Keath barrie biography of mahatma
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I came to the USA at the age of 34 and am married and have a family. I komma from a family of religious faith, but inom could not say that I was religious in my younger days. inom was very much influenced by my grandfather during the first 16 years of my life. During my childhood, my grandfather had told me countless stories from the Hindu mythology, Ramayana, Mahabharata, and life-stories of 63 Nayanmars among them. I would not säga that my grandfather was overtly religious either. After the morning ablutions, inom always had to offer him the sacred ash which he would apply to his forehead with great reverence uttering the names of Lord Siva and Muruga. Earlier he had composed a poetry booklet in Tamil on Lord Muruga, praising His virtues.
I have always had a deep love for India and enormous respect for her heritage. Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi have always inspired me. Having studied in Christian-mission schools in India for 11 years, I have had good exposure to the Bible an
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G. K. Chesterton
English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936)
Not to be confused with A. K. Chesterton.
G. K. Chesterton KC*SG | |
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Chesterton in 1909 | |
| Born | Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-05-29)29 May 1874 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 14 June 1936(1936-06-14) (aged 62) Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Resting place | Roman Catholic Cemetery, Beaconsfield |
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| Education | University College London |
| Period | 1900–1936 |
| Genre | Essays, fantasy, Christian apologetics, Catholic apologetics, mystery, poetry |
| Literary movement | Catholic literary revival[1] |
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Gilbert Keith ChestertonKC*SG (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English author, philosopher, Christian apologist, and literary and art critic.[2]
Chesterton created the fictional priest-detective Father Brown,[3] and wrote on apologetics, such as his wor