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Why People Give
Why do people really give? does giving indicate a kind heart? is altruism about feeling good or is there more to it? we regularly see numerous displays of altruistic behaviour and instances of philanthropy, where the beneficiaries are often complete strangers. We cannot understand philanthropy without considering the motivation for giving: why people give, their beliefs and, more importantly, the realisation that in giving we receive. This book is passionately argued, deeply researched and full of indelible stories of real people. The authors build a case for altruism and the urgent need for empathy in an increasingly self-centred and materialistic world. Through stories drawn from real life, This book will change how we look at the Act of giving. It shows that each one of us can bring about a change, if only we have the will. We don’t have to wait for governments or big corporations to act because the power lies within us—we can be the catalysts. excerpt ‘In a more cynical and brutal world, newspaper headlines no longer stun us. Our apathy is so strong. A girl is abandoned, daughters killed, women raped, and families found murdered. These stories no longer move us. Ponzi schemes bankrupt families, farmers commit suicide. Millionaires are made, and some led to prison. ‘Karma,’ we mutter ‘catching up’. ingenuous ways to multiply and quadruple wealth and dodge tax are revealed daily. All the while, the same people are seen supporting the latest causes, visiting the temples and houses of prayer, and washing their sins through giving. Is this truly charity? Is it altruism or merely selfish behaviour?’.
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Daughter By Court Order
An apparently innocent comment over a cup of tea, and Aranya learns that her family has been fighting a decade-long legal battle over her grandfather’s vast estate. They had not only kept her in the dark all these years, but they also kept her very being out of the court’s knowledge! This is a tale of half-truths, betrayals and the unspooling of long concealed filthy family secrets. Aranya’s role as a single mother of two children is also disturbed by this. But there is one woman who is at the centre of this storm, one who, ever since the day Aranya was born, has had nothing but curses for her. She has deliberately kept her name out of the court, has wished her dead every day of her life, and refuses to acknowledge her existence.