V Mohini Giri

Gebundenes Buch

Mantras for Positive Ageing

From 50 Eminent Indians

Herausgeber: Giri, V Mohini; Khanna, Meera

Beschreibung

With a Foreword by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, this is an extraordinary collection of personal mantras by people over the age of 75 regarding what makes them productive and effective in old age. The post-pandemic world needs the productivity of the over-75s, who also want to be fulfilled beyond the age of 75. Would you like to be positive, productive, and graceful in your old age? If so, Mantras for Positive Ageing is for you. The first section has contributions by leading researchers. In the second section, eminent personalities share their mantra to ensure that age is not debilitating but positive and impactful: Dr Karan Singh (political leader, diplomat, writer, and scholar) Devaki Jain (economist and scholar) Fali Nariman (India's foremost constitutional lawyer) Margaret Alva (political leader and former governor) Sushma Seth (acclaimed theatre and film actor) Mani Shankar Aiyar (political leader and diplomat) Syeda Hameed (gender rights activist, writer, and speaker)

Autor

Dr. V. Mohini Giri is one of India's most outstanding gender rights activists, and advocate for the vulnerable and less privileged. She is the Founder Chairperson of the Guild for Service, a New Delhi- based social service organization established in 1972. She was also a founding member of the Women's Initiative for Peace in South Asia; Founder of the War Widows Association; Chairperson of India's National Commission for Women; and chair of the Review Committee on the National Policy for Older Persons. Recognizing her immense contributions, in 2007 the government of India awarded her the Padma Bhushan. Meera Khanna is Trustee and Executive Vice-President of the Guild of Service. She is also a member of the Committee steering a global treaty to ban violence against women; helped create "The Last Woman First", a global alliance for empowering underprivileged women; a Consultant to the Indian Government's High Level Committee on Status of Women; a member of the Supreme Court of India's Expert Committee on Widows; a poet, whose work has been adapted for Bharatanatyam; and the author of In A State Of Violent Peace and Breaking Paths.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Salt Desert Media
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781913738518
• ISBN-10: 1913738515
• Artikelnr.: 64266334