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Mala Naidoo writes thriller and contemporary fiction, short stories and poetry.

Mala is an educator in Australia, who hails from the grip of apartheid atrocities in South Africa, up to the early days of its dismantling.

Mala Naidoo upholds justice for all in her novels and poems on culture, race, gender, and identity. Her writing mission is, ‘In our angst and joy we are ONE under the sky of humanity.' ...more

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The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (9 Vols Set)

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“Memories don't die, they become shelved in recesses of one's mind, resurfacing when the triggers of life re-ignite them, lighting up the heart, in a warm glow of remembrance. - "Vindication Across Time”
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“You learn to be resilient, to survive when you know you are capable of making worthy contribution to the world; you fight it when you have nothing to lose and so much to gain.”
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“Anger and animosity cannot enshrine what was once wonderful...”
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“She was home, the passage walls, memorabilia of Ben's life, past and present, welcomed her like a doting grandmother.”
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“Literature is and should continue to be a vehicle that dispels 'otherness' or the 'outsider”
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