examines the challenges in identifying the exact moment of extinction, often determined retrospectively after a species has been absent for a while. Factors contributing to extinction include habitat changes and competition. Notably, it highlights that over 99% of species that have ever existed are now extinct, while mass extinctions may have played a role in accelerating evolutionary diversification.

The story explores themes of friendship, forgiveness, and the contrasting ways individuals process hurt and gratitude. After a heated argument in the desert, one friend slaps the other, who chooses to express his pain by writing in the sand. Later, when the slapped friend nearly drowns, his companion saves him, prompting a shift in expression as he carves his gratitude into stone. This narrative illustrates how true friendship can endure conflicts and transform pain into appreciation.

Exploring the profound themes of suffering, this book offers an intimate reflection on its nature and significance in human experience. Through personal insights and philosophical musings, it delves into how suffering shapes identity, resilience, and understanding. The narrative invites readers to contemplate their own experiences, fostering a deeper connection to the universal struggles of life.

Most of the time, people find it difficult to abandon their houses, relatives, fields, and granaries without grave risk of loss. Unseen or unpredictable forces do not give a person much choice. He had always felt a sense of belonging to his village, no matter where he lived. Coming back home from an alien place, he should have felt a sense of elation, but times had changed, and so had the circumstances. An empty home filled with loneliness waited for him. Only events from the past and shattered dreams accompanied him on this journey.

The book explores the critical role of teachers in fostering inclusive education within India's higher educational system, highlighting the alarming statistic that only 1.2% of disabled youth are enrolled in universities. It examines the gap between policy and practice, emphasizing the need for greater accessibility for the 98.8% of disabled youth excluded from higher education. The research focuses on university faculty's perceptions, awareness of students' needs, and knowledge of accommodations, which significantly impact the success and inclusion of students with disabilities.

Edward Said's Orientalism (1978) is a seminal work in the field of postcolonial culture studies. It critiqued Western scholarship about the Eastern world for its patronizing attitude and tendency to view it as exotic, backward and uncivilized. Arvind Sharma, longstanding professor of comparative religion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, now takes up the Palestinian academic's groundbreaking ideas - originally put forth predominantly in a Middle Eastern context - and tests them against Indian material. He explores in an Indian context Said's contention that the relationship between knowledge and power is central to the way the West depicts the non-West. Scholarly and accessible, The Ruler's Gaze throws fresh light on Indian colonial history through a Saidian lens.

In his Autobiography, Gandhi wrote, "What I want to achieve - what I have been striving and pining to achieve these thirty years - is self-realization, to see God face to face. ... All that I do by way of speaking and writing, and all my ventures in the political field, are directed to this same end." While hundreds of biographies and histories have been written about Gandhi (1869-1948), nearly all of them have focused on the national, political, social, economic, educational, environmental, or familial dimensions of his life. Very few, in recounting how Gandhi led his country to political freedom, have viewed his struggle primarily as a search of spiritual liberation. Shifting the focus to the understudied subject of Gandhi's spiritual life, Arvind Sharma retells the story of Gandhi's life through this lens. Illuminating unsuspected dimensions of Gandhi's inner world and uncovering their surprising connections with his outward actions, Sharma explores the eclectic religious atmosphere in which Gandhi was raised, his belief in karma and rebirth, his conviction that morality and religion are synonymous, his attitudes toward tyranny and freedom, and, perhaps most important, the mysterious source of his power to establish new norms of human conduct. This book enlarges our understanding of one of history's most profoundly influential figures, a man whose trust in the power of the spirit helped liberate millions

Identifying and addressing specific learning disabilities in children is crucial for teachers, as many students display paradoxical skills, such as excelling in arithmetic while struggling with reading. The automatic promotion policy in education can exacerbate these issues, placing students in classes beyond their capabilities and widening the gap between their actual and expected performance. Additionally, the complexity of varied syllabi and language requirements complicates learning. The evaluation system must adapt to focus on these children's unique talents to ensure they receive the attention they need.