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Mala Naidoo

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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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	Across Time and Space 4.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Souls of Her Daughters 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vindication Across Time it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Change May Come it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rain A Collection of Short Stories 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurora Days it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life's Seasons: A Collection of Short Stories 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gallery Nights: The Bardo Trilogy 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Novel or short-story, poetry or playscript— they begin with a blank page and courage to believe that you have something worthy to share. The burning question on a first attempt at writing a story is—how do you begin? The opening of your novel is your invitation to the reader. It holds a promise of what’s to … Continue reading "Make the First Page Your Drawcard"

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Universal Message of the Bhagavad Gita : An exposition of the Gita in the Light of Modern Thought and Modern Needs

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Meditation and Its Methods by Swami Vivekananda

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“Reading is air in my lungs, fire in my blood, company in my thoughts.”
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tags: books, inspiration, joy-of-life, passion, reading

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“A bookshop is a peaceful sanctuary of silent voices waiting to heard”
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tags: bookshops, buying-books, inspiration, memoir, reading

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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”
― Mala Naidoo, Vindication Across Time

tags: goodbyes, knowing-when-the-time-is-right, letting-go, life-struggles, memory

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“Reading is air in my lungs, fire in my blood, company in my thoughts.”
― Mala Naidoo

tags: books, inspiration, joy-of-life, passion, reading

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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.”
― Mala Naidoo, Vindication Across Time

tags: courage, inspirational, resilience, selfless-service

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“Anger and animosity cannot enshrine what was once wonderful...”
― Mala Naidoo, Vindication Across Time

tags: acceptance, calm, change, compassion, fate

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“She was home, the passage walls, memorabilia of Ben's life, past and present, welcomed her like a doting grandmother.”
― Mala Naidoo, Across Time and Space

tags: family, love, memory, relationships

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“Literature is and should continue to be a vehicle that dispels 'otherness' or the 'outsider”
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tags: connections, do-we-need-migrant-literature, inspirational, migrant-literature, understanding

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