Gita Mehta

case of A River Sutra by Gita Mehta, the interactions between the narrator and other characters are used to show how living vicariously through others prevents personal growth. Early on in A River Sutra, the interaction between the narrator and the Jain Monk Ashok shows how the narrator feels entitled. Both character begin discussing how they renounced the world; the narrator believes that he is entitled to hear his story: “‘As a monk, can you deny me enlightenment?”’ (Mehta 13). At this point, this

In the nonfiction book written by Suketu Mehta, Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, the title holds significant meaning. The reason behind this is explored within the first chapter, “Personal Geography,” as it concisely represents why Mehta chose this as the name of his work (3). Through the telling of his history in Bombay as a child and his rediscovery of it coming back as an adult, Mehta sets the stage for an in-depth description of this city and its nature throughout the rest of the book. This

Introduction to Bapsi Sidhwa: Bapsi Sidhwa is widely recognized as one of the most prominent Pakistani-Anglophone novelists writing today. She was raised in the Parsi community, a religious and ethnic minority in Pakistan. Sidhwa was born on August 11, 1938, in Karachi, Pakistan, then part of India. Her family belonged to the Parsi ethnic community which practices the Zoroastrian religion. Sidhwa received a bachelor’s degree from Kinnaird College for Women in 1956. After her first husband died, she

According to Hindu and Buddhist theory, when a person dies, he or she “is,” because while our physical bodies may cease to exist, the true self – the Atman – is an entity apart from body, mind and soul, which, as Brahman, will always be. In the story of Nachiketas, as told in the Katha Upanishad, a young yogi ventures to the dwelling of Yama, the God of Death, who grants him three boons, or favors, of his choosing. The third favor which Nachiketas asks of Yama, however, is to know the answer to his

Buddhism and the Bhagavad Gītā Early Buddhism and the Bhagavad Gītā have a wide array similarities and differences. Both Buddhism and the Gita deal with an inner struggle. We see Arjuna dealing with the struggle of whether or not he should murder his family in order to obtain a kingdom. In Buddhism, we see the inner struggle as the quest to find nirvana and the pain that is the very act of living. Although there are some similarities, the differences between Buddhism and the Gita are clear. One of the

Firstly, there has been much controversy about the right to prolong somebody’s life. This is the goal of a life support machine after all. There are many religious organizations that believe that anything should be done to preserve a life. The Buddhist religion has great respect for life, and they believe that it is not morally correct to let a person die if it can be prevented. On the other hand, they believe that it is not necessary to do any excessive treatment to a human being that could cause

explain that for one to evolve they should worship more, "Men who worship me, thinking solely of me, always disciplined, win the reward I secure" (Gita 9:20 p.58) and be following and doing your duties, "Look to your own duty do not tremble before it" (Gita 2:31 p.57). These two ways of fixing the problem are explained by Krishna to Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita. Arjuna is set to fight in a battle but in the last minute he twirls around the idea of retreating because of the fear of dying and killing.

up next to the Gospels is the Bhagavad-Gita (or just the Gita). These two texts can depict similarities and differences between the two cultures presented: Christianity and Hinduism. Keeping an open mind when reading cultural texts is what makes the texts more interesting and informs the reader more clearly. The analysis between one western text and one non-western text can really widen the perspective of one person. Due to the fact that Krishna from the Gita seems to

bible text and the Bhagavad text. The Bhagavad Gita is often called as the Bible of Hindus. The similarities between them can be analyzed from the facts that Bhagavat Gita and the Bible has emphasized on the love for man. The texts from both Holy books indicate the fact that God says that he loves those who love the mankind. Further, both the books have cleared that only God guides people, which can be analyzed from texts of both books. In Bhagavad Gita, It is mentioned that “I am the way, supporter

various religious leaders on call if a patient were to request them. They also have places of worship available to serve as a sanctuary for patients. These places are equipped with sacred texts from different religions such as the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita and the Holy Bible. As described in the article, “Sacred spaces in public places: religious and spiritual plurality in health care”, “These spaces evoked a feeling of sacredness of space and time – a sense of transcendence, immanence or connectedness