THE MODERN DAY HINDU,
Surviving Twenty -first Century through Hindu way of
living,
by Dr. Nikhil Chandwani, Publisher: WRC Publishers, part
of Raindrops Publishers, Year of publication
2018, No. of Pages 141, Price : Rs. 299/=, $ 10, ISBN: 978-93-88259-22-4,
This book is an abstract work of fiction and imagination.
According to the author, he has not taken any thing from what is existing. He
has written based on his experience in imagining and organizing the things for
this topic. It has references to Hollywood movies, music and social media. It explains Hinduism with the help of
Science. Many of the Indians are under the influence of the western world, but
it makes efforts to keep the Indian culture alive. In all, there are 14
Chapters in the book. Almost all Chapters contain one or more colourful
figures, except Chapters 1, 3, and 11. Total number of figures in the book is
35. Chapter 2 also contains two tables, one flow chart and one sketch. Being
based in USA, the author has generally used American terminology and spellings.
About the author has been provided in detail & is impressive enough. The
author has also given Acknowledgement in the beginning of the book, for the
help, assistance and cooperation given, mostly by his parents & family
members, in writing this book.
The author indicates inclinations towards creativity and
positivity with the pictures of "connecting the dots". New things
bring new experiences. We get ideas from nothing and then proceed from
imagination to physical realization. He discusses about two laws of Creation, solitude,
loneliness, free will and Cosmos. The author depicts seven spheres to define
concepts and evolving of the models of items of use. A problem solving flow
chart is depicted as a typical way of dealing with the world. Author discusses about
cycle of life, changes, evolution and revolution and observation of data and
finding meaning in it. There can be several options in life, including
reactions from the environment and things may be bad. Author talks about Common
Consensus Reality and Personally Experienced Reality. Some of us inflate our
balloon of reality. Our education is continuous and we learn from each other. Everything
is a system, which consists of sub-systems. Interfaces allow for exchanges
between inside of the system and the environment. Roles exist in many areas and
are like opposite ends of an interface. He continues to discuss about positive
thinking, positive vibrations, our connections in a matrix, thinking and
feeling, love and lust, giving and accepting and aspects of freedom. A system has boundary on the inside as well
as on the outside, which work together to interface the system. Further
discussion takes place about desire, destiny and fate etc. Life is a set of never ending set of
semicircles and bubbles connected, not fully spherical and that interfaces
affect our behaviour. With computer
generated animations, it is difficult to differentiate between tricks and the
real movie, leading to fear in our mind. Neutrality is close to observation. We
should think that all things happen for the good. He discusses about our having set of
preferences and dislikes and clash of preferences. A question is also posed as
to whether everything is fixed and whether we are driven by fate. He talks of
hotness, temperature and absolute zero etc. Science appears to have become
complex. We need adapting in life and we could be happy even without having
anything. He discusses about the keyboard as an interface, recycling for better
work, miniaturization, intelligence and consciousness. Concluding, he states that triangle or
trinity embodies stability. In the same vein, he mentions about bubbles,
spirals and gravity.
The design of the Cover of the book is colourful and
appealing. About the book has been given on the back cover of the book. He has
used several abbreviations and coined new explanations for some words. This
book is insightful and gives inspiration to live the life. It has narration in simple language which is
easy to understand. Though one may be
curious to know, about the contents of the book, but for an orthodox Hindu, it
is a difficult effort. It differentiates
between the modern days and the olden days. People in the modern world are very
busy and are unable to find time for such things. Choosing this topic for
writing this book is courageous. The book can be considered to be of interest
to those who have neutral considerations, like imaginations, new perspectives
on existence and out of the box discussions.
------------------Reviewer:
vijaiksharma
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