Quest For Urvasi: Out of Mud, the Lovely Lotus Blossoms (An Old and Rare Book) (Only One Copy in Stock)

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Mr. K. R. Ramachandran is a retired member of the Indian Administrative Service. He holds the Master's Degree in Science from the University of Mysore (1941) and the University of Wales (1958). He is an earnest student of Theosophy and keenly interested in the humanities. He is currently the President of the Indian Institute of World Culture, the Vice-President of the Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College Trust, the Treasurer of MYRADA (a non Governmental organisation engaged in rural development and rehabilitation) and the Secretary of the Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust. He lives at 371, H. A. L. Stage II, Bangalore - 560 008.

The following lines from Sudhin N. Ghose's novel, "And Gazelles Leaping", have made an indelible impression in my mind over the years: " It is the quest for Urvasi, the search for Beauty that alone distinguishes a man from an ape, from a gnat, from an ant and from an elephant". It may be recalled that in Hindu mythology, Urvasi is a celestial damsel, known for her bewitching beauty, on par with others like Ramba and Tilottama. I am using the name Urvasi as an embodiment of Beauty. My quest for Urvasi is not a quest for mere physical beauty, which is the principal focus in most" Miss World " and " Miss Universe" contests. True beauty is something which is rooted in one's character and not on the form of one's physical body or on the magnitude of one's material possessions. Though I may sound presumptious, it has been my endeavour to look for and exult in the loveliness of one's character as revealed in a variety of situations and circumstances in life.

I have a very dear and respected friend who questions the propriety of assigning any higher or superior role to human beings in the scheme of things in this world. " If you call me a donkey", he once said, you are not insulting me but the noble four-legged animal ".