Shadows in the Sun; Gayathri Ramprasad, Random House India, Rs.399.
This memoir traces the author’s battle with the depression that consumed her from adolescence through marriage and a move to the United States. Gayathri Ramprasad’s story provides a first-of-its-kind cross-cultural view of mental illness — how it is regarded in India and in America, and how she drew on both her Hindu heritage and Western medicine to find healing.
Natural Kingdoms: Healing with Homeopathy; Dr. Rajan Sankaran, Penguin, Rs.299.
An individual’s perception of stress is shaped by an inner pattern, or song, which is connected to one of the three kingdoms in nature: animal, plant or mineral. Identifying this fundamental connection enables homeopaths to cure ailments at their root. Natural Kingdoms tells the story of the homeopathic process through case studies of three individuals who encourage you to look inwards for a healthy life.
