Satish Kumar: Abundant Love by Jagdish Rattanani (English) Paperback Book

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In this 'longform conversation' with Satish Kumar, his interviewers draw out his experiences, reflections and insights. They question his political and philosophical thinking, ask him to revisit strongly held positions and cast new light on him and his views. Forewords by Charles Eisenstein and Arun Maira place his life and work in context.

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Much has been written by and about Satish Kumar - peace pilgrim, co-founder of Schumacher College, and longtime editor of Resurgence magazine.A monk at the age of nine, and now a world-renowned environmental activist with Honorary Doctorates from five UK universities, Satish Kumar has been working to realise Mahatma Gandhi's vision of a peaceful, sustainable world for much of his life.This new volume gives readers the chance to listen in on a 30-hour 'longform conversation' with Satish - a conversation where his interviewers draw out his experiences, reflections and insights. They question his political and philosophical thinking, invite him to revisit strongly held positions and, through the conversation, seek to cast new light on the man and his multiple perspectives on the world.Forewords by Charles Eisenstein and Arun Maira place his life and work in context and the conversation challenges him on many aspects of:*the purpose of our life*reverential ecology*soil, soul and society*the spiritual path and daily life*education, sustainability and economic growth*implementing Gandhian ideals*selfishness and acceptance*caste-politics*centralisation and the economy of tomorrow*Sarvodaya (living in harmony with all existence)*health and technology*capitalism*aesthetics and beauty

Author Biography

Jagdish Rattanani is a journalist, a faculty member at a leading Indian B-School (SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, SPJIMR) and a director of an Indian non-profit news company (Foundation of The Billion Press) that works with the mission of bringing to focus people less seen, voices less heard and perspectives less argued. Jagdish also sits on the board and the wisdom council of the Association of Sustainability Practitioners, UK.After leading newsrooms for over two decades, Jagdish writes syndicated editorial columns for the Indian press and engages with MBA participants at SPJIMR, teaching and learning in areas like Ethics, Business & Society, Responsible Leadership and Communications. Jagdish calls himself a seeker and an explorer of the idea of good living with 3Cs: contribution, connectedness and compassion.

Table of Contents

Foreword 1: Reverential EcologyForeword 2: Satish Kumar's Experiments with TruthCover 1: 'Oh, those people who want to change the world!'Cover 2: A Long Walk: From being to becomingCover 3: Earth is a CommunityChapter 1: Around the Globe, Footloose, PennilessChapter 2: Monk at NineChapter 3: Back in the WorldChapter 4: Editor in London ~ The Story of ResurgenceChapter 5: Who am I?Chapter 6: Schumacher CollegeChapter 7: How We Lost True ConfidenceChapter 8: Centralised Systems Cannot be the Answer for IndiaChapter 9: Caste-politics, Justice, Health and TechnologyChapter 10: SarvodayaChapter 11: Money Making Money: The destructive business modelChapter 12: On Beauty, Speed and iPhonesAfterword: A Road Open to AllGlossaryAcknowledgementsIndexAbout the Authors

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This new volume gives readers the chance to listen in on a 30-hour ' longform conversation' with Satish - a conversation where his interviewers draw out his experiences, reflections and insights. They question his political and philosophical thinking, invite him to revisit strongly held positions and, through the conversation, seek to cast new light on the man and his multiple perspectives on the world.

Details ISBN1913743705 Pages 204 Publisher Triarchy Press Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1913743705 ISBN-13 9781913743703 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-03-28 Author Lisa Pearson Series Longform Conversations series Imprint Triarchy Press Place of Publication Bridport Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 8 colour images AU Release Date 2023-03-28 NZ Release Date 2023-03-28 UK Release Date 2023-03-28 Audience General We've got this

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