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An authorised biography of one of the world's greatest spiritual leaders.
Mayank Chhaya has been a journalist for the past twenty-five years
and has reported extensively on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and now
the United States. He is a widely read commentator on South Asian
affairs for the New Delhi-based Indo-Asian News Service and also
runs www.dailysub.com, a news and current affairs site.
He is based in Chicago and divides his time between Washington DC
and New York. Paul English is an actor and narrator based in
Melbourne who has appeared in more than 40 productions with major
Australian theatre companies. Some highlights include Shakespeare's
Hamlet, Chekhov’s Ivanov and Stoppard's Arcadia. Paul's television
credits include SeaChange, Curtin and Gallipoli. His narration of
Li Cunxin's Mao's Last Dancer and Coming Rain by Stephen Daisley
have both won AudioFile Earphones Awards.
"In examining the life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama as an
individual in the context of his different roles as man, monk, and
mystic, Mayank Chhaya has succeeded in presenting an engaging
portrait of one of the world's great leaders."
*Desmond Tutu*
"Fascinating and demystifying."
*Publishers Weekly*
"Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, cannot be fully
understood out of the context of current geopolitical forces and
the political and spiritual status of Tibet. This context takes
center stage in this authorized biography. Chhaya clearly admires
the Dalai Lama and believes him to be deserving of reverence. Paul
English's narration reflects, without overstating, the author's
admiration and captures the general tone of veneration of the Dalai
Lama's other admirers, whose observations form an important part of
this book. English presents quotes by the Dalai Lama with a
realistic accent that sets them apart from the general narration.
Overall, English's engagement with the subject matter augments the
clarity of his narration."
*AudioFile Magazine*
"This is an authorized biography by an Indian journalist who did
his research homework and had access to the Dalai Lama. The author
also brings a familiarity with Asian politics, an essential frame
of reference for understanding the complex situation of the Tibetan
spiritual and political leader who has spent close to fifty years
in exile in India. The end product is balanced – neither debunking
nor hagiographic, but taking a Buddhist-style Middle Way toward its
subject, even though the author is not himself a Buddhist.
Particularly fascinating and demystifying is the account of the
Dalai Lama's earliest years."
*Publishers Weekly*
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