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Physics is an exemplification,
an encouragement and
a refinement of old India wisdom.
- Julius R. Oppenheimer, father of Atomic Bomb
- Julius R. Oppenheimer,
ISBN 9788192084633
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Susan Strebe
Kensington, California, USA
Academic Publications
Shillong
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Bara Bazar, Shillong-793002
MEGHALAYA, India
Ph: 9774140451, 9863028358
Email: sgewali@gmail.com
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Prof. Chitra Divakaruni is US based world-famous writer, poet -- her famous novel, The Mistress of Spices was released
as a film directed by Paul Mayeda Berges starring Aishwarya Rai and Dylan McDermott..
Her another novel
has been selected for the filming by the Hollywood production company.
Udine, Italy
Ms. Priya Dutt, a member of parliament and daughter of legendary star Sunil Dutt presenting
bouquet to Salil Gewali in appreciation of his exhaustive research on ancient wisdom of INDIA
in the eyes of world-renowned scholars.
Indian philosophers
subtleties make most
of the great
European
philosophers look
like schoolboys.
- TS Eliot,
Source: After strange Gods.
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Acknowledgments
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1879-1955
Albert Einstein
Francois M. Voltaire
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1904-1967
Julius R Oppenheimer
1901-1976
Werner Heisenberg
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1803-1882
Votaire
Ralph Emerson
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Erwin Schrodinger
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Some blood
transfusion from the
East to the West is a
must to save
Western science
from spiritual
anemia.
- Erwin Schrdinger,
Source: Long Walk to Enlightenment
by Dr. Thillayvel Naidoo
Congratulation for an excellent compilation. As other scholars my intense efforts in quest of real
wisdom led me to Indian wisdom. I cant describe this experience, neither to show it. Every Act is
Gratitude, Meditation, and Devotion now. I can live my humble vocation in Joy at every moment...
the credit goes to the Indian literature. Well, please do not forget to mention Pythagoras of Samos,
who made a long journey into the Indus, and studied the Sulba Sutras and carried to Greece, studies
including geometry and trigonometry (with applications to astronomy, geography, navigation,
spiritualism etc.
So delighting to come across your great quotes book, Great minds on India.
Its again exciting to find the quotes of TS Eliot, my favourite poet, who was a
Sanskrit scholar too. He wrote a huge epic poem The Waste Land about
Dattatreya, one of the most interesting and mysterious of the divine
characters in the ancient tradition of INDIA. My fascination for Indian
knowledge and culture have brought me to set up a knowledge centre in the
Santa Cruz mountains of California -- dedicated to sharing the ancient
knowledge of India.
- Ms Alx Uttermann,
- Sanjeev Trivedi,
Ahmadabad, Gujarat
It is doubtless a unique venture and the compiler Salil Gewali deserves kudos for
having accomplished such an onerous task as to compile comments on India
and ancient wisdom by a galaxy of Western intellectual giants and then
to choose the best and the most relevant ones.
York
- Timothy Hart,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
It is a must-read for
every Indian,
particularly for him or
her who is not very
happy with the image
of India as projected
today by some
unpatriotic,
unscrupulous people
with vested interests. It is
a shame that we do not
think highly of our own
motherland and look to
the West for whatever
reasons.
- Omar Luther King,
columnist, Delhi
It's marvelous book and so lovingly written indeed ! It clearly depicts the compiler's passion for
the subject. I always felt similarly about our country but never imagined that I would one day
get to read such a beautiful compilation of it all. And to think that it came my way from the
very author himself and in such an unlikely manner, is more than I could ever imagine! I think it's
only further evidence of the interconnectedness of the universal consciousness that I happen to
be looking into currently.
- Dr M Angie, New Delhi
Salil Gewali
Salil started casually collecting such quotes about 24 years ago. But
bringing into a book form occurred to him while reading the world famous
books 'The Tao of Physics' and 'Uncommon Wisdom' by Frijtof Capra
for the second time in 1995. The years 1996-98 saw him frantically
preoccupied. He exhaustively worked for this compilation.
Life was not always a bed of roses. The dreams one cherishes often
meet with stumbling block of adversaries. No matter however Gewali tried
he could not save enough money to publish the book for many years
though the compilation was ready in 1998 itself. However, he had never
lost his hope. He would do lots of Xerox of those compiled quotes and
share with anyone whom he believe would appreciate. But at last, with a
little cash in hand, Gewali could see his treasured dream fulfilled. He could
publish the compilation in glossy format in 2009. He was delighted, the
book was instantly gloried, so appreciated that the Governor of
Meghalaya heartily consented to release it in the most fitting manner.
--- Dr. Prof. M. K. Mehta, New Delhi