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Enslaved — The New
Slavery
Living in fear of being sent back to condition of war, persecution, sexual oppression or grinding poverty, these hapless immigrants come to the UK only to find that their passports are in the hands of their oppressors and that the world of freedom and equal opportunity they have escaped to is, in fact, a deadly trap. Confluences II: Indian
Men, Indian Gods
The mythological and historical tropes are captured in verse that aims to ponder on, to philosophise and problematise their parallels and connections, if any. Once again, the poet invests her poetic pen in the ink of social colour, to paint in the palette of a social canvas that is large and narrow at the same time. This book is Nishi Chawla’s exploration of masculinities depicted in traditional tales and folk narratives. Gifted with an acute eye for ironic observation, Nishi draws out the parallels in contemporary society and suggests that myths are perennially reinvented to suit their times." Sketches of Saints —
Known and Unknown
Have you ever paused to ask yourself the question, "Is my life truly rewarding, fulfilling and satisfying? Am I living the Life Beautiful?" If this question has crossed your mind even once, you are sure to draw inspiration and spiritual sustenance from Vaswani’s captivating account of the Lives of Saints. Dada’s profound admiration, love and reverence for these great souls transcends all narrow boundaries of race, nationality, caste, creed and community. Thus he writes with equal respect for Sadhvi Vasuki and Mother TERESA; Adi Shankara comes alive in these pages as does Father Damien; Albert Schweitzer is featured here, as is Hasan Darvesh; you will also get to learn about less well known men and women, who, in Sadhu Vaswani’s wods, lived a "hidden life in the Hidden One".
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IN this compelluing and
persuasive book that examies the complex subject of immigration, and its
connection to modern-day slavery, Rahila Gupta seeks out five former
slaves who had been trafficked, smuggled or duped into the UK, and helps
them to tell us their stories. We meet a pregnant child from Sierra
Leone, who was locked up in a London house as a domestic slave; a
Russian teenager trafficked into prostitution; a Chinese man, living in
fear of the triads; a religious Somali woman who had to promise sex in
order to eat; and a young Punjabi woman forced into marriage and
repeatedly abused by her husband.
THESE fifty poems are a
sequel to Nishi Chawla’s collection of poetry on "Indian Women,
Indian Goddesses" (2007). Nishi Chawla offers here a poetic outlook
on questions and issues arising from the lives and experiences of Indian
men and Indian Gods.
IT has been said that this
human birth is God’s greatest gift to us. Most of us hasrdly ever stop
to assess the true value of this precious gift. Perhaps many of us are
apt to imagine that we are leading busy, full lives, making the best
possible use of God’s rare gift.