Indian Readers discussion

These are the books I already have and that I will go to read next year:

1) "Casi" by Daniil Charms (I was not able to find the title in english)
2) "The book of imaginary beings" by Jorge Luis Borges
3) "Praise of folly" by Erasmus Roterodamus
4) "Civil disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau
5) "Ramayana" by R.K. Narayan
6) "Sri Aurobindo, or the Adventure of Consciousness" by Satprem
7) "Rino Gaetano live" by E. Di Marco (I don't think it exists a copy in english because it is a biografy of an italian singer-writer of the '70-'80 who unfortunately died very young. He wrote songs about the bad habits of italians, the corruption in politic and he was very extravagant and countercurrent for the age in which he lived).
8) "The ice princess" by Camilla Lackberg


I don't know in which order I will read them, it depends of my state of mind.

Next year I want also begin to read some books of indian writers and I would like to read books like Shiva-Samhita, Gheranda-Samhita, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, some Upanishad and a book who introduces to Mahabharata. Then I would like also find a book who talks about all the hindu divinities and their stories and simbolysm.

I want also go on reading russian litterature and so continue with Dostoevskij and begin with Tolstoj and Gogol.

Well, I hope to have enough time!

Good list, Dely

Thank you.
I have forgotten to fit in the books I have to finish: "Yogasutra" of Patanjali, "Chakra" by Albanese and "Yoga and psicanalisys".

Dely seriously u read more of these "Indian" books than any of us do!!

Ahahah, really? One day I will teach you! :D
Seriously, they are not easy to understand because for me who has another background I find informations that are difficult to assimilate. Perhaps for you it is easier because you already know the difference between manas and buddhi, purusha and prakriti...you know the samskara, the oblations to do during puja, the whole story of Shiva... For me everything is new.

indeed it is new for you but you know...the words you use makes us feel if we really are indians or not? i mean...Manas, Buddhi, Purush, Samskara...God!

Yes, God and the way to join him.
But I have not understood what you mean: it is bad that my words let you feel indians? Is it offensive for you or a reason to be proud of your culture?

Naaaaaaaa!!!! it rather feeels great to have you sharing our culture with usss!!!! :-)

it's a reason to be PROUD of our culture! Don't worry Dely, we are with you!

Good, I can relax. Thank you.
I have often fear that with my not perfect english perhaps I write something wrong and somebody could get offended.

@Dely it is very difficult to know what is in your words but it is easy to know what is in your heart..
by the way I guess I was among the few who understood the meaning of those words..

@Dely gr8 list :-)

wow nice books..

Meenakshi wrote: "@Dely it is very difficult to know what is in your words but it is easy to know what is in your heart..
by the way I guess I was among the few who understood the meaning of those words.."

Thank you very very much. The things you have written are important for me because I really joined this group "in peace" and I am interested to know and learn a culture who interests me, for which i feel much respect and from which I feel attracted. So I thought that the best thing to do was to interact with you and even if my english is bad, I am "brave" (and perhaps a little bit crazy!) and so I joined you here even if I can't english very well. I think if we want to understand and improve knowledge of a country or a culture it is to mingle with it. I think I am so crazy that if I once will come to India I will come there with a lot of dictionaries of hindi, gujarat, tamil...and I would try to speak all these languages! But not for ridicule but to feel me free to interact and feel one of you.
The most important thing is that you have seen in my heart that I have good intentions. I hope also to improve my english but unfortunately I am only able to translate literally the things I think in italian and then write in english.
Thanks to everybody to have accepted me.

welcome, Dely. Each of us will have something or the other to share with you about India. It is a vast country - geographically as well as culturally and each of our outputs may show you different aspects of India. Meanwhile we will learn of Italy and its culture from you.

hi Dely, i don't know how to say this, but never feel un-welcome here in this group! It's true i might have deleted a couple of posts of yours or moved ur thread from one place to other, but it's all because we've just started re-organizing this group, that's all. By all means feel free to ask anything and feel at home.

PS: Please answer my pizza qstn on the Cafe thread :-)

@Adz one day I'm gonna fill your home with all the pizza there is in the world and take your family with me..we'll enjoy in Italy while you eat your pizzas..

Man, Dely you think a lot! Just chill n enjoy! None of us is ever gonna take offense at whatever u say!! And as far as English is concerned, you're doing a great job. Btw i've never seen anyone as dedicated as you!

Akanksha wrote: "Man, Dely you think a lot! Just chill n enjoy! None of us is ever gonna take offense at whatever u say!! And as far as English is concerned, you're doing a great job. Btw i've never seen anyone as ..."

Thank you, you are right! Yes, I am too paranoiac and I often think that nobody wants me, that I'm boring, unbearable and much more. But these things also when I am on an italian website. I am often in the dumps!

Hmmm.....you want to know a secret??!! Stop thinking about gaining acceptance, just be yourself and people will automatically love you and respect you for who you are! And if you keep smiling that helps too :-D

Dely u gotta love urself before u can get others to love you :) And from the looks, doesnt look like u do... I'm not the best person to give advice but u probably have things going in your favour that a lot of other ppl dont! a Son to begin with! That should make u happy gal :)....
Sure this is not something u want a lot of ppl will read so if u want will delete this post, once i know u've seen it :)

Hey Dely, who says they don't like you??? We all love you!!!! and if someone doesn't, tell us the name, we'll deal with them Personally :D

Prerak wrote: "Hey Dely, who says they don't like you??? We all love you!!!! and if someone doesn't, tell us the name, we'll deal with them Personally :D"

My sick brain tells me! :D
You are all right and I promise I stop with the dumps not only here but also in real life. It is not easy but yoga has helped me a lot and special thanks goes also to my psychiatrist!

Aka, you are again right!
Hazel, don't worry, you can let the post so I can read it more times, everytime I need to feel better.
Thanks you all.

@Dely thanks whoosh!!

feeling amazing going through this thread :-)

Coz of the pizzas?

Because of the way Indians took a liking to the Italian pizzas! (symbolic ;-) )

Yesterday I have finished to read "Chakra, the universe in us". 3/5

It is not a bad. It is a little guide with the basic informations about chakra.
Now I have yet to finish "Yoga and psychoanalysis" and then I can star reading the new books.
I have also to finish "Yogasutra" of Patanjali but they are really difficult also because I have the one with the commentary of Taimni, one of the most difficult one. I think I will never finish it but I don't want to buy an easier version of it.

I have finished "Yoga and psychoanalysis" of Luigi Ioverno. 3/5

Not bad. He talks about the points in common between yoga and psychoanalysis but says also that with yoga men go forward because they can begin to feel the spiritual who is in every human being. Psychoanalysis doesn't take a proposal about spirituality even if it is important for our welfare. Yoga and psychoanalysis can work together for our health and where psychoanalysis stops yoga goes on.

Dely i have a question for you!

Ask me what you want.

do you prefer non-fiction more than fiction?

I like both and I need both.
Between two books about yoga I must read something "light". In fact the next book I will read will be fiction even if I still don't know which one I will read. Perhaps "The ice princess" even if I don't like such kinds of books but it was a Christmas present of a friend of mine and I will read it for her, I had never bought it.

Okay! Cuz u r among the very few persons i know who prefer non-fiction!

It's because I want to learn and I want to grow-up looking into myself.
Even fiction, I don't like superficial stories but mostly I like books who speak about state of mind, suffering, rescue from suffering and such things; books who look deep in the soul of every one of us taking out troubles we know but we can't give them a name or explain. It is because of this that my preferit writer is Dostoevskji.

are there any english translations of this writer's books?

Do you mean Dostoevskji? I have seen only now that in english his name is written Dostoyevsky.

Look here http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/...

If you have never read something of him it is better to begin with some short stories. If you like them you can read something longer like "The Insulted and Humiliated" and then you can read some of his masterpieces. My favourite one is "The Idiot" but I must still read "The brothers Karamazov".

Dostoyevsky's crime and punishment is a masterpiece! One of the best i've ever read!

suggest me some good short stories of him. i'll read em tonite as a respite from the tension of my tomorrow's exam

Lol Prerak Dostoyevsky isn't for light reading!! If you've got an exam tomorrow read something that's short and fun!!
@Adz Crime and Punishment is amazing!

Prerak, Aka is right. They aren't so light to read especially a day before an exam.
But here one of my preferits: White Nights, Bobok, The mistress. One day you can read them to see how Dostoyevsky writes; not everybody loves him.

Me too have read Crime and Punishment but I have loved much more The Idiot because the inadequancy of the chief character is point out much better, in my opinion. If you have loved Crime&Punishment you must read also The Idiot and The demons.

I have began and already gave up reading "The ice princess" after 60 pages.


It is obscene, it is banal, it is foregone; it should be a thriller but there is no suspence and nothing that holds you on reading. The characters are like you imagine, like a lot of other characters in ugly books. One time the writer has tryed to create a little bit mistery and suspence but she failed and the only thing that the reader has is resignation.

I have began and finished "Civil disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau. 3/5

I have liked it but I thought it would be much better so I was a little bit disappointed.

i debated on the topic based on Civil Disobeidience. it was originally published under the title "Resistance to Civil Government" and i found his theories interesting, especially the point that "The Government that governs the least, governs the best!"

Prerak wrote: "i debated on the topic based on Civil Disobeidience. it was originally published under the title "Resistance to Civil Government" and i found his theories interesting, especially the point that "Th..."


Prerak, you are well-read at such a young age. I am quite impressed.

Yes, even if he doesn't mean that anarchy should reign. It was interesting to read it and I think I will read also another book of him "Walden".
I like also when he says that the State should be a servant for the people and not that people must serve the State (or something similar). I have the habit to underline the phrases I like more but I can't transcribe them...they are in italian and I can only try to translate them.

@ sMITHA
tHANKX!

Started reading "Praise of folly" by Erasmus Roterodamus


Till now I am liking it!

what is it about?

It is a monologue of Folly, she is seen like a divinity and it is like she would speake to a audience.
She (the Folly) says that she is in every one of human being and it's thanks to her that people live better and tolerate much sad things. With a little bit of folly people don't take life too seriously and so they live better. But she is a good folly, not a bad one who brings war or death.
It is not always easy to read and sometimes I must read the same page twice and there are roughly 50 pages only with notes to understand better some sentences of the author. Sometimes it is funny to read because the author says true things with irony and other times he is very sharp with his satire.