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Sham, an aspiring youth from a prosperous rural family, narrates the conflict between ancient cultural values and the emerging modern lifestyle. He realises that in the process of receiving good education to tap new opportunities and lead a lavish life, the new generation has been chasing materialistic acquisition at the cost of social inequality and environmental destruction, ending up in stress and frustration. Realising the erosion of traditional values, the enlightened villagers, with the advice of their spiritual leader, try to strike a balance between moral obligations, cultural values and emerging opportunities of the new world to live happily and in harmony with nature. The Shami tree in Hindu mythology is a symbol of strength and endurance which sacrifices its own life to save other lives while inspiring human beings to search for self-realisation. It also demonstrates its importance in the food chain and in the conservation of biodiversity. This self-help fiction motivates young parents to understand their moral obligations and promote spiritual and cultural values among their growing children.
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Dr. Narayan Hegde is the Managing Trustee of the Nature Cure Ashram, founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1946 at Urulikanchan. The Ashram has been treating over 10,000 indoor patients suffering from various ailments annually, through naturopathy. Cleansing the mind is an important therapy to destress and develop positive thinking. In this direction, his book, Positive Attitude for Good Health and Happiness, has been popular as a tool for stress relief and happiness. Many of his articles on self-development have been published in Bhavan’s Journal.
Dr. Hegde has an academic background of M.Sc. (Agri) from UPAU, Nainital, M.S. from the University of Hawaii, PMA from IIM, Ahmedabad, and Ph.D. from the University of Pune. He worked with BAIF Development Research Foundation since 1974 and served as its President from 1993 to 2009. His book, Gandhian Approach to Rural Prosperity, provides a practical approach to sustainable livelihood. Mother Nature, one of his books on the environment, was awarded the ‘Best Book for Children in English’, by NCERT, GoI, in 1991. The Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, honoured Dr. Hegde on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, 2019, for exemplary service rendered to naturopathy.
