BOOK 'The Children of Nature: The Life and Legacy of Ramana Maharshi' reading by the author Prof Susan Visvanathan at Reference Library, 1st floor, IGNCA, 11, Mansingh Road > 4pm-5pm on 28th January 2016

Time : 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Add to Calendar 28/01/2016 16:00 28/01/2016 17:00 Asia/Kolkata BOOK 'The Children of Nature: The Life and Legacy of Ramana Maharshi' reading by the author Prof Susan Visvanathan Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/01/book-children-of-nature-life-and-legacy.html Reference Library, 1st floor, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Reference Library, 1st floor, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001

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Event Description : 
This month, Prof Susan Visvanathan will read from her book 'The Children of Nature: The Life and Legacy of Ramana Maharshi'. 

The book addresses the question of devotion and community life with respect to Ramanasramam in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. It seeks to understand mysticism, transcendence and detachment within a historical perspective, looking at narratives from a feminist perspective.

Prof Susan Visvanathan teaches Sociology at Centre for the Study of Social Systems, JNU, Delhi. She is the author of The Christians of Kerala, and also a well known writer of literary fiction. Susan Visvanathan was Fellow at NMML, Delhi and at IIAS, Shimla and MSH, Paris She was SASNET Fellow at Lund University and Charles Wallace Fellow at Belfast.

Background : IGNCA Book Circle @ Reference Library. Under the Outreach initiative the IGNCA Book Circle has a monthly event held on the fourth Thursday of every month.

Exciting works of fiction, non-fiction and those of academic interest will be showcased through readings, panel discussions and informal conversations. The aim is to tap into the rich intellectual wealth of Delhi and the IGNCA, and bridge the divide between the reader and writer in the wonderful setting on the IGNCA Library.

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BOOK 'The Children of Nature: The Life and Legacy of Ramana Maharshi' reading by the author Prof Susan Visvanathan at Reference Library, 1st floor, IGNCA, 11, Mansingh Road > 4pm-5pm on 28th January 2016 BOOK 'The Children of Nature: The Life and Legacy of Ramana Maharshi' reading by the author Prof Susan Visvanathan at Reference Library, 1st floor, IGNCA, 11, Mansingh Road > 4pm-5pm on 28th January 2016 Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Thursday, January 28, 2016 Rating: 5

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