Tag Archives: Religion
” I wanted to convert to Christianity,” my father casually remarked as we returned from watching a cricket match, It made a profound and indelible impression on my eight year old mind. We had been talking about the British influence on Indian psyche an how cricket and English language were two lasting legacies that the Indians enthusiastically adopted. After all cricket was just a game and adopting a second language for one’s own benefit could not be considered a sacrilege……
When I say my faith, I do not mean my religious inclinations. I truly believe in God and His role in guiding my life. My novel ” The Defender of Faith” is a reflection of this conviction. The protagonist of this novel, Shyam, is in a spiritual dilemma but has no doubts about presence of a guiding light. He has repeatedly seen this helping hand in the form of a friend or mentor. The novel has characters like Professor Fisher…..