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Book reveals Mother Teresa's crisis of faith
A new book being released ahead of Mother Teresa's 10th death anniversary shows that she went through a crisis of faith for nearly half her life.
The book, which is titled Come Be My Light, is a collection of 40-odd letters written by Mother Teresa to her spiritual guides through the years.
The letters express that for 40 years of her 87-year-long life, Mother Teresa could not feel the presence of God.
They show that for almost half her life, Mother Teresa went through a spiritual torment that would have driven most ordinary mortals to abandon their faith.
While few people her knew about her spiritual crisis, it was not a secret from the Vatican, which scrutinized her letters before her beatification in 2003.
The letters have now been put together as a book by Father Brian who in charge of pursuing sainthood for the Mother. (Posted on September 2, 2007)
Taiwanese author calls on Barnala
A writer and poet from Taiwan called on Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai.
Dr Yu Hsi also presented Barnala with The Blue Bird's Moonlight, a book of collection of his poems, dedicated to former President A P J Abdul Kalam.
Hsi is also the president of Chinese Poetry Society and Chinese Writers' and Artists' Association.(Posted on August 29, 2007)
Gandhi's memoirs to be translated
Gujjars in Jammu and Kashmir will now be able to read Gandhian philosophy in their own language as Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography will be translated into Gojri.
Noted Gojri scholar Choudary Hassan Parwaaz has been given the task of translating My Experiments with Truth.
The cover of the book will be designed by eminent graphic artist G Ahmad.
The translated work will also have some rare photographs of Gandhi. . (Posted on August 28, 2007)
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