Wise & Otherwise

SUDHA MURTHY HAS WANDERED IN MANY REMOTE AND ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD PLACES IN INDIA. SHE HAS WALKED OVER TO DEPTHS AT THESE PLACES, SHE HAS TRAVELLED BY THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT. SHE HAS TRIED HER LEVEL BEST TO TAKE THE MEDICAL FACILITIES TO THE DOORSTEPS OF THESE NEGLECTED AND NEGLIGENT PEOPLE. HER WORK HAS GIVEN HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO MIX WITH MANY NOBLE PEOPLE FROM THE VARIOUS SECTORS OF SOCIETY. SHE HAS MET THE BEGGAR S FAMILY FROM MUMBAI WHO WENT TO SETTLE DOWN IN GUJARAT WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE HAD LEFT EVERYONE IN CHAOS. SHE HAS MET THE MOTHER OF A GIRL WHO WAS KILLED FOR THE DOWRY. SHE HAS COME ACROSS THE UNKNOWN DONOR WHO HAS DONATED A HUGE AMOUNT BY CHEQUE. SUDHA MURTI S LIFE IS MATURED TODAY WITH THE MEETINGS WITH SUCH VARIOUS PEOPLE WITH THEIR UNIQUE THOUGHTS, PHILOSOPHIES AND FEELINGS. SHE HAS PRESENTED HER EXPERIENCES AS A PROFESSOR AND AS A SOCIAL WORKER. THIS BOOK HAS A VERY SIMPLE AND HOMELY LANGUAGE THAT OF ANY COMMON PERSON, YET IT PRESENTS THE PERFECT PICTURE OF SUDHA MURTI S WORK AND PHILOSOPHY IN DETAIL.