{"title":"Books by Pavan K. Varma","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9789382277095","title":"Chanakya's","description":"CHANAKYAS NEW MANIFESTO: To Resolve the Crisis within India; Author Name: PAVAN K VARMA, Paperback binding.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311033823605,"sku":"9789382277095","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789382277095_63f9e254-6f48-4269-b2f3-453b41745f34.jpg?v=1786032833"},{"product_id":"9789395073769","title":"Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduisms Greatest Thinker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA COMPREHENSIVELY RESEARCHED BOOK ON THE LIFE AND PHILOSOPHY OF ADI SHANKARACHARYA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Brahman? What is its relationship to Atman? What is an individual's place in the cosmos? Is a personalised god and ritualistic worship the only path to attain moksha? Does caste matter when a human is engaging with the metaphysical world? The answers to these perennial questions sparkle with clarity in this seminal account of a man and a saint, who revived Hinduism and gave to Upanishadic insights a rigorously structured and sublimely appealing philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJagad Guru Adi Shankaracharya (788-820 CE) was born in Kerala and died in Kedarnath, traversing the length of India in his search for the ultimate truth. In a short life of thirty-two years, Shankaracharya not only revived Hinduism, but also created the organisational structure for its perpetuation through the mathas he established in Sringeri, Dwaraka, Puri and Joshimatha.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdi Shankaracharaya: Hinduism's Greatest Thinker\u003c\/em\u003e is a meticulously researched and comprehensive account of his life and philosophy. Highly readable, and including a select anthology of Shankaracharya's seminal writing, the book also examines the startling endorsement that contemporary science is giving to his ideas today. A must-read for people across the ideological spectrum, this book reminds readers about the remarkable philosophical underpinning of Hinduism, making it one of the most vibrant religions in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePavan K. Varma is a writer-diplomat and was till recently an MP in the Rajya Sabha. He was earlier Advisor to the Chief Minister of Bihar, with the rank of Cabinet Minister. He has been India's Ambassador in several countries, also Director of the Nehru Centre in London, Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, and Press Secretary to the President of India. Author of over a dozen successful books, Pavan K. 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As faith collides with longing, the story unfolds with intensity and depth, drawing readers into a world where every choice reshapes the path to enlightenment.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481614983541,"sku":"9780143478607","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780143478607.jpg?v=1786089895"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-pavan-k-varma.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}