2022

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Richard Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. He has written numerous works of fiction and also non-fiction flight-related titles. His works include Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977), both of which were among the best sellers. Most of Bach's books have been…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King advanced civil rights for people of colour in the United States through nonviolence and civil disobedience. Inspired by the nonviolent activism…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Anthony de Mello, also known as Tony de Mello (4 September 1931 – 2 June 1987), was an Indian Jesuit priest and psychotherapist. A spiritual teacher, writer, and public speaker, de Mello wrote several books on spirituality and hosted numerous spiritual retreats and conferences. He continues to be known for his storytelling,…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Masanobu Fukuoka (2 February 1913 – 16 August 2008) was a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of no-till, herbicide and pesticide free cultivation methods from which he created a particular method of agriculture, commonly referred to as "natural farming"…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Leo Tolstoy   (1828 – 1910), was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909; the fact that he never…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist, also considered a philosopher although he himself rejected the title. He is best known as the author of The Prophet, which was first published in the United States in 1923 and has since become one…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Thich Nhat Hanh (October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, teacher, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaging Buddhism known as the "father of mindfulness". In the mid-1960s, Thich Nhat Hanh co-founded the School…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism, and a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes. This month, our front page anecdote is…

Dear Friends, Namaskaram! Herman Edward Daly (born July 21, 1938) is an American ecological economist and emeritus professor at the School of Public Policy of University of Maryland, College Park in the United States, best known for his time as a senior economist at the World Bank from 1988 to 1994. In 1996, he was…