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Books that influenced Gandhi
“A friend of the poor and the underdog, humble and bold, sincere and frank, simple and austere, non-violent and truthful in thoughts, words and deeds; frail in body but mighty in spirit”. This is how Satish Kumar describes Mahatma Gandhi. This great leader shook the foundations of British Empire and tried to liberate India in the real sense of the term. He tried emancipating the “untouchables” in the way he deemed the most appropriate, gave the message of peace, love, brotherhood, truth and non-violence. It is important to know what shaped such great a leader and what thoughts inspired him. Gandhi’s thought started developing and getting shaped in London where…
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Modern Classics for Your Library
The idea to compile an exhaustive list of books to have in one’s library has been with me for long. What made this list possible was a request by a particular friend to compile one such list for him. I began compiling this list a few months back and it wouldn’t surprise anyone if I say that the list isn’t exhaustive as yet, however I decided to go ahead with publication of this first draft [Originally Published on 21st August, 2022] [Updated: 03 November, 2022]. I have divided the books into two groups to begin with – Classics and Modern Classics. “Classics” include books dating back to the ancient and…
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Modern Classics on Science and Environment
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published on 21st August, 2022, Updated: 3rd November, 2022] Einstein’s Theory of Relativity On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Principia Mathematica Issac Newton Gaia: A New look at Life on Earth (1979) – James Lovelock The Ages of Gaia: A Biography of Our Living Earth (1989) – James Lovelock Albert Einstein, The Meaning of Relativity, 1922 Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science, 1958 Rudolf Carnap, Philosophical Foundations of Physics, 1966 Michael Friedman, Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Relativistic Physics and the Philosophy of Science, 1983 Erwin Schrödinger, What is Life? The Physical Aspect…
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Modern Classics: Psychology, Self Help, Sense Making, Guidance, Basic Learning
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published on 21st August, 2022, Updated: 3rd November, 2022] Psychoanalysis and Feminism (1975) – Juliet Mitchell Motivation and Personality (1954) – Abraham Maslow Towards a Psychology of Being (1962) – Abraham Maslow William James, The Principles of Psychology, 1890 12 Rules for Life – Jordan Peterson The Paradox of Choice – Barry Schwartz Extraordinary Popular Delusions – Charles Mackay How to Read a Book – Adler Responsibility of Peoples Responsibility of Intellectuals – Noam Chomsky Body Keeps the Score – Bassel van der Kolk Why we Sleep – Matthew Walker The Case Against Adolescence – Robert Epstein Psychology…
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Modern Classics: Literature
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published as on 21st August, 2022, Updated: 3rd November, 2022] Caleb Williams – William Godwin The Prophet – Khalil Jibran Khalil Jibran’s Love Letters The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown Animal Farm – George Orwell Sons and Lovers – Lawrence Lolita Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoevsky Gitanjali – Rabindranath Tagore War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy
