The Ex Files & Wise and Otherwise: A salute to Life (Set of 2 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Understanding human and human nature is one of the toughest jobs .Many time what seems right and good or vice versa can be completely different if explored to proper depth. In many instance we all come across people and forms an opinion about the people we meet without actually knowing anything about them. But hearing and learning about such instances helps us to redefine our thought process and become wiser. Sudha Murtys book Wise and otherwise will take you to a journey across the length and breadth of India through narrations of 51 stories inspired by the extensive travels of the author herself. Wise and otherwise has generated interest not just as an inspirational book of peoples struggles and how they overcome it but also for its settings. It present a realistic picture of India with its values traditions and imperfections and lay before the readers certain set of moral values whose validity they have to judge for themselves. It unravels human nature and shows all that is good and bad in it and how it is often shaped by intention and circumstances. From the story of a son who leaves his father in an old age home pretending he is a stranger to the story of earthquake aid being exploited and not reaching to victims each story is a moving one and will generate myriads of emotions within the readers ranging from anger to kindness to pity to the realisation of reality of the world. The book grabs the attention of the reader through its skilful narration of characters setting and situations. The book is available online for convenient shopping. You can bag this book from Amazon.in today by following a few easy steps. About the author Sudha Murty is a social activist and worker and also a prolific writer in Kannada and English. She is well known for her social work as the chairperson of Infosys Foundation. Through her writings she tries to highlight the social issues prevalent in the society. 'Dollar Sose authored by her in Kannada is her most renowned work and beside that. she has authored several other books like How I taught my grandmother to read The Accolades Galore House of Cards etc in English and Yashashvi Tumula Paridihi Computer Lokadalli in Kannada language. Sudha Murty has been decorated with several awards from prestigious institutions. She is the better half of N.R. Narayana Murthy. About the Author Sudha Murthy is an Indian writer who was born in 1950 in the town of Shiggaon Karnataka. She is also the Infosys Foundation's chairperson. She writes in Kannada and English and has authored collections of short stories travelogues technical books non-fiction stories novels and children's books. Her books have been sold to over four lakh individuals and they have been translated into a number of prominent languages in India. She is the recipient of various prestigious awards like the Padma Shri the R.K. Narayan Award for Literature and the Attimabbe Award from the Government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature. Her other works include The Bird with Golden Wings : Stories of Wit and Magic Grandma's Bag of Stories Gently Falls the Bakula The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk: Life Stories from Here and There and Dollar Bahu.Ex-Files is the story of a woman who despite her best efforts to save her marriage finds herself facing a divorce petition. But instead of wallowing in self-pity Vandana picked up the pieces of her shattered life and moved straight on. She not only finds a job and becomes self-sufficient she also starts India's first divorce support group and deals inappropriate and hurtful remarks with grace and equanimity.While being true to both the pain and challenges of divorce Vandana's personal stories reveal the hardships and joys of moving through emotional upheaval and emerging stronger with her positive thinking and humour intact. The book also deals with the legal and social aspects of a divorce which are so often overlooked while women are dealing with the emotional upheaval of divorce.At once funny tragic and uncompromisingly honest this memoir will resonate with anyone who has endured the end of a marriage and come out changed. About the Author After being thrown out of her marital home with just the clothes on her back and Rs 750 in the bank Vandana rebuilt her world and founded the first Indian support group to help people going through a divorce 360 Degrees Back to Life. She has since come full circle from being a litigant to being a divorce lawyer and practices at the family court in Mumbai. Currently Vandana’s work for the cause of women going through divorce in India has resulted in a BBC documentary about her work titled Invisible Women of India. This was broadcast worldwide on International Women’s Day in 2014.Vandana writes a monthly column in the magazine Black and White Oman and she edits Ex-Files India’s first divorce news magazine. She has also participated in the Lead India Programme and was one of the eight finalists from Mumbai. Her work has been extensively covered in the media in India and the Middle East. Her first book 360 Degrees Back to Life A Litigant’s Humorous Perspective on Divorce endorsed by the iconic feminist Gloria Steinem won an award. Vandana has translated another book on the Jain faith from Hindi to English.Coming from an armed forces background Vandana Shah grew up in Ambala and moved to Mumbai as a teenager. She studied at St Xavier’s College in Mumbai and has since donned various hats including that of a model a deejay and an advertising professional.