Dawn of the Disciples - Part One of the Arlanian Trilogy
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'The Hungry Tide' (2004) by Amitav Ghosh
Set in the Sundarbans, this novel is about an unlikely trio who travel up river together to find the rare Irrawaddy Dolphin.
Off the easternmost coast of India, in the Bay of Bengal, lies the immense labyrinth of tiny islands known as the Sundarbans.
For settlers here, life is precarious: attacks by deadly tigers are common, and the threat of eviction and consequent social unrest is ever present.
Without warning, at any time, tidal floods rise and surge over the land, leaving devastation in their wake. In this place of vengeful beauty, the lives of three people from different worlds collide.
The novel also explores topics such as humanism and environmentalism, especially when they come into conflict.
The novel won the 2004 Crossword Book Prize.
Saswat S. Das discussed the book as exploring themes of "home" and "homelessness" in a 2006 article in Indian Literature.
The Morichjhanpi massacre of 1978–79, when the government of West Bengal forcibly evicted thousands of Bengali refugees who had settled on the island, forms a background for some parts of the novel.
Indeed, my dear friend, the Goddess Kali - who holds sway over both Humanity and the Environment in India - found this novel to be very entertaining and factual about India :)
Especially the methods to harmonize Humanism and Environmentalism were described very accurately - so that People, Dolphins, Crocodiles, and man-eating Tigers can live in Peace and Harmony with each other :)
On that note, we would like to remind all People in India, that Human Evolution is a constant in the Universe.
Just like imperialism had to make way for Liberty and Social Justice, so will inequality and classism make way for Equality, Equity, Prosperity and Human Rights in India.
We would like to remind all People in the International Community, that the importance of belonging to Humankind takes precedence over all the marks of distinction that may separate one person from another.
The thing that matters most is not that we have any particular cultural or national identity, or that we abide by any particular religion or philosophical conviction, but that we share with all People the highest values of Humanity: Love, Cooperation and Compassion.
Love and Light,
Mark - BTB-Global Peacebuilding / विष्णु - दुर्गा - कृष्ण
PS: The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the Irrawaddy Dolphin her pride of place as the national animal of India :)
Details
- Publication Date
- May 7, 2014
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781312172968
- Category
- Personal Growth
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Mark O'Doherty
Specifications
- Pages
- 354
- Binding
- Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)
Keywords
AdventureRomancemediationreligionspeculative fictionmagicchildren of conflictharmoniumloveRacial Peace-MakingmetaphysicspeacebuildinggenderethicsREQUESTING SUPPORT FOR BTB-GLOBAL PEACEBUILDINGIt should be noted that the contribution of Mr. Alex Graham - the Chairman of the Scott Trust and the ultimate owner of The Guardian newspaper - to Global Peacebuilding is absolute zero. So we recommend that this should change :)Also the leading figures of The Guardian are behaving a bit like corupt English politicians - like stingy silly snobs - by not advocating a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) and thereby enforcing inequality, poverty, bondage and political corruption.So it would be much appreciated if my dear friend Alex Graham - who's a pretty rich guy - could provide us with some decent accomodation and income since we've been working together with The Guardian for the past five years.I also would like to take this opportunity to say that my dear friend Katharine Viner is doing a very good job as the Editor-in-chief of The Guardian providing some very interesting information on a wide range of topics :)It's just that Kate is a bit inhibited by the constraints and conventions of mainstraim media lacking a bit of a revolutionary flare. However once I get to the UK I would he happy to hook up with her and teach her some new stuff :)It is worth noting that the contribution of the Top Banks in Switzerland - in particular the UBS Group AG under Colm Kelleher and Sergio Ermotti - which has total assets of US $1.10 trillion - to BTB-Global Peacebuilding is absolute zero.Since we devote considerable resources and energy into manifesting Peace and Prosperity in Israel-Palestine the Swiss Banks ought to support us - also in view that in WW2 Swiss Banks worked together with the Nazis.We don't want to make a big deal out of this - since WW2 was a dreadful and difficult situation for all parties concerned - but I'm just saying that if the Top Banks in Switzerland would like to contribute they are welcome to contact me anytime :)The same applies to Bernard Arnault the world's richest man, who virtually has all French politicians in his pocket. On that note, we would like to emphasize that political corruption with end in France. Président de la République française - MarkIt's also worth noting that the Austrian Government - in particular Chancellor Karl Nehammer - is doing a very bad job concerning the protection of NGO's from press freedom attacks and malicious cyber attacks; which is very disappointing :(NB: We would like to emphasize that the Austrian Government has a moral and leagal obligation to protect the NGO BTB-Global Peacebuilding from press freedom attacks. Hence we suggest that the DSN provides us with a secured and official Home Office.COUNTERING AND PREVENTING POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY:LE MONDE: "How Bernard Arnault the world's richest man, is expanding his empire" / The billionaire CEO of the Louis Vuitton Moët-Hennessy group is treated like a head of state.He has become the corrupt embodiment of the inversion of the balance of power between politics and business. It's imperative that Bernard Arnault and French politicians - the Assemblée nationale - implement a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) in France.HEALING THE UK: "Britons have become so mean that many of us think poor people don’t deserve leisure time" / A new survey is shocking but maybe not surprising. This is the Victorian workhouse mentality repackaged for the iPhone era.‘What does it mean to have a good life? Is a modern economy working if large swathes of the population can’t afford occasional leisure?’Should someone off work with Parkinson’s be allowed a television? Does a supermarket assistant deserve a hobby? YouGov put a range of expenses to the public to ask at what income level they believed each should be attainable.Things get particularly interesting when respondents were asked about “non-essentials”. Only 60% think seasonal celebrations should be attainable for all while 55% think everyone should be able to afford a television.Just 39% thought everyone – the wealthiest average earners, those on the minimum wage, and benefits claimants – should be able to pursue a non-active hobby, with only 27% believing those on any income should have the chance to go out socialising.Such attitudes are grim but hardly new. As British philosopher Bertrand Russell said in 1932: “The idea that the poor should have leisure has always been shocking to the rich.”The cost of living crisis has seen disposable income inequality in Britain rise with the poorest fifth of the population enduring the biggest fall as they’re forced to spend more to cover the basics.Meanwhile ministers respond to growing hardship by telling the public to just work more hours. While the workforce has been told to slog harder, there’s not only less time to relax – there’s no more money to pay for it.Rather than a pushback there has been a quiet acceptance of meagre recreation – not least for those on low incomes.A decade of anti-benefits rhetoric and squeezes on living standards has fostered the belief that people on social security and low wages deserve a life of penury and boredom.All of this speaks to fundamental questions. What does it mean to have a good life? Is a modern economy working if large swathes of the population can’t afford occasional leisure? And what does it say about us if we don’t want that for each other?That this can in any way be seen as radical, demonstrates not only how low Britain’s living standards have sunk, but the worst of our instincts that say some people deserve no better.Hence it's imperative that we all evolve to civilized and compassionate human beings - individually and collectively - by manifesting Equality Social Justice and a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG); so that we can live in Peace, Health and Harmony.The UK governmnet - especially PM Rishi Sunak and his cronies - must cut through the red tape and implement a Basic Guarantee (BIG). Otherwise the UK will revert back to the Dark Ages. Rising inequality and poverty may even erupt into civil war.Now Rishi is a pretty clever guy - having earned a Master of Business Administration postgraduate degree from Stanford University. So Rishi can do the mass. If civil war erupts in the UK it will harm our economy - which doesn't amuse us :(ALJAZEERA: "A silent emergency: The rise in suicides among UK doctors" / Medics are twice as likely to die by suicide than the general population. / Hence it is imperative that working conditions and Empathy improves towards Medics; by implementing a BIG.GUARDIAN: "Our generation was told liberal economics would make us free. Look at us now. We were misled" / There is no space for socialising or relaxation only for a fleeting sleep from which she wakes up to go back to work.Hence it's imperative that the UK government ends its policy of illiberalism and bondage; and implements a Basic Income Guarantee - to counteract socioeconomic inequalities and economic dictatorship - and to prevent burnout and suicide of Medics.PM Rishi Sunak should also be aware that the days when the UK head of state is as quiet as a mouse are gone. So in the name of Queen and Country, I will be taking charge as Acting President and Head-of-State of the UK. THE CROWN - MarkWe should all evolve to civilized and compassionate human beings - individually and collectively - by manifesting Equality Social Justice and a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG); so that we can all live in Peace Health and Harmony. Mark / विष्णु-दुर्गा-कृष्णNB: The combination of grace strength, agility and enormous power has earned the Dolphin her pride of place as the national animal of India, China, the UK and US. Love and Light - भगवान भला करे , Mark - BTB-Global Peacebuilding / विष्णु - दुर्गा - कृष्ण